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CANADA 
 
 DEPARTMENT OF MINES 
 
 Uov. Artiur Miichen, Ministkr; R. G. Mc(onnell, Deputy MiKisTEt 
 
 MINES BRANCH 
 
 r.ut.i-NE Haanel, Ph.D., Director 
 
 THE 
 
 Production of Copper, Gold, Lead, Nickel, 
 Silver, Zinc, and Other Metals 
 
 CANADA 
 
 During the Calendar Year 
 
 19 16 
 
 Advance Chapter of the Annual Report on the 
 Mineral Production of Canada, 1916 
 
 OTTAWA 
 {.(JVKUXMKNT PRINTING BUREAU 
 
 I'M" 
 
 No. 47! 
 
1 
 
 I 
 
CANADA 
 
 |)i:p.\rt.m i;nt oi- m ines 
 
 Hon. Akimi k Mi n.iii n, Misi^tkk; R. ( ; Mi ( o.nni 1 1., Dei'ity Ministi.r 
 
 MINES BRANCH 
 
 Kt'GENE Haam I , I'll I) , Dim (KIR 
 
 THE 
 
 Production of Copper, Gold, Lead, Nickel, 
 Silver, Zinc, and Other Metals 
 
 IN 
 
 CANAD V 
 
 Durinft the Calendar Year 
 
 19 16 
 
 Aitvatur Chapter of the Annual Kefiort on the 
 .Mineral Prmiuctiini oj Canada, l<Jlf) 
 
 ] 
 
 (JTTAWA 
 
 r,OVKRNMi:NT PRIMINT, BUREAU 
 
 1917 
 
 2%5yc 
 
 No. 471 
 
I.ETTFR OF TRANSMIITAL. 
 
 I'k F.I oicnk Haam I., 
 
 Dirrctor, Minos Hraiuli. 
 Department of Mines, 
 Oltaw.i. 
 
 Sir,— Tlie atronipanviiiK ri[)(irt on "ilic prcxluction of Coppir, Col-l, 
 Lead, Nirkcl, Silver, Zinc, and other metals in Canada during the CahiKLir 
 Year 1916," whirh is sul.mitKd for piilihralion as an advanre rhapter of 
 the Annua! Kep(,rt on the Mineral Prodiirtion of Canada, 1916, has \,vvn 
 e-.mpiled. iind.r dire.tion, l,y Arthur I^uisson, B.Se., Assistant MininL' 
 Kii^ineer in this Uivision. 
 
 I h.ive the honour to he, Sir, 
 
 ^'our obedient servant, 
 
 ,,. . . , ,., (Signed) John McLeish. 
 
 Division of Mineral Kesourees and Sl,iiivii,>. 
 Aii^;usl 2S, 1017, 
 
CONTErTS. 
 
 Ai.i MiMi m: — 
 
 Imports and rxport^ 
 
 Antimony: — 
 
 I'rodiictiiin in Ciii.iil.i; cxixirtt .iml iiujii'rt'. 
 
 I oiialt: - 
 
 I'rtxluctiun in Canada 
 
 ('i)PPh.k: — 
 
 Production in Canada; pricis, exportu iind ini|i<irtK; production iii Nina Scotia, 
 ^>ui'bi-t', Ontario, Uritinh I'oluniliia, and Yukon: upcratinK lonipanirtt 
 
 tiol.ti:- - 
 
 Urtimil metal— production in Canada, prodnctiiin in Nova Scotia, tjiirlic< . 
 Untariu, Allvrta, llritit-h I'olunitiia, and Yukon; o|)cratin)( oanihinio 
 
 1.1:aii: 
 
 l'ri«lucticin in ( antid.i. rcliiud pin-Kad; pricc>, bounlir-, r\(Kit; and iiii|»ptl-- 
 production in Ontario and Kritish Columbia. 
 
 Mim iky: — 
 
 Production in Canad.i: ini|K>rt^ 
 
 Moi.s iii)I-:ni m: — 
 
 Production in (anada 
 
 Nickkl: — 
 
 Produciinn ill ( iiiiaiid. cspoi I- and iiii|ioits. price- 
 
 I'i \ IIM M \S|i I' \I 1 Mill \i — 
 
 Prtuhiitittn in ( .m.nl.i, impoti- 
 
 --11. \ I K 
 
 I'ro hii tiiiii in t.in.id.i: ;iiici^, nliiiiil -iImt. proilinlion in (Jiielici . Ontario, 
 111 -ii-li ( (.liiiiilii.i, ii.il >iikon 
 
 lis: 
 
 liii[Hjrt^ 
 
 riNl.STKN:— 
 
 Prodiu I ion in ( aiiida 
 
 /IN. 
 
 I'mdui I lull in ( .ni.i.l.i ull|Kirt^-; piii i - 
 
 Pai.k 
 
 I 
 
 IK 
 
 41 
 
 43 
 
 5.? 
 
 64 
 
 6(> 
 
 68 
 

 ADV.\NCE CHAPTER OF THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE 
 
 MINERAL PRODUCTION OF CANADA, DURING THE 
 
 CALENDAR YEAR, 1916. 
 
 (Tons used throughout this report are short tons of 2 000 pounds, except ivhere 
 
 otherwise stated. ■ 
 
AI.IMIMIM. 
 
 1 
 
 ■ 
 
 N(, (i.ninuicial ores of aluininium haw as \ct l)irn fdiiiul in Canada. 
 Aluiiiimimi is, however, made in txtensive uorks at Sliaw ini;^'an Falls, 
 nuel'tc. from h.uixile ores im'iortid iVom France, the 1 iiited States, and 
 alM) lurmerly from CermanN', !•> the Northern Ahiminiiim Company. 
 A \\ir. mill for the maniifaetiire of aii:miniuni wire Ar.il eal.lcs is aKo o[Hr- 
 ,ited \'\ the same lirm, 
 
 'riure lieini; liut one firm ensia^id in the maniifarliire of ahimii,itirn 
 w. .ire pn rinded from puMishing statistics of prodnction. 
 
 InipdMs of aluniina, pn.l ahly isuliidin.u hausiie, and exports of alum- 
 inium are, Ikavim r, puMi-lud in the n polt^ of the 1 "i pannient of Custom-. 
 Dnrini; the Iwihe months eiiditit; l)((eml)er .M , l'M(), the iniiior'.s 
 of alumina were 53,819,(Ki() p.ounds, or JO, 'MO tons ^a!ned at .SMM.'Xd, 
 as against .55,016,200 pounds or \7.5()S ton- \.iliied ,il S!<02,(i,vl in l''l5. 
 
 The imports of ahuuiniiim in ingots, hars, tuhes, ete., were in l"i'i, 
 l,,v=l.s,,>(),5 loimds (jr (i78 tons. \,iliied at 8526,646; besides manufactures 
 of .duminium \alind at SM4,4?2, compared with 2,6()7..i55 pounds, or 
 l,,v^4 tons of aluminium in ingots, hars, tuhes, etc., \ahu(l at 8633,502, 
 .ind m.iiuifai tare- of ahniiinium \,duc(l at 888,733, in lOl.v 
 
 The exports of aluminium in ingots, liars, tulies, i tc, in I'Md, .imoin-.ted 
 to 18,425,300 pounds, or '>.213 l<ins, \alued at ,s5.201 ,(1()6, togetlu r w ii h 
 ni.innfactures of aluminium \aliied at 826,780, .i- against 18,680.800 
 pomids, or '),340 tons, valued at 83.333,726, and manufactures \aiued at 
 8(i20..^()2, in l'M5. 
 
 Annual Imports of '.\lumina' and Exports of Aluminium. 
 
 
 
 
 ExPOkTS OF ALCMlNieM. 
 
 
 Impores of aitimin.i 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Iti«ols. b 
 
 ars. I'tc. 
 
 M,inufartiircs. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pounds 
 
 Value. 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Value. 
 
 Value. 
 
 IW,' 
 
 .S,,!6O,S00 
 
 S 11.>t.76' 
 
 1,^3$, M'(^ 
 
 $ .ins, 21") 
 
 S 1 , ."^HR 
 
 1«06 
 
 K.IJ.S.MO 
 
 2J9,l,i(. 
 
 4..i21,4S6 
 
 899 11-t 
 
 2.244 
 
 IWV 
 
 W, ,7l)S,.100 
 
 268 , .S()2 
 
 .S, 478, 20.1 
 
 l,ln9,.^5.^ 
 
 1,499 
 
 I'KtX 
 
 I .4S.';..S(K 
 
 2i<,7.';2 
 
 1.7l.t.8«l 
 
 ,VI9,7K'; 
 
 1,727 
 
 ejii'i 
 
 11 .7')4.lnO 
 
 2.i4,,S4l 
 
 6.l,i4,.';nf 
 
 91,S.I9.^ 
 
 3.4.S3 
 
 pan 
 
 l'<, 164, tCK 
 
 40.?,2.HJ 
 
 7.722.40< 
 
 l,l6n.24J 
 
 3.741 
 
 I'lii 
 
 is,(i(i;,2(H 
 
 372, 00< 
 
 4.0' in, UK 
 
 747.. ■^s? 
 
 \.SSS 
 
 l')I2 
 
 i2.4(K),.'i(K 
 
 44S,(X.l 
 
 1 18.2.'i.S.7(H 
 
 2.0O2,.W).il 
 
 in, 898 
 
 191.1 
 
 .tO,704,2(M 
 
 614.71; 
 
 1 i.i.oi-S.niK 
 
 1.762.214: 
 
 8 , 203 
 
 1914 
 
 2.H,.'i,S7,0()( 
 
 1 .'i71.41' 
 
 '< 14,.S10,8(K 
 
 2.364,907 
 
 .S,.'i71 
 
 191' 
 
 iS,OI6.2n< 
 
 X92,6,l 
 
 1«.6R0,80( 
 
 ' 3.3.13,726' 
 
 620,, ■i62 
 
 1916. 
 
 .^3,»19.0OC 
 
 1 1,114,061 
 
 1 18,42!, 300 
 
 •S, 201, 066 
 
 i 
 
 26,780 
 
Annual Imports of Aluminium. 
 
 IiiKots. blooma. bars. 
 
 TubinR. 
 
 Year. 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Value. 
 
 1910.. 
 191).. 
 1912.. 
 ion 
 
 I'll 1 
 I'Jl^ 
 
 1916 
 
 .l.lM.Jto! 
 2. .'527.120, 
 
 2..196,.l7.'i| 
 .l,41.S.6Sfi 
 .t.7<)5.,i.Sj| 
 2.661. UT, 
 1..1S0.40.V 
 
 $674.6(13 
 
 ,S31.27.? 
 410.022 
 604. .s«2; 
 74.S.H.SV 
 6.10.. 104 1 
 .S2.V64I 
 
 10.019 
 3,.S94 
 11,624 
 19.K.'i6 
 
 6.2.18 
 .1.018 
 
 14.20,1 
 1.40.'( 
 
 .i.6.';4 
 
 '1.174 
 6.X')» 
 2.998 
 J. 082 
 
 Manufac- 
 tures. 
 
 S 77,664 
 II.'!. 278 
 120.020 
 l.il.'l.tx 
 10.1.14.1 
 83.2811 
 D.I. 41 18 
 
 !.r.if or 
 foil U). 
 
 $ 4.4.i';| 
 
 .1.4.12 
 49.014 
 
 Total 
 value. 
 
 $7.16.. 1.10 
 648.046 
 .133 . 70.1 
 745.694 
 860.351 
 722.235 
 671. 098 
 
 (a) Not given separately, previous to 1914. 
 
 Prices. — The price quotations on .iluminiiim in New York remained 
 ste.ulv around 60 cents for tlie greater part of the >ear. 
 
 The variety of uses of ahiminiuni ere.ited by tiie exiizenries of the war 
 weri' the cause of the demand i;ieatly exceeiiinR the supply. There was a 
 conliniied l.irpe demand for ahiminium for the manufactniv of •'Ammonal," 
 an explosive whieh is a mixture of nitrate of ammonia and powdered alum- 
 inium, also for tlie frame work of airships, aeroplan.-. ciTt.an pari- of ma- 
 chine t;ims, rille Imllet points, etc. 
 
 Average Monthly Prices of Ingot Aluminium' 
 
 lAt Xt'w \nxk in centfl [rfT pouiul). 
 
 ' As <iiii>tp<! by the EnniinfrinB and Minins Journal. Jan. 6th. I*)t7, 
 
ANTIMONY. 
 
 Sl.inm.nts of both antimony ore and .oncentrates and of rcfi.u.l 
 
 S„,..h,.,g Com„.m, a. T™'' f |:Jj;„, v^,„- Brun™i,-k. of the New 
 
 1 I nt «;41 89S a^ ■i-ain'.t 5'),440 pounds valued at SH.fc^S '" ^J^^- 
 ^■^'"t;; fhipt^'t antintony orl and concent..tes were reported as 
 
 .S.S . n'ntainin, approximately 750,400 pounds ^f am-orn.^ and 
 valuedatS94,537,a.againstl.341tonsconta.,..ngapprox.n.atcly 1,050,196 
 
 noundsofanlimonyandvaluedatS81,283ut 19 5. .^fWest 
 
 'This production was derived principally from the -"- ;J J"^ ^^ 
 Core Ht. ts Co., Nova Scotia, and the property of the Neu B unsMck 
 
 ^i::;^!'u... at'l.a.e Geor.e, New «-'"-f lent C^'ll^dtn: X 
 mcnts from the Alps-Alturas property, near bandon, B.C., and Irom 
 
 Whealon district, Yukon Territory. 
 
 Annual Shipments of Antimony^re. 
 
 18»ft 
 IRS? 
 
 lass 
 
 \HH<t 
 
 IM'X) 
 
 1S')1 
 
 1«'U tu 1. ■*')■. 
 
 IROS 
 
 IR'IO 111 \i)04 
 
 19()5 (II). . 
 
 IQWi (-11 
 
 66.1 
 
 5H4 
 
 .14S 
 .S5 
 261 
 10 
 
 ,,U4 
 
 .127 
 
 S31,4<»Ol 
 
 I0.860i 
 
 I.IW), 
 62.1 
 
 601j 
 
 20.0C<lii 
 
 '''O" •Refined antimony 
 
 I'MIt'''! 
 
 ■''"'' •K..-fmcil antimony.. 
 
 I'lK) 
 
 l'nM''l4 
 
 148 
 35 
 
 '""' •R,.tino>l antimony 
 •""'I'Rifinnl antimony 
 
 .?64 
 1.341 
 
 S»1 
 
 $65 
 
 IKX) 
 
 1 
 
 urn 
 
 !; 
 
 44i 
 
 1 
 
 ^7S 
 
 4 
 
 .iRI 
 
 1.! 
 
 y06 
 
 Kl 
 
 .'H3 
 
 11 
 
 »SH 
 
 '14 
 
 .1.17 
 
 41 
 
 .»2.< 
 
 ,1s in lOKI. and 107,185 
 
 ^, A, recorded by the Nov.i Scotia Department of Mine»; no yalae given. 
 
 • ReHn.-.] antimony; 63.H=iO poumh m I'JO.. fil.iO, i><>un.l^ in i /J . 
 pound"* in l*>16. 
 
 Exports of Antimony Ore. ^ 
 
 Calendar 
 
 Tom. 
 
 Value. 
 
 Year. 
 
 
 
 RRO 
 
 40 
 
 »t,948 
 
 ixsi 
 
 34 
 
 3,308 
 
 lHR> 
 
 323 
 
 11,673 
 
 IXKt 
 
 165 
 
 4.200 
 
 18S4 
 
 4K3 
 
 17,875 
 
 Ism 
 
 , 758 
 
 ,(6,2.;0 
 
 IHS6 
 
 665 
 
 31.490 
 
 1SS7 
 
 1 220 
 
 0,720 
 
 18HR 
 
 3521 
 
 (,,S04 
 
 IHHO 
 
 i 30 
 
 601 
 
 Calendar 
 Year. 
 
 11890 
 
 11891. .. . 
 11892-1897 
 
 il«9» 
 
 1: 1 Hog 
 »19m) 
 
 I'KU 
 
 1902 
 1903 
 1904 
 
 Tons. 
 
 38 
 H 
 
 .232 
 
 (•i 
 
 210 
 
 U) 
 
 90 
 
 .1.1 
 
 160 
 
 Value 
 
 . Calendar 
 Y'ear. 
 
 t 1.000 
 60 
 
 11.295 
 
 190 
 
 3.441 
 
 1 .641 
 
 13.658 
 4..132 
 7.237 
 
 1905 
 1906 
 1907 
 1908 
 1909 
 1910 
 1911 
 
 11191 I-1914 
 |!10|5 . 
 
 11916 
 
 1 Tons. 
 
 Value. 
 
 525 
 
 »27,I18 
 
 420 
 
 17,004 
 
 1,327 
 
 37,807 
 
 148 
 
 5,443 
 
 4 
 
 120 
 
 239 
 
 14,091 
 
 57 
 
 4,946 
 
 1,149 
 
 1 82,990 
 
 794 
 
 I 48 , 1 58 
 
ImpcMis of \niiinony. 
 
 Fiscal 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Value. FlKcal 
 
 Pound!. 
 
 Value. KiKal 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Value. 
 
 Year. 
 
 
 Year. 
 
 
 Vrar. 
 
 
 
 ISKO 
 
 4'. 247 
 
 t ^.flOl !»•<•» 
 
 no. 0.14 
 
 »11.20MH«« 
 
 H6.4.11 
 
 tl2,.l.50 
 
 lS(tl 
 
 
 7.0<i< IHQO 
 
 ll7.0Aft 
 
 I7.4M||MW 
 
 2H0.066 
 
 16,X51 
 
 ISS2.. 
 
 tS1,S07 
 
 I'. 1144 ISOl 
 
 114.(114 
 
 I7.4m!|i')n<i 
 
 1S6.007 
 
 20.001 
 
 t»8.t.. . 
 
 IOv.146 
 
 1(1. ("IIHUJ 
 
 1S(I,,^(IS 
 
 17,h«(l"l'l(ll 
 
 '50.7.17 
 
 24,714 
 
 lKlt4.. 
 
 4-iS , MX) 
 
 1 ^ , 56-1 j 1 »'),1 
 
 |H| ..Hit 
 
 14.771 iw: 
 
 ^04.822 
 
 ,10,27(i 
 
 18S5. 
 
 x.'.oti 
 
 X.IS.ilJ'01 
 
 1.1'). s;i 
 
 I2..'4'li()n.t 
 
 XftS.146 
 
 65 1,4 
 
 ISS5. 
 
 »').7S7 
 
 A.*).Sl|l.H<)5 
 
 7').;ii7 
 
 h.i.n 1004 
 
 41S.041 
 
 2..112 
 
 IKS7 
 
 S7.S27 
 
 7,I2J|II")6 
 
 IM.IW 
 
 <)..'>.S7 1005 
 
 inc., 454 
 
 12.fl2S 
 
 \M» 
 
 I20.12.S 
 
 12. 24211807 
 
 134,661 
 
 X.OJl 1006 
 
 40.1,018 
 
 56,207 
 
 ralpndar Yt*ar. 
 
 Antimony or 
 Ririiuluil of. 
 
 Antimony saltn. 
 
 Total 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Hounds. 
 
 1007. 
 
 I'KW 
 
 1 mn 
 
 1010 
 
 ion. 
 1012 
 1011 
 1014 
 1015 
 1016 
 
 416 
 
 JI2 
 
 ,106 
 
 004 
 
 551 
 
 154 
 
 .IJfS 
 
 05 2 
 
 561 
 
 046 
 
 00 s 
 
 045 
 
 667 
 
 050 
 
 64» 
 
 516 
 
 1,062 
 
 104 
 
 706 
 
 728 
 
 $ 69.447 117, .«2 
 
 28 , 500 
 .17,, 162 
 25.206 
 16.405 
 60.4561 
 40.40X1 
 47.408 
 344,018] 
 208,4501 
 
 20,8.12 
 40,176 
 04, .1.10 
 18.420 
 55.683 
 23.640 
 45.1. » 
 67,956 
 41,08,5 
 
 V'alue. 
 
 $10.0831 ."34,104 
 
 2,452 
 4,360| 
 0,152 
 2,418 
 7,107 
 2,4211 
 10,2171 
 
 426,736 
 501,530 
 483,282 
 570,466 
 1,053,728 
 600,600 
 604,150 
 
 10,320 2,0,10,150 
 13,801' 838,713 
 
 \'alue. 
 
 t »S,530 
 .10.061 
 -11.711 
 34.448 
 18 , 823 
 67,6.';3 
 51.820 
 57,715 
 355.238 
 222,341 
 
 Prices. — The priw df antimoriv, ordinary grafk-s, in New \'()rk, ranged 
 !■( iWKii a nKixinumi (■! Ad (cnls in March, and a inininuim of 9 cent'^ in 
 August, after \\hi(h preeipit.itu! fleehne the pri( es graihialK' incre.i-ed 
 to aliont 1,^ (•ent> in I)eremhir. 
 
 ThcMlceline in prices was due to tlie new prf)diiction e;:peeially in ( hina 
 whirli i^ the prinripai sduree of the world's supply of anliinoiu-. 
 
 .\verafte Prices of .\ntimony.* 
 
 (in cpntfl per i>oiinrt.l 
 
 
 
 1014. 
 
 
 1015. 1 1016. 
 
 1 
 
 
 Cook- 
 
 
 Ordin- 
 
 
 Odin- 
 
 
 Ordin- 
 
 
 son's 
 
 r.s.> 
 
 aries.* 
 
 Cookson's 
 
 L'.S,' aries,' 
 
 Cookson's 
 
 U,S.' aries-i 
 
 January.. 
 February 
 
 7-388 
 
 7. 110 
 
 6 125 
 
 17 00 
 
 1 1 
 15-85 1 42-45 
 
 7-2.50 
 
 7. 057 
 
 6 100 
 
 21 25 
 
 18 21i 44-31 
 
 March. 
 
 7-315 
 
 7 073 
 
 6 053 
 
 28.75 
 
 22- 111 1 44-75 
 
 April - 
 
 7 - 363 
 
 7 048 
 
 6 006 
 
 31-88 
 
 24 -SH 42-06 
 
 M.iy 
 
 7 365 
 
 7 020 
 
 6 .K45 
 
 42-7(1 
 
 15 in 11 60 
 
 June. 
 
 7 2-50 
 
 7 (KH) 
 
 5 -825 
 
 47 -50 
 
 17 60 1 2005 
 
 July , 
 
 7 210 
 
 6 04(1 
 
 5 618 
 
 50 4J 
 
 18-111 ! 14-70 
 
 AiiBust . 
 
 17 ."II 
 
 15 .10(J 
 
 11 .too 
 
 48 Of 
 
 31 (H)l 11-53 
 
 S<?ptpnil)»»r 
 
 1 1 .s iO 
 
 
 'M(l 
 
 44 56 
 
 28 63, 11-81 
 
 October. . 
 
 14 6.X0 
 
 
 12 060 
 
 45 .5C 
 
 11 45] , 12-70 
 
 November. 
 
 17 7.50 
 
 
 1 4 45(1 
 
 47-25 
 
 18.88 , 13-84 
 
 December . 
 
 16 130 
 
 
 13 310 
 
 55 00 
 
 1 -"-"1 1 
 
 14-59 
 
 
 10 732 
 
 
 8-763 
 
 40 06 
 
 j .10-28 
 
 ' 
 
 25-37 
 
 
 
 
 
 •United States brands. 
 
 ' HuiiKarian. C'hine'W. or other "ForpiKn" brands, 
 
 •As given by the "EnmneerinK and Mininjt Journal.' 
 
Value. 
 
 1 1 2,. 150 
 16,811 
 20.001 
 24. 7U 
 M.276 
 ft5 1.4 
 27. 112 
 12.S28 
 56. 297 
 
 Value. 
 
 t 88,530 
 .10,961 
 41,731 
 .U,448 
 38,823 
 67.653 
 51,829 
 57,715 
 355,238 
 222,341 
 
 Antimony is uv'-U.V ^nul...l in ,1... Ini.ed States i.y .l,. following 
 
 firms; — 
 
 Ma.nuli.i MK.a C.,., lis lUnk St., N.w York City. S,n.l.-r at 
 M.Li.iwan, N.J. 
 
 l!,.. I'.nnsvlvania Snulting C-o.. IMitsl.urKh, I'a. 
 ,;. „ VWMcrn Smelting an.l Rt-fininR Co., Chicago, 111. 
 \V,M,r., M.i.il^ To., 625 Security BniUlinp.Los Angeles, California. 
 
 Chap.nan Smelting Co., 409 B.iltery St.. San Francisco, Calif..rnia. 
 In.ernation.l Smelting Co., Wm. Wraith, Mgr., Salt Lake ( itv, 
 
 "xl',V„„„v snulting a.ul K. f.ning Co., Central RuiUling, Seattle. 
 
 H. .,le*',lu.,e ,iu. American Star An.inK.ny Co., is -'^acting an,im,,ny 
 ..Lcricllv at (;ili..un. Ark.; the Hoyt Metal Co., St. I.on.s, Mo., snults 
 Ir. or less antimonv ores in conimution with lea.l ores to make antimonv 
 "a.!"; -m.l the John Finn Metal ^^orks, S.m Francisco, C".! . h,. aKo treated 
 some antinony ores. 
 
 
 
 Ordin- 
 
 t 
 
 ari«.> 
 
 
 42 45 
 
 44 U 
 
 44 75 
 
 4 J (16 
 
 11 M 
 
 .!ll 115 
 
 14 70 
 
 1 1 SJ 
 
 11 «1 
 
 1 .' ■ 70 
 
 13-84 
 
 
 14 59 
 
 25-37 
 
 'The MininK Connre^s Joiirti.il. 
 
COBALT. 
 
 'I'l.r -ihit-K.li.ill-iiirkt l-.irx null-, (il (.'(ilc-iii.in .ind -nlj^iccnl Idwiij-hip'-. 
 more familiarly known as thf Cobalt disiricl, in t' >• I'riiviiuc of Ontario. 
 are now the iirincipa! sources of the world's siippK of coli.ilt. 
 
 The recovery of this metal in Canada has been in the form of eobalt- 
 o.xide and mixed oxides of cobalt and nickel, produced by the smelters 
 treating the al)ovc ores, tonelher with cobalt residues produced at the hinh 
 ^rade mill (jf the Mpissing Mining Company. FormerK these residues 
 have l>een chietly exported, Imt they are now- beiiiK -hippid m.iinly to 
 Canadian sm Iters. 
 
 In addition to the oxide of cobalt, there is now being recovered metallii 
 cobalt, (dbalt-oxide. cobalt stdi)luite. cobalt cirbonate, cob.ilt hvdroxide, 
 unseparated oxide-, and stellile (the cobalt allo\- Used for hi.eh -peed tool 
 
 metal). 
 
 The total production of cob.dt contained in smelter prodiu ts recovered 
 and in cobalt residues exported during \')\(t. amonnted to 8-10, .S,^6 pounds 
 which if valued al SI. Id [ht pound, would be worth ?'>24,.S9(). as against 
 504,212 pounds value<l at S,s,U),26S, in l')15. 
 
 This prodiu tion included in 1<)16, 21.s,21.S pouiuls of metallic cobalt, 
 valued by the produier- .it S2(»(I,8,'<S ; 670. "f)0 pounds of cobalt-oxide, 
 valued at S.s42..U1; together with -mailer c|U,intities of cobalt sulphate, 
 cobalt (arbon.ite. cobalt hvdroxide, unseparablc oxides, stellite. and coi'.dt 
 residues. 
 
 The I"M5 production iiuhidid 211, dlO pound- uf metallic c.b.dl. 
 valued at S1'>7,W4, and 42,^.717 pounds of i iball oxide, v.ilued at S.'.^f<,27.> 
 (including a small production of cobalt sulphate i 
 
 The tot.il cobalt ore- and re-idue- tre.iteil in I'Md ...mounted to N,127 
 tons with a cob.ilt content of 1 ,2.^4.'-i.s.^ pounds. 
 
 Some of the cobalt residue- from the Nipi-ing mill v\ere -hipped to 
 -nu'lter works in (ire.U Brit.iin. 
 
 No record i- av.iil.ible .is to tile recovery of cob.ilt trom >ilver ore- 
 exported but it is St., ted that cob.ilt -pei- h.is been .iccumulated .it I nited 
 St.ites smelters tri.itinu these ore-.' 
 
 Production of Cobalt and Cobalt-Oxides. 
 
 Year. 
 
 .VlrtaUit 
 
 cobalt 
 
 Cobalt- 
 oxide. 
 
 Mixed oxides of cobalt 
 
 .tnd niclcel and other 
 
 cobalt material 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Value. 
 
 Pounds. I Value. 
 
 Pounds, i Value. 
 
 1M12 
 I'll t 
 l')14 
 1V15 
 
 Jll .(lU) 
 215.215 
 
 
 257,677 1 $12S,843 
 660,079 ' 525, 02H 
 899,027 1 571,710 
 423,717 1 338,273 
 670.760 1 .542.341 
 
 1.285,280 ! $163,988 
 
 
 (.>16,000 90.266 
 
 
 2.070 not 79,995 
 
 $197,994 
 
 200, S«« 
 
 
 1916 
 
 
 
 ' Mineral Resources of the United States 1913. p. 340 
 
,.,.,,,,,,,,,,.■ «,n,l,. pri,,. >,.,.! .U.n.nHl 1,., ...l..,h ua. h.r o.l..u„nK ... 
 till- M r.iniii iiuiusli\ 
 
 ,,,....;i ,.,.,1., ...u.h .,^ ■■-..lli..;' ...' all.- "1 '"l-". .l....m.., a.ul...nKM..n, 
 
 or innlvlidtiumi 
 
 .\ Muall .nnn.M.t .^ mm,1 for pl.-hn, a.ul t..> n.Aing s.lts, sm 1. ..s .ol.al. 
 -niph ,.. a,Hi .nlMll .a,l„.M,,..., an.l al-o i„r n,akin, . ohalt hvdrnxuUv 
 
 •n„ ,„a,k, . U.r rnbal, ua^ ^ .TV poor in 1015, l.,I impruv.l .unmU.a, 
 1„ ,„,<,. TlH. p.ir,. u, .ol.al, a- .|U.,...l ii. ^V^v V.,rk in lOU.. ranv;.<l fmn, 
 SI '> Id S! 5(1 |ii r li'innii 
 
 "•n,, ,,-nll- ot nM,,„h.. -m c.l.al. an.l ...i.alt alloys, un.l.-nak..,. I... 
 ,l„.M,n... liran.h.lA I .,, 11 T, Kalnu,^. at nnn„.' I ,nx .TMt^ . haw l..n 
 |,iilili-lii'(l in t\\v part-.' 
 
 l„,|,,- ,1,.. pn.siM.m ..I ,lH- •■M..al K.hnin, H.anUy '■}>'• l''':;"' ''^ 
 ,lH- Ontario l.^i^kmir.' n, l'n)7, l.mn.i.s ..numnlinv; to S^"'.'-^"* .' '' ;;;■" 
 ,,,i,| ,„ ,,„„,H..s ..n .■olial.-.,xi.l.', an.l StOJSO-'S on nuk.l-..x..U- m 1 )14. 
 %xhilr in l'M5. S1'».t.J'^22 \v.t.' i^aid on ...lull nu tal an.l , .,l.alt-..x..l.'. 
 ami S(>.5-1'''' >". ni. 1<.1 '."'•'' •""' iii< l«l-"^''l''- 
 
 Tl',.' l.on.U V i~ at tlu' ratr ..I MX .-.nt.. p.r ponm, .m th.' nutalli.- .onfnt. 
 ,,, ,!..■ ..xi.U-. Th.. ■■A.f ^^l.i.h rxpir.s in April 1«M7, «as qu.-t.-.l .n th. 
 Annnal K.p...t on Min.ral IVo.lii.tion of Cana.la, .luring; thr ( axn.la, 
 ^(ar t"14. and pr. \ion- rii>.irts of this I)iviM..n. 
 
