680 MINERALS YEARBOOK

NORWAY

 In 1932 Norway started producing sulphur on a commercial scale.

The sulphur was produced in the treatiñent of pyrites. (See p. 685.)
OTHER COUNTRIES

 Less important quantities of sulphur are produced in China, Netherland East
Indies, Greece, New Zealand, Russia, Southern Rhodesia, Mexico, and elsewhere
in regions of volcanic activity. Perhaps the most important producer of this
group is China, with an output of 5,000 to 10,000 long tons per year. According
to preliminary reports the output of Netherland East Indies increased to
7,578 long tons compared with 1,788 tons in 1931. Mexico has a small annual
production, chiefly from San Luis Potosi and Lower California. During the
year exploration for sulphur was carried on at Tamaulipas, where deposits
similar tO those of the Gulf coast region are reported to exist. Activities
in sulphur exploration are also reported from Nicaragua and New Guinea.

PYRITES

 Domestic production.—The production of pyrites (ores and conOentrates)
amounted to 186,485 long tons in 1932, a decrease of 44 percent from the
production of 330,848 tons in 1931. The following table gives the production
of pyrites (ores and concentrates) in the United States during the last 5
years. -

Pyrites produced in the Uni2ed States, 19~8—3f~
Year

~
Quantity
 Gross Sulphur
 weight content
(long tons) (percent)

Value
Year
Quantity
 Gross Sulphur
 weight content
(long tons) (percent)

Value
1928         
1929         
1930         
312,815
333,465
347, 512
36.2
36. 1
35. 7
$1, 081,758
1,250, 141
1,028, 680
1931         
1932         
330,848
186,485
36. 7
34.8
$974, 820
492,043
 Of the total production in 1932, 78,582 long tons were lump and the remainder
fines, the bulk of the latter being in the form of flotation concentrates.
The sulphur content of the pyrites produced was 34.8 percent (64,826 tons
of sulphur) compared with 36.7 percent (121,503 tons) in 1931.
 The quantity of pyrites (ores or concentrates) sold or consñmed by
the producing companies totaled 185,654 long tons compared with 330,145 tons
in 1931. In 1932 only 29,936 tons were sold, all of which went to domestic
consumers. The prices of pyrites quoted by the trade journals are those for
imported pyrites and are given in cents per long-ton unit c.i.f. Atlantic
ports. The average quoted price was 12 to 13 cents per long-ton unit throughout
the year.
 Tennessee was the largest producing State in 1932. Other States producing
pyrites in 1932 were California, Colorado, Missouri, New York, Virginia,
and Wisconsin. Colorado and Missouri reported production for the first time
in a number of years.