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asked the President of the Board of Trade from what countries we import sulphur ores; and the approximate tonnage in each case.
Sulphur ores are not defined as such in the Trade Accounts but 196,000 tons of iron pyrites mainly from Spain, and 198,000 tons of zinc ore and concentrates mainly from Australia and Canada were imported in 1950. I will, with the hon. and gallant Member's permission, circulate the figures of imports from particular countries in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Following is the table:
| IMPORTS OF PYRITES AND ZINC ORE AND CONCENTRATES INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THF YEAR 1950. | ||||
Tons
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Iron pyrites (including cupreous iron pyrites)—
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| From Spain … | … | … | … | 179,901 |
| Cyprus | … | … | … | 15,773 |
| Norway | … | … | … | 150 |
| Greece | … | … | … | 5 |
| Total | … | 195,829 | ||
Zinc ore and concentrates—
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| From Australia | 150,887 |
| Canada | 30,491 |
| South West Africa Territory | 8,059 |
| Yugoslavia | 4,710 |
| Italy | 2,631 |
| Belgium | 727 |
| Irish Republic | 213 |
| Total | 197,718 |