A N T I M O N Y : ITS HISTORY, CHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY ...
A N T I M O N Y : ITS HISTORY, CHEMISTRY, MINERALOGY ...
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202 THE METALLUEGY OF ANTIMONY.<br />
Now the sudden fall of the metal from its normal rate of about<br />
£40 to £35 may be due to the following causes *;—<br />
(a) The market for needle antimony had, to a large extent, been<br />
artificially sustained by a considerable proportion of the Chinese output<br />
being held in strong hands on the Continent. With the appearance<br />
of larger quantities of ore from North Africa, Turkey, and<br />
Australia, the holders became afraid, and needle antimony was allowed<br />
to drop.<br />
(b) The decline was accelerated by financial depression in the<br />
United States, and a consequent diminution of demand.<br />
France<br />
Italy<br />
Mexico<br />
Germany<br />
FIG. 66.<br />
I^Africa<br />
i 1<br />
1•<br />
Spain.<br />
Hungary<br />
Japan<br />
Lfnitcd<br />
States<br />
| Australia<br />
Within the last few years Japan has ceased to be a factor in the<br />
antimony market. The United States cannot produce antimony<br />
with profit at prices below 20 c. per lb. Australia and China are<br />
likely to become the principal producers of antimony ores. Perhaps,<br />
with better facilities of transportation, the South American mines<br />
could be worked with profit.<br />
• From p. 124, The Eng. and Min. Journal, Jan. 1908.
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