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U. S. Geological Survey Annual Mineral Resources Reports :
Annual Report of the Chief of Division of Mining Statistic and Technology to the Director of the USGS.

Washington, Government Printing Office. Hardback, dark brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine, 9x6”, index, lots of tables, statistics, detailed description of local mining and metallurgy. Every issue includes comparison statistics for a number of previous years.

Among other things, these reports contain a summary statement of the mineral substances produced in the subject calendar year, and chapters showing the features of the principal mining industries during that year. This means that there is a chart showing the comparison of the total production of each mineral for the year compared to previous years. Plus, a detailed section for each mineral showing production for the year by region, state, area, and (often) individual mines. : For example - Coal, Iron, Gold, Silver, Petroleum, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Quicksilver, Nickel, Cobalt, Manganese, Chromium, Tungsten, Tin, Antimony, Bismuth, Arsenic, Platinum, Iridium, Aluminum, Molybdenum, Tellurium, Uranium, Vanadium, other metals, Structural materials, Clays, Abrasive materials, Precious stones, non-metals (by type) and much MORE. The detailed section often includes specific information about local areas - Many of these reports will be of local historic interest. For example, the "Nitrate of Soda" section in the 1882 report describes Chili saltpeter found in Humboldt county, Nevada in the forty-mile desert near Lovelocks Station and worked by Nevada Niter Company.

FOR EACH VOLUME : I have listed only a SAMPLE of the content - any special papers, plus random other subjects that caught my eye. You may assume that each volume has the usual summary data by mineral, state, local area, etc. in addition to what I have listed. Please ask if you have any specific questions about a volume.

Note : by the 1920's, this series looked much like (if more detailed than) the "Contributions to economic geology" issues in the USGS Bulletins series that started as early as 1910. The USGS may have later combined the two types of publications.

General Condition : Good with light cover wear, library markings. Lightly bumped corners, spine ends may be abraded. Any other specific condition information is listed with individual listing.
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1887 USGS Mineral Resources Report. FIFTH IN SERIES. Mineral Resources of the United States - Calendar year 1887. Report was printed in 1883. David T. Day, Division Chief of Mining Statistics and Technology. 832 pages.

Choose your copy of 1887 USGS Mineral Resources Report :
Good. (Spine has been varnished. Spine ends abraded with a couple minor chips near top of spine, bumped corners.). $35

Fair (Generally nice condition, good reading copy, but has water mark at top edge. Not stiff or stuck) $10

Selected content in the 1887 report :
Among the sections on specific minerals and materials are Gold and silver, Cobalt, Tin, Manganese, Natural Gas, Slate, Lime, Brick, Grindstones, Marls, Pyrites, Sodium salts, Graphite, and more.
The following are full articles :
The iron and steel industries of the United States in 1887 and 1888.
Iron in the Rocky Mountain division.
Iron-ore mining in 1887.
The building industry in general.
South Carolina phosphate rock.
Useful minerals of the United States.
Exceptional discovery of gems – diamond, near Atlanta, Georgia (short).
Long section on diamond mining in Kimberley, South Africa.
Copper districts of the US, Lake Superior (talks about fires in Calumet and Hecla mine).
Much, much more with loads of local details.

1888 USGS Mineral Resources Report. SIXTH IN SERIES. Mineral Resources of the United States - Calendar year 1888. Report was printed in 1890. David T. Day, Division Chief of Mining Statistics and Technology. 652 pages. (Very Good. Lightly bumped corners. Owner’s marks on fly leaf, regular library marks elsewhere). $35

Selected content in the 1888 report :
Among the sections on specific minerals and materials are Gold and silver, Zinc, Chromium, Coal (big section), Asphaltum, Ozokerite (Soldiers Summit, Utah – a mineral wax), Granite and allied rocks, Pottery, Precious stones, Mica, and more.
The following are full articles :
The iron and steel industries of the United States in 1888 and 1889.
Iron in the Rocky Mountain division.
The building industry in general.
The following sections include these tidbits and much more :
Copper, Lake Superior section : reports from Allouez, Wolverine, Kearsarge, National, Calumet, Helca, Tamarack, Quincy, Franklin mines, Torch Lake railroad, more.
Copper markets – summaries with high and low prices by month and year.
Lead, Colorado : reports from Leadville, Monarch (Madonna, Eclipse), Aspen, various smelters.
Coal section includes much on prices of coal and coke at various times and places.
Wages in coal mining.
Pennsylvania and New York oil fields.
Total consumption of natural gas in the United States.
Much, much more with loads of local details.