 S163,988 
 90,266 
 79, W5 
 
 . Mm.- Br..„.h Nn, :=-, ■'Firi,.,r,UK,n of Mit-lHc Lcb.ill \n K.-,l..>uon ,.l ll,.- O.uU- K,-iKUt nn. by 
 
 Mirifs Branch No. Jtw, "Thi- I'hvsical I'roiH^rtii-s of the Metal I obalt. Kiixwi on, oy f 
 
 "^Min«°Branrh No 41., ' .ob.l, Alloys «,th Non-C o„o,lv. Prop.^nie.," R<-,»rt on. by H T. K.lmu,, 
 
 '"'M!:;^^ran, h No, 4, < ' M„.n,.„. ITo.^r,,,-, of Cob.h an,! of V..Co ' R.po,- on, by H T, Kainu.s, 
 H V . Ph.D, 
 
COPPKR. 
 
 I'lir i.ii.il in.xlii, 11(111 i>| mpfvr in I'M'), r>i una led I iri till- I ).i^i^ 1.1 -I I nil 1-1 
 Krf>vi-r\ tiiiiii ni(, iiiaitil, w.i- 1 I 7,1 5(),(I.'S pdnnd-, uliiili ,ii the avfaRc 
 price (if loppci lor llic >iar in Nt w NOtk. _'7 .'()_' icnl^ per poinnl. wniiii 
 III worth S-M,H()7,15(), a^ a^;aniM l(M).7,S5, 1 50 pouncU, xalin'il al SI 7,41 (),'>.< ■ 
 ni 1<)15. thai i-- an ini rra-M- <<{ Id _> per iilit in (|Uanlit\ and ,V < () p,r Cfiil 
 in \alnc; and il oiinparid with the 1")14 prii<hirti(.n. ihi- iiu irA-i- anioiitit- 
 1(1 50 4 pel ( en I in i|nanl il \ , and Jll") S pir . cut in \ alnc. 
 
 Diiriii.y 1<)12, 1<M.\ anil l")14. lliirc had Ikvii a Krailiial tallinv; otT ii 
 'liianliiy, .ind owini; to tin- dfcriMM' in the prii i' of liic iiicmI. a still urcatci 
 lalliiiK off in \aluc. hnt due id the i;nat dcniaiid lur cnppir lur miinilions 
 thr prfHliiclioii in 1'M5and l'»l(i cMiidcd, l.i.ih m ipiaaliu and \aliic. thai 
 'il an\ |)rc(t'(liiii; \car 
 
 Stati-tic-- shdwiiii; tlic animal (uppia piddiii linn ni ( aiiada ■-inrc- l,S8f 
 arc yivrn in the tuiliiwini; lalilc uiiii h sIk.w^ ihc \i aii\ JncnaM' nr dccrcasi 
 as the case llia\ In- ,ind al^n the \i arl\ iiriii' pi r pnunil in New \'(irk 
 
 Annual Production of Copper, 
 
 IHM... 
 ■M7... 
 HUM... 
 1889... 
 IMO... 
 IDVI... 
 1IW2... 
 
 itns... 
 
 IK«4... 
 I»M... 
 IRQ6.. 
 !l»7... 
 
 imi... 
 
 IM9... 
 
 1900... 
 
 I«0I . . . 
 
 1902. . . 
 
 I90J... 
 
 1904... 
 
 I«0.<. . 
 
 1906.. 
 
 1907... 
 
 19a)t. . 
 
 I909» 
 
 1910... 
 
 1911... 
 
 1912... 
 
 19U. . 
 
 1914... 
 
 I9H . 
 
 1916... 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 7fi 
 75 
 I (HI 
 
 :1I7 
 
 .505 
 2K). 
 
 5ISJ. 
 
 "I «. 
 S><>, 
 
 om;. 
 
 100. 
 
 7(ltt. 
 T7I. 
 I'J I , 
 .100, 
 "47. 
 07K, 
 1117. 
 SJ7. 
 . H04 
 fi«4 
 .IM.l 
 («> 
 61 X) 
 97l> 
 702 
 4D1 
 ft«2 
 64S 
 «.» 
 ■176 
 7.i5 
 7(15 
 1.50 
 
 one 
 
 424 
 
 N(i4 
 
 h71 
 401 
 
 275 
 
 K56 
 
 7>l« 
 
 61« 
 
 1112 
 
 H02 
 
 I 1ft 
 
 475( 
 
 I.IX 
 
 OID 
 .2") 
 
 .454 1 .) 
 .722 (ill 
 .75,1 I 6 
 
 InCKKASK Ott 
 
 Deckkask. 
 
 Pound*. 
 
 205 
 N7.1 
 Sft.l 
 ,160 
 Oil 
 127 
 02 
 
 244.576 
 102.440 
 246. RSK 
 706. OSl 
 515.7.10 
 442.126 
 ,022.1111 
 401 .067 
 62.850 
 621. ,17.1 
 007,700 
 446,3.14 
 .66H,6A1 
 ,»5»,66.1 
 .HK /,HK1 
 077,240 
 .»80,105 
 ,1IX)./12 
 
 , 700 , n.i I 
 .517.115 
 , .160 ,117 
 ,72,1, 668 
 
 060(,c()l 
 150 I 25 
 028 I 16 
 
 , 108,5()ft 
 
 44, 158 
 
 184,116 
 
 855.202 
 
 ,240,065 
 049.100 
 ,164,878 
 
 6 00 
 70 60 
 22 40 
 11 60 
 58 46 
 25 6.1 
 
 14 40 
 4 04 
 81 
 
 20-86 
 41 M 
 .1141 
 
 15 04 
 25-50 
 00-75 
 
 2-58 
 
 10 (« 
 .1 05 
 
 16 21 
 15 6.1 
 
 2-46 
 
 11 80 
 
 6 ()0 
 0-79 
 28 . 50 
 1 10 
 1 64 
 24-85 
 1624 
 
 
 iNCRKAsr o« 
 
 
 
 Dkcrfa.s(. 
 
 
 \alii.-. 
 
 
 
 
 
 \alu.-. 
 
 % 
 
 |»T 
 
 
 
 
 (wuiid. 
 
 t .18.5.550 
 
 
 
 11 INI 
 
 166.708 
 
 lid i 18.752 
 
 4-86 
 
 112 
 
 027,107 
 
 560 , 100 
 
 152-70 
 
 16 l,( 
 
 016, .141 
 
 0,214 
 
 0-09 
 
 11 ; 
 
 047,15 1 
 
 10,812 
 
 1 15 
 
 15 7 
 
 1 . 2 26 , 70 1 
 
 370,550 
 
 20 51 
 
 12-8 
 
 818,580 
 
 .(i 408.I,>1 
 
 J.l 27 
 
 11-5 
 
 871 ,,S(I«) 
 
 5 1,2 20 
 
 6 .50 
 
 11) 7 
 
 716.060 
 
 u/) 114,840 
 
 15 46 
 
 ; 
 
 M,16, 228 
 
 00 . 268 
 
 I.V47 
 
 11) ; 
 
 1 .1)21 .'KM 
 
 185.7,12 
 
 22-21 
 
 10 8 
 
 1.501 ,6(.ll 
 
 470,718) 
 
 46 04 
 
 112 
 
 2,1.14.08(1 
 
 6.1,1,. 120 
 
 42 17 
 
 12 
 
 2.655,110 
 
 520, 1.10 
 
 24. 17 
 
 17 6 
 
 J.m.5,0^2 
 
 410.60,1 
 
 15 46 
 
 16 1 
 
 6.006,581 
 
 .1.0.10,650 
 
 08 84 
 
 16 M 
 
 4,511 ,.181( 
 
 ./; 1,585,108 
 
 26 00 
 
 11 62 
 
 5 640.487 
 
 1.1.1". 104 
 
 25 2.1 
 
 1.1 2.1 
 
 5., 1(8.. 6 15 
 
 f./l li2.852 
 
 6 07 
 
 12 C' 
 
 7.407.660 
 
 2. 101,025 
 
 41 20 
 
 15.^1. 
 
 10.720, 174 
 
 .1.222,814 
 
 42 98 
 
 10 .:; 
 
 11 ..108.1211 
 
 677.654 
 
 6-.12 
 
 20 (8) 
 
 8,411,876 
 
 2,084,244 
 
 2618 
 
 1.1 21) 
 
 6.814.754 
 
 
 
 12 oil 
 
 7.0O4.0'H 
 
 270,, (10 
 
 4 io 
 
 12 7 1 
 
 6,886,008 
 
 1.(1 207.006 
 
 2-92 
 
 12 17 
 
 12,718.548 
 
 5 . 8 1 1 . 5 50 
 
 45 8S 
 
 16 il 
 
 11 .7^^,(rf)6 
 
 '.;) 064.042 
 
 7 -.50 
 
 1^ .7. 
 
 10. .101 ,6061 
 
 lil 1.452. IKK) 
 
 14 10 
 
 1 1 (81 
 
 17,410,6.15 
 
 7.10<>,020 
 
 40-8.1 
 
 17.27 
 
 .11.867.150 
 
 14,436,51.5 
 
 8.1- 0.1 
 
 27 20 
 
 ♦Xhi" (IrtT.M** M not A* I.ifKf a.H the figures would 
 :>ro(luction on a different basis from previous years. 
 
 idic.ttt.' Im-i.(ii-*i- lit the i al. iiliition uf part (>{ th-- ''"f* 
 
 The prrxluclion of ropprr in ('iuiiid.i in }*)\<) inilu(k<i M.()\\ fH>unfl> 
 
 '■((■( )\\Tt'(i in copptT sniphatc; 4.Vf)15,86S pounds cuiitainr-i in hli-H'i ropfxi 
 
i-- 1 ll -Jill 111 I 
 till- .i\ r-.l'^v 
 Xlllil. ^\MI|I(| 
 
 SIT.tlO.dVS 
 ^ (I per rilll 
 i^i- .inKMiiil'^ 
 
 .illin^; otT ill 
 siill i:rc.ii(T 
 r immii i.ms, 
 I \,iluc. iImI 
 
 1 A|iiirtf«I fur rifiiiinn; 4').115.1JI putiii(l~ (niii.iincd iti ni.trtc. -hicrtv 
 lii ki l-i ()|ip( r in.ii If i\pi>i (III fur nfmiiin I iiii Imliii^; Muall .miouiil of i ()pp<T 
 nliiicd at I I. Ill I. .111(1 J l,.<,Sf), 125 pniind-. in uk , .iflcr .illowiiij,' for smeller 
 lo>N<'s. (NiMirli i| lor suit lliiij; .ind nliiiinn, 
 
 'I'lie tcil.il priKJiiclioii ill \')\S iMcliiijeij t^.^'J" poiiiuU reeo\-ere(l in 
 i(>p|Kr s|j|pli,ili , l.',()5l),,nT poiiiiiK 1 iint.iiiicil in Mister (op])<r exixirled 
 for refilling; : It,l.s5.t5.> poinul-- i out, lined in iii.ille. i hiefly iiic kel-eopixr 
 m.ilte, exporlid lur ri liiiinj^, .iiid 11,504,751 poiiiujs in ore, .iller alio\vill^; 
 lor smcliiT lii-.M'--. e\poii,(| for snieiiin^ and rctiniii^. 
 
 I lie l'ro\inie ot IJrilisli ( 'oluiiil)i,i in \')\(> ( (iiitrihiiled 54S |ht leiil 
 of llie lol.il, .IS .ii;aiiis| 562 p<r eeiii in 1<;15; ()nl,irin ( (inlril)iiled .\HA 
 pi r (till, as aK.iiiisl .''>•() per leiii in l';|5; Oiieliei- eontrilimed 40 pi r 
 1 eiil. ,is ai;aiiisl 4 1 percent in I'^l."; .iiul the ^'ukoIl Territory contriiiiited 
 ,' I per (I 111 , .i-~ .lu.iiii^l 0-5 p,r i < ill in I'M 5 
 
 111' i!crre.i--i- 
 ■ork 
 
 IO« 
 
 
 tl. 
 
 
 
 Crncs 
 
 % 
 
 P<T 
 
 
 l>ound. 
 
 
 11. on 
 
 •I Kft 
 
 I1.21 
 
 !■;.' ;o 
 
 I6'M 
 
 W 
 
 t3.7S 
 
 1 \s 
 
 in 75 
 
 i'l 11 
 
 12.87 
 
 .11 27 
 
 M-5' 
 
 1: 5(1 
 
 10 75 
 
 !>; 4f. 
 
 <1 5(, 
 
 1.1 47 
 
 11) ;r, 
 
 I 
 
 4(1 1)4 
 4M7 
 
 .'4 ,17 
 
 15 4f. 
 
 ')S H4 
 
 >h im 
 
 25 21 
 
 6 (17 
 
 41 2Q 
 
 42 y» 
 
 (1 ,12 
 
 2ft IX 
 
 4 in 
 
 2 <J2 
 
 45 »5 
 
 7 51) 
 
 14 111 
 
 40 8.1 
 
 (1.1 0,? 
 
 10 HM 
 I I 2') 
 12 (11 
 17 ftl 
 1 ft 1 '< 
 
 I ft 11 ; 
 
 II ftjri 
 1.1- 2.15 
 1 2 > ' 1 
 
 1.5.51.0 
 
 1") ::» 
 
 20 n(M 
 
 1.1 ^ox 
 120112 
 
 12 7.1X 
 12 .!7ft 
 IIS .141 
 1 5 2ftit 
 
 1.1 ft(l.' 
 
 17-275 
 27 202 
 
 part (if III.' l")(r> 
 
 (>\ 1 poiiniN 
 i^tei i()p(>ti' 
 
 Production of Copper by Provinces 
 
 , 1914, 1915, and 
 
 1916. 
 
 ProvlnCT". 
 
 I«I4. 
 
 1915. 
 
 1916. 
 
 
 Poundi. 
 
 Value. 
 
 Pounda. 
 
 Valur. 
 
 Pnunda. 
 
 Value 
 
 .JiicImt , , 
 
 ( Inurio 
 
 Ilriti^h Tolumhia. ., 
 \'i)kon,. . 
 
 Total. 
 
 4.201.4517 
 2X.<<4«,2II 
 41.219,202 
 
 1.367.0.50 
 
 t 571.4X8 
 
 .1.W7..5J* 
 
 J.«06.«J(t 
 
 185.946 
 
 4,|()7.4S2 
 
 3'I.J61.4A4 
 
 56.692.988 
 
 5Ji,2IA 
 
 t 725.115 
 
 «,7'<<),fti).l 
 
 9,7').I.7I4 
 
 •12. Ill 
 
 5,70.1. 147 
 44,ix»7.015 
 61,M2.550 
 
 2 . K07 . (I'M 
 
 I 1,551.421 
 
 12.240,094 
 
 17.112,046 
 
 7ft,l , 586 
 
 Ti 7,15. (>h<) ' i0..tOI.AOA 
 
 inn. 785. 150 
 
 17.410,6.1.5 
 
 1 1 7 . 1 50 , 028 
 
 ,11.867,150 
 
 Prices.— The price of eoppier in New York, which wa.s quoted at 22J 
 
 K Ills at tile li(i.;inniiin ut 1'>|Ci, rose (|uile stcidily to a in.iximuin of .ihoiit 
 U (cnts in the e,iri\ part of .May. Then the price ur.idually receded to 
 '.^i (lilts Lite in jiii\, to a)j;ain incre.ise. re.ichini,' ,1 1 \imum of .V5 cents 
 in N'oMmher. The price sl.irted to drop .iijain, closing, the year with 284 
 cent-. The Kn^'ineeriPK and Minintj Journal attributes the hit;h iirices 
 in Ma\ and Novi iiiher to the l.irge orders from the Allied riO\-eriinieiits, 
 .111(1 the (le( re,i-e .it the end of the year to the tlernian peace propos.il. 
 
 Monthly Average Prices of Electrolytic Copper in New York. 
 
 (InccnU per iiound.) 
 
 Months. 
 
 I')I2. 
 
 1913. 
 
 .lanuary . , , 
 
 t'"fliriiary , 
 
 M.irch 
 
 \pril , . , , 
 May 
 Inn.- 
 luly 
 
 ■VllKUHt 
 
 Sr«|it<.inber , 
 i>ctob<*r. . , , 
 Vuvriiibpr , 
 D(s-cint(er. . 
 
 1 1 0')4 
 
 1 1 I1S4 
 
 1 1 r.'lK 
 
 15 711 
 
 I ft (111 
 
 17 2.14 
 
 i;.i')(i 
 
 I 7 408 
 I 7 508 
 17 314 
 17 326 
 17-376 
 
 16 488 
 14 1)71 
 
 14 711 
 
 15 21)1 
 15 4 1(> 
 14 672 
 
 14 1<)II 
 
 15 400 
 
 16 .128 
 16 JJ7 
 15182 
 14. 224 
 
 V(?arly average . 
 
 No quotations. 
 
 16 341 
 
 15-269 
 
 
 221 
 
 
 4')l 
 
 
 1 11 
 
 
 Ml 
 
 
 «H 
 
 
 221 
 
 
 . 
 
 
 « 
 
 11 
 
 730 
 
 12 
 
 801 
 
 13 
 
 641 
 
 14 
 
 104 
 
 14 
 
 7H7 
 
 Ift 
 
 811 
 
 IX 
 
 5(Ki 
 
 ID 
 
 477 
 
 IX 
 
 70ft 
 
 1ft 
 
 041 
 
 17 
 
 502 
 
 17 
 
 686 
 
 IX 
 
 627 
 
 20 
 
 133 
 
 1916. 
 
 24-008 
 26. 440 
 26-310 
 
 27 895 
 
 28 625 
 2S 601 
 23 865 
 26. 120 
 26. 855 
 27 . 193 
 .10 62S 
 31-890 
 
 27- 202 
 
10 
 
 Monthly Avi-rufti' I'rici's of Standard Coppt-r in I ondon. 
 
 I In t '^t'lling I- I f 'u '■{ .' ' to I- 
 
 Jjuiiury. ... 
 rrbruary ■ . . 
 
 Manh 
 
 AprU 
 
 May 
 
 Juiw 
 
 July 
 
 Auum 
 
 (Xmbcr ... 
 Novi'inbw. 
 Drccmbrr.. 
 
 Ynuly 
 
 l»U. 
 
 I'll I 
 
 M-TM 
 •1-Nl 
 WDM 
 
 n-tH 
 
 7)'iJl] 
 711 '»« 
 76 UA 
 
 711 tin 
 
 711 '7M 
 
 76'|go 
 75-5IA 
 
 72 <m 
 
 71-741 
 «5'9IV 
 
 OK III 
 
 AX mi; 
 
 A7 Mil 
 n4 IM' 
 If) j{»t 
 ;.i U5 
 
 7.1 JW 
 All 27S 
 6.1 '22i 
 
 l''l I 
 
 64-304 
 AS^-W 
 
 A4 J7A 
 M 7«7 
 bl IM] 
 (il 'lA 
 Ml ^40 
 
 'I ii7 
 ^A Ml 
 
 AKJ-M 
 
 61 M4 
 
 1»U. 
 
 AO 71A 
 AJ 404 
 bit Ml 
 
 71 (wa 
 77 too 
 112 S74 
 7A till 
 Alt A7.I 
 AH <)I1 
 
 72 Alll 
 77 744 
 M'77.1 
 
 1916. 
 
 nsii 
 
 MOM 
 102-667 
 107 714 
 W4 JIV 
 in 4<7 
 Hi 4.W 
 
 <»5 II"* 
 
 110 2XJ 
 IM «« 
 
 111 7M) 
 
 H4 ftvj 
 
 145 Jl'' 
 
 ti6a<« 
 
 •No quutatioiin 
 
 Exports iind Imporu. Willi ilu- i-\( cpiiun i>i .i vin.ill dutpul <il lupixi 
 --iil|ili.ilf .It Trail, B.C., lln' tninici ihoiIik liun d C.m.id.i i- lApoiird Id 
 ritiiiiii^; 'rill- t-\|iiirts of (opinr in ore, iii.illf, rcKiilii-. clc, during; tin- 
 (Mlctid.ir M-.ir I'iKi witc lJl,'>42,-tO() pounds \.i]ufd .it S-'(l,77(>,.'i,V), of wliit h 
 S<> ■ I p( r (tnt, in (|I|.liii1i\ . .md ''5 ,< pt r c i-nl in \ ,ihii- wcif i \potlcd lo the 
 1 niliil Si, 111-,, .iiid !•• 'i pi I 1 I 111 ill i|iMnlil\, .md t 7 per iinl in \.ilni 
 lo ( '.real Uiii.iin 
 
 In I'M5, SI J pri- iiiil ill i|n.iiilil\, .ind ,H6 ■ 7 pi i c ml in \aliit won- 
 I'xpurti'd to ihi- rniliii Smics, .md IS-X per nut in (|uanlit\-, .ind 13-.^ 
 per '•vM in \alnr to < in.il Hi ii.iin. 
 
 Tlif txport-. of 1 opptr M.ii k or coarse .md in pi^is, cti.. win- to ilu- 
 1 nil id Stall's, with llif cxi i piion of a \i'r\- sin, ill (|ii.inlily to Ncufoiindl.ind. 
 .md .iinoiinlcd to 2,■1,^I1,4(MI pi.inids x.ihud .it S,SS1,2()8. 'I'lir export- ol 
 "old ,ind St ra[i" copper .imoiiiiled lo 5,Mti.'iO() poiiniN valued ,il SI ,2.^4,89.^. 
 ino-.t of which went to the I niled Si.ile--. 
 
 The total export-, of ((,|)p( r in I'Mfi, uere 1 ,v?.2 1 ", KM) pounds v.iliied 
 .it S22,'i42,60<), ,in in< re,i-i ol 2,i per cent in iiii.i.uil\ anil 73 per eeiil in 
 \.iliie over the exports of l')l.s. 
 
 Exports of Copper. 1915 and 1916. 
 
 Drsttnatton. 
 
 Fine in orr. maltr. 
 rrgulits. etc. 
 
 Black or coarw and in 
 piKA. barn, sheeta, etc. 
 
 'Old and Scrap'. 
 
 1915. 
 
 Pounds. Value. 
 
 Pound*. 
 
 Value. 
 
 Pound*. 
 
 Value. 
 
 IJnitftl States 
 
 AA. 155,80.1 $7.514.7,16 
 15.281,260 1.156,905 
 
 21,292,516 
 
 $J. 788. 713 
 
 3.956,600 
 205.000 
 
 $587.1,;.! 
 29.4(« 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 81,437 06.1 1 $11,671,641 
 
 21.292.516 
 
 $3,788.71! 
 
 4.161,600 
 
 $616,551 
 
 1916. 
 
 1 1 1 , 5') 5 . 5IK1 
 13,246.900 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Unin^l Statu 
 
 Great Britain 
 
 $I9.7H).X41 
 9.S9 , 095 
 
 2,425,900 
 
 (li) " ' i.saa 
 
 $580,525 
 743' 
 
 S. 803. 300 
 43 300 
 
 $1,277,854 
 7,041 
 
 
 124.942.400 
 
 
 
 
 
 $20. 776. .5,16 
 
 2.4.10.400 
 
 $581,268 
 
 5,846.600 
 
 $1,284,895 
 
 ia) Newfoundland. 
 
11 
 
 IVI*. 
 
 102 'M7 
 t07-7l4 
 124 ilv 
 in 457 
 Hi 4.12 
 
 •>'■ n« 
 
 I 1(1 2K.1 
 
 I I 1 9().S 
 122 7.10 
 I.UMI 
 MS'ilA 
 
 116 a<« 
 
 1 ud Sctmii'. 
 
 
 Value. 
 
 ) 
 
 J 
 
 1587, lx» 
 K.MM 
 
 
 
 ] 
 
 $6l6,.f.t.< 
 
 
 
 
 
 $1,277,854 
 7.041 
 
 
 
 
 $1,284.80^ 
 
 Fxports (if ( (ipiir in Ore, Nfat te. etc .. fnim INH' •<> fW'- 
 
 I'almJiU \V*r. I TuuiuU. . \alui'. Calendar \'ni 
 
 IRM... 
 |8iWl.. 
 IIUI7.. 
 1888 
 ,8I|<1, . 
 IX'XI 
 l«')l . 
 1»'I2.. 
 I H'M . . . 
 |8'll . 
 
 \n<)% 
 
 IM'JA 
 I H')7 
 1*08 . 
 I8W . 
 
 lono 
 
 4,. ■".'.. '01 
 
 t.;4i. i<2 
 
 5,4ft'.(H2 
 : 14,n'2,ftlll 
 I U..^72.J81 
 ! lt,.l7l,7AA 
 ! 2t,AII.52J 
 
 I 261, «W 
 
 24».25'» 
 1.17. 'lAA 
 2^7. 2<0 
 1(18,4^7 
 1'>H,4';; 
 148,1(14 
 2"7.«J2 
 20*1 IM) 
 V\.W 
 !%t,.'H,% 
 -'»1.07n 
 85U,.I1A 
 840. 24J 
 t.tW.OOK 
 1. 741.885 
 
 l»OI .. 
 
 1002 
 I'XIl 
 I'MM 
 I'Mll 
 l>tlUt 
 I'M)? 
 I'rtW 
 
 I'JH) 
 t'Ml 
 I'll.' 
 I'Jl 1* 
 I'lH* 
 
 \<>tf* 
 
 I<I|A« 
 
 I'oiirxl* ^ iltlr. 
 
 .I2,4WI,II72 ' I l.4(»4.mH 
 
 2«,(»4,4»8 
 18, Ih4,'i7,j 
 IH.<<I,282 
 l(l.;4(l.8AI 
 4J, 1')8.5I8 
 ^4.ft88.450 
 M.I1A..I7I 
 <4. 447. 750 
 1ft. '»M. 127 
 55.287.710 
 ;8,488,5M 
 85.147.<MI 
 77,J1»8.72.I 
 in«1.8Q1.l7<* 
 1J.I.21'».4«10 
 
 >.47A.5lft 
 J. 87.1.827 
 4. 21ft. 2)4 
 5.44.1.87.5 
 7.10.1 ..MIA 
 8.74«.An« 
 5.<»14.55» 
 5. 8.12,24a 
 5.840.55.1 
 5.4A7.725 
 V.U1A.470 
 ■>.<)27.8I4 
 8.270.A89 
 I1.07A.QO* 
 22.A41.6B9 
 
 •In. iIjiIc' (Mil anil Sen.' " 
 
 The total rcronliil iininil- nf (ciiiKr (lining llu- ( .ilim j.ir \c.ir l''U> 
 wire valued at S", 566,0^0, and intliidcd: (rude and nianulactiircd copiHT, 
 lS.S*)iM2') pounds valued at ST.l.VM 17; ( fipp< r --tilphate. 1 .8().1,6.S.S (w.iinds 
 \. lined at S1'>S..'>42; and ;lu- ni.iniif.n iiin^ nf (oppcr x.ilucdat $2,54.421. 
 In I'M.S, the tola! inip'irls were vahied .it ^^.')r<7 JH), and iniiii(h'd: cniih- 
 .md ni.iniif.utured copper 20.24.'^, 407 pound-, v.diied at S,?.5')VS1H; copper 
 -iilph.ile. t.8.S4,850 pounds vahied ,it $99,282; .md llu- m.imit.u lures of 
 (iip[)er valued at S204,()70. 
 
 I'nforliin.itilv tlie .il)o\e re( nrd does not represent tlie tola! copjHT 
 inipi.ii- durini; V>\(> liei.iu-e • f the f.ic t that lar^e fUl.mtities of (upper. 
 iini"vrl(d for ihe u-e of 1 he linp>ri,il (".ovcrnnient, h,i\-e lieen, for Ciisloiiis 
 Ki(<ir(ls' piirpo-e-. entered witli main other prodiK ts under one item. 
 
 A((ordinj,' to lii'ii-d Sl.ili- Ir.ide records tlie exports from the I'liitcd 
 M.ites to ('.in, id. I of (Upper in pi^;s. iii^;ot-. Ii.ir-. rods. wire, philes. etc., 
 .iiiioiinled during; the c.ilend.ir \e.ir P'Hi to 4.=;,'n7.740 pound- \.ihied at 
 S12..s.s.?.494. as ai;ain-! -'4.128,098 [loiind- v.ihied .it 84,6,^8.191 in 191,S, 
 .111(1 24.221.408 pound- \.ilued .it S.<, 7.^,774 in 1'M4 'Ihe copper contents 
 of Ijr.iss i.i olher .illov ,ire not induded II will he noted th.it these figures 
 .ire coiisider.il.h liij;her th.in the ("in.uh.iii record for both 1916 and lOl.s. 
 
 The following tahh's of ini[iorIs show that t!ie imports in 1')16, were 
 pe.uK doiiMf ihii-rof l')1.s. ,111(1 (\((cdcd tlio-eof P)l .i. t lie hi'^iie-t ( n record. 
 
 Imports of Copper, 191. S and 1915. 
 
 
 I'M.S. 
 
 t»16. 
 
 
 Found*. 
 
 Value. 
 
 I'uiliiUll. 
 
 Value. 
 
 
 4.771.200 
 
 n.Q«9.40O 
 
 2.668. UHl 
 
 670. VW 
 
 S 8.281 
 777.55.1 
 
 2.082.182 
 
 5.14. 126 
 
 17.1,806 
 2,777 
 
 »,fi(.l 
 
 Ui.'M)5 
 
 1.308 
 
 2.'<l.')24 
 
 Ud . ;(Ki 
 
 ,1.41'.. IIKI 
 IS. 10(1.6(8) 
 
 87 1. '144 
 ... 
 
 S5,84.1 
 
 $ .'0.777 
 
 
 'XH . 505 
 
 TopfxT in bars, iind rods, in coils, or otherwiae, in 
 lenclhs. not less than 6 ft^t. unmanufactured. . 
 
 t Mliii^-r. in «trii>s. shwts or plates, not planished or 
 coated, ftr. 
 
 i'(tpt>er tubiuE in U'nKths not Ifis than 6 tt^i and not 
 TKjliflhpd. b^di or othenvise manufactured 
 
 Copper rollers, tcr u^e in calico printing 
 
 (. opi-T and manufiirture!! of ; — 
 
 t 
 
 S.062.SS4 
 
 ( 
 
 712, 1(81 
 
 ICi. li'l 
 1.5H 
 
 
 77..W.? 
 
 10.52.1 
 
 
 2.026 
 
 
 
 2.'7.I75 
 
 
 1»7 
 
 .15 
 
 IJ.042 
 
 71« 
 
 
 !.M4.»S0| W.2H2 1 t.M)3.655 
 
 108.54 2 
 
 
 
 
 
 Total value 
 
 
 l.'>57.770 
 
 i 1 7 . 566 , 080 
 
12 
 
 I 
 
 ; ■ - ^^ I* "^ I/; !■» X IT f» 
 
 >a i» f»i "v 1^. c ^ t»* x' ^ 
 
 > I 
 
 5^! 
 
 X — ■* — ac" U-, o-rw 
 
 ; : ^, — '^- •' o t- w, iT 
 
 I ^- :;: ! 
 
 g 5 
 
 i|S|SS88Si 
 
 £ "T "T -4 « « — r*j 
 i »r f*» V V 
 
 •ft tr M) <* •«} 
 
 5 5? 
 
 "• "^ ^ >/^ "O 
 
 O' c- c- a c 
 
13 
 
 Imports of Copper, 1880 to 1016, inclusive. 
 
 
 Pms f H,]. Srap. eu-. 
 
 M.inii- 
 faitures. 
 
 
 Fii;^, <)l.l. S. 
 
 rap, e tc. 
 
 Manii- 
 facturi's. 
 
