This special report on mines and quarries also covers petroleum and natural-gas wells for the year ending December 31, 1902. The date of enumeration was changed by Congress on March 6, 1902 from the year of the decennial census – years ending in zero – to after the completion of schedules relating to the products of agriculture, manufacturing and mechanical establishments counted by the 1900 Census.

Included are statistics on mines and quarries by states and territories, reports on separate minerals, diagrams and illustrations.

Reports on Separate Minerals

Iron Ore, Manganese Ore, Lead and Zinc Ore, Copper Ore [14.0 MB]

Gold and Silver, Precious Metals Recovered by Cyanide Process, Quicksilver, Platinum [17.6 MB]

Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas, Stone [20.7 MB]

Cement, Clay, Abrasive Materials, Borax, Fluorspar, Gypsum, Phosphate Rock, Sulphur and Pyrite, Barytes, Crude Mineral Pigments [10.5 MB]

Steel Hardening Metals, Asbestos, Asphaltum and Bituminous Rock, Bauxite, Flint and Feldspar, Fuller's Earth, Graphite, Lithium Ore, Marl, Mica, Monazite, Precious Stones, Talc and Soapstone, Magnesite, Mineral Industries of Porto Rico [10.6 MB]

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Full Report [118.7 MB]

A Note on Language

Census statistics date back to 1790 and reflect the growth and change of the United States. Past census reports contain some terms that today’s readers may consider obsolete and inappropriate. As part of our goal to be open and transparent with the public, we are improving access to all Census Bureau original publications and statistics, which serve as a guide to the nation's history.

Related Information

1900 Decennial Census Publications

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