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Ch. 2: Platinum in 1915

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MINERAL RESOURCES, 1915—PART I.
jewelry and dental works, may be refined and sold several times during the year.
Secondary platinum and allied metals sold in 1914-15, in troy ounces.
WORLD'S PRODUCTION.
Figures of the world's production of platinum and allied metals are at best estimates made from the most reliable information ob­tainable. The figures in the table below for 1915 for Russia, Co­lombia, New South Wales, and Tasmania are based on figures supplied by the American consular service, revised in connection with other information at the disposal of the Geological Survey.
Estimated world's production of crude platinum in 1912-1915, in troy minces.
Notwithstanding the embargo placed upon the exportation of platinum by all the allied governments, the imports of platinum and allied metals into the United States during 1915, as compiled by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Department of Com­merce, were only 10 per cent below imports in 1914, as will be seen from the following table.
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