 Iisial Vi-.,., 
 
 
 
 
 Kiacal Year, 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Value. 
 
 V.alur. 
 
 1899 
 
 Pouiuln. 
 1.655,000 
 
 Value. 
 
 Value. 
 
 IKXO 
 
 ' 31,900 
 
 $ 2,130 
 
 tl23,0AI 
 
 1246,740 
 
 t 551,. 586 
 
 1HHI 
 
 9.8(10 
 
 1,157 
 
 1,59,163 
 
 1900 
 
 1,144,000 
 
 180.990 
 
 1.090.280 
 
 ISK.' 
 
 20.200 
 
 1,984 
 
 220,235 
 
 l'«ll 
 
 95 1 , 500 
 
 152.274 
 
 951,()4'> 
 
 K^Ki 
 
 124.MK) 
 
 20,27,1 
 
 247,141 
 
 1902 
 
 1 .767,21K) 
 
 325.832 
 
 1 .281.52' 
 
 ISS* 
 
 4<),2CHI 
 
 .1,180 
 
 134,534 1 
 
 1901 
 
 J. 038. 4011 
 
 2 5 2.. •194 
 
 1 .291 ,6.(5 
 
 IHS5 
 
 211.600 
 
 2,016 
 
 181,469 
 
 1901 
 
 .'. 11=;. 300 
 
 270.315 
 
 1 . f'l ,610 
 
 ISS6 
 
 M2.(HK) 
 
 6,969 
 
 21'), 420 
 
 l'«)S 
 
 1 .''44.4181 
 
 266.548 
 
 1 ,775,881 
 
 iKs; 
 
 411.100 
 
 2 , 507 
 
 3 2 5,, 165 
 
 19(K. 
 
 2 , 62 7 , 700 
 
 441,854 
 
 2, 660,. (03 
 
 IKHH 
 
 .t2..1(HI 
 
 2..\2< 
 
 .03,459 
 
 Calt>tut,ir \.ar 
 
 
 
 
 IKSD 
 
 .(2..«M) 
 
 3,288 
 
 402,216 
 
 1907 
 
 " , 653 , 2(M) 
 
 7(7,175 
 
 .(,246,340 
 
 ISW 
 
 112.200 
 
 11,521 
 
 472,668 
 
 19C8 
 
 2.488,6(8) 
 
 .166 ,12 2 
 
 1 .854,1.(0 
 
 ISDI 
 
 107, SOO 
 
 IO,4.«2 
 
 563,522 
 
 10<f) 
 
 4. U2,;(«J 
 
 568,720 
 
 2.467.233 
 
 \W2 
 
 .U^.60<1 
 
 14,894 
 
 422,870 
 
 1910 
 
 4.914.200 
 
 610,181 
 
 3, 7 2'), 55 2 
 
 imi 
 
 1<>S.,«HI 
 
 I6,,1.U 
 
 458,715 
 
 1911 
 
 5 . 9 1 5 . 7(KI 
 
 7 14 , 346 
 
 4, 1 13,70.5 
 
 1H.4 
 
 101 ,200 
 
 V,.197 
 
 175,404 
 
 1912 
 
 5.522,300 
 
 863,453 
 
 6.081 .683 
 
 1M<)5 . 
 
 72.062 
 
 6,770 
 
 251,615 
 
 1913 
 
 5,910.900 
 
 932,885 
 
 6.37( 250 
 
 1»<K) 
 
 Kft,9II.S 
 
 9.226 
 
 285,220 
 
 1914 
 
 3,861.100 
 
 523.215 
 
 3,6;'>,';55 
 
 1897 
 
 49,000 
 
 5 , 449 
 
 264,587 
 786,529 
 
 1915 
 1916 
 
 4,8.19,700 
 3,543,000 
 
 785,814 
 925,282 
 
 3,072,639 
 6,441,51, 
 
 IKM.H 
 
 1,050,000 
 
 8b!ooo 
 
 llurc .III .il-o impcrl- ct icpiuT in the foriii of hra'^-;. The rfCdrdcd 
 iiiiporls (,f l.ni^s in I<M() ini liukd 2.'):4.(u(< (kjuikIs d mfl.il in criiili- anil 
 iiiaiiiif.ulund form (set- chapUT on ZimI, \ allied at Syi.'!,.S2.^, and conl.uii- 
 inK po^silii> 2,082,27.^ pouiuis of copMcr; and alx) ni.iniifai tiirc- of hr,i>?-, 
 (|ii,intit\ nol riroi-lcd, \alucd at S,\7.=i2.S,=' 1 ; while iji 191.=; tlv ini|)ort> of 
 lir.i-.-, induded ,\M(),94() [iouikN of metal in crude and niamifaetiired form. 
 \, lined ,11 .S7I4,410, and cont. lining prolialii>- 2, 607, 66.? pounds of copiHT: 
 and ,il-.o nianuf.utures of hr.iss, (|uantit>- not reeorded. \alued ,it S2,46,?,r?2. 
 
 ('<»isumpti(iH.-~hi view of the large import of manufactured copper 
 and hr.iss for \vhicii no (|uantitv is recorded, it is dirtinilt to estim.ile 
 closelx the ((nsnm[)tion of copper. The imports in 1<>10 amounted to ,ii 
 least .> 1.(1(10, 1)00 pounds on the basis of the I nited States record, ,ind 
 allowing; .^,0()().0()() ikuuuIs for metal contained in other manufactures ol 
 c ipper ,ind bras'-. Domestic production was practically .ill (xported to- 
 K'etherwith 6. OOO.OOO pounds of copper "old and scrap," which, if deduded 
 from the imports. i;i\c. ,,,1 estimated consumption of 4.S,0()(),()()() i)oim(N, 
 or 22,,>(l(l toils, 
 
 Quebec. 
 
 I he niiiK-- 111 tli( l-..istern Townships continued \vr\ aitiM- throughout 
 the year, .ind the completion of the new com intr.itor .it the Kustis mine 
 in the mid-:-unimer contributed to the incre.ised priKhiction which aniounti d 
 to .S.7(U„U7 pounds, valued at SI. 5,^1, 424, representing the estimated 
 reco\(r\ from 1,^(1, 4'>2 tons of ore .uid concentrates with ,1 UK Ml conteni 
 of J<,21,s,(l.v.> iii.uiui- (,f cojiper. 
 
14 
 
 Quehi'c; Production of Copper. 
 
 IHRft.. 
 
 mx7. 
 
 18SH.. 
 
 IXKU.. 
 
 IH90.. 
 
 IXVI.. 
 
 1S92.. 
 
 IBW. 
 
 IK04.. 
 
 IKVS.. 
 
 .1.. MO. (Kin 
 
 i.v.n.'mo 
 
 ■.S6i.Kft4 
 S,. 115.000 
 l,710.fiOft 
 .S. 401. 704 
 4.«8.t.4»0 
 4.468.,I.Si 
 2,I75.4.«1 
 2. 242, 46 J 
 
 $.167.400 1 
 J.i0,.'iI4 I 
 «27.I07 
 7.10.«I,ti 
 74l.«J0l 
 hVS . 46') 
 .'ift4.042 
 4.SO..<4K I 
 20X.06r 1 
 241.288* 
 
 !l 
 
 Year. 
 
 I8Q6 
 
 I.W7. 
 
 isoa. 
 
 I SOT. 
 
 IPOO. 
 
 I'lOl. 
 
 l')0>. 
 
 I'HH. 
 
 1104 
 
 I'lO.S. 
 
 Poumls. 
 
 J.407.2(¥) 
 2.474.')70 
 2.ln0.2J.'i 
 1,6,12.. '560 
 2.220.(KH1 
 l..'i27.442 
 I. 640. 000 
 l.l.S'.OOO 
 760 . (MM) 
 1,621,241 
 
 
 $261,OO.V 
 27'). 424, 
 252.6.S8, 
 287.41)4; 
 .<.'i9,41K; 
 246, i;x 
 
 11)0.666! 
 
 l.S2,467: 
 
 07,4.'!,'! 
 
 252,752 
 
 1 
 
 I*'»,iikJs, I \'.»Iii 
 
 
 i)H] 
 
 I6U 
 
 
 51/ 
 
 ')<)(l 
 
 
 282 
 
 1)24 
 
 
 088 
 
 212 
 
 
 877 
 
 .U7 
 
 
 416 
 
 l')0 
 
 
 if? 
 
 210 
 
 
 455 
 
 887 
 
 
 201 
 
 4') 7 
 
 
 IQ? 
 
 48.' 
 
 
 703 
 
 ,147 
 
 88 
 
 5Q7 
 
 801 
 
 l')07. 
 l')08. 
 l')0'), 
 l')|0. 
 1011. 
 l')12 
 
 wn. 
 
 1014 
 1015. 
 1016. 
 
 ToUl 18*. ,507. 80.1 tl2. 088, 88 
 
 t ,181 
 
 01 
 
 JOl 
 
 65 
 
 160 
 
 ,1, 
 
 141 
 
 2; 
 
 III 
 
 75 
 
 ,101 
 
 •;( 
 
 5,16 
 
 ,i; 
 
 527 
 
 67 
 
 571 
 
 4J 
 
 725 
 
 11 
 
 1,551 
 
 42 
 
 Ontario. 
 
 I lu' ((ippcr pKxku'tion fnun Oiilarin loiiifs iii.iinly Iroiii 'u- niilitl 
 .'PC'T ores (if Suiil>ur\- di-lrict. 
 
 riic ( liiuf coinpanie.s are: — 
 
 The Canadian Cojipi^r Co.. Ltd., -.Iiippini; tiDin tin- ("rci.uiitun aiK 
 .idjoining properties. 
 
 Tlie Moiui Nickel Co., Ltd., operating at C()ni>iiin. 
 
 The Alfxo Miniiij; Co., operating ne.ir Por(|ui> JuiKtinn, .u\i 
 shipping Id tlif ("(mi~t()n siiu'lter. 
 
 Tlie British American Nickel Corpor.uion, which cirried on acti\t 
 (h Ailopineiit .111(1 construction work Imt did not ship during \9\(>. 
 
 .^ lew sm.ill >iiipnuiil^ were ,il-o ni.idc Inmi the twllnwing: — ■ 
 Tile Bruce ^iine, iK-.ir Bruce Mines, Algom.i. 
 The Cheney Mine, near Tlus-^.ilon, Algoni.i 
 
 The pn.iperly of tlu' S.iliie kixcr Copper ("n,. ii"U kmiwii .1^ ihi 
 Kenyon Copper Mines, Ltd., near Massey, Sudbury. 
 TheTip-Tiip Mine, iie.ir I'urt Artiiur. in tlie Thunder R.iy di-trict 
 I'he 1I( witson. nixT.itcd li\' thr Mine Ccnin- Ccippi-r Co., .md imv 
 known ,i~ the l'ii;i .\rthur C.pppcr Co,, Ltd.. iit\n- Sho.il l..d-;i' 
 Rainy Kivcr di-l lir! , 
 The copper pro'hiction fium Ontario in ")l(i ini.'Uiiifd lo 44,097,0,^; 
 pounds valued at $12,240,094, 1'uiivalent to ,vS-4 pci c cut of tlie productior 
 for Canad.i. Details of the production of copper It "in the nickel-coppci 
 ores are given in the article on "Nickel." 
 
 The production of copper from the copper mine-, ,ind ( ol>,ilt tiistric 
 ainonnts to less thar one per cent of the tot.il. 
 
 The Ontario Government offers .i liount\- on copper over 95 per cen 
 puie metal, and on copper-sulphate produced from ore mined and refine* 
 in the Province. The te.\t of the Act was quoted in the Annual Repor 
 on Mineral Production of Cm.id.i. 1'»14. p 60. 
 
l.S 
 
 Ontario: Production of Copper. 
 
 V.ilil.-. 
 
 .IA« 
 
 t 
 
 mi .'MO 
 
 . ''W); 
 
 JOVf.^O 
 
 02i 
 
 
 ll>'J,,liO 
 
 ,212 
 
 
 141.272 
 
 ,147 
 
 
 I11.7.S7 
 
 .I'M) 
 
 
 .tOl.'iOl 
 
 210 
 
 
 .S.i6..t46 
 
 »«; 
 
 
 527.679 
 
 .4') 7 
 
 
 571,4118 
 
 .4«2 
 
 
 725.115 
 
 ,.H7 
 
 t 
 
 ,551,424 
 
 .KO.I 
 
 tl2 
 
 .«X8,8S6 
 
 u" iiioki'l- 
 
 i'i>:ht(ni ,111(1 
 
 iictiiin, .iml 
 
 I'd on active 
 ng 1916. 
 
 II i\\ II ,1^ t he 
 
 H.iy di-tricf. 
 'o., ;u)(l III i\\ 
 
 StlO.ll I.lkr, 
 
 . 44,<)<)7,(),V- 
 ■ proiliuiion 
 ickt'l-roppcr 
 
 ImIi district 
 
 ''5 |)iT 1 ini 
 
 aliil ufiiu-d 
 
 [lual Report 
 
 \>ar. 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 \'.i!iif. 
 
 Year. 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Value. ,i 
 
 Year, 
 
 Pounda. 
 
 Value. 
 
 
 16.5, nno 
 
 ( 18,1.50 1 
 
 1897.. . 
 
 5.500.652 
 
 I 621,023 
 
 1908 
 
 IS.(K)5.i;i 
 
 $1,981,883 
 
 11487 
 
 322,524 
 
 .16,284 
 
 1808.. . 
 
 8, .175, 22.1 
 
 1 .007,519 
 
 1909. 
 
 I5.746.6')9 
 
 2.044,237 
 
 1888.-. . 
 188') . . 
 
 
 
 181)9. 
 
 3, 721. .124 
 
 1.1817,87; 
 
 1910. 
 
 19',259.016 
 
 2.453,213 
 
 1 ,466,752 
 
 201.678 
 
 l')l)0. 
 
 6,740,058 
 
 1.091,215 
 
 1911 
 
 17,932.263 
 
 2,219,297 
 
 1800 
 
 1,. 101.065 
 
 205, 2.U 
 
 I'lOl . . 
 
 8,695,831 
 
 l,401..507i| 
 
 1912 
 
 22,2.50,601 
 
 3,635,97! 
 
 
 4,127,61)7 
 
 5.11, 2J4 
 
 1902. . 
 
 7,408,202 
 
 861.278 ! 
 
 1913 
 
 25,885,929 
 
 3,952,522 
 
 
 2. 20.1. 705 
 
 254,5,1S 
 
 1901. . 
 
 7,172,5.1.1 
 
 949,28511 
 
 1914. 
 
 28,948,211 
 
 3.937.536 
 
 
 ,1.641.. 504 
 
 .l')1.461 
 
 1904.. . 
 
 4.911,594 
 
 6in,070;i 
 
 1915. 
 
 39,361,464 
 
 6,799,693 
 
 18<>4 
 
 5.207,6711 
 
 4'»7.85l 
 
 ! 1905 . . . 
 
 8,779,259 
 10,638.231 
 
 1,. 168. 6.86 ' 
 
 2,0.50,838 ' 
 
 1916 
 
 44,997,035 
 
 12,240,094 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18<»« 
 
 3,167,256 
 
 344,.5'<8 
 
 1>107. . 
 
 14.104,137 
 
 2,821.432' 
 
 Total 
 
 343,619,242j$.56,048,640 
 
 British Coliimbia. 
 
 'l"he tnl,il (iii,inlit\- (if copper cmil, lined in nmtlc. Mi-ter, and cupjier- 
 Milphate prfxluced in British Columbia in l')16, ,uid indudins an estimate 
 of smelter recovery for copper ores exported, was 63,042,550 pounds, after 
 (leducting the anionnt of i oppcr priKhiccd from foreign ores. 
 
 The following table shows that the production in 1016 exceeded that 
 of 1915 by over seven millions of pounds, an increase of lO-O per cent. 
 It was nearK- dmihie in (ni,intit\- ;uid o\er tiirice in \-.due that of 1908, 
 w'len this dep.irtnicnt first collected returns of sniilter production. 
 
 British Columbia: Production of Copper. 
 
 Year. 
 
 19(1S 
 I ')()•) 
 I91II 
 1911 
 191.' 
 
 37,041,115 
 35,658,952 
 3S. 270. 006 
 3v:!79.5S(l 
 .50.526.656 
 
 Value. 
 
 
 Year. 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 \alue. 
 
 $4 892 190 
 
 191 1 
 
 
 ...1 45.791,579 
 
 $ 6.991 .910 
 
 4 6^9 245 
 
 1914 
 
 en 5 
 
 191(, 
 
 To 
 
 
 . 41.219.202 
 
 5 , 606 , 6.16 
 
 4.492.6')3 
 4 . 366 . 1 98 
 
 t.il 
 
 ' 56.692.988 
 1 63.642.5.50 
 
 9.793.714 
 17.312.046 
 
 
 , i 401 .122.606 
 
 $66,339,399 
 
 Since 1909 the mc.hod of compilation of statistics of copper production 
 by the rrovinci.il Bure.iu of Mines of Briti-h Colnnib;.!. which is based upon 
 ore shipments from mines, provides for a deduction of ti\c pounds of copper 
 per Ion of ore shipju-d on account of smelier los-e--. ,i method which gives a 
 n suit closely approxim.iting that obt. lined b>- this Br. inch. Pre\ ious to 
 1909 no ;illr)wance for smelter losses was m.ide. 
 
 British Columbia: Copper Content of Ore."* Shipped.f 
 
 Year. 
 
 Pound*. 
 
 Value. 
 
 1 894 . 
 18<)5 
 18<:6 
 1897 
 1898. 
 1899 
 1900. 
 1901. 
 
 324,680$ 
 952,840! 
 3,818,5561 
 5,325, 180| 
 7,271,678 
 7, 722, .591 
 9.977,081) 
 27.603,746 
 
 31,0.19l| 
 
 102.526, 
 
 415.450 
 
 (.01.213 I 
 
 874,783.1 
 
 1.359,948 : 
 
 l,615,289l! 
 
 4,448,896!! 
 
 Year. 
 
 1902. 
 1903 
 1904 
 1905 
 l')l)6 
 l')07 
 1908, 
 190") 
 
 Pound*. 
 
 29,636,057 
 34,359,921 
 35,710.128 
 37,692,251 
 42.990.488 
 40.832.720 
 47.274,614 
 45,597,245 
 
 Value. 
 
 445.488 
 547 . 735 
 579,110 
 876,222 
 287,706 
 168,177 
 244,031 
 918,522 
 
 Year. 
 
 I910t. 
 
 1911t.. 
 
 19121.. 
 
 1913t.. 
 
 19141. 
 
 1915J.. 
 
 1916$.. 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 38.243,934 
 
 .15,927,656 
 
 51, 546. '3 
 
 46.460,105 
 
 45,009,699 
 
 56.918,405 
 
 65.379,364 
 
 Value. 
 
 $4,871,512 
 
 4.571,644 
 8.408,513 
 7,094,4X9 
 6.121,319 
 9,S15,5cK) 
 17,784,494 
 
 t A« pubtislu'd by the Hritish Columbia Ilurean of Mines. 
 :K9tiniatt'd recovery after making due allowance for smelter lo>(.«ea. 
 
16 
 
 British Columbia: Production of Copper by Districts. 1 
 
 (III t>uillli]s. ) 
 
 <^arJboo — f>minfi-;i , 
 
 Caswiai — Skrfiia. « ti 
 Eai»l Koolenay — 
 
 Fort Stixle. . . 
 
 WindprliUTc 
 Wf^t Kiwtcii.iN- 
 
 Nelson. 
 
 Trail iTfck 
 
 Koundary 
 
 A-^hiToft and KaniluopH 
 Siinilkamt^n . 
 Coast di:}tricts. . 
 
 Total!. 
 
 I9IS. 
 
 I'M.M 
 
 l.'<.'>^ h.tKKI 2.H.!l.i7« 1.64,-, 07' 
 
 1. H(, 11 .lJ,i.,);6 JI.'<l5.48Ii24.0<iS.'Ws 
 
 <.4II<I 
 
 ;.tl.«.i<' ' J6.2S;i HIS, lift 
 
 i.5.7,i45 J.42«.;oi| 2,S39,<X)o! J,SJX.66I 
 
 n. 354. 085122. 327. .i59|j3. 37:, 1WIJ8, 621. g;.i 
 
 I.I78| 152.7231 j 29. ."05 
 
 8,073 
 
 5Wi.;(.4 .l(>,240| 17(1, 3C3 
 
 3,779,8.101 4,6.51.6811 4.200.745 
 
 16. 428. 950; 17. 402, 662 17.626,621 
 14,5251 295,164 6.16.514 
 701 18', 63.1 
 
 ; 3.0:8.090 . 10,998.721 1.5:429; 77»!l4.443:;93 l3:o;0.24.5i 9,770:i9-;|ie,l ,:265 
 
 l8,243,934 36.927,6S6|5l,456,.537J46,46O,.!O5[45.0O9,69<>56,9l8,4O5!65.379..164 
 
 t .\s iHiblisliiil by liriii»h Columbia Bureau o( Niinrs, 
 
 ( up|itr luiiiini; i^ now li\ Kir ilu- iiiosi iinpuriar.i loriii cil" iniiiiiij; in ih,- 
 I'liAiiuc ,mil in \')](, it lornud ,i1m,ui ,>7 per of tin- tiital valuf of llu- 
 
 nil l.illiliTou.s minc.^. 
 
 In the Boundary thf proilm lion \va> iiuiii..> froi.< tin- mines of two of 
 till iar^f Miitlting ( (inipanif!,: Thu Cranby Consoliciated Mining, Smcliinv; 
 \ I'owtr Co., Ltd., and the nriti>h Columhia Copper Co,, Ltd, 
 
 Vhv>v two conipanifs operate tile", own smelter.s and convert their 
 ni.itK lo liliMer ( opper. The low Knidi vres of this district are self-fluxing 
 and viT\- iinifonn in character, averai;inK a litth- over one per cent in 
 copper, .mil from SI to S2 in gold and silver. 
 
 '1 he Hriti^h Columlii.i Copper Company have been steadily developinsi 
 their i)roi)erties at Princess camp in the Similkameen. emplo>iiii; a lar,i;e 
 number of men. Some properties were producing during 1916 and we may 
 l(H.k forward to the eventual e-tablishnient in that part of the countrv 
 of another iniiiortant copper [)r(Klucing centre. 
 
 Much development and some shii)nienls are reported from the Ashcroft 
 .md Nicola di\ i>ions. 
 
 In th.' interior the main shippers were, at Ros-land. the (\'nlre St.ir 
 and I.e Roi groups, owned by the Con.solidaled Mining and Smelting Co., 
 and the I.e Roi II (Josie) mine. Besides these, shipments were made fr ai 
 the Nelson district by the Queen Victori.i mine .uid a few other operators. 
 
 In the Kamioops divi.sion the Iron Mask mine is the onh important 
 shipper. 
 
 Much development work wa.s done in the neighbonrhcxxl of New 
 Ha.^elton in tne Omiiieca mining divi.sion, and the Roclu r DeixHik' mine, 
 af.er a couple of years of extensive development. h,i- becomt an important 
 {/nxlucer. 
 
17 
 
 llii re wa> noted in 1*M5 a larnf incrtasf in tlu' prodiu linn ni the ('n.isl 
 (lislritt whi( h ninrc than olTsct the falling ctT in the Hoiiiuiary district. 
 TliL- incrc.isc was still nuirc rtniarkalilc in 1916, and was dm mostly to the 
 HidiUn ("rci'k mini's on ')l)stTvator\ Ink-l, tlir Hritaimia mines on Howi 
 Sdunil, and the Marble Hay mines on IVxada Kland 
 
 >.f,54 
 i.4(XI 
 
 Yukon. 
 
 riie [irodu( tion from the Yukon Territory has liien from the While- 
 horse distriel. I'he mities in this district had been more or less idle for the 
 past few years, but the high priee of copper during 19U) w.is the cause ol 
 nuKh activity. The production amounted to ?,cS()7.()06 pouiuls. v.ilued 
 at STO.^.'^SO, as against ,S33.2U) pounds, valued at S'>2,n.^ in I'Jl.S. 
 
 The principal shippers by order of importance were: The I'lU'blo. 
 oper.ited by the \'ukon Mining Co,, the War Kagle, ('.rafttr. ("ojjper King, 
 .md Anacoiul.i. 
 
 Yukon: Production of Copper. 
 
 V>ar. 
 
 Poundt. 
 
 Value. 1 
 
 IQIJ 
 liJU 
 
 wu 
 
 1015 . 
 lllb 
 
 Year. 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Value. 
 
 l'JC)6 (and prpviDiis). ... . . . 
 
 i"jo; , 
 
 I'MIS 
 
 vnn 
 mid 
 
 156,000 
 
 SII.HJK 
 112. 2(i4 
 
 J«6,CHK) 
 
 t 2.1.400 
 102,388 
 14,828 ' 
 
 ,16'. 4.11 ! 
 
 Total 
 
 i.t;2.660 
 
 l.li4.t.5JO 
 
 1.367,050 
 
 533.216 
 
 2.807.094 
 
 t 28Q.h7Cl 
 281.480 
 1 S5 . '(46 
 
 y>.in 
 
 763.586 
 
 
 «.,i8«,5S4 
 
 $1,78«,8SI 
 
 i 
 
IS 
 
 coil). 
 
 I lif |iro(iiution ni ^nKl in C.iii.kKi in I'MO aiii'nint( d to '),?(), 4')2 fin 
 ounces, \ahu(l at SI^, 2.^4, 976, and was made up as Inlluw-,: fa) fioU 
 dcrivi'd from alhnial uorkinjjs, S4,','f)4,S.il or 25 H per nnt of ilu' total 
 ih) pild (ibtainiil from the trushin^' of In r niillini; (|nart/ on >, i.t'.. .--tanii 
 mill luillion, 810,480,661 or 54-5 ptr 1 1 ni < if i he !om! ; aii<l u i i;ol(l ohtainci 
 from ores and concentrates sent to the copper .iml li-.id -iiicllers, S.?,7S"),4S 
 or 10-7 per cent of the total production. 
 
 The prii(hi(iion dnriiiu 1015 was 918,056 Inic ounces, \,iliit(l .i 
 S18, 977,901, anil included: (a) ^old deri\ed from alluvial workini;- 
 ?5, 524,476 or 29 per cent of the total; (1)) sold obtained fnmt the crushin 
 of free milling quartz ores, i.e., stamp mill bullion, S8. 909.1 7t) or 47 p( r cent 
 .ukI (c) gold obtained from ores and ( nncenlrales sent to the copper and leai 
 smelters, S4, 544, 245 or 24 per cent of th.r iia.i! prodiiciimi. 
 
 Annual Production of (iolil in Canada, 1858-1916. 
 
 
 Fine 
 
 I 
 
 Fine 
 
 
 Fine 
 
 
 Yral. 
 
 ouncest 
 
 Volu.-. ' Year. 
 
 ii 
 
 ouncest 
 
 Viilue, Year. 
 
 1 
 
 ouncv*»t 
 
 Valui-. 
 
 tS5l< ... 
 
 34.IC4 
 
 $ 70.S,000 1878 
 
 74,42r, 
 
 $1,538, .104 1808. .. 
 
 666,386 
 
 $13,775,42 
 
 ISS<J 
 
 78.129 
 
 l,615,07:i 1870 
 
 76.547 
 
 1.582. 158111800 . . 
 
 1.028.520 
 
 21,261,58 
 
 KMiO 
 
 107,806 
 
 2. 228, 5431 IfSO 
 
 63.121 
 
 1..104.824ii1000 .. 
 
 1,350,057 
 
 27.00X,|5 
 
 I;i«l 
 
 IJS.QT.f 
 
 2.66A.1I81J1881. . 
 
 63.524 
 
 1.313,153 llool 
 
 1,167.216 
 
 24.12X,5( 
 
 1862 
 
 U.'!.J«! 
 
 2.70X,;74 't882. 
 
 60,288 
 
 1. 246,268 1002 .. 
 
 1,032,161 
 
 21, 33(1, 6( 
 
 Ifl6.» 
 
 202.41)8 
 
 4.186,011 |1S«3. 
 
 53,853 
 
 1,113,246 1003. . 
 
 011,550 
 
 1X,84,C5i 
 
 IH64 
 
 lW,ftO.' 
 
 4.126,100 ISX4. 
 
 51.202 
 
 1,058,4,10 10f(4 , 
 
 706,374 
 
 16,462,5' 
 
 IXftS 
 
 102,808 
 
 3,087,.';6.> 18X5 . 
 
 55.575 
 
 1,14X.X20 ;ioos 
 
 684,051 
 
 14,150,1.J 
 
 iHM 
 
 I.S2..SSS 
 
 3,l.'i3,.So;j 1X86 .. . 
 
 711,782 
 
 1,463.106 1 1006 . 
 
 556,415 
 
 11.502,12 
 
 m«7 
 
 14S.77.S 
 
 3.(ll3,43lt 1X87 
 
 57.46(1 
 
 1.1X7,804 l<«)7. . 
 
 405.51; 
 
 8,3X2. 7S 
 
 IS6(( . 
 
 134.160 
 
 2, 773, .527 1X88. .. . 
 
 53.145 
 
 1 .oox.i.in'iws. .. 
 
 476, ii: 
 
 0,842, U 
 
 1869 
 
 10>.:.'0 
 
 2.123.405 |X.«0 . 
 
 62,653 
 
 1,205, I =^g I00<) 
 
 t'3,X65 
 
 0,3X.>.2 
 
 1870 
 
 83.415 
 
 1,724.348 ixori. . . . 
 
 55,62(1 
 
 l,140.;7r, I'Mll 
 
 I'll, 707 
 
 10, 205, R 
 
 1871 
 
 lo.s.is; 
 
 2,174,412 1X01 
 
 45,nix 
 
 0.10,614 I'lll ,, 
 
 473,150 
 
 0,7X1 ,0" 
 
 1872 
 
 00,2X3 
 
 1,X66, 3211.1X02 
 
 41.005 
 
 0(17,601 1012. 
 
 611, XX5 
 
 12,648,7" 
 
 1873 
 
 74,346 
 
 1,536,871 '1.X03 . , 
 
 47,243 
 
 076,603,i1013. . . 
 
 802,073 
 
 16,508,02 
 
 1874 
 
 07,856 
 
 2.022.X62 1804 . 
 
 ■i4,ftO() 
 
 1.12X,6XX! 1014 
 
 773, 17X 
 
 15, 0X3. (K 
 
 1875 
 
 1,10,. 100 
 
 2,603.533 1X05 
 
 100, 70S 
 
 2,0X3,6741:1015. .. 
 
 9IX,n,56 
 
 18,077,01 
 
 1876 
 
 07,720 
 
 2,020,2331 1806 .. 
 
 133,262 
 
 2.754.7741,1016. . 
 
 930.402 
 
 19,234,97 
 
 1877 ... 
 
 04,. 104 
 
 l,040.444lil.X07 
 
 201 . 557 
 
 6,027,016 1 
 
 
 
 JCalcuIatfl fr»)in ttlc value; one dollar = 0. 04X375 nz. 
 
 Gold was first discovered in various provimi^ .iIjoui 185.^, ,uid ili 
 production gradually increased to o\er tour million doll.irs in 186.^, bu 
 fell again to $907,601 in 1892. Tin- disco\ery of gold in tlie \'iikoii ,mi 
 other di>coveries in 1896 gave the mining in<lustr\' a new ini[)etus, resultin] 
 in a rapid incre.ise in the gold prfKlnction. wliirh. in 1 ')()(), re.ii hed the higl 
 mark of near'v twent\-eight million dollars, hroni this ni.iximum i 
 decreased again to a little o\-er eight iniilion dollar-^ in 1007 With tli 
 discoverv and <levelopment of the I'nrcniiinc mine- in ()iit.iriii. eold prodiK 
 lion h.is rapidly increased again. 
 