1889 and 1890 USGS Mineral Resources Report. SEVENTH IN SERIES. Mineral Resources of the United States - Calendar years 1889 and 1890. Report was printed in 1892. David T. Day, Division Chief of Mining Statistics and Technology. 671 pages. (Good. Spine has been varnished, cover lightly rubbed, lightly bumped corners.). $35

Selected content in the 1889 and 1890 report :
Among the sections on specific minerals and materials are Copper, Lead, Aluminum, Tin, Chromic iron ore, Natural gas, Limestone, Marble, Bluestone, Fertilizers, Buhrstones, Oilstones, whetstones, Gypsum, Soapstone, Salt, Borax, Barytes, Asbestos, Sulphur, Pyrites, and more.
The following are full articles :
The iron and steel industries of the United States.
Iron ores.
Pennsylvania bituminous coal.
The Searles Borax marsh, San Bernardino county, California.
GENERAL INDEX to full series to date.
The following sections include these tidbits and much more :
Coal, Colorado, Pitkin county, Spring Gulch mine, coking ovens at Cardiff, more.
Stocks of crude petroleum.
Petroleum section includes wells drilled, capital invested, wages, more.
Petroleum, Illinois, Litchfield wells in Montgomery county, Lubricating oil.
Discovery of huge phosphate rock area in Florida.
Much, much more with loads of local details.

1904 USGS Mineral Resources Report. Mineral Resources of the United States - Calendar year 1904. Report was printed in 1905. David T. Day, Division Chief of Mining and Mineral Resources. 1264 pages. (Good. Spine has been varnished, cover lightly rubbed, lightly bumped corners.). $20

Selected content in the 1904 report :
NOTE : This report has a more detailed format, I’ve listed some of the section titles as samples.
Iron ores, Lake Superior region.
Iron ores, Cuba.
Exports of iron and steel.
Production of Bessemer steel.
Statistics of steel shipbuilding.
Statistics of Canadian iron trade for 1904.
Gold and Silver (BIG section) by Waldemar Lindgren and others.
Copper, production.
Zinc, the zinc mines.
Steel and iron hardening metals.
Lithium minerals, by Joseph Hyde Pratt.
Gas, coke, tar, and ammonia at gas works, and in Retort Cike overns.
Clay-working industries.
Average characteristic tests of cement.
Talc and soapstone.
Abrasive materials, Pumice.
Abrasive materials, infusorial earth and Tripoli.
Mineral paints, Venetian red.
Fuller’s earth.
Monazite, Zircon, Gadolinite, and Columbite.
Peat.
Coal, Labor Statistics, Labor troubles.
Much, much more with loads of local details.

1920 USGS Mineral Resources Report : Part I - Metals. Mineral Resources of the United States - Calendar year 1920. Report was printed in 1922. G. F. Loughlin, Geologist in charge. 611 pages, 2 plates, 17 figures.. (Good. Spine has been varnished, cover lightly rubbed, spine lightly sunned. New library sticker on spine). $20

Selected SAMPLE content in the 1920 report, part 1 :
Cadium. By C. E. Siebenthal and A. Stoll.
Lead. By C. E. Siebenthal and A. Stoll.
Gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in Idaho. By C. N. Gerry.
Manganese and manganiferous ores. By H. A. C. Jenison.
Gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in Nevada. By V. C. Heikes.
Tantalum. By F. L. Hess.
Gold, silver, copper, and lead in Alaska. By A. H. Brooks.
Gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc in Colorado. By C. W. Henderson.
MUCH MORE.

1920 USGS Mineral Resources Report : Part II - NonMetals. Mineral Resources of the United States - Calendar year 1920. Report was printed in 1923. R. W. Stone, Geologist in charge. 529 pages, 2 plates, 25 figures, 1 insert in pocket. NOTE – petroleum, natural gas, and coal were omitted from this volume and those figures appear in the 1921 volume. (Good. Spine has been varnished, corners lightly bumped, cover lightly rubbed. New library sticker on spine). $10

Selected SAMPLE content in the 1920 report, part 2 :
Magnesite. By C. G. Yale and R. W. Stone.
Sand-lime brick. By Jefferson Middleton.
Peat. By K. W. Cottrell.
Graphite. By L. M. Beach.
Fuel Briquets. By W. F. McKenney.
Strontium. By G. W. Stose.
Gems and precious stones. By B. H. Stoddard.
Natural-gas gasoline. By E. G. Sievers.
MUCH MORE.

1928 USGS Mineral Resources Report : Part I - Metals. Mineral Resources of the United States - Calendar year 1928. Report was printed in 1931. Frank J. Katz, Chief Engineer, Division of Mineral Statistics. 910 pages. Index is in PART 2. (Good. Spine has been varnished, cover mildly soiled, spine lightly sunned. New library sticker on spine). $20

Selected SAMPLE content in the 1928 report, part 1 :
Once again, a change in format – now even more detailed with more on the rest of the world.
Arizona mine report on gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc by county.
Bauxite and aluminum, Aluminous abrasives and refractories.
California mine report on gold, silver, copper, lead, and zinc by county.
Chromite mining in the United States, prices, marketing, much more.
As an example of the detail in this volume : The Colorado (gold) section for Chaffee county, Chalk cheek district (Romley) notes that the Mary Murphy mine and mill remained idle in 1928 and that a 5 ton lot of lead-silver-gold ore was shipped from one of the dumps to the Leadville smelter.
MUCH MORE.

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