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MINERALS.
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Quantity and value of each clas* nf Mineral mined or
quarried durinj; the year
Dletaliic
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Mineral
Quantitv
Value
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cane oi me*
! tallic ores)
1
Cuprous Pvrite a . l.4t>0 tons
1
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Sulphur a
... 12 tons
Asbestos
,17,924 cwt.
1
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1) 1 2<>/o copper
:
509*9 sulphur
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£16 12 8 : "~
per ton.
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£29,484 r
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Gypsum
7.114 tons' £10,451 -*'
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Terra Umbra ... X.204 tons j £27.664 r.
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•uoppcrds ... ••• J J U "wt. x i wu c
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1
1
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Total
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; 1
1
a. From Skouriotissa mine during development opera–
tions.
h. Valne at mine cannot be given.
•*. Values as declared at Customs House including cost
of '.raj-sport.
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Mining Concest-ions and Prospecting
Licenses granted during the year
No.of
Concessions
1
No. of
Prospecting
Licenses
10
1
1
(<*)
Oil Conceaiions and Proipectm
Licenses granied daring the yea
>'o. of
Concessions
4
Total quantity
of oil produced
No.of
Pro-peering
Licenses
Soil
nil
WATER POWER.
(a)
(h)
(c)
Estimate of Total
Water Power in
terms of h.p.
capable of
development
Horse Power
tleTelojted
During ! D p
the '• io
year { tiate
Such small power None ! There
as there is is so
j are 392
bound up with
!
Native
water rights as
flour
to be unuseable
mills of
from I
to 1 il.p.
• each
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Concessions
for Water Power
Namber
of
Concessions
_
None
-m
Hoise Power
to be
developed
None
.
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Stale
Art-.* .vh.cL ...io l/cvii •-••• .yrapiiieiiiiy
survf-yeii. Note any
important **•:•*.era! .ifp^sils k n o w n to exist but not at
present
-.vurkt-il.
Cyprus has been surveyed geographically. There is
no official Geological Survey but books have been
written bv Mr. Allien. Gaudrv and Mr. C. V. Bellamv
NOTE.—Developments in Mining is confined to increased activity iu the Skouriotissa mine which hopes to begin shipping
cui-rou-- -Ante in Juiv, ly2l.