 The Dominion Assay Office in \',uudu\iT, upcr.ited in connexion will 
 (his nepartnieiit. receives, assays, and pur(ii.i~e> crude Imllion, ,\ni,ilL:,\ni 
 
19 
 
 93(),4<>2 fine 
 s: (a) Rold 
 
 I'f tin- Inl.il ; 
 -. i.e.. -t.inip 
 I'M (ilit.iiiicil 
 -, S.<.7.S'),4,S4 
 
 valunl .11 
 il workings, 
 till' rriisliiiig 
 
 ■ 47 ptr 1 1 lit ; 
 i|'tr .111(1 Icul 
 
 .•uiK^i I-. •ii"l '111-'' ''" "-iill'iiil I'lilli"!! I'ciii.^ H-ul.l. I'lu- I'.Ial .HMIllil\ 
 ,,f liulliMii lliu-. ii((i\.il (luriiiK llic Iwilvc iiKinlli-. ciuliiig 1 '(CfmluT .^1. 
 1<M(), was IM).-"'-'-.'^ > ipiimcs. uliic li. .ilur mrltiiiK u.c- nilurcd i.i 17,^,,^'>v 10 
 ..iiiRTS and v.iliud .it S2,«2S,2.^'),0.^. .ill.-r <l>chic liiii; (.Itirc cli.irKcs. Tlic 
 lns> hy nulling was 2-71K pn <( iii, llir ivrcipt^ \\.n' ihomIv from Hiiii-.li 
 ('(ilumlii.i ami llif ^■nkon. willi al-o a kw small <lcpn>iis ftuni Alask.i .tn<i 
 Alii.rt.i. 
 
 Receipts at Dominion Assay Office, Vancouver. 
 
 Weight 
 before 
 meltinK' 
 
 ounces. 
 
 l/(W(a) 90,17.S-4K 
 
 I'IfW 48,478 58 
 
 run 46.064-31 
 
 Mil . . .1 .!«. 7X4-70 
 
 I'll ' -I 59.068-82 
 
 Weiilht 
 
 after 
 
 melting. 
 
 Net value. 
 
 V'ear. 
 
 ounces. 
 8'(,I17-76 $1,478,804 ()0|]1''1.1(6). 
 47.576-27 
 45.228-')> 
 3'),06<»-31 
 57,951-98 
 
 W.-iiihl 
 
 iK-f.ire 
 
 nieltinK- 
 
 W.-iKhl 
 
 ufter 
 melting. 
 
 ;89..'(i7,')4|lll4 
 746.101.9j|l915 
 647 416.38{|9I6. 
 974,077.141 
 
 111.479 94 109.920-49 
 1M..U» K.t !(,.i.5.>.l 61 
 IK.1.')24 4'' 179.751-68 
 iKU,292-»3.175, 393-10 
 
 II. 448. 625. .17 
 2.029.251.31 
 2. 736,. (02 31 
 2,«»8.239.65 
 
 (a> Fot9month«only. IM TlH-r.-niuval of the assay cliiiru.- in Jiinu.iry 19H. accounts for the large incn-a*-- 
 
 916. 
 
 386 
 
 $13,775 
 
 420 
 
 529 
 
 21.261 
 
 584 
 
 1)57 
 
 27.908 
 
 153 
 
 216 
 
 24.128 
 
 503 
 
 161 
 
 2 1 . 336 
 
 667 
 
 559 
 
 18.843 
 
 590 
 
 374 
 
 16.462 
 
 517 
 
 951 
 
 14.159 
 
 195 
 
 415 
 
 1 1 . 502 
 
 120 
 
 517 
 
 8.382 
 
 780 
 
 112 
 
 9.842 
 
 105 
 
 86 5 
 
 9. *K» 
 
 .MO 
 
 707 
 
 10.205 
 
 815 
 
 159 
 
 9.7K1 
 
 077 
 
 885 
 
 12.648 
 
 794 
 
 973 
 
 1 6 . 598 
 
 923 
 
 178 
 
 1 5 . 98,1 
 
 (H)7 
 
 056 
 
 18,977 
 
 901 
 
 492 
 
 1<>,2.34 
 
 976 
 
 ^^S. ,111(1 lllC 
 
 n 1.^6,^, liLit 
 ^'^klln .mil 
 u--. rc-ulling 
 u^d tlu^ liicli 
 Tiaximiim it 
 With the 
 .'old proiliH - 
 
 mcxidii willi 
 1. .im.ilu.Am, 
 
 Refined Metal. riua- .iic two n-t'iiuTics prodiiciii:^ line i^uld in ('.m.id.i; 
 thu Rov.il Mint at Ott.iw.i. which n-ccivc-- shipnu-iits of gold from v.irion^ 
 pniviiKi- in thu Dominion; iiid th.it of the ( "oiisolid.itcd Mining .md Smelt- 
 ing Co., of Cm.ul.i. l.t'i.. -it Trail. W.i' ., whcru gold is m.iinly rft'oxx'ri'd from 
 the high gr.idc silvcrdcul on-- and tlu" "dry" ores -lii|)pc(l to the sni(.'ltcr, 
 
 Thf prodlKlioii of gold !>>• pro\in((s i- given in the following lalih 
 in vhidi it will lie s(.i'n that Ontario, since the dis'overy of the Porcupine 
 I, imp. h.i- gr.uhially increased its production, and to such .m e.Ment ihai 
 in l''Ui it prodiucd Sl-^) lier cent of the total, a- ,ig,iiii-t 44 ■ .^ per (t-iit in 
 I'M.s. and 14 ; per ( iiit in l')12. when Porcupine c.mie into promiiieiKc 
 
 Production of Gold by Provinces, 1914, 1915, and 1916. 
 
 
 1914. 
 
 
 1915. 
 
 1916. 
 
 
 Fine 
 ounces. J 
 
 Value. 
 
 Fine 
 ounces, t 
 
 \"alue. 
 
 Fine 
 ounces. X 
 
 \ .iln- 
 
 
 2,904 
 1,292 
 
 268 . 264 
 
 $ 60,031 
 26,708 
 
 5,545,509 
 
 09; 
 
 5,224,393 
 
 5,125.374 
 
 6.636 
 
 1,099 
 
 406,577 
 
 195 
 
 273,376 
 2,(0.173 
 
 $ 137,180 
 
 22,720 
 
 8,404,693 
 
 t.O'f. 
 
 5.651 .184 
 
 4.758.098 
 
 4.562 
 
 1.034 
 
 492,481 
 
 82 
 
 219.63.t 
 
 212.700 
 
 $ 94.305 
 
 Quebec 
 
 
 
 
 Alborta 
 
 KrittHh Columbia (a). . . . 
 Yukon 
 
 48 
 252,730 
 247.94(11 
 
 4.540,216 
 4.396.900 
 
 Totals 1 77.i.I7Ki 
 
 15.983.007 
 
 918.056 
 
 18.977.901 
 
 930.492 
 
 19.2.34.97s: 
 
 ;CaLu!attxl from tlie value: one dollar - 00483 
 
 75 01. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1914. 
 $ 565,000 
 4,659,393 
 
 1915. 
 $ 770,000 
 4,881,184 
 
 1916. 
 $ 580, .SIV) 
 
 Gold fro IT 
 
 
 
 
 3.959.7;6 
 
 
 
 
 
 5, 224,. 3931 
 
 5.651.184 
 
 4.540.216 
 
 The exact value of fine gold ia V.V dollars per ounce equivalent to $20 671834, a'nit.-il States .--lanilard.) 
 In most casi-s. statistics of gold production are stated as crude bullion with value thereiif. The hjie ounc.:» 
 >,Lvi-n in the tables in this report arecakulate.1 fioiii tlu- v.iliies by mulliplvinK thi"je by tVn'o or 0183. 5. 
 
2(t 
 
 Exports .nnl Imf>(>rt\. 'I'hc oxport> of ^olil in (lii>l, iHit;RPt>.. rtr 
 Jnriiiu 1')U> \\.n' xalii.d ,il SI S..5S .>.<)().! a- .lu.iin-l SK). S.'S.14,< in l^l^ 
 I'hr iiiipiirl^ diiMi.^ l''Ui um l;ii|i1 luillinii, \.iliit(l ,it S!H,()4S.T7( 
 -old (■oin>, S17.S2f<.<i''.^; .in<l iii.iiiul.uliii.'s of y.i,\,\ .iml -iKcr, \.iliicil , 
 S4y2,.?(il ; while in I'M 5 the imports were : ^;()1(1 Imllion. \ .ihuil .it Sl.l)2M,4(l 
 gold coins, <n1').'M0, JJ') , .md n),innf.\<-n:r('s of t;o|<| .ind -il\cr \,dni- 
 .<:4(.4.2<)4. 
 
 Nova Scotia. 
 
 The n<'lil l)ro<lu(tion of this rro\iiuc. which is derived almost rntirel 
 from fjuartz ore--, i^ reprirted 1>\ the l'R)viiKi;i! Department of Mines i 
 1'Mf) as 4,562 tine oinues. v.ihied at S94,305. as compared wiili '■ 'i i(> tii 
 ounces, v.ihied ,it S1.^7,1S() in 1015, a decrease of ,^1 per ceni in 111 
 there h. id lieen an incre.ise of 1 2S piT eeiil over tile prodlietion ol I'M I 
 
 The pro<|n(!ion of No\a Sc(itia wliich was 6.S6,' tine onniis in ISt) 
 re.ielied a maxltiuini of .^().,V4S Inu' onnces in l')()2; then dec re.i-ed gradiiall 
 leaching in 1 1.' .i tninimuiti oi" 2,174 tine onnces. It is interesting to no 
 ih.it the pKidnelion In l'>15 is ne.irlv identicil to that of ISfiJ, the lir 
 \e,irreturn~ wire rijioned 1 1\ the l'!n\inrial Mines 1 )rparl nirnl . 
 
 Nova Scotia: Annual Production of (.old. 
 
 - — 
 
 Tons. 
 
 Fine 
 
 " 
 
 Yield of 
 
 
 Tons 
 
 Fine ; 
 
 
 Yield 
 
 \'cttr. 
 
 treated. | 
 
 nuncvti. 
 
 Value. 
 
 gold 
 per ton. 
 
 Year. 
 
 treated. 1 
 
 ounce* 1 
 
 Value. 
 
 »ot<l 
 [ler to 
 
 tKft2. . . 
 
 1 
 
 A. 473 
 
 A.SM 
 
 tl4l,K71 
 
 til 91 
 
 1 
 18<)(l 
 
 42.749 
 
 22,978] 
 
 S474.990 
 
 $11 1 
 
 1 "ft.! . . 
 
 1 17,00(1 
 
 U.lXOl 
 
 272. 44S 
 
 16 02! 
 
 1891 ,! 
 
 36.,<51 
 
 21.841 
 
 451.503 
 
 1 ' 1 
 
 1 K64 . 
 
 J 1 . 4 1 1 
 
 IM.MH.l, 
 
 .l')0..14'( 
 
 18 21' 
 
 1892 
 
 32.552 
 
 1 8 , 865 
 
 389.965 
 
 U '• 
 
 1 XUS 
 
 21.4^1 
 
 .'4, (lie 
 
 4')ft..l.17 
 
 20 12 
 
 1 89.1 ' 
 
 12 354 
 
 18.436 
 
 381.095 
 
 H.9 
 
 1 Sfih 
 
 .12.1 '57; 
 
 j,f.;7fi! 
 
 4')1.4«1 
 
 15 28 
 
 1894 
 
 55,357 
 
 18.834 
 
 3S9,,i.l8 
 
 7.0 
 
 1 Ml . . 
 
 .11 . f>tr 
 
 _>.S, 7ft.il 
 
 .1.12..S6.1 
 
 16 96 
 
 1,195 
 
 60.600 
 
 21.919; 
 
 453.119 
 
 7.4 
 
 1868. . 
 
 ; M.2>'> 
 
 iq,.i7;! 
 
 400.. 5 .5.1 
 
 12 41 
 
 18'.6 ,| 
 
 69 , 1 69 
 
 23.8761 
 
 493 . 568 
 
 7.1 
 
 1X6Q 
 
 < ,?.■> . 1 44 
 
 ift.s.s.i; 
 
 .14K.427 
 
 19.91 
 
 1897 ' 
 
 73,192 
 
 27.195] 
 
 .562.165 
 
 7 ( 
 
 tH70. . 
 
 i .10.H24 
 
 11.7401 
 
 .187.392 
 
 12. 5f, 
 
 1 1 898 i 
 
 S2.747 
 
 26.054! 
 
 538.. 590 
 
 6 5 
 
 1X71.. 
 
 ,W.7S7 
 
 ILMMi 
 
 374.972 
 
 12 17 
 
 1899 
 
 112.226 
 
 29,876l 
 
 617.604 
 
 5.5 
 
 1H72.. 
 
 i 17.0SO| 
 
 U,. 1,121 
 
 25.5.349 
 
 14 94 
 
 19(KI 
 
 8 7,390 
 
 28,9551 
 
 598.5531 6.8 
 
 IS7.?. , 
 
 17.70H 
 
 1 1 . 1 SO] 
 
 231.122 
 
 13 05 
 
 1901 
 
 91.948 
 
 26,4.591 
 
 .'•» 963 
 
 5.3 
 
 IM74 
 
 1 *.S44 
 
 K.ft2.1 
 
 17S.244 
 
 12.87 
 
 1902 
 
 93.042 
 
 .30,348 
 
 62. 57 
 
 6.6 
 
 tHT.S 
 
 14.K10 
 
 10,576 
 
 21(1.629 
 
 14 76 
 
 I'iOl 
 
 103.856 
 
 25..5,3 
 
 527,f.n6 
 
 S.O 
 
 1H76 
 
 1 ,S . 4'>ll 
 
 1 1 . .100 
 
 2.13.585 
 
 15 O.t 
 
 1901 
 
 15.436 
 
 10. 162' 
 
 214.2091 4 7 
 
 IS77. , 
 
 1 7 , .1fi'> 
 
 lv')25 
 
 329.205 
 
 18 9^ 
 
 1005 
 
 57.774 
 
 13. 07 
 
 283.353 
 
 V, 
 
 IX7K 
 
 17,«*M«> 
 
 1 1 ,«64 
 
 245,253 
 
 13 63 
 
 1906 
 
 66.059 
 
 12. .'231 
 
 252,676 
 
 3.8 
 
 IR70. . 
 
 IS.y.lfi 
 
 1 >.<)K0 
 
 268. 32« 
 
 16 S3 
 
 1907 
 
 58.550 
 
 13.(75] 
 
 282,686 
 
 4 8 
 
 1RK0 
 
 I l.f)')7 
 
 12.472' 
 
 257.823 
 
 IS 42 
 
 1908 
 
 61.5.16 
 
 11.8421 
 
 244,7991 3.0 
 
 1XM1 
 
 K). ^^f> 
 
 10,147 
 
 209.755 
 
 12 66 
 
 1 9(y> 
 
 56,790 
 
 10.193 
 
 210,711' 
 
 ,-. 
 
 1MK? 
 
 i 1 . OH 1 
 
 1.1.. 107' 
 
 275,09(1 
 
 11 04 
 
 1910 
 
 41,006 
 
 7.<;28 
 
 151.891 
 
 i.t 
 
 IKS.^ 
 
 .'S.i)i4 
 
 14,.S7r 
 
 .101,207 
 
 11 6(1 
 
 1911 
 
 18.328 
 
 7.V81 
 
 ;.V7 854 
 
 8,7 
 
 IXK4 
 
 •S,1X6 
 
 ll.lftX 
 
 313.554 
 
 12 41 
 
 1912 
 
 14,360 
 
 '..385 
 
 90.618 
 
 1 6 
 
 1 SH> 
 
 .'H.sgo 
 
 20. '.'4^ 
 
 432.971 
 
 14 98 
 
 1913 . 
 
 7,324 
 
 2.174 
 
 44.93S 
 
 6 
 
 1KH6 
 
 i'/.OlO 
 
 J2.1I.1H 
 
 4 55,564 
 
 1 5 . 70 
 
 1914 
 
 13.156 
 
 1 2.904, 
 
 (lO.Ol 
 
 4. 
 
 IKS7. . 
 
 .*2.2SO 
 
 20.00« 
 
 413.631 
 
 12.81 
 
 11915. . 
 
 25.204 
 
 6,636 
 
 137,1801 S.I 
 
 ISSS 
 
 16. ITS 
 
 21.1.17 
 
 436 . 93<1 
 
 12(18 
 11 02 
 
 |l916 . 
 
 17,49; 
 
 4,.562i 
 
 94,. 105 
 
 i '• 
 
 1SK9. . 
 
 ,v».u,o 
 
 .' 1 ,'tri 
 
 5ia,0.»f 
 
 'Total 
 
 2.180.82(1 
 
 904.. 195 
 
 $18,695.5871 8. 
 
21 
 
 111,'Kcts. ftr., 
 IJ.^ in l')15, 
 
 S1S,()4,H.T7(); 
 •r, xaliicfl at 
 It Sl.()28.4(t5 
 
 ilM-r \,i1ni-i! 
 
 most rntirt'K' 
 of Minis in 
 ih (k(>M^ titif 
 m In 1015 
 ol I'M I 
 nri'S in ISdi, 
 -(■(I sr-Klii^ilb'- 
 ■slin^ to note 
 ■!6_'. the first 
 
 Kill . 
 
 Nova Scotia: Production of (Jo!d from 1862 to l^lit. 
 
 
 YiHd at 
 
 hlr. 
 
 ROM 
 
 
 t«T ton. 
 
 47 (.'"Ml 
 
 $11 11 
 
 1^1, H).> 
 
 12 !■ 
 
 iK<),'>6S 
 
 11 'JR 
 
 iH\ .(V)S 
 
 H 'W 
 
 IM'L.i.iK 
 
 7. in 
 
 45t.ll' 
 
 7.47 
 
 49.1 . 56J 
 
 7.H 
 
 562.165 
 
 7 6H 
 
 ■^.ts.sw 
 
 : 6 , so 
 
 6l7.fiOJ 
 
 1 5 .50 
 
 5i(«.55; 
 
 1 6 85 
 
 '■•' <i6. 
 
 5.J2 
 
 62, 5; 
 
 6.6K 
 
 .527.P.O<i 
 
 5. OH 
 
 214. 20< 
 
 4 71 
 
 2S,1.3S. 
 
 1 4 00 
 
 252.671 
 
 1 ,1.«' 
 
 2«2 . 6X( 
 
 4 «■ 
 
 244. 7«< 
 
 1 07 
 
 2in.7t 
 
 (71 
 
 161. S>) 
 
 .1X1 
 
 :.,;' H^A 
 
 : 8,7» 
 
 '>n.6i 
 
 1 6.51 
 
 44. 'H 
 
 6.11 
 
 i.n.(ii 
 
 4.56 
 
 H7,i» 
 
 1, 5.44 
 
 04.. 10 
 
 .j S.3II 
 
 m.s , 58 
 
 7I I...57 
 
 Unit., t 
 
 ( .tribou ^V Mooae Rivfr i.l' 
 
 l-iftirn -Mile atreant ' ''' 
 
 I. .lite ( auhA, . . 
 
 M.iKiKa HarretiH Ia'' 
 
 Mnntatiu. . . 
 
 nlilham.. . 
 
 Kawdoii if) 
 
 Krnfrrw 
 
 >hfrhr<Hikt' 
 
 Slotinont 
 
 Salmon Rivt'i (h> 
 rantcter. 
 t'niatite (ftl . 
 Wavrrlev 
 Whileburn (Jl. 
 Wini* Harbour 
 Oth.-r .li<tricts 
 
 \V..t i;.<r.- 
 
 il 1r,vn H6''. I'" If 
 r..ni l')n5. 
 
 Tolu 
 
 TotoL viKLD or i;<>Ln. 
 
 AVKACI YIELD tlT 
 GOLIl rpR roN. 
 
 I ounfM. I dwi. I era. | ouncv*. 
 
 !21 
 .16 
 II 
 
 2.1 
 
 10 
 
 5') 
 
 12 
 
 61 
 
 140 
 
 5.'y 
 
 lix 
 
 70 
 
 6.1 
 
 155 
 
 6 
 
 77 
 
 146 
 
 4 
 
 627 
 515 
 
 X7H 
 0X4 
 02X 
 I'M 
 <>5| 
 IX') 
 705 
 X2.1 
 6H7 
 XI') 
 0')X 
 151 
 5 S6 
 ')07 
 106 
 477 
 
 .W. 
 
 62. 
 
 17 
 
 28 
 
 JO 
 
 4.1 
 
 6H 
 
 
 
 4H 
 
 157 
 
 W.I 
 
 41 
 
 20 
 
 41 
 
 60 
 
 ') 
 
 .14 
 
 75 
 
 748' 
 415 
 ,16.1 
 
 ..1.14| 
 .4221 
 .5751 
 
 .5.18; 
 
 .6061 
 .600 
 .,1,1.1 1 
 .422 
 .852 
 .5611 
 .08.1 
 086 
 .XOO 
 0<)2 
 877 
 .81.1 
 
 u 
 .1 
 
 
 5 
 
 X 
 12 
 
 J 
 II 
 
 f 
 II 
 
 dwt. 
 
 5 
 
 10 
 
 7 
 
 10 
 
 21 
 
 .1 
 
 18 
 
 1 
 
 5 
 
 '0 
 
 5 
 
 * 
 
 H 
 S 
 <t 
 17 
 17 
 R 
 2 
 IS 
 IS 
 
 q 
 I 
 
 7 
 
 14 
 in 
 
 17 
 18 
 
 21 
 21 
 
 18 
 18 
 
 6 
 16 
 
 1 
 10 
 
 
 15 
 10 
 18 
 
 17 
 I 'I 
 
 2.087.151 i <>.»l..127i 8 
 
 11 
 
 21 
 
 « 
 
 
 
 8 
 
 V 
 
 9 
 
 1 
 
 10 
 
 9 
 
 
 2 
 
 * 
 
 22 
 
 (17.645.221 
 
 IX6X. (.1 froTi 1881. (./) from 1887, Ol fnim 1882. fO from 1887. f<) fiom IXRl. 
 
 Quebec. 
 
 riu' gold prorliu-lion in Qiu'ni ilurini; 1')I6 wa-- 1 .0,S4 fine otinres. 
 \, lined at S21..CS. as au.iin-i l.d'i") fmi- oiniii-, \m1iui1 at .S22,T20, in 1')l,i. 
 This iirodiiction i- iltriM'd fnini tiic p\iilic minis ul ilu- llastrrii 
 Townships, wliiili .irr W'rki-d rliiith, for llir -iiliilmr .iiid ropiirr contcnls 
 ni the ore. \ii .ilhni.il pnidiiition ii.is liccn rcporlcd fur .1 nnnilur ol 
 \i'ars. 
 
 Quebec: Annual Production of Gold. 
 
 Fine 
 
 
 
 
 l''im 
 
 
 
 
 
 Fine 
 
 
 
 oun''''s.t i 
 
 \ 
 
 al',. 
 
 N , -r 
 
 ounces. * : 
 
 \ 
 
 llilf. 
 
 \.-.<T. 
 1"()5 
 
 .mnres.J 
 101 
 
 Value. 
 
 58.1 ! 
 
 « 
 
 12.057 
 
 1801 
 
 
 J 
 
 X 
 
 l,80o' 
 
 t 
 
 .1.040 
 
 S6X 
 
 
 17.0.17 
 
 1802 
 
 
 fi*^ 
 
 
 1 ',*>X7 
 
 1'106 
 
 165 
 
 
 .4.412 
 
 I.16II 
 
 1 rK)5 
 2,741 
 
 
 
 III 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 tJ.174 
 56.661 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6> 
 
 
 1 , 'XI 
 
 I'MC) 
 
 10,1 
 
 
 ,1,000 
 
 
 
 17.00,1 
 
 1H')6 
 
 
 1 15 
 
 
 ! (MMI 
 
 I'lin 
 
 121 
 
 
 2 . 565 
 
 ,'«>(l 
 
 
 I7.7S7 
 
 I HO 7 
 
 
 41 
 
 
 'XHl 
 
 1011 
 
 '.U 
 
 
 12.672 
 
 4 •_' 
 
 
 H. : '0 
 
 IS ■' 
 
 
 ")5 
 
 
 6.0.X') 
 
 I'll ' 
 
 M! 
 
 
 IS. 270 
 
 1(11 
 I'M 
 
 
 ' 1.M1 
 
 1,','Ml 
 
 \H'I 
 I'HMl 
 
 
 MX 
 
 
 4 016 
 
 101 1 
 |o| 1 
 
 7(11 
 
 I .:'i; 
 
 
 I». 101 
 26.70X 
 
 7.^ 
 
 
 1 ,'.<M 
 
 1001 
 
 
 U5 
 
 
 i.onn 
 
 I'll ; 
 
 I.O')-) 
 
 
 22.720 
 
 1x1 
 
 5,.( 
 
 
 1,74. 
 
 1 , ;o; 
 
 1 , 150 
 
 1"02, . , 
 1 ')0,1 . . 
 I'lOl 
 
 ,| 
 
 ,10 1 
 l.SO 
 14(1 
 
 
 .X .(1, \ 
 
 MI'. 
 
 1 .0.14 
 
 
 21.,i;5 
 
 
 ■' 
 
 
 2.'M>(| 
 
 T..1.II 
 
 .'0..424 
 
 $400,006 
 
 ^ 
 
 I, XX I 
 1S,X' 
 lK,Ki 
 ISX4 
 1X85 
 1XX6 
 
 ixs: 
 
 rx,'.v 
 
 1S»'1 
 
 Ontario. 
 
 TIh' mild prodiiclion in Ontario, whi-.h in 1')|.< jiad oxctidi'd the total 
 of ,ill the othiT >ears sinic 1<H,S(), niori" than doiililcd that figure in 1016, 
 inioiinting to 402,481 tine ounces, valued at S10,18fl.48.S, as against 406, .>77 
 fine ounees, \aliiid .at S8.4()4.60,i in lOl.s. an increase of 21 ■ 1 per cent 
 
22 
 
 Ontario: Animal I'ruductiun of (iokl. 
 
 
 Fine 
 
 ! 
 
 " 
 
 Fiiir 
 
 1 
 
 
 Fine 1 
 
 Yew. 
 
 ounci-M. t 
 
 Vilw. 1 
 
 \>»r. 
 
 1 oumv«.t 
 
 Value. 
 
 Ycol. 
 
 ounces, t \'4lu 
 
 IU7 
 
 m 
 
 f 6.7M 
 
 in; . 
 
 ■J.IS? 
 
 Iim,2«l 
 
 1007 . 
 
 J.lWt M 
 
 15m , 
 
 
 
 IIWK 
 
 U.KftJ 
 
 26<.K»'» 
 
 IQOH. . 
 
 i,2l2' fit 
 
 iiw 
 
 
 
 
 IH'W 
 
 1U..W* 
 
 421.5<J1 
 
 I009 . 
 
 1 , Sft'l .12 
 
 IMO 
 
 
 
 I'M III 
 
 14. Wl 
 
 ."I7.4«S 
 
 luio . . 
 
 I.IHW M 
 
 IMl 
 
 **7 
 
 .'.000 
 
 Will 
 
 II.H44 
 
 244. K 17 
 
 lull .. 
 
 2.IIA.V 12 
 
 ia9i 
 
 .^44 
 
 MIDI 
 
 14(l.' 
 
 11.111' 
 
 .'21.H2« 
 
 IW12. .. . 
 
 Hft.SJJl l.THH 
 
 IWJ 
 
 inn 
 
 I4,(i.4;i 
 
 I'Hlt 
 
 1 . (I<«i 
 
 IHM.d.lfl' 
 
 I-)!.! . 
 
 2I«.KIH! 4.S41 
 
 1844 
 
 l.')17 
 
 J«,fi24 
 
 1104 
 
 l.VJS 
 
 4<l.ll(l(l 
 
 1X14 
 
 }M.2M[ S.St^ 
 
 IKi^s 
 
 I.OIf 
 
 ftJ.JiO 
 
 l'«)S 
 
 4.402 
 
 •>I.(1<I0 
 
 IMU 
 
 40IS.5';i 11.404 
 
 IK«6 
 
 S , 56.1 
 
 11-5. OOUj 
 
 1 
 
 IW<> 
 
 .1.202 
 
 66,l«.l 
 
 lOlft 
 
 4U2,4ll|llO,lHn 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 r..t .1 
 
 l..197.lulj.t.OIA 
 
 tCalrulatnl from thr valuf ; onr doll.u - ii ii4h i: < ...in. 
 
 Tlif P(ir(ii|iiiH' (li>triit lia> >iiui- it^ ilcvflopnunl in l''l.' Iicfii 
 111. tin pnxliiccr. ( )ih(T iir(i<hi(inK districts wito: Kiikl.iiul I.;ikc ; 
 
 Munjii town-hip. in I'iiiii-k.iniim; ili-liii I ; .iiid I.nnu I .ikr, iic.tr N,iUi.;lil 
 Sutlliiirv- (listrii l 
 
 ( )ilicr (li-.tii< 1- I'l -iiU - 'I'iiiii-k.miiiii; .ind Sudluin, iIioukIi nut as 
 .•irri\<(l at tin- prcdniin.u stage, have slmwn iinn li ,iiii\il\ duriiii^ \' 
 and I'MO, and ina\ s i Income important (intrt ■> 
 
 riif [)rin(i]).il nt tlux- di>trii'ts is tiic Knwk.i-li di-tiic I. Tluind. t H 
 whii h i> i( poridl liH li\ Mil' I' ll(i|ikin-. cif ilir ( )nKiiii> linrr.m <<i Min 
 
 Other ^;(ild di-rci\ rrits were ,~nb-i-(|iicnll\' niad.r in llic snironnd 
 di-.liiit, the most iinpoiLint luin^; at Tasliot.!, 22 iiiili-- wist of Knwk. 
 wlicrt' ^;i>ld .ind Klhiridc wrrt di-( (i\ (icd. 
 
 in tin- Kcnora district nuicii inliri--t lias lniii laiistd by llii- vr\ 
 of rii h t;ol(i tindini;- on the Roj^iiiiii iiniprrtx', luvir \\"aliit;ii(m lake. 
 
 In tlie Ho-tcin ("ni k di-lii( t, 'rinii-kaniini,. llu- pronii-iiii; develnpni 
 work on se\er.d propirlies attra(le<l iii.uu' jirospt ( tors to the area . 
 re-iilted in niw disciAciifs in this di-tri( t. The I'r()\iiu i.il Bureau of Mi 
 had ,1 rtpiirt ni.idi c ^n I hi- di-li ii I . and puMi-hiil in l''1().'- 
 
 Mlldi prospcclini; and dcs i li >pnuiil li.iM I h i n dciu in the adjoin 
 di-tiiet of Goodlish l.iki , 
 
 ihe ni<>^t speitaciil.ir lind prcili.ihh evir in.ide w.is lh.it of Augl 
 lyi.s, in Mimro township, '] iiiiiskainin^, < ilie 1 )ntiie-l.i\son iiro[)ei 
 now (.died the ("roesii- Mine. Spfcimens n.m ilii- pr(i|)erty h.i\<' b 
 reported to run from 2,00(1 lo vOdO ouiuc- in u"ld. 
 
 Since 1';14. Ont.irio h.is bieoiiie by far the large-t iirodiicer ot koIi 
 Canada, and this reni.irk.ible increase was brought about b>- the succes 
 ileveloptnent of the I'ori upinr (h-iriri ,iiid b\- the e\ten-ion ot mil 
 facilities in that camp. 
 
 ' Hullelin No. 27 of the Ontari.. Iliirrau of Miii<-i>. on Kowliash gold arra. 
 
 ■ Hullelia \o. 2*> of the Ontario liiirrau of Mines, on Boston Creek and Got^IIi!-!! lake g' il.l area-'. 
 
23 
 
 flnr 1 
 
 
 uncvt.t 
 
 V»Iur. 
 
 J.II2I 
 
 Vt.Vf' 
 
 S.lXl 
 
 ftA , tH<J 
 
 1,3601 
 
 i;.42^ 
 
 .I.OK*! 
 
 li 1 . II4U 
 
 1,062. 
 
 12,«.."i 
 
 HA. 5211 I 
 
 THIt.^'Xi 
 
 3IU.K0I 4 
 
 541. 600 
 
 .VpH.Jm' 5 
 
 545. 5«<) 
 
 MM,.'.::', K 
 
 40 1 , 6'l.1 
 
 4')2.4«1 10 
 
 1H0.4IIS 
 
 ,S«;.l«jlj.1.0IA.3v 
 
 1<)1.' Im.ii the 
 11(1 I. .ike .iliii 
 
 car Nautili"'!- 
 
 \\y,\\ not ,!> \M 
 \ (iuriii;; I'M ^ 
 
 'l'luini!< r li.i> . 
 Ti .III ot Mines.' 
 ic >niri'im(iiiiu 
 
 l (it Kduk.i^li. 
 
 by itif rcpdii 
 lake. 
 
 ii; (lf\iliilinuill 
 i the area .iml 
 iireau of Miiio 
 
 I the .((ijdiniiti; 
 
 i.it ol" AilKU^l. 
 Nson proper! \ . 
 ■rty liave heen 
 
 iicer ot K'jl'l '" 
 ■ the sueces>ful 
 -ion ot niilhnv: 
 
 gold area*. 
 
 4 
 
 1 he piiiiiip.d |r(Kln((i- 111 Ontario diiiiiiK l''Ui were: — 
 'liible of Operators. 
 
 Oi-KBATOR, 
 
 MiKS. 
 
 Dlitiuicr. 
 
 Liiia-liaii Kxploratton ( i> 
 
 Domf Minn Co , Ltrl 
 Dninr* lak.' Mini-1, \ .u\ 
 
 Long Lakp 
 
 Dornr 
 Dnnir Lukr 
 
 Mclntyrc 
 Kra 
 
 I'urriipinr Crown 
 I'ntcii[i|in* \'i)«jnil 
 Porphyry Htll 
 S<hiimiich«r — 
 TouKh OnkcM 
 ( ■ roriua 
 
 MRoma. 
 
 riiiil!*ki*ming:— 
 
 Nklntvrt- I'orrti.JiK- Mmm. LW 
 Minci I-«uinB niul Dfvrloplitg Co 
 Porcupine Crown Mimvt. Ltd. 
 
 Vi[>viii.l Mitif* Co.. Lui 
 
 \Vm 1 Ott.T It ill 
 '. )hi']i 1 h'T C.ild Mine*. Ltd 
 I ^ . 1 >ik.-«. <;<'1.| MiRHt It.! 
 ■ : ..•^uB <-iold Miiifi. Ltd 
 
 • 
 
 kirtit.rn.l lakr 
 Munro. 
 
 The f(,llo\\niy notes are taken fmm the rrspertivr rompany's reports :— 
 
 The Dome Mines (^o., Ltd. 
 
 " Record of I'iimUk licn lor I v l\c ii'.oiilh'- ciKhi'.u Man h .M , l'»17: — 
 
 T.)n.f uf ore ntilM 
 
 .■\Vfrai;e value iwr ton 
 
 nulliiHl recovcrtnl by amalKamatioii 
 
 , . • ryanidatinn. 
 
 Per cmt of valiK recovered by ainaUaniaUon 
 
 ... r>'atildatutti 
 
 Total value recovered . . 
 Average yield tier ton . 
 Per cent of value recovereil 
 
 4V).5.!0 
 
 (5 0X1 
 II.. 1.17. "11 
 »H.i.l.!<;4 
 
 5 7-.»0(l 
 J5 6;i 
 $2,171,785 
 
 4-7J6 
 «2 QUO 
 
 The comiiletion of the l.lant i-xt. tisiom Ii.h n-»iill.-tl in .1 nnnl.rn iiiJt.iU.iliori »illi .i iiullim; ..(nuity of 
 45, (nm ton* anil a miniim cai»acity of inori- tli.iii dt)uhl'' that amount. i u .i 
 
 The conditions under which we are operatiiin have been very bad and Ktaduallv liet worse iiionth hy month. 
 
 nniinu our I'mal ye.ir. t')l5a')lri. the co.st of pn»liuini! an (Uime t.( tine Bold wiw »1() iO. IJiinnii our 
 I'mal ytar. Wlfi 1'I17. the loat w.i* SU >.'. Jurin>; Ille l.wt five iii..n(N» ..f (he above year the cost had tli«Tl 
 totU 64;durinBthe monthaof M.irih and .\|'riUherost h.ld risen til J14 IK 
 
 The Dome in a lonit-lived mine with lilieral ore l.odie«. whicli wdl be probtably mineu for many yeati 
 to come, and the labor aliorlaRe wil! eventually rectify itnelf. 
 
 Ntftl 
 
 t'sv to .1(1(1 tlKit tlu- Donu- Mint- In t>-i-ntially a U*\\ ^^radt- \n' 
 
 HoIIingor Consolidated (iold Mines, Ltd. 
 
 loiij* of ore millpd 
 AvcraKo value jrt ton 
 Total values sent to mill 
 Avrraiii- tons iht (1.i\' 
 
 Per cent of possibli" runnin« liin** 
 
 Averaiii- tons per 2\ hours of runninn time. . 
 Stamp duty tons iwr 24 hours «f runninii tin 
 
 CnrtTovcrcd values: — ■ 
 
 Concentrate* stored f > 
 Lost in hiter tails 
 
 tr ■■umrnt t'i.'ifM) tn 
 
 Total 
 
 Values recovered 
 
 Value iwr ton in tailings 
 
 Lime consumeil i)er ton of art- in (Hitinilt^ 
 
 Zinc . ^ „ , 
 
 I^ad acetate - « - 
 
 Tons of solution preripitated jht ton of ore, 
 
 Zinc addeil imt ton of solution, ixjunds. . . 
 
 Average value of preRnant solution . . . 
 
 
 Toi.il 
 6<ll,.S.^4 
 
 
 tS 114 
 
 »5 
 
 12 3.71h 05 
 
 
 1 . t>4i> 
 
 
 oil 
 
 
 I.SIO 
 
 
 Id 7 
 
 i 
 
 ;.i67.0() 
 
 
 J4I,<<58 OO 
 
 t 
 
 249.325.00 
 
 J5 
 
 .073.401.05 
 
 
 $0 40 
 
 
 2 US 
 
 
 ■405 
 
 
 0042 
 
 
 2 221 
 
 
 182 
 
 $ 
 
 ,1.782 
 
2t 
 
 llilLI.INfiKH <.()|,D MINRH. LT1> 
 
 t Tt) 
 
 t«ll 
 I'll ' 
 
 I9r 
 
 Vwm. 
 
 
 Ulvktrnda 
 
 
 
 ■•1. 
 
 4A.0NJ 5J 
 
 oiiANj on 
 
 1,«"».0JJ )« 
 },7I'I. 154 47 
 
 1 'n- ')((! f-.fj 
 
 t irn.ran 
 l.Kii.niiu 
 
 I.I 70. INN) 
 
 1 7 'll INK) 
 
 MOLI.INr.KR CONSOLIDATED COLD MINES. LTD 
 
 l*U. 
 
 • l^ *'.'• 141 .11 . t7.4M.l 
 
 Thfrtlluilonof oir with wani- hiM the rffm ,./ i„«..„„., ,i,. 
 
 inili'.M.'. II..- ii.iii'I..T ..f l.,n» lint r«i«-tlrii 
 
 01 .1 'lir «,ii il.lv Ill-.M .,-i.l, .in.l li.Mni-lhr i.i • 
 »<i>l..il.lv j.,.|,| .1, Min,il.'l> 4..1l)l>INM)lc.n«. 1. . 
 
 ' pPf ton ul Uir tiii«tur«'. .lUh.Huh ii 
 
 ' "n». haM (>rf'ii that thrrr m ,i tlllution 
 
 •ni at $«.ftK I pr ton will, whrn mitlrd. 
 
 um. 
 
 Mclntyre Porcupine Mints. 
 
 Year ciuiinu jniir >i). \*)\7. i l.s 
 
 Tnn* nf nre mill.*-! 
 
 \v' r ur valiit* 
 
 !■ 'U I. t .on nrr ton 
 
 T.uiiitk; loMrt iirt lou 
 
 (•rtM^ v.ihir 
 
 Miiliinii pti>t!m-cri and by-proilucli ohtainf-^t 
 
 Tol;»I )(>iM in t.iiU 
 
 Hfr rpnt of fxtractfon 
 <'««( i>fr ton of ore millwl 
 
 I'er a-nt of poiwihi.- runnine tmir 
 
 s):- 
 
 I79.0.?t 
 
 
 
 »» 
 
 m 
 
 
 1" 
 
 lf> 
 
 
 II 
 
 46 
 
 11. 7W 
 
 Ml) 
 
 14 
 
 $l.'.7i. 
 
 'JXi 
 
 .to 
 
 I.MI 
 
 147 
 
 7.S 
 
 
 OS 
 
 4 
 
 
 t4 
 
 78 
 
 
 «4 
 
 .sx 
 
 
 W 
 
 27 
 
 •t«ndiM''?,Vv''.l,7''",'l" '^'" '"■"," ^'';'''>' »■"'"';"■""»■. .■.M..,.1.T„„ the hnmltrn,.- ,„„l.-, v,h,.„ 
 
 owinR to itn 
 Bftat war have mit<Ti.ll«"-.7iw;MT-«i" .".'.' 'J-Vi"-"* "«'. "'""' *?" '".;"' '"'•"^'■' i'"' "* cnmiuionfi inrlilentui to the 
 
 srr u^;:;; jr-t w^? ,',::;;:;.";:::;.; .. :.;'S;?S'.-ii, --'^^;:i^:^: •-- -' <■- ■" •'■'-<-• -^ 
 
 16 2«6 Z^i.^'jr,',"".' V ■'"','";;■ °' U"" l^""'!'-'nV» ore wi-ro tr.vuH. vi.l.li„« $l.ft7<i.01<.. 10. In .,.;.[.,Um 
 
 pSrn' h.ure^. *'"■" ••"""'W'™""" '^■'» '•ff'-'l"l th.-lr i.ro,l,„il„n .. included in Mclnty/i- 
 
 J.in^l"''' ""■ "'""""' "' dcvi-lni.Piont work l»Tf,.rn.i-d l,a. not N-cn up to our rxncrtatinnii thp n-«>,li. ,.h 
 
 Porcupiiu- Crown Mints. I imiti'd. 
 
 1 car cniliiij; 
 
 •ml)!T ,il . I'Mo 
 
 Tons of orr- mili'vj 
 -Vvi'raKe v.ihjo oi hci '^ 
 
 rxfrartiod 
 I'lvit per ton of orp inilli-d 
 I ir.iis v;iliip of production 
 
 Mitit rli.trKi"< 
 
 Mine operation expense. . 
 ,..• • net itrofit 
 
 Dividend paid in 1016 
 
 The war tax amniinn to .ilioiit 
 
 tSft^U .™ i i "',""■, The ore re*.tve» are e«timHt«l at 07.1)1)1) ton, of .t value of 
 
 IJO.OOO tons last year of a value of $1,250,000. but with an increased net profit of over $ 
 
 
 
 Total. 
 
 
 M 
 
 .771 
 
 
 
 
 til 
 
 7« 
 
 
 
 07 
 
 14'-; 
 
 
 
 »^ 
 
 47 
 
 t 
 
 74 
 
 MI4 
 
 OK 
 
 
 *i 
 
 0S> 
 
 4S 
 
 s 
 
 M) 
 
 .^fiO 
 
 r.n 
 
 t 
 
 '.I 
 
 0S> 
 
 00 
 
 t 
 
 41) 
 
 IHKl 
 
 01) 
 
 . «11 IftO 
 
 40 
 
 am 
 
 will 
 
 II.O'O.IKJO. 
 
 a -4 ai^ainst 
 
 Ill) IMK) 
 
 
 
 
25 
 
 StluiiniuluT Ciold Mim-s. I imiicil. 
 War i-iuliiiK M.u.li f|. I'M?, mnr ii ili-,<.iil\( 
 
 . , . J4 houn luanlni ilmr 
 
 Per crnt ol (litM» run. , . 
 
 111. 
 
 c^tn U- ut AutttwiLWkl Mi Lu ^(uvHJtf tt ititily uutput uf iUU ((ins. 
 
 if .111 
 
 IV MJ 
 
 IIH4.9IV Hi 
 
 lldU. IMA ;■ 
 
 !ill )5 
 
 147' 7i 
 
 •7'l 
 
 '■■I valic-iif |(.74,i4«. 
 
 it to 111) innodayind Ihli added rawcHr 
 4111. ilw mill ri)ulpn»nt by the end o( the yMr 
 
 .Maniloha. 
 
 'Ihrro was no protluition in Manitnlia during; l')Wi, l.m ii,M !(>|ini( iii 
 woik was rarriwl on cxttiisivily in tin- Hii; Rid' l.ik.' lii^rict, .-.f-i ..t l.ikc 
 WinnifK-R. and in the Pas district. Noriln m M.miiul.,, 
 
 Alnrnt 8.S milts nt)rtli.avt ..f I'.is i, II, il) (ir Wrku^-ko l.ikt wlure 
 several companies are opci.iiini;. the (niii.ip.il .me. wliiih m.ulc it^ first 
 shipment early in I'M 7. li.iri.u l lif .Nc.rllirr n M.milolia Mining ,in,| |)c\,|,,p- 
 ment Company. 
 
 A few miles H.iitliutM Ircm II, rh l.,k,' .ir,- llic I'liii II, ,n Like, u lu-re 
 much developinint has been carried ,.ii l.\ ilie Great Siilphi,], -, (.,,1,1 Mines, 
 Ltd.; and S( hist l.ikc ne.ir which op,r.iiioiis are heiiij; ( arried on !)>■ the 
 Mandy Mining Co , I t,l . .i sul.si,|i,,ry company of the 'ronop.iii Mininv; 
 Company, ,uu\ \\\>'uh li.is the >li-i in, li,,ii <<( !., ini; ihe tiiM i,, -hip tn.in this 
 new district taii\ in 1917. 
 
 Mr. I.. I . Unit,', of the ( .eol,,;^;i, ,il Snr\,\, h.i-, heen , i,ii,|ui tin^ ,m 
 exploration of iIh^ IV,, ,ii-iri, t for the [),ist two se.ir- .mil r,|)orti-,l l.i-t year 
 .IS f<llows:— 
 
 ,, ''•"'''■'r'f'i'",','''''J-", ' ■'■;■ ■•"*■"■ "nw.'x^n (li.tcovpml in «, m.Any piirti ,.f the belt o( Uiic roclu ntcndlni 
 
 f,om A.i„«k Like (1,1 Sa,katchfw:,nl to WVku.ko lake (in .Mant,..l,a). that th.Tr «.,„! to bf ,o«tl,o«ib,liti4 
 .f fmd,h» sold ,n paying quantitir. Careful «amlnatlon rciuire. time and work Thii I, MpSly u? 
 .n th,- .■.i.tern part where the Jnck dri»».it. .,.' Lake AKa!«.,j .lav, n,an-|e the r,Kk ,urf.„e. ,\ll ,^ T» ,,( the 
 area are ea.,,lv acceMlble by canoe travel, but thoroiiah pro,,., ,m« w,ll ,l,->„and examinalion „f the „„■„,' 
 ovxV'a llTg™ ■lumS.'-r" '""""■■ ' ^""■"""" '""'■'■"•"•"l "" ^ I'*- Vw:Mm» cU,„„ rather tl'...d,..;;,a;ed 
 
 A report ,.n Ri,,' l.ik,'. I'.i-, .md Star Lake districts, prepared li\ Dr. 
 iv. ('. W.ill.H,- .111,1 Mr. I S. DeliirN, .i.iin^ f,,rlhe Manitoba i'lihlic Utilities 
 (',ininii-si,,n. Winnipeg;, w.is pulili-lied e.iiK in 1917. 
 
 Saskatchewan. 
 
 In the.iutimiii of 191,^ coiisider.ilile inliresl wa.- created in the re|)orte(i 
 sold discoveries at He.uer like (Aniisk lake). A luiniber of prospectors 
 went in with the opening of navigali,,n. A t;ood deal of prosjx-ctinR was 
 done .luriiiK 1914, and some fiinlier work in 1915. but as yet no pro<luction 
 has been reported. Ann'sk lake is at the western end of t!ie area being 
 examined by Mr. Bruce and referred to uiid Manitoba." 
 
 <.:if 
 
26 
 
 In pai^t years tlurc 
 
 ha^ 
 
 aiii.'UPtinii to i<2 ounces, vaUud a 
 at Sl.O-'d, in 1015. 
 
 Thr iiiicrati(iii> arc ( arriid on 
 necessarily inrcmplcie. 
 
 Alberta. 
 
 Iliali pp«lll<tinll i.f uolil fK'in iIk' 
 overv was ri-portiii for 
 
 t 195 (uuucs, valued 
 
 fill a 
 
 t $1,005 
 
 .ravels of the Saskatchewan river. A re.overy was reported for l')16 
 
 as at.aiii 
 
 i\- uKlnulu.i 
 
 1>, and the returns arc 
 
 Alberta: Annual Production of Gold. 
 
 1887 
 
 102 
 
 1888 
 
 sn\ 
 
 18K0 
 
 
 18Q0 
 
 IW 
 
 1891 
 
 266 
 
 1892 
 
 508 
 
 1893 
 
 466 
 
 1894 
 
 , ;f 
 
 im^ 
 
 2.41'i 
 
 1896 
 
 2.661 
 
 2,100 
 
 1,200; 
 
 20.00011 
 4.000 1 
 5.5001 1 
 10,506 ' 
 9,64(1 ! 
 15.000 j 
 50,000 1 
 55,000 
 
 1897 
 1898 
 1899 
 1900 
 1901 
 IWJ 
 19(H 
 1904 
 1905 
 19<K) 
 
 209 
 
 726 
 242 
 
 726i 
 
 484, 
 
 48 
 
 24; 
 
 1211 
 
 J9 
 
 $ 50,000 
 
 25.000!1 
 
 15,(HKI 
 
 5.(KH] ; 
 
 15.(HHI:i 
 
 10.(8)0 \ 
 
 l.lXMJij 
 
 .SdO' 
 
 2,. 500 
 
 800 
 
 1907. 
 
 1W8 
 
 190<> 
 
 1910 . 
 
 1911 
 
 1912 
 
 191.1 
 
 1914 
 
 1915 
 
 1916 
 
 I Total. 
 
 1,1 
 
 $ 675 
 
 50 
 
 1,037 
 
 25 
 
 .i25 
 
 89 
 
 1 , 850 
 
 10 
 
 207 
 
 73 
 
 1 . 509 
 
 is 
 
 992 
 
 195 
 
 4,026 
 
 82 
 
 1,695 
 
 15.009 $310,262 
 
 {Calculated from the value: one dollar 
 
 = 048.175 oz. 
 
 British Columbia. 
 
 Th.. uold production of Hriiid, C'olund.a u, '"'' V'T'"'''"Vr<^r80 500 
 fine ounces, valued at S4.540.216. ,ind comprising UO placer gol SS 00 
 or P-8 per cent of .'-.c t.,tal; (l.> bullion from miUinu ores S2';0,0,SS or (. 
 ;;.;',' of the tot .' and (c, snvhcr recoveries S-U.6..,62,S or SO-S per 
 
 1,- i.,l^ the production vv.is 27,?„^.76 line ounce, value.l a- S,^051,1M 
 „,, ,„„pri.n.: (a) placer .old S770,000, or l,^6 per ceiU of tlie U. ah 
 (b) bullion from milling ores S4()5,.?.U, or 7-2 per cent of the total, and 
 ^r^ Mneher recoveries S4.475,S50, or 79-3 per cent, 
 
 •1-,,, ,„,a prodnc,i.,n in 1016 showed ,> dccrca^. of nearly 20 per c.it, 
 
 and is accounled for l.v the following reasons: the shortage of ^vater, - 
 
 earcitv of men, and the very high cos: of supr^.es. I -'-;—; ; 
 
 ditions' the^e .letrimental cause, will be obvia.^.l and, ,, iniu h l.irgc, nio 
 
 (lurtion will rr-ull th. rcfror^. 
 
27 
 
 Valuf. 
 
 t 675 
 t.037 
 
 1.H50 
 
 207 
 
 1.509 
 
 4.026 
 1.69'; 
 
 tJIO,262 
 
 British Columbia: Annual Production of Gold. 
 
 i.hss.. 
 
 1K60 
 
 I Wlj 
 
 l-il I 
 ICO'i. 
 lSf»6. 
 H67 
 
 1 'I'l 
 
 Fine 
 ounces. X 
 
 Value. 
 
 Year. 
 
 Fine 
 ounces, t 
 
 Value. 
 
 .14.104 S 
 
 7«.I29 1 
 
 107. sn6, 2 
 
 I2S.97.1 2. 
 
 12S..S2H 2. 
 
 1!<0.31S ,t 
 
 180.7221 3 
 
 16H.K87' .! 
 
 128,779 > 
 
 120,012 2 
 
 111.79?: 2 
 
 «5,?6.S! t 
 
 64.675 1 
 
 .04« 
 
 77,931 1 
 61.166 1 
 S'1.233 1 
 119.724 2 
 86.429 1 
 77,796i 1 
 
 705,000 
 615.072 
 
 228.5431 
 666.1181 
 656.903 
 913.5631 
 
 .735.8501 
 .491.2051 
 .662.1061 
 .480.868! 
 .372.97-'; 
 ,774.978: 
 ,316,956, 
 ,799.440; 
 .610,972 
 ,305.749 
 ,844.61S 
 .474.904 
 .786,648 
 ,608.182 
 
 1878 . 
 1879 
 
 1880 . 
 
 1881 . 
 1882. . 
 1883, . 
 1884 
 1885 
 1886 
 1887. 
 IV88. 
 1889. 
 1890. 
 
 1892 
 1893 
 1891. 
 1 895 . 
 1896. 
 1897. 
 
 61.688it1 
 62.4071 1 
 49 . 044 
 50.63f. 
 46.154 
 38.422 
 35,612 
 34.527 
 43.714 
 3.1.558 
 29,834 
 28,48'1 
 23.918 
 20.791 
 19. .327 
 1 8 . 360 
 25.664 
 61.289! 
 86.504 
 U1.805i 
 
 Year. 
 
 275 , 204 
 
 290.058 
 013.827 
 046 7 37 
 954.085 
 794.252 
 736.165 ; 
 71.1, 73S 
 903 ,651 
 693 , 70") 
 616,7.11i, 
 588.923 
 494, 4.16' I 
 429,811 
 399.525 
 379.535, 
 5.10.5,30 
 . 266 . w54 
 .788,2061 
 ,724,6571! 
 
 1898,. 
 1899. 
 1900 . 
 1901 
 
 1902 . 
 
 1903 . 
 1904. 
 1905 
 1906 
 1907. 
 1908. 
 1909. 
 1010.. 
 191! , 
 1912 
 1913 
 1914 
 1915. 
 1916. 
 
 Fine 
 r inces.t 1 
 
 Value. 
 
 Total 
 
 142,215 
 
 20.5.295 
 228.916 
 257.292 
 288,383 
 284,108 
 275,975 
 285.529 
 269.886 
 236.215 
 286.858 
 250.320 
 261 386 
 238 , 496 
 251,815 
 297,459 
 252,730 
 273,376 
 219,633 
 
 12,939,852 
 
 4,202,473 
 4,732,105 
 5,, 118,703 
 5.961,409 
 5,873 036 
 5 , 704 , 908 
 5 , 902 , 402 
 5,579,039 
 4,883,020 
 5,929,880 
 5,174,579 
 5.403.318 
 4.910.145 
 5.205.485 
 6.149.027 
 5. 224.. 193 
 5.651.184 
 4.540.216 
 
 7.836,549 $162,016,555 
 
 tCilculatwi from the value: one dollar -0048375 01. 
 
 The staii-tics of Icdf i;i'l(i nprrMiitod, as closely as can be asccnaiiiw], 
 tin- arliial y.<M nrc.vcn l.as.d <.n Miidt.-r rccNfrics and bullion shipments. 
 
 The record of production of placer gold is given as ascertained by the 
 I'rovincial Mineralosist, who. in his Annual Report states that:— 
 
 Grc..t difficulty is .found in obtaining r. liable ««"-'. "j"" ,'he work i,^mnmj.^-a^^^^^^ 
 '^i:^::!^^^'^^^^^^^:'^'^^ '^'^'"^"'^'^^'^f^'-^o. b>. ,»» is t^u, evaded. 
 
 The production of gold from lode mining as reported by ihc Provincial 
 Hiin.ui of Mines being based upon metal conitnts of ore shipments is 
 iiatur.illv soniiwhat hi-^hcr than the record of -nirlti-r riTo\en(-^. 
 
 British Columbia: Production of (;old by Districts, 1<)16.* 
 
 • h,. 
 
 Districts. 
 
 Carihoo;-- 
 
 Cariboo 
 
 Que(»nt'l 
 
 Ominer.i 
 
 Ca'«iar: — ■ 
 
 .\tlin 
 
 .Ml others. . . 
 K.i^t Kooti'nav - 
 
 l-.>rt Steele 
 W' ■*! Knotpnay: - 
 
 \in«worth 
 
 Nelson 
 
 Slocan ... . 
 Trail cre«'k 
 Others. 
 I.ilKinet.- 
 I.illooet 
 Val.-:— 
 
 C.rand Fo m. Green -ood and Osoyoos. 
 
 Similltameen. Nic.'a. and Vernon 
 
 Vale. Ashcroft an . Kamloops 
 
 Coast — 
 
 Total 
 
 CfOI.D m-ACER. 
 
 Ounces. 
 
 Value. 
 
 7.000 
 1,000 
 
 850 
 
 Ki."25 
 1.100 
 
 50 
 450 
 1.50 
 
 50 
 
 158.000 1 
 
 20,000 
 1 7 . (««) 
 
 338.. 500 
 22,000 
 
 1,000 
 
 1,000 t 
 5,000 1 
 1,000 , 
 
 o.noo 
 
 3,000 
 1,000 
 
 20,025 I $ 580, .500 
 
 •From Annual Report of the Minister of Mines for British Columbia. 
 
 Value, 
 
 1,303 
 
 7.16 
 3,806 
 
 4 5 
 
 4,107 
 
 64 
 
 129.790 
 
 22 
 
 2,625 
 
 75,628 
 
 3.204 
 
 15.213 
 78,670 
 
 
 
 930 
 
 
 84 
 
 1 
 
 891 
 323 
 
 2 
 
 682 
 
 ,759 
 455 
 
 54.259 
 
 ,.563,231 
 
 661 
 
 11,782 
 
 66,227 
 
 221,932 !* 4,587,334 
 
 V^ 
 
28 
 
 Yukon. 
 
 The gold production of the Yukon in 1916 amounted to 212,700 unces 
 valued at S4,396,9U0, and includes 690 ounces valued at S14,264, licrived 
 from lode mining. It showed a decrease of nearly 8 per cent nn the pro- 
 duction for 1915. 
 
 The placer production of tiie ^'ukon in 1916 i~ estimated at 212,010 fine 
 ounces of gold, valuer' at $4,382,636, and 47,703 fine ounces of silver, valued 
 at 831,322, making a total valuation of 84,413,958. 
 
 The placer prcduciion of the Yukoii in 1915 was estimated at 229,803 
 fine ounces of gold, valued at 84,750,450. and 51 706 fine ounces of silver, 
 valued at 825,689, making the total va!;aiion of the Yukon placer output 
 $4,776,139. 
 
 Annual Troduction ot (Jold in Yukon. 
 
 Year. 
 
 .- 
 
 " 
 
 Year. 
 
 Fine 
 
 
 Year. 
 
 Fine 
 
 
 
 oumx-s.J 
 
 Value. 
 
 l.-')6 
 
 oilncei*.* 
 I4.SK 
 
 Value. 
 $ .lon.oooj 
 
 
 ounces, t 
 
 Value. 
 
 1885' 
 
 1007 
 
 l.'!2..1!(l 
 
 $ .l.l'iO.OOO 
 
 4,837 
 
 s loo.oai 
 
 1J"(7 
 
 I'O.'i.tT 
 
 2.>00.(M)0 
 
 IW.S 
 
 174.1.^0 
 
 3. (.(«). 000 
 
 
 i,3Hfi 
 
 70.0(11) 
 
 Xx'-.n 
 
 4xj.7';oi 
 
 I0,(MIO (HNI 
 
 l')(W 
 
 ivLittS 
 
 3.'<liO,000 
 
 1888 . . 
 
 l,')J5 
 
 40.(K)I1 
 
 1S<J<) 
 
 774. (HHI 
 
 ih.uoo.mKi 
 
 luin* 
 
 2.M.01I 
 
 4..'>7()..i62 
 
 I88« . 
 
 8.466 
 
 ly.s.iHKi, 
 
 I"l)ll 
 
 l.o;7.5.vti 
 
 22,27.^.IH111 
 
 I'lll* 
 
 224.11)7 
 
 4. 634. .'174 
 
 1890 . . . 
 
 8.466 
 
 i;.s.(x)oi 
 
 luol 
 
 S70.7SO 
 
 18. 0(10. (X 101 
 
 1')I2« 
 
 268.447 
 
 .S , .'i4« . 296 
 
 IX91 . . 
 
 1.9.J.S 
 
 4n.(MI0 
 
 I'JOJ, 
 
 701.4.(7 
 
 1 4 , SOO . (HXi, 
 
 ni.i" 
 
 282.8.1K 
 
 .S. 846. 780 
 
 1892 
 
 4 , 2M 
 
 s7..^oui 
 
 l')0.i 
 
 5')3..S'l4i 
 
 U,2.'0.(HK1 
 
 1014* 
 
 247. ')40 
 
 .S.I2.'>.3''» 
 
 1.H9.? . 
 
 8..SI4 
 
 ird.lHKi; 
 
 l')()4 
 
 >07 <J.^^i 
 
 10.,S(X).(M«i't 
 
 I'lis* 
 
 2.ii).I7.l 
 
 l.7!;.'<,0<>8 
 
 1894 . . 
 
 6.047 
 
 l.''.0()ll 
 
 I'lOS 
 
 tsl.lKlll 
 
 ■..•<7(.,(HK.,I 
 .';.ftO(),(HK),! 
 
 I'JKi* 
 
 212.700 
 
 4..V16,')00 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 " 
 
 Toul. 
 
 8.060,768 
 
 $166.6.(0.884 
 
 tCalcuIated from the value: one ijollar = (M837.^ o». 
 •Including a small production from lode mines. 
 
 The statistics of production of gold in the Yukon district during the 
 years between 1898 and 1906, as given in the table showing the annua! 
 production, are based iirini.iriix- on the receipts of gold at the United States 
 mints and receiving offices credited to the Canadian \'ukon. Although a 
 royalty was exacted on the gold output, it seems certain that considerable 
 amounts of gold were produced which escaped ro\alty pa\nunt especially 
 during the years of high prcnluction. 
 
 Since 1906 the statistics of gold iiroduciidii of ilic \'uk(>n lia\e been 
 based on the royalty of 2J per cent which is collected by the Interior Depart- 
 ment. For the purpose of collecting the royalty, a fi.\ed value (jf 815 per 
 otmce is placed on the crude gold. The actual value of the deposits for a 
 number of years, has been about 816.50 per ounce. At the Dominion 
 r.dvornment Assay Office at X'aiu (nixcr. H.(^.. there were deposited during 
 the tweUe months ending DecenilKT .-il. 191(i. ')5.(i(i.=; -82 ounces from the 
 Yukon, v.ilued, after all the charges had been deducted, at 81,525,723.55, 
 showing an average of 816.06 per ounce, as against 87,040-87 ounces, 
 v.ilucd at 81.418,496.63, or an average of $16 2S per ounce in 1015. 
 
 ♦'t 
 
29 
 
 700 iinccs 
 ')4, derived 
 111 the pro- 
 
 '12,010 fine 
 WT, valued 
 
 at 229,803 
 •s of silver, 
 
 iccr output 
 
 Receipts from the Yukon, at the Dominion (Government Assay 
 Office, Vancouver, B.C. 
 
 Value. 
 
 3,150.000 
 3,«K).0()0 
 3,'JfiO.OOO 
 4, 570.362 
 4,M4,574 
 5,54«,296 
 5,X4ft.7KO 
 ,'!.1.'5,3''t 
 4.75S,()<)X 
 4..V)(i,000 
 
 R $lft6.ft.W.«S4 
 
 during the 
 tlie annual 
 iiiiefl States 
 Although a 
 onsjdcrahle 
 t especially 
 
 ha\e been 
 rior Depart- 
 . of SI 5 per 
 posits for a 
 e r)(>nu'ni(m 
 ■iited duriui; 
 es from the 
 ,525,72.^.55, 
 •87 ounrcs, 
 1015. 
 
 
 WeiKht 
 
 
 ' 
 
 
 WeiKhc 
 
 
 
 V>ar. 
 
 
 Net 
 
 
 Vei.r 
 
 b*'fore 
 
 Net 
 
 Avpratee 
 
 
 mcltinK. 
 
 value. 
 
 value. 1 
 
 
 meltioK. 
 
 value. 
 
 value. 
 
 
 Olinfes. 
 
 
 
 
 Ouncc(». 
 
 
 
 
 60.132 no 
 
 S1.000.2Q6 
 
 J16.63 
 
 tOlUb).. 
 
 l,S,235-20 
 
 ( 247.189 
 
 $16.22 
 
 I'HW .... 
 
 5.003- 12 
 
 M.nu 
 
 16.7"; 
 
 1914 
 
 56,. 564 -83 
 
 ■115.914 
 
 16 21 
 
 1<J10 
 
 3..594X7 
 
 62.0')4 
 
 17.27 
 
 191S 
 
 87,040 87 
 
 1,418, 497 
 
 10 28 
 
 l«ll 
 
 2.073-61 
 
 34. W4 
 
 16.88 
 
 1916 
 
 93.005-82 
 
 1.525.724 
 
 16.06 
 
 IW 
 
 2,2ll-fl8 
 
 36,481 
 
 16.41 
 
 
 
 
 
 (cl !-"'»r uirli' months only. 
 
 (b) Tbe removal in 1913 of tho assay char«e accouiilR for the Krt'ut lucreaw. 
 
 The production of crude placer gold in the \'ukon during the past 
 six years, as ascertained by tiic Interior Department, and upon which a 
 royalty of 2^ per cent has heen collected, is shown in the accompanying 
 tahlc: — 
 
 Production ot Crude Cold in the Yukon District. 
 
 (Gross weight of dust, nuttnt'ts, and bullion in ounces.) 
 
 Month. 
 
 1911. 
 
 1912. 
 
 1913. 
 
 1914. 
 
 1915. 
 
 1916. 
 
 , 
 
 
 5-25 
 
 19 30 
 
 136 .50 
 
 520 69 
 
 3.11618 
 
 
 4.*^ (.'» 
 
 525-29 
 
 .56 90 
 
 325 50 
 
 -40 
 
 506-62 
 
 M-irth 
 
 Ki 30 
 
 0.50 
 
 
 6 75 
 
 232-13 
 
 I. 574 82 
 
 .\nril. 
 
 
 
 1,293-69 
 
 1.572 65 
 
 277-84 
 
 859 56 
 
 Mav 
 
 l»i.719l() 
 
 26.158 66 
 
 5,557-35 
 
 lI.66S-ln 
 
 17,555-29 
 
 13.099 13 
 
 Iiin** 
 
 .W . 499 ■ 39 
 
 51.243 03 
 
 67 , 594 39 
 
 67,604 .H5 
 
 57,8 87 
 
 38.292-47 
 
 |..i,. 
 
 42. 78,* -38 
 
 58, 283 29 
 
 57,873 50 
 
 45,067 31 
 
 49, 87 
 
 35.598-34 
 
 
 47.677-49 
 
 56,975 55 
 
 63,315-92 
 
 49,458 17 
 
 41,015-41 
 
 47,980 26 
 
 
 l-i.3.><3-.%3 
 
 5.1,225 29 
 
 58.641 62 
 
 62,744 69 
 
 47,05583 
 
 45,883 90 
 
 t 1 ■ 
 
 ■^s. 690 82 
 
 66,518 01 
 
 66,798-37 
 
 63.. 165 22 
 
 ,59,984-89 
 
 62,927-73 
 
 N'ovoitilk-r 
 
 11.097-51 
 
 1 1,6 IX -08 
 
 26,565 50 
 
 I..108 oo 
 
 7.248-17 
 
 13.108-23 
 
 December 
 
 13,l.W-63 
 
 7,432-72 
 
 5,183-50 
 
 3.433-43 
 
 «.00". -77 
 
 1,044 64 
 
 
 2/7, 430-97 
 
 335,015-67 
 
 352.900-04 
 
 MV.tVli; 
 
 287,254-16 
 
 265,013-88 
 
 Since 18"8 ,i rovall\ to tlie txlent (if S-1.-17().J()').67 li.is been collritid 
 on the gcli! pidclurliini ni ihi- district. The \e,ir]y amounts collected, 
 as well as the annual production of gold as .I'-icrt, lined li\' the Interior 
 Deii.irtment, are shown in the accompanying table. Tlie diiTerence between 
 llie-e figures and those shown in the table of anmi.il prodtu tion of the district 
 which are based on mint receipts of \'ukoii gold, has alre.idv been ni "tioned. 
 .liid is probably due to three factors: (1) tlie fixing of the \ahie of the uuld 
 tor royalty- purposes at SI 5 per ounce, a figure prob.ibh' slji^htly below the 
 ■ iiii::.l value of the gold, (2) the probability that in the r.irlier year5 of 
 ri'\alty colliilioii, consitlerable (niantilies i,i ^oKUlust left the camps 
 unrecorded and escaped royalty pa>nuiits, .iiid (,i) the fact that in the 
 last few years there has been a small bi:t growing prtKhutinn tmn. the 
 lode mines. 
 
30 
 Gold Production .e Yukon, the Royalty Collocied.t 
 
 Ki-^'al Year. 
 
 Ending June, ISTO 
 
 l''iiO 
 r>m 
 
 1''II2 
 I'llU 
 
 I'lOft 
 
 . March 1107 
 
 COS 
 
 Total Kold 
 
 Itroduction, 
 
 
 IQOQ 
 
 1910 
 
 1911 
 
 
 191 J 
 
 Total.. 
 
 1914 
 
 191.V 
 1916 
 
 Total 
 exemption. 
 
 t .1.072,77,1 I 
 
 7.?S2.2)*.1 i 
 9,S0<).46.'> I 
 9.1ft2.()H.t I 
 
 12.1H,01,S 
 10,/'H),<i<i.' 
 8.222.0.'i4 
 6, .140, 007 
 3,304,791 
 2,820.162 
 3.260,283 
 3,."i'>4.2Sl 
 4.126,728 
 4 024,23! 
 5,018,412 
 5, 301.. SOS 
 4.649,634 
 4,458.278 
 
 $117,416,966 
 
 ( 3.19,845 
 1.699,657 
 2. .501, 744 
 1,927.666 ' 
 1.199,114 
 
 Royalty 
 collected on. 
 
 $ 2.732. 
 5.882, 
 7.. 107, 
 7 . 234 
 8,367, 
 12,113 
 10,790 
 8,222 
 6.541] 
 3,.!04 
 2,820 
 3.260 
 3.594 
 4.1 
 J,li:4 
 ^.OIK 
 5.301 
 4.649 
 4,458 
 
 928 
 626 
 720 
 416 
 
 226 
 015 
 
 663 
 Oi4 
 1107 
 I'll 
 162 
 ,282 
 ,251 
 73S 
 !V 
 412 
 SOS 
 .6,34 
 ,278 
 
 tl09, 748,939 
 
 Royalty 
 paid. 
 
 »273. 292.1! 
 
 588,262.3 
 
 7.10, 771. V 
 
 592, 660. <i 
 
 331 .436.3 
 
 302.S93.4 
 
 27.'. >17.( 
 
 2IKj.760,> 
 
 1 (.3 . 963 , J 
 
 ;<2.<i;2.^ 
 
 70.,04,f 
 
 XI ,sn7 I 
 
 89.S44.I 
 103.168.1 
 100,606.. 
 125.460..' 
 132.537.1 
 116.241.1 
 111.457. 
 
 14,476,209. 
 
 JFrom the Reiort of the Yukon and Mining Lands Bmncli of the Dep.irtment of the Ir.tiTi. 
 Year ending March 31, 1916. p. 53. 
 
Cicd.: 
 
 31 
 
 
 Royalty 
 
 
 paid. 
 
 
 1273,202.82 
 
 
 .'iS.S,262.,17 
 
 
 7.ln,771 .W 
 
 
 .S02,fifiO.*>H 
 
 
 .!,(! .416.70 
 
 
 ,il)3.«'H.48 
 
 
 27.'. J17.06 
 
 
 2(l'j. 760,87 
 
 
 16.1. 06.i 2S 
 
 
 82,622 42 
 
 
 70..()4,6.s 
 
 
 81 ,sn7 1)7 
 
 
 8'). 844. 10 
 
 
 10.1.168.19 
 
 
 1(K).606 2'J 
 
 
 12.^,46().S2 
 
 ft 
 
 U2..S,i7.6') 
 
 4 
 
 116.241.04 
 
 B 
 
 111.457.19 
 
 9 
 
 14.476,200 67 
 
 Fiscal 
 
 IE AD. 
 
 Hk- iMn,lurn>n of l.'.ul ill Canada in 1<)U. ain(iunu-(i lo 41,4')7.()15 
 p<ni!Kh, %.iliH'l ii S,^,5,?2,6<)2, as ronipared witli 40„S16.450 pounds valufd 
 .,t .=;2,5').^.721 in I'il.^.ad.wTcaKM.f 10-4 per rent in Muaiuity, but an in.Tcase 
 ,,f 40-() per (lilt in \.iluc. 
 
 Thv -.t.iii-ti( -^ nf Ir.ul iirnchuiion sinci- IW; as pvi-n in t!u- acrompany- 
 int; table repn-uU tiir .luantitx of ntin.il l.ad produced in Canada from 
 domestic ores, together with a Mnail .luantity of lead contained m lead 
 ,,ns or Imllion exported. Th.' production has lieen mainly from Hrilish 
 Culunil.il \\ith occasional Miiail amounts from other proxiuces and the 
 N'ukon TerritorN'. 
 
 Annual Proiiuction of Lead. 
 
 Year. 
 
 1887. . . 
 1888... 
 1 880 . . 
 18'>0. . 
 1801. . 
 1802. , 
 180J. .. 
 1804, .. 
 180.S.. 
 1806. . 
 1807. . . 
 1808. .. 
 1800 
 
 r)Oo 
 1001.. 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 C>nt9 per 
 pound. I 
 
 Value. 
 
 204.800 1 
 
 5 40" 
 
 $ 0.216 
 
 674.500 
 
 4 420 
 
 20.S12 
 
 16i.l(M) 
 
 .! 010 
 
 6,488 j 
 
 105. (8M) 
 
 4 4811 
 
 4.7114 
 
 88.665 
 
 4 1=0 
 
 .1 857 
 
 808.420 
 
 4 O'lO 
 
 11.064 
 
 2,1.15.02.1 
 
 .1 710 
 
 70,6.16 
 
 5,70,1.222 
 
 .1 200 
 
 187,636 1 
 
 16.461.704 
 
 .1 2.'0 
 
 511,716 
 
 24.100.077 
 
 2 080 
 
 721.150 
 
 .10,018.210 
 
 1 . 580 
 
 1,306,851 i 
 
 .11.015.310 
 
 1-780 
 
 1,206,100 1 
 
 21 .862.4.16 
 
 4-470 
 
 077,250 
 
 61.160.821 
 
 4 170 
 
 2.760.521 
 
 51 ,000.058 
 
 4 - .1.14 
 
 2.240,387 
 
 
 
 Cents per 
 
 
 Year. 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 pound. 
 
 Value. 
 
 
 22.056.181 
 
 4 060 
 
 $ 034.005 
 
 
 18,1 V). 283 
 
 4 237 
 
 768,562 
 
 
 17, =31. 244 
 
 4-300 
 
 1.617.221 
 
 
 56.864.015 
 
 4-<07 
 
 2.676,f32 
 
 l<>06 
 
 54.608.217 
 
 5-657 
 
 3.0,80,187 
 
 10))7 
 
 4 7.738.703 
 
 5 325 
 
 
 10O8 
 
 43,105.733 
 
 4-200 
 
 
 1000 
 
 45.857.424 
 
 •3 600 
 
 
 1010 
 
 3 2. 08 7.. 508 
 
 •3-687 
 
 
 
 23 . 784 . 060 
 
 +3 480 
 
 
 1012 . 
 
 35 , 763 . 476 
 
 -t4-467 
 
 1,507.554 
 
 1013 
 
 37.662,703 
 
 t4 6v( 
 
 1.754.705 
 
 1014 
 
 1 36,. 137. 765 
 
 t4-470 
 
 
 1015 
 
 46,316,4.50 
 
 t5 600 
 
 2.503.721 
 
 1016 
 
 41,407.615 
 
 t8-513 
 
 3. 532. 602 
 
 •In lono and 1010. aveiase prices at Toronto as n.toted hy Ha,Hwarf and Mrfa;, i n previous years average 
 
 l,rir.«> at New York, as quoted by /insin.vrins ami 3fi..i>ie Joarno/. 
 
 t.Werage price at Montreal. Quotations furnished by Messrs. Thos. Robertson & Co.. Montri-.il. Q-.e. 
 
 For a number of vear- there has been a %ery wi<le divergence between 
 ihe record of had nvoverv and the statements of lead contained in ores 
 -hipi.r.l from the mines. While the .lilTereiice is due in part to .smelter 
 lo.^-. ihere was .d-o. ,lurinu 1')12 and 1')!.^ especiallv, a con-iderable 
 accumul.itii.n of 1. ,.<1 ores at the Trail smelter. In 1915, however, the 
 r.^covciv of l,-a<i in Mnelttrs was luit li.tle less than that contained m ores 
 -hipped from mines, apparenllv indicafing a reduction in stocks of ores at 
 ihe smelter, but in l')16 the metal contents ,,f lead ores -hipped from muu- 
 iNcrcdtd bv far the recovery in smelter. 
 
32 
 
 1912.. 
 I9U.. 
 I«U.. 
 1015 . 
 1916. 
 
 Ores Shippitl ntul Mitnl (.(mtiiiis. 
 
 
 l-cad orn 
 •hippnl 
 in Corn. 
 
 Uad 
 
 conlenn 
 in poundt. 
 
 Silvn 
 contrnH 
 in olincca. 
 
 50,814 
 85,078 
 7n.:(l7 
 IIS.M7 
 84,516 
 
 45.S06.537 
 5.1,807.570 
 .^0.527. 1,W 
 48.708.005 
 54.1>4,6i8 
 
 2..1ft6,2')4 
 2 , 5f.4 . 1 .S S 
 2..50I.HJO 
 2,054. 17S 
 2,582,052 
 
 I'R\ious lo I'JUi Iiad on-s minid in Canada wen.- I'itluT exported as 
 ore or simlied in Canadian furnaces and exported in the form of base bullion 
 to be refined abroad. A lead refiner>- employinsj the Betts elertrolytic 
 process has lieen in operation at Trail, B.C., since l')l)4. treating; ilu- ba^e 
 biillion produced by the le.id blast furnaces. 
 
 The North American Smelting Company erected a pl.iiit at KiiiL-t..ii. 
 Ontario, which started operations durinR the latter part of 1912, tu..!inK 
 scrap and lead dross, as well as ores from the Cnited Stales, British Colum- 
 bia, and Ontario. This plant closed down \ovemlxr 1, 1913, but operations 
 were resumed durint; the latter part of 1916 by the KinL'-lon Snultini; Co., 
 Ltd., under lease. 
 
 The Kstate of James Robertson, operating the Kin^dun Lead Mine 
 at Caletta, put in a 20-ton op<n-heartli lead furnace ■ Mch was oi-erated 
 in Octfiber and Xovcnib' -, 1<)l(,. 
 
 1004. 
 1005. 
 1006. 
 1007. 
 lOOS 
 
 Refilled I. cad rmdiicd. 
 
 I Pounds of 
 
 refinM lc:id 
 
 rtroducwi. 
 
 7.5IO,440j 
 15. 804.. 500' 
 
 .'0.47i.,MJ| 
 .\li.M7.4t,\ , 
 Jo. 540, 274 : 
 
 li 
 
 1000 
 
 riio. 
 I'm 
 
 101 J 
 
 Pounds of I 
 rcfinrt lead i 
 p-aduced 
 
 41,88.1,614 
 
 .'2 , 087 . 508 
 -'.!. 525, 0.50 
 37.008,400 
 
 ♦The refined lead n-wrted i.icludes .ilsj tlut from fon-ian ona. 
 
 Year. 
 
 1013 
 
 1014 
 1015 
 1016 
 
 Pounds of 
 refined lead 
 produced. 
 
 30,663.766 
 .16.443.706 
 43. ."18, 618 
 43.100,236 
 
 Prices.— The average price for soft lead in l')10 on the London market 
 was £30 19s 6(1, as compared with £22 17s KM in ]<i\^, and L'lS 1 ^s gd in 
 1914. 
 
 The price of Icid -i Mortrcal, the main Can.uli.m ni.irkit. has been 
 higher than the New Wnk and London values for the [Kist tour years. 
 The average price of had at Montreal in 1916 was 8-513 cents |ier pound, 
 as against 6-858 cents in Xew York, 6-777 cents in St. Louis, and 6-71.S 
 cents in London, In l')15 ilu- Mnntnal price was 5-600 cents per pound, 
 as against 4-673 cciu> in New \',,ik. 4-5fi7 vrnis in St. Louis, and 4-9:9 
 cents in London 
 
33 
 
 The Toronto price in winter is about the same as that at Montreal, 
 l)Lit the latter falK during the i)erio<l of suninier freight rates, atjoiit 10 rents 
 [K r 10(1 ]i(iiiii<l^ 1j( low tlir iMtnicr. 
 
 Yearly Average Prices of lead in Montreal, London, 
 New Yorii, and St. I oiiis. 
 
 (Value* In cenu p^ pound.) 
 
 
 1910. 
 
 Montreal 
 
 3-246 
 
 
 2-775 
 
 \cw York 
 
 4-446 
 
 
 
 
 
 i9n. 
 
 1012. 
 
 1913. 
 
 1914. 
 
 1915. 
 
 1916. 
 
 3-480 
 2-W2 
 4 420 
 4-2(16 
 
 4 467 
 J y.'l 
 4 471 
 4 36U 
 
 4-659 
 4 072 
 4 .570 
 4-238 
 
 4-479 
 4. 146 
 
 3 - K6J 
 3-737 1 
 
 1 
 
 5-600 
 
 4-o;<) 
 
 4 671 
 4-567 
 
 8 513 
 6 715 
 
 6 S.IS 
 6-777 
 
 ,I.inu;irv. , . 
 K<-brii;iry. . 
 March. . 
 
 x\pril 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 .■\Urfll8t. . . . 
 
 S<'i)t**nilHT 
 Oct<)t)i*r. . . 
 iN'ovemtjcr. 
 Decemt>fr. 
 
 Averase 
 
 Monthly Average Prices of Pig-F.ead at Montreal.* 
 
 (Valuer in cent-* p<*r pound.) 
 
 1907. 
 
 190)1. 
 
 3-67 
 3-60 
 3-54 
 3-44 
 3-21 
 3 11 
 317 
 3-31 
 3-24 
 3-29 
 3-42 
 3-37 
 
 1909. 
 
 1910. 
 
 3-35 
 
 3-48 
 
 J -.18 
 
 3 40 
 
 3 42 
 
 3 .14 
 
 3 35 
 
 3-21 
 
 3-26 
 
 3-13 
 
 3-23 
 
 3-15 
 
 312 
 
 3 13 
 
 3 08 
 
 3-11 
 
 3 14 
 
 3 11 
 
 3-26 
 3-28 
 3-34 
 
 3 31 
 i-il 
 3 34 
 3. 26 
 3-20 
 3 27 
 3-33 
 3 4.S 
 3 63 
 3-77 
 3-93 
 3-95 
 
 3-480 
 
 3-93 
 3-97 
 403 
 4-10 
 408 
 4.34 
 4-57 
 4-84 
 5.47 
 507 
 4.53 
 4-55 
 
 4 467 
 
 4 32 
 
 4-18 
 4-05 
 442 
 4. 66 
 4-98 
 4-03 
 
 5 02 
 5-02 
 4 99 
 4-82 
 4-52 
 
 1914. 
 
 4 78 
 4-73 
 4-57 
 4-41 
 4-54 
 4-55 
 4-40 
 4 48 
 4-42 
 4-07 
 4 29 
 4-41 
 
 4-659 4-479 
 
 1915. 
 
 4-27 
 4-58 
 504 
 5-21 
 
 5-71 
 6-30 
 6-61 
 
 7-29 
 7.73 
 9. 25 
 o 6(1 
 'MO 
 8 48 
 7-70 
 
 8-513 
 
 •Ptoduccre' prices for car-load Qiiantitie.^ ex-card .Montr<-al .us fiiniislnxj by Mr.s.srs. Thos. RolxTtsoii Cu.. 
 Ltd.. of Munlreal. 
 
 Isl' iithly Average Prices of Lead in New York.f 
 
 (Values in cents per pound.) 
 
 Month. 
 
 January. . . . 
 February. . 
 March 
 
 April. . , . , 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 Aiiciist 
 S.t)tprnhpr 
 OctoIxT . , , 
 N'cvemtier. 
 December. . 
 
 4-5521 
 4-450 
 4-470 
 4-.S00 
 4 - 5(M) 
 4-.SO0 
 4-.';i4 
 
 4 665 
 4-K5I) 
 
 4-8';ii; 
 
 5 - 200 
 5-422 
 
 5-600 
 5 465 
 
 5-350 
 5-404 
 5-685 
 5-7,50 
 5 -ISO 
 5 750 
 5-750 
 5-750 
 5 7.50 
 5 900 
 
 1907. 
 
 1908. 
 
 6-000 
 
 3-691 
 
 6-000 
 
 3 725 
 
 6 0(M) 
 
 3-838 
 
 ft 000 
 
 3 903 
 
 ft -COO 
 
 4-253 
 
 S - 760 
 
 t 466 
 
 288' 
 250. 
 Sl.ii 
 7,51) 
 3761 
 6581 
 
 44; 
 
 5X0 
 515 
 
 351; 
 
 ■1 213 
 
 4. 175 
 4-018 
 
 3-986 
 4 168 
 4-287 
 4-350 
 4 321 
 4 ■ 361 
 4 342 
 4 341 
 4-370 
 4-5tO 
 
 700 
 613 
 
 4.59 
 37f 
 315 
 
 34.! 
 404 
 400: 
 ('40<l 
 4 4(K1 
 4 442 
 4-500 
 
 1913. 
 
 483 
 
 440 
 304 
 
 412 
 
 373 
 
 435 
 
 409 
 
 500 
 
 4.S5 
 
 4-265 
 
 4 2QK 
 
 4-450 
 
 435 
 
 026 
 073 
 200 
 I "4 
 .1'12 
 720 
 560 
 OAX 
 
 o;i 
 
 615 
 30,i 
 
 4 321 
 
 4-325 
 4 327 
 4-3''l 
 4 3-12 
 4-325 
 4 35.1 
 4 624' 
 4 -608 1 
 4-402 
 4-2011 
 4 047 1 
 
 4111 
 
 4 048 
 3-070 
 3-810 
 3-000 
 
 3 ono 
 
 3 -.vol 
 3-875 
 3-S28 
 3 528 
 1-683 
 3 - 800 
 
 3-720 
 
 3-827 
 4 053 
 
 Average 
 
 4-7071 5-6571 5-3251 4-?00l 4-2/.V 4-4461 4-420l 4-47ll 4-370' 3-r<62l 4-673 
 
 5-921 
 6-246 
 7 136 
 7 f.lO 
 7-463 
 6 036 
 6 352 
 
 6 244 
 
 f -sio 
 
 7 -0(H) 
 
 7 042 
 7 513 
 
 6 858 
 
 tFrom the Enginrertng and Mining Journai. 
 
^4 
 
 M<intlily Averafte Prices of I. end in I ondon.t 
 
 Uii f ^I.:lin^ |H-t Inn of ^.>40 pniiini* ' 
 
 Month. 
 
 I«07, 
 
 IVOR. 
 
 January. . . . 
 February . 
 March. . 
 
 April 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July.... 
 AuKUflt.. . 
 iVptenibiT 
 October. 
 November. 
 December. . 
 
 ■9 II 
 
 10 14 
 
 IQ 16 
 
 10 17 
 
 20 6 
 
 .'0 « 
 
 I'l n 
 
 I'l i; 
 
 l^ n 
 
 W 4 
 
 14 
 
 U l.t 
 
 U 2 
 
 U I« 
 
 12 11 
 
 II <l 
 
 H .1 
 
 1.1 7 
 
 IJ 12 
 
 U 3 
 
 « 
 4 
 
 10 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 A 
 10) 
 
 6 
 
 J 
 
 2 
 
 6 
 
 Yearly average I i o 
 
 1909. 
 
 1910. 
 
 A U 
 
 .> U 
 
 8) U 
 
 - 
 
 3 
 
 » 
 
 7 
 
 2 
 
 12 1.1 
 
 12 11 
 
 1.1 
 
 11 H 
 10 10 
 
 12 ft 
 2 
 4 ft 
 .1 
 
 Month. 
 
 January . . 
 February . . 
 March. . . 
 April .... 
 May . . 
 
 June 
 
 July . 
 Auiiu^t . . 
 Septemlwr 
 October , . 
 Nnvemher 
 December. 
 
 12 10 H 19 
 
 1911. 
 
 l.» 
 
 14 IS 
 
 l.S ft 
 
 1912. 
 
 11 
 
 n 
 
 I") 
 
 h 
 
 ll> 
 11 
 
 X 
 
 19IJ. 
 
 i 17 
 
 1« 
 
 « ! H 
 
 '■ I 7 
 IH 
 
 ■> I 'J 
 
 'J 10 
 
 .X 10 
 
 10 
 
 II 10 
 
 n 
 
 8 
 
 10 
 
 » 
 
 10 
 
 1914. 
 
 1916. 
 
 10 
 
 18 
 
 12 
 
 
 
 .10 
 
 17 
 
 .5 
 
 K 
 
 10 
 
 .1 
 
 7 
 
 .11 
 
 18 
 
 9 
 
 J 
 
 21 
 
 17 
 
 8 
 
 .14 
 
 7 
 
 8 
 
 K 
 
 21 
 
 2 
 
 1 
 
 14 
 
 8 
 
 n 
 
 H 
 
 20 
 
 
 
 2 
 
 .1? 
 
 19 
 
 s 
 
 11 
 
 2.S 
 
 4 
 
 1 
 
 .10 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 ft 
 
 24 
 
 12 
 
 .1 
 
 27 
 
 8 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 21 
 
 IK 
 
 11 
 
 20 
 
 7 
 
 7 
 
 ,1 
 
 2.1 
 
 I 
 
 
 
 ?0 
 
 17 
 
 4 
 
 K 
 
 il 
 
 10 
 
 
 
 .10 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2ft 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 1(1 
 
 
 
 
 
 6 
 
 2H 
 
 8 
 
 8 
 
 iO 
 
 
 
 
 
 V'early averace 
 
 17 1.? 11 
 
 18 
 
 2 I 18 1.1 
 
 22 17 10 I 10 19 
 
 J.As published bj- the .Metal Information liureau. Loiidiiii. 
 
 Exporls.~The exports of lead in 1916 amounted to 9,160,.S()0 pniinds, 
 yalii.-d at S?(,5.yH), and ronsi<ted of pi^dead 112,100 pounds, \ahic(l at 
 >;7,710. and U-ad in ores, conct-ntratcs, bullion, etc, 0,048,400 pounds, 
 \. lined at S,^.=;S,180. A few thousand tons ef L.i^e hullion wt^rc exported 
 trnni TiMil, H.C, fnr retniiiii.' in the Cniicd Slat,-,, whiih f.ict explains the 
 !,iri.'.e incn.iM- in i-x|)oris fur 1<;U). 
 
 The exports in 101.S amoimted to ,^.')] J.dJO p,,niuls. \.tlued ,i! .SI 10„M(i, 
 •ind consisted of pig-lead 2,066,929 pounds, valued at 879,067, .mil I, ,,,1 in 
 on-, I'oneentrates, etc., 1.S4,>.1()0 pouniN, valued ,it ,«;40,27.^. 
 
 Exports of Lead, 1910 to 1916. 
 
 1010 — To t "il,,,! State*. . . 
 . „ OlhiT coimlries. 
 
 Lead in ore, 
 conck.vira'^es. etc. 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 4ft, 800 
 
 toil— ,. 
 1012— . 
 101.1— . 
 1914— . 
 
 101,^— 
 
 I'nited States 
 
 - Vewfoundlanrl 
 
 - Other counirir- 
 
 ■ United State? 
 „ Other couutrit - 
 
 65.100 
 200,240 
 120,OftO 
 
 :ift.loo 
 
 ,845,100 
 
 Total for 1 01 ft 
 
 Value. 
 
 S 1,J08 
 
 1,82ft 
 8.101 
 0.11ft 
 2,681 
 
 40,273 
 
 PiC-LEAO. 
 
 Pound.^. 
 
 SO, 60S 
 7,6S2,648 
 
 71,961 
 
 510,573 
 
 7.500 
 104,600 
 
 .<.5.<8,180 
 
 112.100 
 
 i 2.295 
 245,879 
 
 19,S07 
 
 47,540 1,404 
 
 . 1.600 j 40 
 
 I 2.017.780 I 77,511 
 
 .100 
 7,410 
 
 »7,710 
 
ss 
 
 Exports ot lend, 1S7S to l')16. 
 
 17 
 
 s 
 
 18 
 
 <> 
 
 7 
 
 X 
 
 X 
 
 
 
 m 
 
 5 
 
 14 
 
 
 
 M 
 
 11 
 
 Yew. 
 
 1873 ., 
 1174... 
 1873.. 
 1876.. 
 1877.. 
 1878.. 
 1879.. 
 1880.. 
 1881.. 
 1882.. 
 1883.. 
 1884. . 
 1885.. 
 1886. . 
 1887. 
 
 Pound*. 
 
 Value. 
 
 Year. 
 
 127 
 
 230 
 
 32 
 
 7241 
 
 1X88. . 
 1X89.. 
 1X90. . 
 IXOl.. 
 isqj.. 
 
 1X93. 
 1894. . 
 1895. . 
 1896. . 
 1897. 
 
 I89X. 
 
 1899. 
 
 1900. 
 
 1901. 
 
 1902 
 
 Poundi. 
 
 Value. 
 
 Ynr. 
 
 S, 702. 700 
 2J, 075.802 
 2h. 4X0. 32(1 
 4.i.X02.607i 
 37..175.67H1 
 ll5.709.SI.tl 
 S7,M2.02'i 
 45.,SO().0O'; 
 
 I7,7ftl .IHl 
 
 IX 
 18 
 
 S . 00(1 
 
 .(.000 
 144.500 
 4 15. II, 1 
 4'.MI''5.1 
 
 ojt,144i 
 
 S«5,4X5: 
 
 4f.'..o';ii 
 
 1.01 7. 600 
 1.X04.6X; 
 
 457 1711 
 
 1903.. 
 1904. . 
 
 1005 
 
 lOOft 
 
 lor)7 
 
 lOOX 
 
 loo"; 
 
 1010 
 1011 
 
 1912 
 
 101,1 
 1914 
 1015 
 1916. 
 
 Poundi. 
 
 IX. 
 25 
 41 
 
 21 
 
 2^ 
 
 ix 
 
 17 
 
 624.. W.I 
 X6X.H21 
 ft '7. 40.1 
 416.0 
 501 .XS.l 
 454.504 
 52X.02K 
 7,50.05.1 
 1.17.061 
 209.240 
 329.0M)j 
 7.56. 67l| 
 ,012.0201 
 ,160,500 
 
 V^alue 
 
 426.466 
 
 5 50,461 
 
 ,046,541 
 
 7.16. <XI7 
 
 020, X08 
 
 622,454 
 
 40.1,642 
 
 240.4X2 
 
 4,632 
 
 x,to,i 
 
 , 1 ,16 
 
 22,1X» 
 
 110,140 
 
 .565,890 
 
 [„,p„,,s,—The imports of lead in 1916 were 13,580 tons, valutd^at 
 S2,()77,S9(), and iiuludul urtaiii manufactures of lead, valued at $155,278, 
 for whieh no eiiuivaicnt (|uaiuity is given. 
 
 In 1915 the imports were 24, .^69 tons, valued at $2,482,916, and 
 included manufactures of lead valued at $102,439. 
 
 Imports of Lead. 1914. 1915, and 1916. 
 
 Old scrap, pia and block.. 
 
 Hars and 5hiH-t« 
 
 Pipe 
 
 shots and bullfts 
 
 Maniifa'-ture« ol lead (fl) . 
 
 Tea lead 
 
 I.itharxe 
 
 Total .,... ,,■,•■,■■ 
 
 Metallic lead contained m imported lead pia 
 rnent?" 
 
 1914. 
 
 Ton». 
 
 Value. 
 
 7,722 
 
 4X11 
 
 2831 
 
 OOi 
 
 1915. 
 
 Tons. 
 
 844 1 
 .543 
 
 $500,557 
 41.244 
 26.282 
 10,542 
 99,285 
 108,097 
 52,525 
 
 Value. 
 
 Ton«. 
 
 21, .10X»2. 010.0061 
 
 4.56 
 
 73 
 
 54.1 
 
 4X0 
 790 
 
 928,532 23,650 
 
 9.963 
 
 9611 114, OW. 
 10,9241 1,042,53x1 24.369 
 
 719 
 
 56., VI I 
 X.70K 
 Sl.XOO 
 102.430 
 67,652 
 X9,232 
 
 2.386.2.5X 
 06.658 
 
 2,4X2,016 
 
 9,031 
 407 
 100 
 
 10 
 
 1,073 
 1,384 
 
 13,030 
 
 5.50 
 
 13,580 
 
 Value 
 
 ll.25X.iX4 
 X5.686 
 21.450 
 6,300 
 155,278 
 10X,54t 
 211.350 
 
 1.936,9X8 
 140.90X 
 
 2,077,896 
 
 ia) Includes nitrate and acetate of lead m 1015, 250.921 pounds valueo at »23,209 anu in 1916. 224,648 
 
 pounds valued at $30,445. 
 
 Us: 
 
.16 
 
 In.^orts of Lead in Pias. Hars. Sluets, Etc. 
 
 •Duty 15 per rent. 
 tDulv 2S rwr CTOt. 
 r«> Inrlud., C.nadian l™l or. *n, ,„ ,he fni.ed Stato, tor r,fi-n«. ,m,K,red a, pric. of refining on,y 
 
 CAjendar Yfar. 
 
 1 'J M 
 
 rm 
 
 I'M ' 
 I'/i! 
 I'JH 
 
 1916 
 
 Imports of I ond Manufactures. 
 
 Pipe I.*'ad. 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Value. 
 
 . 
 
 
 40.1, OW 
 
 Sl.S.Jft'; 
 
 S\!,7M 
 
 Xt.AZfi 
 
 ftXR.^H.l 
 
 .12.4-'.1 
 
 4ft6,;.S.t 
 
 21.57') 
 
 Sf.s.if,: 
 
 2ft,. 'S2 
 
 U.S.Q.Vl 
 
 (l,-')S 
 
 217.")05 
 
 21.4.SO 
 
 Shot and Hiilli-tn. 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Value. 
 
 Tea Lead. 
 
 ft , '>0 t 
 
 $ HI 
 
 
 «,<112 
 
 1,0'i.l 
 
 
 477,047 
 
 2.1, 1ft 1 
 
 
 43').ftSft 
 
 l'),.SS2 
 
 l.'<(l,ftto 
 
 IO..'i42 
 
 1 .nx'i.i'Jft 
 
 .' 1 . S')0 1 
 
 7»«,474 
 
 It. .too 1 
 
 found 
 
 
 2..t7l 
 
 Lift 
 
 2,ftS8 
 
 211 
 
 ,1.212 
 
 Ml 
 
 .1,47.'; 
 
 171 
 
 1 ,ft»7 
 
 020 
 
 *)S9 
 
 1«0 
 
 2.14,5 
 
 fl,'i4 
 
 $117.,!')') 
 I,U.lftO 
 167,716 
 217,009 
 lOS.OO? 
 67,652 
 l'>»..'!4l 
 
 Other 
 manufac- 
 tures 
 of lead. 
 
 Value. 
 
 $107. 6S8 
 I0S,012 
 144,571 
 155.178 
 00.2SS 
 102,439 
 I24,M3 
 
r\^ 
 
 ^^. 
 
 "','*' 
 
 m 
 
 M 
 
 Imports of i iihargi-. 
 
 FliraJ 
 
 
 War. 
 
 Cwt. 
 
 imin 
 
 J. 041 
 
 IMI 
 
 ».i» 
 
 mw 
 
 *.•»»< 
 
 IKKJ 
 
 I.M2 
 
 HM 
 
 s.m 
 
 1X85 . 
 
 4, ■mo 
 
 \nm 
 
 4.')2l' 
 
 IIIII7 .. . 
 
 ft..j9; 
 
 mmi 
 
 7.010 
 
 IKK* 
 
 R.orn 
 
 IIKW . . . 
 
 0.45.1 
 
 IIWl 
 
 7. 979 
 
 nm 
 
 in.. 4114 
 
 114. 3J4 
 
 li.\n 
 
 16. AM 
 6.171 
 I".l.l.' 
 
 I A (Mil 
 
 i J . mm 
 
 .11. OK.' 
 .11.401 
 
 14.11,1 
 
 Fiical 
 Vw. 
 
 imj. 
 
 IK94 
 
 !>"»« 
 f07 
 II'IR 
 1 ■<'(<) 
 
 I 'Km 
 
 IWI 
 IVOJ 
 100.1 
 I404 
 
 lom 
 
 Valur. 
 
 ;.M5 
 ja..547 
 
 11.95.? 
 10.710 
 U.02II 
 I0.44A 
 •l.«lo 
 9 . 1 W 
 1 1. 1 11 
 l.l.WI.' 
 1.1. ')il 
 9,fl94 
 l7.Kft.< 
 
 24.401 
 
 21. A"^ 
 J2.')m! 
 .12. ti: 
 J4.51«l 
 JJ.'Mll 
 J2.SIHI 
 2<».I7fij 
 .51.944 
 47.021 
 47,;ftl 
 J2,M.» 
 »7, 7.5ft 
 
 H«-al 
 V«nr. 
 
 IWM . 
 
 \V;.r;- 
 
 1907 
 
 1905 
 
 I 'Ml') 
 
 I'llO 
 
 I'll! 
 
 1912 
 
 |91i 
 
 1914 
 
 1915 
 
 I9lft 
 
 3 
 Cwt. 
 
 Value. 
 
 10,165 
 
 t J9,U« 
 
 17.54ft 
 
 85.557 
 
 15.524 
 
 57.929 
 
 17.049 
 
 5H.I00 
 
 15.541 
 
 56 049 
 
 l".9;9 
 
 h<.,4.l 
 
 35.925 
 
 III. 941 
 
 io.no"» 
 
 .50.7.14 
 
 10. MJ 
 
 5!. 52$ 
 
 15.7911 
 
 H9.2.1i 
 
 27.672 
 
 211.J.5» 
 
 Imports of I'r\ 
 
 Wliili' ;iiul Ki.il I i';ul .iiul Or-.'iiiic 
 Wliilo I t';ul droiiiul ill Oil. 
 
 \Jitural, and 
 
 1X85 
 IK86 
 1SK7 
 I88H 
 1889 
 1X90 
 1891 
 1892 
 1H9.1 
 IS'll 
 
 Cutcndar 
 Voar. 
 
 1907 
 I'XIX 
 l')09 
 1910 
 1911 
 1912 
 I9U 
 1914 
 1915 
 1916 
 
 6, 70 1.07/ 
 6.9<>8.X20 
 A..tA1..1.U 
 7.0AA.4A5 
 10.8.59.672 
 8.560.615 
 10.28S.7«f> 
 10.865.18.1 
 10.958.170 
 K. 780.052 
 
 
 CfflU 
 
 
 
 
 CmiM 
 
 V.ilu.. 
 
 pound. 
 
 Find Year. 
 
 Pounde. 
 
 Value, 
 
 pound. 
 
 JI98.9H 
 
 3 69 , 
 
 1896 
 
 11,711.496 
 
 $.167.. 569 
 
 3 14 
 
 21.1. 2.5X 
 
 5 18 
 
 1897 
 
 10.110.461 
 
 .147,5.19 
 
 .1 37 
 
 2.1.1.725 
 
 1 54 
 
 IX9X 
 
 1 '.nSJ.SOH 
 
 448,6.59 
 
 3 54 
 
 216.654 
 
 .141 . 
 
 1899 
 
 l». 507. 945 
 
 .514,842 
 
 3 55 
 
 267 . 2.16 
 
 J 78 
 
 1900 
 
 ll,r.;').92n 
 
 614,492 
 
 4 52 
 
 .181 .9.59 
 
 .1 52 
 
 1901 
 
 10.241 .601 
 
 461,. 568 
 
 4 50 
 
 .1.57 , 407 
 
 3 94 
 
 1902 
 
 15.584.164 
 
 60.1,582 
 
 3 87 
 
 .151.686 
 
 3-42 
 
 t9ai 
 
 19.208.786 
 
 758.571 
 
 .1 95 
 
 .164.680 
 
 J .16 
 
 1904 
 
 16,925.585 
 
 662. n9s 
 
 3 91 
 
 15.1.05,5 
 
 .1 22 
 
 1905 
 
 17, .176, 588 
 
 61S..18I 
 
 3 67 
 
 282.. IS J 
 
 J 22 
 
 1906. 
 
 10,412.891 
 
 417,444 
 
 4 01 
 
 D«Y Wiiini 
 
 LtAI). 
 
 7.560,185 
 
 2,913,799 
 
 2.690.575 
 
 2,076,629 
 
 1,467.193 
 
 2,49<),725 
 
 1,162.082 
 
 363,1.56 
 
 448,920 
 
 200,256i 
 
 Day White Lkad. 
 (iuut'ND IN Oil. 
 
 Value. 
 
 $4ai.941 
 
 119,86(1 
 95 , 894 
 75,46,1 
 58 , 3,1.5 
 
 I38.A27 
 61.424 
 20,279 
 2.i . 39 1 
 15.746 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 512,473 
 415,606 
 7.10,001 
 Xll.SKIj 
 
 1.0.13.7,12 
 714.362 
 
 1.057.6X3 
 
 546,961 
 
 169,095 
 
 .59.ftOI 
 
 Value. 
 
 S29.0(M 
 
 18.429 
 32.678 
 37.475 
 46.98(> 
 37.916 
 59 . 444 
 11.654 
 9.590 
 5 . 203 
 
 Dry Rkd Lk.\d 
 
 ASD 
 
 Oravc.k minerai.. 
 
 Pounda. 
 
 443. 90S 
 
 6.IX.518 
 516.032 
 
 881.788 
 l.571.,50'< 
 2.5I9.7(.; 
 2. H9.460 
 1.451.264 
 I.IWI.IM) 
 1.423.351 
 
 Valje. 
 
 Total imports. 
 
 Ccnli 
 
 
 per 
 
 
 [lotlnd. 
 
 Pounda, 
 
 Value. 
 
 
 8.516,563 
 
 S463,207 
 
 3 44 
 
 3.967.923 
 
 163.656 
 
 412 
 
 3.9.16.60K 
 
 153.913 
 
 3 '/I 
 
 3.769.927 
 
 144.741 
 
 3 84 
 
 t. 072. 433 
 
 169.51)1 
 
 4 16 
 
 5.753.854 
 
 290.122 
 
 5 04 
 
 4.609.225 
 
 234.6(17 
 
 4 87 
 
 2.361.361 
 
 114.l¥)6 
 
 4-83 
 
 1.709,135 
 
 96 .658 
 
 5 66 
 
 I .K<.\. '(l** 
 
 I4'l W-i 
 
 8 37 
 
 ('onsum[>tio>i.~'\W pri'ductidii <if kvid, as alrL'ady sLiti-d, uas in 
 I'M6, J(l,74y Kins, wliilf llic cxidtts \\(n' 4..^M) tons, U-,i\iiiK .i li.il.inif of 
 16,16<) Ions; !)>■ adding this anmunt to the l,^,,^f<() tons of imports and the 
 in.iiuifarturis, we j;Ct a total consumption for Canada of f)\tT .SO, 000 tons 
 of lead, as .igainst 46,00(1 ions in 101,>, ;ind 2'».0(10 in l')14. 
 
 This estimate ol consumption for 1916 is proi'.itily incomplete because 
 of the fact that very l.irge riiiantitics of materials chiefly for munitions. 
 
St 
 
 and no duubt incluilitiK li-ad, have Ix-cn ini|M>rt('<l loi the use of tht- Im|)frial 
 Govtriiniciit. 'riu«<- itnpnrts fur rcKird purpoxs li.ivr lucn cntcrtil timlcr 
 one general item and nut st|i.ir.itely classilk-d. Inforin.itiDn renivcd Irum 
 other sources shows th.n ilic total consumpiioii in fWi iinonntKl to at 
 least 55,000 tons 
 
 Estimated Cutisdiiiptidti of load. 
 
 
 Vnu. 
 
 Tom. i 
 
 Ymt. 
 
 w 
 
 Vtu. 
 
 Toiu. 
 
 1«0« 
 
 I'XH 
 IVIU 
 
 
 
 IVIt 
 
 2)1.000 
 (■> . IKKI 
 )0()UU 
 
 1 
 
 t«l4 
 I«IA . 
 
 2«.OI10 
 4k.0L0 
 55,00(1 
 
 Quebec. 
 
 The prodiii'tioii of kad in (Juibic during t' i(> amounted lo MH.'W 
 pounds, valued at 559,-18.';. as against 40,4()1 pounds, v.ilutd at Sljbl in 
 1*^15. This pro<hii lii'ii w.is wlioll> from tlic zinc-lrad deposits of Notrc- 
 Hame des Anges. 
 
 Ontario. 
 
 'llif Onl.irio prodiKiidii of li.ul in l''Ui w.is 685,932 poiiiid-, s.diud 
 at S.'^X.-^W, as against 8S.<AS5 pounds. valui<i at S4.W.? in 1<)15. The two 
 I)riiuipai prcHJliitrs were; tlif ()rop(rlv of llir Iinu-^ Koliirl-on Ksiatr ,it 
 
 ('iai»-tta. .IT id ilic il( .ll.iiuli.i Miiir ,ii 11,111111 » 1<1 rill II 
 
 British (.'ohinihia. 
 
 Till- pioduilion of n lined It-.id li.i.;rlliri with I. ,id in ores exported 
 amouiiti'd in 1<>U, to S<M.S7.701 pound-, x.diud at S3,.^.VV4")(), as against 
 4.^,.?77,()64 pounds, \,iliitd at S2..s41,110 in l<M,s. ,i (k-cri'.i-f of l.?-7 p»r 
 ((•Ml in (ju,iiiiii\ , l.iii ,111 increase of 31 -1 per cent in x.iluc 
 
 .■\lnio--l .ill ot ilic icid ore mined in nrili>h ("oliinilii.i is -nulled .mil 
 retiiud .It Tr.iii, li.C. In l<M,s .ind 1016. however, the Surprise mine shipped 
 il> lot.il (iiitpul, .iinMUiuiiii; to .i ( (iii-iilci.iMi' tnnn,ii;c. |,. ilu- Iniled St. lies. 
 
 According to the I'ro\in(i,il nep.irtmeiil of Mines. 4M,727,.slO pound- 
 of lead were cont, lined in the U ,id ores shipped to the smelters for wliicli 
 n luin- h.iil lieen rueiMil dniinv; ]')](>. 
 
 The record gi\en in the foiiowiny; t.dile for the years l'M)9 to 191(). 
 in(liisi\c, represents the recovery of lead at smilter or ref'inerv as dislin- 
 tinguished Iro.n the figures given for the same \c.ir in ihe I.ilih iie\t suc- 
 ceethng, which iiidic.ite the (luantities of Icid (din, lined in ore sent to tin- 
 smelters. 
 
 Il will he noticed ,il-o tli.il the Fort Meele dislrid iiriHlucdl .ihoul 
 4') f) per cent of the tol.il. the Slocm 2')-6 |ier rent, and .\in--\\ iirlh .ilioiil 
 16.1 per cent. 
 
w 
 
 British « .<>lunil>i;i: Pnidiii f ion of I i.ul. 
 
 [•niim1« 
 
 TrnH 
 
 ft 
 
 
 fmt" 
 
 Valor 
 
 IM 
 
 
 pound 
 
 « •>I7,U05 
 
 4 «» 
 
 ;m.44.i 
 
 « jj; 
 
 1 .^7u.nm 
 
 4 JW 
 
 J. Ml lU 
 
 4 7U7 
 
 i.-mi.-M 
 
 5 6J7 
 
 .'.Ui.illM. 
 
 5 iH 
 
 l,.HM..'iI 
 
 4 MO 
 
 l.fiMi.lW 
 
 •JftP(> 
 
 I ilft.iW 
 
 •1 (ll»7 
 
 Bj7.:i7 
 
 J 41tO 
 
 I,VI7.S54 
 
 4 4«J 
 
 t.7<l.(H7 
 
 4 oV» 
 
 l.6i<.4ii 
 
 4 47'> 
 
 i.. ^11, ltd 
 
 .I.JiJ,4«« 
 
 ;k si I 
 
 ■Awtaiic prlrf" al Toronio for yM" IIOV ami l«IO. Kor prrvtoun yrarm uvrraw prlcM ul Nrw York 
 ;.\vrraitr pric* at Montrral Ou<itaiion« lurnwhcd by Mnar* Thou. Riibmaon k ('<> M""'">i On. 
 
 British Columbia: Pnuliiction of I ead by Districts.' 
 
 (Lead iiHiiainnl in Ore nhipntHl ti in Mim">. in iiounrltt i 
 
 UiKtri.!. 
 
 IVin. IVII. 1912. I9K 1014. 
 
 WIS. 
 
 1916. 
 
 ( auliu— 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 Ailln 
 
 ^ 
 
 
 . . 2«"l 
 
 Skrriu. cir 
 
 1. (.«.'> 
 
 li*.i^» 
 
 M.Stl 
 
 b.ilV 
 
 
 30.46' 1.077 
 
 Kiwt Kootenay — 
 Fort Strrlr 
 
 i.\.m4.ft2 
 
 n.is»,ow 
 
 IB.2J!t.2.W 
 
 m.axs.mi 
 
 i4.H6J.I05 
 
 26.5112.050 24.156.141 
 
 Other dInriciK 
 
 66,010 
 
 
 2.24'>.i.t7 
 
 2.4'»5.JS.^ 
 
 
 216. i27 571.244 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Aliuworth 
 
 2.VSH..1.V1 
 
 .'HQ.OOW 
 
 4 . Kb.) , H44 
 
 'J.027.X6I 
 
 It.OM.fii 
 
 J,4M,IM 7.»4I.»W» 
 
 Nelaoa 
 
 l.24.S,l<44 
 
 l,QJH,K.lft 
 
 i.JW.OOt) 
 
 l.'»J6.4tll 
 
 2.0(>4.4Jft 
 
 967.775 1,240.7X4 
 
 Slocan . . 
 
 6.4ll6.,t5l' 
 
 A. 70S. 571 
 
 16. oil. KM 
 
 2.'.04X.7Wi 15..'J.1.'»10 
 
 14. >'.'5.. 145 14.415.645 
 
 Otiwr dinrirn 
 
 470.. '41 
 
 .<.'.', 61.1 
 
 .'10.76' 
 
 S21.7;i 
 
 1JK.»I> 
 
 M9,041l iOri.741 
 
 Yale— 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 47,J«I 
 
 (»rand Korki" '-t. ... 
 
 H.W.t 
 
 J>>.71') 1 4S.>>»2 
 
 1,6:» 
 
 7.1271 14,922 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 } 
 
 
 
 
 l.<6.862 
 
 Mi.tSi 
 
 249. .'7<>! 2.'4,45l 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 .«4.«5R,74« 
 
 26 •72.397 44.1171.454 
 
 55.J64.677 
 
 .50.625,048 
 
 46..5a3..':9n 4K.7'7,5I6 
 
 'l->nm tlw- Rft«»rt ..( thi- Mml'4ler .>! .\llnes. B.t". 
 
 Yukon. 
 
 hiirini; the l.i>-t ft u >c,ii-^. -lAtr.il (iri ■pti lit-- li.ut- licen (lovclt)pfti .iiui 
 hiiM >liippi(l (xiasionalK , I'lit ihc\ Im\c litfii ii.iiutirapijfd i)y thf iiij;ii 
 ((»t iif (li \tl(.|iiiitiit ,iiiil --iipiilii --. .iiu] h%- llic lir.iw Ir.in^iKirtatiou fliarj;c's. 
 
 'I'hc luo^t iniporl.iiU iiptiati(in> ln-in>; t niuiin ltd ilurinv; 1*M() wtTf in 
 what i- kni'wn as tlif "Maxo" art'n, iiortli ol tin- Sttw.irt rivor. .Mxiut 
 1, ,>()() toil!- ni vti\- licli >il\fi--ltai.l ore V -rf -.|ii|i])((l fr(an thf Silver Kiiii; 
 prMptTtN en (i.iltii.i crt-fk to tiif ^tll)\ ^inclliT ,it S.iii Francisco. 
 1 hi-- .irtM i-- iiiu- iif tlif VM<>\ ini()()rt.mt pl.iccr ^I'ltl prdducint; tlistrirts ol 
 ^ iikdii rirritiir\ hut \ .iliiahlc ludc tit pn'-it'- ha\i' al~(i in t ii (ii^finiTcd. 
 
■til 
 
 l^oiinlic!:.- In 1')01, and ,i;^aiii in I'XU, tlic Dominion ( io\i'riin..-nl. to 
 ( iui>iirai;v tile Icui in(lii>lr\, .lutliMri/nl llu' paxincn' of a l.oiint>- mi du- 
 pnnluctioii of lead. ihr Act of lUO.i pmviik'd h, tin- paynu'nt. iintk-t 
 lertaiii ri.>lri( lion-, of 75 (cnts per inn-.drfd punuis on lead (■ontain(d in 
 ori' niini'd and ^nulhd in ( anada, proxic'^d tliat wlun lliu standard pri; , 
 of iiip-lcad in London, Kni^lan.d, cxrit did L'I2 Id- ].( r ton ..f 2.2-10 poiaid-. 
 sni-ji l)onnty should \<v rrdncic! propurlion.it. ly ii\ tia' amount i f -nrli 
 cxct'ss. 'riii;s. wlicn llir i)riic of Ic ,id in London ro-c p, L'Wi, or o\ it, pvv 
 lonj; ton, tlic JKHinty naxcL A- tlir priro of kad t-xaiik'd £16 sterling 
 on tlu' London nmrkct for a c i in-idrraLk' pcriofl dmini; 1<)06 and 1<)07 I'u- 
 l'oniit\- paid durinu llio-c yt-ars was < irmparalixcK- sm.ill. 
 
 'I'lu' Act (.f 190,? p,ro\i(k'd tliat pa\ iiii iit of l]ount\- should <o,i-f on Iiinc 
 M\ lOOS, and as onh' a pen )n of ihc fund- pro\iik(! had lurn \\^r>\. .i new 
 Act was passed in tlic I.iIIit yc.ir pro\idini; for fnrtln-r I)ount\- pavincnt- 
 .It the rate of 75 cents per hundred iiourds, or approximately i',? lOs per 
 Ion of 2,240 pounds, -uhject to the rtslrirtion that when the price of lead 
 in F ondon exceeds L'14 ID- llie lu.unty -hall Ik reduced t)\ suc'i excess. 
 
 Tin- Act of 1<)0S expired in l'>l.i and a new Act was passed extendiiii; 
 the liouniv lor a lurther period of five \e.irs, with the same provision-. 
 'Ihe text o| iliis Act and of tile re;,;ulations under uliirh tlie Act i- aihnini-- 
 lered m.iv l,e consulted in the "Annn,!! Report on N;irci,ii I'rodiuiioi' for 
 l'M4," ,uid previous years. 
 
 1 h( re \\,i- no Ihuiiun p,iid (Mi li ,id dnrinu lin- (i-c.il yr.t\- i ndiiiu M.in li 
 .■il, 1917. 
 
 Stnloment of Bounties Paid on Load durln^s the Fi.scnl Years I.S'H) 
 
 to 1917. 
 
 War 4'ndinH. 
 
 Jimr to. ixw 
 . .to, l<ioi'. 
 , (i;. I'Hii 
 . .fn, I'll)! 
 
 - III. IVII.i 
 .«», l'«M. 
 Ml. I'll PS 
 
 Botlnty 
 {)ji(l. 
 
 M..H-|i 
 «I.(IU(| 
 
 ll'wil 
 
 l,il).'.4v 
 
 N'fiir cn.litu'. 
 
 .1 line 
 Marili 
 
 ■Ml. I'Xift 
 
 .11. I'l'is 
 Ji. I'lii') 
 ■ 1. i'i;i) 
 'I. f'li. 
 i, nil ' 
 
 Il*Mlnty 
 
 !.ai.|. 
 
 t "Ml.tQ6| March .'I. I»I.I. 
 
 1 . '*<)5 
 
 II 
 
 tUU 
 
 ->1.(MI1 
 
 .11 
 
 I'lLI 
 
 *II7. H.I 
 
 11 
 
 I'lUi 
 
 illl.SlJ 
 
 II 
 
 V)I7 
 
 iH,S.U 
 
 
 
 Bounty 
 (Kiirl 
 
 611, (K.5 
 H.lT'l 
 .».-'t; 
 
41 
 
 MKRCIRY. 
 
 I lure li.i^ lifcii iKP product iiiii cif iikk iir\' >iiu(.' IS')". 1 iu' ^niall 
 iirodiRtion rcpurlcd in \WF< ,iii<i 1S''7 w.i- dcrix'-d from the (lijinsits at the 
 ucsli'rn end of Kaniloops ].-kv. !!('. 'Hioc deposits consist of (]uartz 
 \(ir,'^ coiUaiiiiiit; pocket'- of ciiui.di.ir in ,[ zop.c of dt-i i'ni|)o-f(l TiTti.iry 
 Milc.niii roik:-. 
 
 I-^l^iwhiTc in C.iii.kI.i iiurcnrv- h.i^ l)rcii reported a-- ,'1.~'> occurriiii; in 
 ri .-- of .he Cdl'.ilt di,-lri(l. ,nid in llie lu ii;h!ioin-hood of Field. B.C., .iiid 
 S( ch.irl on ih.e wi.-t (uast of \",incon\"er iil.uid. 
 
 The iniporls <if inerenrx' (hiiiiv.^ \'>\() win 70.204 poaiid>, wikied ,it 
 :<74.401, .1- .!'.;,iin-t 1N4.4.>2 pounds. \.dind .it .Si .'^ J,1S4 in I'M,^. 
 
 Prodiiciion of Mercury. 
 
 i 
 
 Calendar War. 
 
 Haalcs.' Price 
 per flask. 
 
 Value. 
 
 \ms 
 
 1.SV6 
 
 I8')7 
 
 71 $.13.00 
 
 an 3.1.44 
 
 1 1(1 00 
 
 $2.. 14.1 
 
 l.'UO 
 
 124 
 
 *Seventy-«ix and oiie ball (76l) i>ouiuls i-ach. 
 
 Imports of Mercury. 
 
 I'iK-a] Year. 
 
 Pounda. 
 
 \'alur. 
 
 I'iiical Year. 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 \aluf. 
 
 $14,483 
 2.S,703 
 32.3.S3 
 
 M . S.U 
 
 Fiscal Year. 
 
 Poundc. 
 
 Value 
 
 1882 
 
 2.443 
 7.410 
 
 .S,84.-< 
 14,4'io 
 
 S <>f<S 
 
 2.001 
 2.441 
 
 4.781 
 
 1804. 
 
 180.S 
 
 1 1806 
 
 1807 
 
 .16.014 
 63,732 
 7. .860 
 76. (W 8 
 
 l')06 
 
 Calendar Year. 
 
 1007 
 
 1W8 
 
 1.10,364 
 
 180,841 
 87.620 
 
 t 60.505 
 
 lX.«i 
 
 
 1884 
 
 82.8 73 
 
 188.S . 
 
 44.01(1 
 
 ISSft 
 
 13.316 
 
 7.142 
 
 i 1.S08.. 
 
 ^0.7S0 
 
 .16.42.'! 
 
 looo 
 
 2.**,1 0.18 
 
 147.625 
 
 1887 
 
 18,40<) 
 
 lo.r.is 
 
 l.soo.. 
 
 101.017 
 
 .Sl.6').S 
 
 1010 
 
 107. 8SK 
 
 63.410 
 
 18»S . 
 
 27.051 
 
 14. '143 
 
 lomi . 
 
 s.';.342 
 
 .SI. 087 
 
 1011 
 
 118.3.16 
 
 67,416 
 
 1 '-.'<'>. . 
 
 22. 0.11 
 
 11.844 
 
 i<«)i 
 
 141). Mil 
 
 04 . .S64 
 
 1 1012.. 
 
 137.474 
 
 72.171 
 
 1^'MI , 
 
 1.S.012 
 
 7.677 
 
 1002 
 
 o;.2K3 
 
 .Sh.ftl.S 
 
 1'113. 
 
 210. 44J 
 
 100, 103 
 
 ]>"J\ 
 
 20,7 7.S 
 
 20.223 
 
 l'J03 
 
 161.06X 
 
 01.62.'; 
 
 1014 
 
 2(14.220 
 
 7,440 
 
 1KII2 
 
 3(1. 036 
 
 I.S.038 
 
 1004 
 
 l.il.I07 
 
 80,6.';8 
 
 101 s . 
 
 184.432 1.10. 1S4 
 
 IK<)3 
 
 .10.711 
 
 22,0')8 
 
 IW.S 
 
 103.3.10 
 
 48.412 
 
 1010*. 
 
 70.204 74.461 
 
 •Duty free. 
 
 .\veragc ^lonthly Price of Mercury. 
 
 (Per lla.-ilc of 73 IHJUndst. 
 
 101.1. 
 
 ,1. Hillary.... 
 I'-hruary... 
 
 M.ir.h 
 
 \!.ril 
 \1 i\ ... 
 
 June 
 
 .luly ... 
 
 .XUKUtit. . . , 
 S< I'tlTIllMT. 
 'Xtdh^T ., 
 
 Soveiiilier. 
 I Icccmber . , 
 
 New York. 
 
 t 51.60 
 .10 38 
 
 73.13 
 71 ..SO 
 7 7 20 
 05.63 
 OS so 
 02 SO 
 80 . SO 
 04.70 
 108 13 
 135 (JO 
 
 i .H7.ni 
 
 Sin Kraiiciaco. 
 
 $ .10 80 
 58.00 
 62.16 
 64.31 
 
 67. SO 
 88.13 
 02 . 10 
 80.25 
 88,00 
 Ol) 8(1 
 1(12 00 
 121.25 
 
 t 81 23 
 
 £11.3' 
 
 12.28 
 
 I 2 50 
 12 44 
 
 I I . 81) 
 15.13 
 17.04 
 18.15 
 16 Sil 
 
 15 'JO 
 li> i.^ 
 
 16 63 
 
 £14 75 
 
 $231, ,10 
 
 283,50 
 
 213.75 
 
 140 78 
 
 05 . 10 
 
 73.00 
 
 70.80 
 
 74.75 
 
 i5,,10| 
 
 70,40 
 
 70 25 
 
 80,00 
 
 1125,40 
 
 Siin Kranciiico, 
 
 Uriidon, 
 
 $200,50 
 
 £16 75 
 
 ,1(8), 63 
 
 17-88 
 
 223,75 
 
 10 (M) 
 
 147,50 
 
 17,75 
 
 07 50 
 
 16 ,-,0 
 
 73 81 
 
 16 SO 
 
 70 1)0 
 
 17, 10 
 
 75,(8) 
 
 1 7 , 50 
 
 75 ()6 
 
 1 7 , SO 
 
 iS.KO 
 
 1') 50 
 
 7 5, SO 
 
 IS. 25 
 
 78,00 
 
 IS 6,1 
 
 .125,25 
 
 £17,75 
 
12 
 
 MOI.YBDKM NJ. 
 
 Ilurc ,111 iiiiiiuiiMi^ iniiu !,iliii;ir,il (ircn, i - iic (^ . .f nii '1\ l)(lciiii.' in 
 < .uiad.i, m.iny dl w liii li <liirim; ih,- pa-i ti,, nr lit!. in \( ,ii- li,i\r attr.utrd 
 more nr h -. niiiiiiiiin h< . .in-, nt ihc iio-Mlu'lil \ nt ili,ir (lc\ t hipnicnl 
 indiialinj,' (ki)()sit> (if (-(.niiiu ri i,il inij ..rMm r. A- i n-nll of this wurk, 
 -111, ill -liipnu-titv i>i ore wri-f ni.iilc in Ii)(l_' .mii ]'li)A. Tlu- hi^li pi-iccs 
 ofhrcd ill I'M 1 ,,nd I'M^ n -nli.d in ,ir ,u li\f rem w.il ul ilii. d.'\ il.ipincnt. 
 hnt ii w.i- ndl nnlil I'Md iliji r,,dl\ iinrMirlanl . nnl riJHilioiis have litrn 
 made In ilic niarkcl drtnaiids U>r ihi- iin lai. While a lari^.- |)ni|iorli()ii of 
 ihi- lOfd prcdui-lidil lia- lui n i!(ri\cd fmrn one pmp.iU al (Jiisuii in ilic 
 I'nivind'dt Oui'lici-. !H'\ i-rl h( lr-> inipnriant i (Hilrihiilidn^ ha\c liicn mad. 
 fpim a niiiniKT o! nthrr d.'pu-ii, whii h. ni ihc at;^rri;alc. ^ivc pnmii-c n\ 
 iiii !( a-int, ( iinlrihutiun- |.i ihn -iip|'l\ 
 
 Tile (ire [inidueid was i hirll\ Inw j-radc niauriai larrxint; less ih.m 
 2 p< r nnl MoS.,, Inn ini hided -mail (|iiaiuilies nf nre runiiint; from J h, 
 I ^ I I I r, 111 MdSj, and Mime hi^luT ^rade iiand [lieked iiialeri.il. 
 
 I iu (i\Mi( rs (if ihi- Otniiii mine \\( re auliidri/ed Id e\[idrl a |idrlidii dl 
 ''"" '"' 'it 1 (iii(( nlralidii in 'heir own plan! a! Denver, ( "dh ; willi ihi- 
 '■^'epiieii, ,ril d| ilu lire piiiiliK lii.n \\,is ( i.iii rill r.iied in Canadian mills 
 1 reclt.l liir tiii' piirpn-. . .mil n,,irkel( il ( ilher a- coni iiii r,i!e-, ferro-mdKi.- 
 deniim, for llle nianiif,i(iii|-i ,,1 uhirh l\\<> elei Irie fiirii.ice pl.ints h.i\e be, ii 
 > -l.ililislud ..r ,1- iiidK hdii ai id nr aiiriidni.i im ih lid,ile. 
 
 The tdlal pidiliK linn in 1^16, ripiesenlini; llie MiiS, cdnuiii- i,| 
 c )iu-eiiirales prudiKed \\,i- I5(i.l(d p.iunds which al 61.00 |ier pound, the 
 .ippniximate ef|iii\ .ileiii ,n Oii.iu.i (if ihe Uriiish otiieial price, would h.iM 
 .1 l(>l,il v.ihie of .Sl.Mi.lid. Ihe adii.il ni.irkelini; \,i!iie would |iroli.,l.K 
 • xeicd ihis tij;iire since, a- ,ilrea(iy staled, ihe oi.lput was sold in variolic 
 lorins. and some of the concentrates -old in ihe Tniled States possiliU 
 I lidULihl .1 hii;h! r price. 
 
 'Ihe proihu lidii in ]<)] > w .i- i (|iii\ .i.hni i,, l').2]i) ] nds (if ronrentr.ite 
 
 \aliied .11 S2S,4.sO. .is Cdnip.ired wilh ,i prodiiclidn in I'M-! e(|ui\aleni lo 
 <,J<14 poiiiuls of coiiceiitr.ite, \,ihii d ,il .S2.0(i,v 
 
 l-.arl\- in lOl.s the exjidrt of iiiol Jideniie lo foni;;n de-l in.uion- w.i- 
 prohihiied e\( ipt iiiid(r licciiM-. Sin( c ^iptemlier of ]'>l.s, the Imperi.il 
 (.o\ernnieiit has n r|ui-itioiie(l ail supplies of nioK 1 id. iiiie .irriviii^; in the 
 Tnited Kingdom ,it the price of five pounds, fiv, ^hiljini;- i lO.ss.) per unit. 
 eost, insurance and fni...;!!! or e\. w.n-eliouse, on the ha-i- of ')0 per (em 
 MoS.;. less one p.r .ml hroker.iue . h.ir.ues. Snli-.i(|Henl 1\ the lusis w.i- 
 redu.ed toa niir.iminn of ,s.s per .. nt MoS,. The lii in of II. ll.W.itson X 
 <"d, I iverixHil. w.i- apiiointid l.\ Mi. .M,ij.,,t\', CiAtrnnhni i,, .,, i ,,- 
 iTokeis for the piirch.iv,, of these on ~. Al .i l.iti r d.ile ihe lnip( ri.ii Mimi 
 lion- Hd ird .il ( )ii,i\\.i \\,i- atithori/ed lo pun h,i-i ni.,l\ h(I( i;ile in (".iii.nl.c 
 
Price? 
 
 43 
 
 it((l States duriiiu \<i]( 
 
 I Inl HI' i|\ lllifllllc 
 
 111. rn I rates 
 
 v> to 00 per cent MoS^: niiifted from SI. 40 lo S1.X5 ii' r i 
 
 Mininft. 
 
 l>iiriiiK \')\U sliipment^ uiie iikkIc Inuii ilir lollowiii^; prf)perties: — 
 
 UIKHKC 
 
 Pvntiiic Contily. Wo— mine lu-.ir (_)u\nii in ( )n-lnu ip., lot- ') .ind 
 10, r.mtn' \II. riii> ii,i> Ml tar pnned tile most inipurt.mt moK hiienite 
 mine <le\clopeii. ( >re :-liipinent> wire made iluriiiK l''Ui lo l)cn\'er. Col., 
 to theron cenlratin:,; plain at Reiifnw operated l>v tin- Iiiliriialional 
 Molylidenum Compaiu, and to ilir Mine> Br.mch mneentration plant. 
 Department of Mines. Oilaw.i. A eoncerUr.uinj; plant was built at the 
 mine and (ilaeed in oper.ition. .ind a second mill was installed at Hull, (Jue.. 
 on the property of the Canada Cement Co., the cement plant hall mills 
 liein,!.; used for t^rindiiii; the niolylidenite ore. 'I'lu' properl\- was o[)( rated 
 hy the Canadian Wood MoKlick-nite Compan\-. and ha^ rerintly been sold 
 to the Dominion Molybdi'iiite Co., Ltd.' 
 
 Ahilihi District.— A small shipment of h.iinl t)ieked oiv wa^ made from 
 the property of the Heis;ht of Land Mining Compan\ in Prei^sac tp., south 
 of Amos on the Canadian (iovernment Railways. 
 
 ONTARIO 
 
 Rfvlrnc County- Several properties in this eouiity ni.ide -hi[)- 
 ments during l')l() inchidini;- the Lmiiesdii mine in the township of 
 L\ndeek. lots .s ,md (i. ccju. \"1II, operated b\- tlu' International 
 Mol\bdenuni Company; the Spain or Legree mine in C.riliith tj)., 
 lots 30 and ,■>!. con. I\', opcr.ited li\- W. J. Sp.iin, a concentrating mill 
 was erected at this |iro|)ert\- which w.is, howcx'er, operated but a short 
 time during 1<>l(i: }5nuigham tp.. lot> 7, S, .aid 9, con. XH, operatr'd 
 by the RenJR'w MoKbdinnm Mine>, Ltd,, ,i vaciunn oil flotation mill 
 was placed in opciMiion just at llu- cIom' of the ye.ir and w.is producing 
 at therateol .d'onl a ton per week ; the Mornn and O'Brien propertie-, 
 Hrough.mi Iji., lot^. 10 .md 17. o.ii. XIL operated by M. J. O'Prieii 
 of Renfrew; the Ko-- mine, Pidugham t|).. lots 1 ,md 2, con. IH, 
 oiienited li>- the .Mdtield .Mineral Syndicate, and sold to Molybdenum 
 Ltd., of Mcjntre.il. 
 
 Ilalihiiiton (.'(iiinly. — Mr. Ccorge I'.idwell operated a property 
 lit .ir Tory Hill. 
 
 liitoria C(>/(/;/v.- Shipments Were m.ulc from properties in Somer- 
 N'ille tp,, ,111(1 i.i L.ixion tp., operated by Mr. T. HorM-roft. 
 
 f.fiincx am! Addui'^ton (V)((»//i'.?.—Shipmenls were made from the 
 ( hi-liolm mine in Slullit Id tp. 
 
 ' '*'y?"'"' °? ''" Molytxlciiite dciKnits of tlu- Mo.« mine, Ijuyon. Que., bv Cli.ul,-» Cain«-ll. Siininidry 
 Kcport, r,col. hurvi- . Illft. p. .107. 
 
44 
 
 bkiriMI CdHMDIA 
 
 IIV.s.' Ko(>/r)i,!y Dainit.- Tlir Molly niiii, ,ii s,,lnio, H.C ,. u.i- 
 <i|MTati'd !)>■ llu' Inicrn.iti.in.il MoK Ld, iiuni ( n., o| Oiilli.i, Onl.. .md 
 till' ore ?.l)ipin(l tn Rciitriw. Oiu.. Inr com i lUr.itioii. 
 
 .Sk,rn,: Uiilri(t.—.\ pnipiTlv Ii,,> Ik.m <lrvrlo|H,| al Alice Ann al 
 the head (.r OIjMTvatorx- inlet. roril.,nd canal. ],y ili, .Molslideniini 
 Mining and Kcdnction Co., Ltd. Shipnunt^ wnc made to Ken In w 
 Ont. 
 
 Lilloort Disln'rt. —Fnim tin- Indr\ cl.iini on F. \,i> cicck al.ont " 
 tons of on- wire shipped to Renfrew .' 
 
 Concentration of Molybdenite. 
 
 The cone, iiir.iljon of nioKl,d,ni!c or,- wa.- lui,!, ii.iken t,. a ^;realer 
 .T U~> e.\l,nl in li\e niilK. i«o ol which «,.,■ (,per.,t,(l .1^ Cui-lon- plant,-, 
 ami lln-ee tr, .iled ,,nl\ the or, - jiro,ln,(,l li\- llu- operator;-. 
 
 Mines Branch Plant, Ottawa. Ih.- I Hp.n inum ,,1 Min, h.id, 
 thronjih its On- Toiin.i; ,in,l MelaliiirKical Divi-ion, alre.idy nndert.ikeii .m 
 inveftli;j;ali,.n o| the concentr.ition of moKl.denire ores as ,1 resnll of which 
 .1 sm-i-e-^lul wai,r ll,>ialion conccntnii ion pnuv-.^ w.i- develipp, d. 'riirou.uh 
 anarranKenu-nt wiiii the Imperial Mimiti,)n> H,Mrd. thepl.uu was imreased 
 in sixe ami pl,i,,,l npon ,, , ,,n,nu ,, i.d L.tsi-. ,iml h,:, lum in i.i.icticalK- 
 continuoiis operation ihrou.uhoiit ]<'](,. Dmiiv^ the ye.ir ,1 t.a.il ,,f _'.,-i97-4 
 
 tons ol ore wire treated in t 
 MoS:. ri 
 
 n- ])Lint ( I'iit.iiniiiL; ,m ,i\i r.i^e ,,f 1 -84 pir cent 
 her,^ was n co\-ered 4.v,^,S tons of citicentratcs containing; an 
 .IV, r.-.'^v of 70.05 |„.,- , ,,,,1 Mov, 
 
 <)!-,- li.i\, Ih,i! pi:i-,li.,M-,! on til,' l.,i-i>of th, lolh.win'^ .,l„,lu!e:— 
 
 ScheduK- of I'rices p.v.iniiiL; [.iii-ch.i^e of M,ilvl,|,nil.- Ores and 
 t'onfentrati- l», li\ir,d f.o.li. 1 lo 
 Ottawa . 
 
 ii'iiiion ( .o\,'rr,ni, ii; 'IV'stin;.; I'!, int. 
 
 i'.ixiiuni,- uill I.,- ni.nle iip,,n tin- f<.l!ouin- 1, rni-: — 
 
 (1) On assay reliiriw from -..niples dri,i| ,ii 2] T] 
 
 (2) Moisture will be deducted. 
 
 (.?) The treatment charge to Ik- S,r6,s p, r ton of J, (Hill II, >. of ermjc ,,i| 
 
 (4) The vaUieof nioKh.knite (M,,S.,) to he SI .(Id p,r ponml d,liv,tvd 
 
 in Ottawa iinle-- oiherwi:-e stated. 
 
 (5) I'.iMiKiits will Ih- ni,i,ie tor niolyiM!,nile oiiU. .\o ,ill,,w,in,-, 
 
 will he made for Molylidil,- ,>r W tilf, nit,'. 
 {(» r,i\Miints will he calciil.it, d ,,-. I,,ll,.ws, pi r ton of 2,000 |l,s. (h\ 
 ore or concentrates, ,1,1 ivtn, I i.iilway siding, Mints Branch 
 Testing Lal)oratories, Onawa: — 
 
 .1' ^uve^.'l'ifliri'l" ■""'>"<="'"■ ■"""• '•iil"<«<. HI l.> 1^. C. W i.,y«lal<-. Snmn.a.y R.ih,,. „r .1,. 
 
45 
 
 Schedule A. TreatmeiH i haige $.^.<>?> iH-i ion. 
 /■■<* \tiilyhdc.'tlr orn ii'ntaintnK: -- 
 
 U, Bi-mv.u (l-s ', nu.] 1()', UK. i„r 70', „i tht- I..' il molvhUt-nil.- lonieia. 
 (hi 11'. , 1-5', 7X'; 
 
 (c) i-si', . iu'; Ki'. 
 
 <•!' 2-1 'r .. 2-5'i> .SI', 
 
 (f) .'-0 rj gj'. 
 
 Net n-turns to the niiiM-r »ill Ik- tlie v;ilm- of thi- or kulatcd as indi.;u<<i .iliov lew S.VW |. i iiei ton 
 
 concentration iharRes. 
 
 Sfht'dule H. NO (rL>atiitt>r.t charjie. 
 
 /■or MulylitifHilf Mtiliiiing PruUuil Kj«/o»;nn,i..' 
 
 Ul Hotwcfii .!-l',' and jpfj inc. iTiolvWenllv .unlcnt I'M- t--i ik.und. 
 
 (>■! 
 (d) 
 (e) 
 
 (n 
 
 ml 
 Ih) 
 (ii 
 U) 
 ilc^ 
 (II 
 (m) 
 
 10- 1', 
 
 lii'^i 
 
 15- 1"; 
 
 . 20',;, 
 
 20- 1';, 
 
 ,. .fO'-J 
 
 2.S-1'; 
 
 ,iii-i'; 
 
 .. 3'''-i 
 
 .ts- 1';, 
 
 .. w, 
 
 Ml-V, 
 
 iS<i 
 
 i.s-i-; 
 
 ., .SO';, 
 
 ■id-l',- 
 
 .. .s.i'"; 
 
 .s.s-i-; 
 
 60''; 
 
 611- 1',, 
 
 .. ftS', 
 
 6.5-1% 
 
 70';, 
 
 Sthedulf <:. No Irealnient chariieh. 
 
 Conuininu not lesa ih 
 
 an 70' c molybdcnitf content )>1 .01) tier inniil 
 '^'i, SI ,02 ,. 
 
 HO';; 
 
 H.S' 
 
 St 115 
 
 $1 m 
 
 liRi-!. on Srhnlule C to include coal of delivery to Mines Hranch. in iiiitahtc m. I:aeei 'or .-It' 
 ' yi ort shii'iTieMt. 
 
 The International Molybdenum Company's Mill, Renfrew: — 
 
 riic Intt rii.itii.n.il }.[(ilyli'li nuin Company I'uill a llfitaticn i . ii- 
 <(ntrati"ti mill ,il l^'iilnw which was placed in opvT'iidn during ilu- 
 l.^tt.r part (,f ihf >c,.r. CuMnm nrv< frnni Qiit'licc, Ontario, an(; 
 Brm^h C'olumlii,! \vi IV tr(.'ai((! as well as oivs mined Iiy tin- Comp.my. 
 IIk' conctntrat. > produivd win- .sjiippcd fi the Comiiany's Ri-tin< ry 
 at ()nilia, Oiil.iiio. Cu-ic.ni drc^ wtrc purthascd on the basis of the 
 tollowiiit, prices: — 
 
 Schedule of prices pt r laiit ,20 Iik.) o! muK Ixjenite in on- deli\-ere<; 
 at conceiMrator, Ri n!ri w . 
 
 (lre> c,irr;,iiii; I:, i\\,,n _" ; ,ind .i' ,M( S, .«l.v!l(l pt r uiiil. 
 
 •''V ., 5', „ ^- 14., SO ,. 
 
 .=;'■,■ „ 10',-, „ — Ui.OO .. 
 
 - Ill'; .. 15'; „ — 17.00 .. 
 
 1-=^', .. 2o< ; .. - • l.S.OO ., 
 
 ■*^0' , conci ntr.ites SI. (10 per Hi. ol^ MoS-^ 
 
 i'' ii.illu ^ imposed for copper :iii(| l(i-iniilh. 
 
 .\<i SI lllenii nt PK'.de f"r any molyhrlir oxiue in ores. 
 
 Scttlemrni 10 (l,i\> alter s,im|)lini;. 
 
 Siniplo of on - to he Mibmitttd It tort anv shipnn nt math-. 
 
46 
 
 1 crro-MoIyhdtnuin, Ktc. 
 
 I 111- pnidiictidii 1)1 Icn-d-iiKiK hilrmiiii iii tlicnic- fiirn.iic;- w.i^ Ix-i^iin 
 in October <if I'Md .it Oiilii.i !i\ tlu- Imcrnaiicn.il .M.,M,.|fniiin ( ',.ii\i),iii\ . 
 This firm luis also iiinkrtakm the i)n.(lmliuii ol ihoInIhIjc acid and 
 .ininionia nioKlxlati'. IVrro-molylxlciiuni i.- al-o luini; made in ilcctric 
 furnaces at InlU \illc, ( )nt.. ]<y lln TiNani Kl.clrir Stcc ! ('<,. 
 
 l^stimated World's Production of Molybdenum Ores, 1915*. 
 
 Country, 
 
 i>ri- .MiniT.ll. 
 
 (Jii; r.ity 
 (stior* coi»). 
 
 KAtiniati>d per 
 '•em of molyb- 
 denum. 
 
 Weinht of molyl 
 
 dcnunt. 
 
 (''hort tons! 
 
 Canaoa 
 
 New South WaU-- 
 Norway 
 
 Peru 
 
 Otif^npland . 
 
 Spain 
 
 1 1111(^1 State' 
 
 Molybdenite. . 
 
 \Vulf»*nitf 
 
 Mnlyhdoniti- & 
 wulfcnite. . , . 
 
 14 .) 
 
 55 5 
 
 »;o 
 
 .l-O 
 UN 
 ii) 
 
 J.IOXd 
 
 50 
 54 
 45 
 4^ 
 54 
 21) 
 2 6 
 
 7-2 
 1« 2 
 J«l 
 
 IS 
 
 5-8 
 
 01 
 
 
 222-6 
 
 •Ki'linialixl by I'Mnl. L. ll.sj of the l-nili-rl States C«-oloKical Survey, Mineral Reaour.-s fuited St i 
 
47 
 
 MCKEI. 
 
 riu' in(iii>lry h.i-.d ,,i\ ilu- iniiiini; ,mi| iiiL't.illiirKira! irc.ii nifiil uf tin- 
 nil krl-cuppcr on-, i.f thf SiiImIhiv di-lrift, OiUarin, r.inks .iiiiimj; ilif m()>t 
 ini|ii]i l.int (if ( .yn.iila. \i.t niiK i> llu ri' ,i Cdii^idrraiili- pre id net inn nf (cippcr. 
 lull the nicktl. wliicli i> tin- iniportaiit prndiK t, >upplics a \i r\- laryc pro- 
 piiriiiiii of llic \V(irld'~ niiivumptinii nf (in- iiuia!. 
 
 I lie pa>-t lew \(\n> ilcVilnpiiK lU lia.~ \rr\ lai>;il\- incrra-rd liic kimwri 
 me rcs^trvts of thr di>trirt. 'l'lu>c iiickcl-ruppiT dfi)osit,> hdvv liiin the 
 -ul)jcrt of special nport> liy tiu' Mliii- lirancli and r.i(iliiKi(al Sin\<\ .it 
 <llta\va, li\- ihc ( )ntario Unnaii of Mino, Toronto, and jii-l rcct ntl\- i)\- 
 llir I<o\al ()nlario Nickel ( 'nniinission.' 
 
 '1 lie pni<liiciion of nickel in I'Mfi amoinite<l to 82.05S,5d-f [hhiikI.-., 
 \aliied at S29,0,>5.497, as roiiipaied with t>S.M)^.()?7 pounds. \aliie(l at 
 SH)A')2.S07 in 1015, an inere.ise of Jl-4 per cent over that of lOl.s, ,uul of 
 f<2- 2 per cent o\<r the production of 1014. 
 
 There Were milled in 1016. 1 ,.=;C)6,,?,^,? tons of ore, and -melted 1.521.6,SO 
 tons, from which were produced .St), OH tons of Bessemer matte, c.irr\in>; 
 approximately 41,208 tons of nickel, and 22.4,^0 tons of cop[)er. The net 
 \ahie of the m.itte. ,i> reportid liy o|Hr,itors w.is SI 2,1 16,. i3,?, which is 
 li.i.-ed on an ,i\-erai;e \ahie of 7-2 cents per ixuind for the copper, .md 10-8 
 cents |)(T poinid tor the m'ckel. The .iwraije nu ial reco\(.r\- in nuitte from 
 the ores tre.ited was 1)74 per cent copper and 2-714 per cent nickel, as 
 ai;.iinst 1-.S41 percent copper, .ind 2 • 67,^ jier cent nickil in lOl.S. 
 
 1 lie nickel-cop[)cr ore is reduced in smelters ,ind coiurrters to .1 Bessc- 
 mor matte, cont,iinin;< from 77 tu 82 per cent of the comliined metals; in 
 1016 it aver,iiL;e(l ,S1 ■(> (ler cent nickel .ind 28() per ciiit copper, as against 
 5()-,^ per cent nickel .ind 20-0 per cent cupper in 1015; 40-(l .md ,S11 
 le-pectively in 1014; .ind ri2- 7 and 27-4 respeciiwly ::. 1015. 
 
 I'or the production of monel nu'tal, a si)eri,il m.itle is [irodiiced with 
 contents of .ihont 22 per cent c<ip|)er. and 58 jier rent nickel, which is 
 included in the tot.il given above. Monel met.il is produced dire, ily from 
 th!s matte without the intermediate refining of either the nickel or the 
 copper. 
 
 'RrrHirt on .Nickel and Copi^^r Di-[i<i«ils ol Siultiury, Onl , hy .V E. H.irl.i\v. Geological Survfy. Canada. 
 \o. H7J, 1001 . 
 
 The Sudbury N'j.-kd Recion. by .\. P. Coleman. Ph.D.. Bureau of Mine.i. Vol. XIV. Part til. 1904. 
 The Nickel lndu.«rv, with aiiecial reference to the Sudbury Reiiion, Ontario. Report by .\. P. Coleman 
 ■h D . Mines Hranch. Ottawa. No. 170. li)!.). 
 
 Report of The Royal Ontario Nickel CotnmiAaion with .\ppendi\, Toronto. 1017. 
 
IS 
 
 i'ruiluctiun of Nickel. 
 
 ( >rf inint-il 
 
 On- stiu'Ufd 
 
 Hi-!i«fimr matte proliuvd 
 
 < opi»T lontrnt ot iiuu- 
 
 Nirlccl 
 
 S|K)[ Viiluc of matte. 
 
 \Vii«c« liaid mimTH and suifUrrv 
 
 Mrn i*nipln\ cd 
 
 tVU. 
 
 
 7K4 
 
 ho; 
 
 
 Iflf 
 
 4411 
 
 
 47 
 
 IMl 
 
 
 li 
 
 «.l« 
 
 
 -M 
 
 S.isI 
 
 »7 
 
 076 
 
 V4S 
 
 Jl 
 
 t 
 
 ')5(, 
 
 4S/,: 
 
 4fi . IWi 
 
 r i.-4)x 
 
 75') 
 
 S7.1H'».(UI 
 
 I I." 
 
 IVI5. 
 
 I.<M,04II 
 
 I.27i,Jtl.l 
 
 ft 7. 701 
 
 I'l.htW 
 
 t4.0W 
 
 SIO. t'i".J44 
 
 I. (in 
 
 1.566. Ml 
 
 l.Sii.ftsg 
 mi. Ill I 
 a . 1 10 
 
 41.. "IS 
 
 (12. lift. .U.I 
 
 $4.K4I.A<i.' 
 
 4.6S0 
 
 .\nmi;il I'rodiictidii of Nickt'l. 
 
 Cutrndur Vpar. 
 
 IKK') (.11. 
 I Kill 
 
 l.iyt 
 
 IKIi 
 
 IK'H 
 
 IK'«4 
 
 IK".' . 
 
 1K"16 
 
 IX"7 
 
 IKW 
 
 IK<KJ 
 
 I'V'O 
 
 Poiitid* of Ccrta 
 nickel in iicr 
 
 matte j |x,imil. 
 
 «hllii>e<I. j 
 
 \'alue. 
 
 l''(f.' 
 
 K.10.477 
 
 60 
 
 1.4.1.?.74J 
 
 65 
 
 4.(l.l.'i.J47 
 
 60 
 
 .'.41.1.717 
 
 5K 
 
 .l.'IKJ.*IK» 
 
 5i 
 
 4.'HI7.4.1(J 
 
 1K| 
 
 1.KKX..SJ5 
 
 .15 
 
 i.,ll'7,ll.l 
 
 .15 
 
 1. '117. 647 
 
 .15 
 
 .^.517.fi'«l 
 
 .1,1 
 
 = .744. (Km 
 
 ,16 
 
 ".»'ll,^-'7 
 
 47 
 
 ''.IS'1.047 
 
 SO 
 
 111. (,0,1. 41(1 
 
 47 
 
 ( 40X,2!16l 
 
 •IJ.l.J.lJ 
 
 2.42l.i(IR 
 
 I ..l'W,i),<6 
 
 j.on.151 
 
 I.K70.<1.5K 
 1.1«I.")X4 
 1. IKK, wo 
 l..l'W.I7.i 
 I.K.>o..s.l^ 
 .'.<K.7.S4(l 
 J.,l.'7.707i 
 4.504.52.1' 
 S.OiS.'KI.' 
 
 t'alend.tr \'oni. 
 
 IW.4 
 
 I'i'll 
 
 10(l> 
 
 lOIKi 
 
 lo(i: 
 
 1011 
 |0(l'> 
 
 loiii 
 
 101 I 
 101 ' 
 101 ! 
 1014 
 I'M, 
 1 01.-, 
 
 Crow 
 
 
 [x-r 
 
 V.dii.-, 
 
 pound. 
 
 
 40 
 
 ■J.5, 002. 2(14 
 
 40 
 
 4.210,151 
 
 40 
 
 7.SS0..-i.'6 
 
 42 
 
 tl.Q41.K14 
 
 45 
 
 0.5 15. 407 
 
 4.1 
 
 K.2II .S.IH 
 
 .16 
 
 t.Uti.sn 
 
 .10 
 
 II.IKI.IIO 
 
 JO 
 
 10.220 62.1 
 
 10 
 
 U. 452. 461 
 
 .10 
 
 I4.'X).1,(11> 
 
 .10 
 
 1.1.655. IKI 
 
 .10 
 
 20. 402. .507 
 
 J* 1 
 
 20.0.15,407 
 
 a) Calculated from shiinnenta inatle Ijy rail. 
 
 KHin.,1 nutallic nickt 1 b now \,v]n^ ivcovta .1 in C.mudiaii ictiiRric> 
 iHit (inly in Mm.ll (niaiititks ami as a by-iiruduct in the MmltinR and refining 
 <'l tlic -ilx,r-(„l,alt-ni( !:. 1 „r,s. nirkil-o.xide having Iic.n rtc.nvrid in tlusc 
 -iiult(i> l,,r ^,^v^ai ytais. TIh> n covorv cf nickt l-.^ulphatf was al-o 
 rtp..ritd tor the first tinie in l-.'i.V .\ ,„nsideralilc ammint (if nickel i^ 
 pn.hably cdntaintd in cres ixp.nttd l.ii- ^nleltinK, for which no payment is 
 i-c. u,,i 1a tin mines shipping; and the nnidunt finally recovered is inip.is- 
 silile Id a-( ertain. 
 
 The prodiictidn ef nutallic in, k. 1 (inrinj; I'Mo was r.p, rl.d a-, 7<) M,U 
 pounds, valued \-v the , p, rators at S.U..S3S, as againsi .=;.r.-;i> pound- 
 valued at 822,1.^(1 in lOl.S; ,hat ot nickel-oxide and nickel-, ulphate w.,. 
 reported as 555,868 p.,,nn,l> valcd ,:i SI01,J5<S, a> against 282.025 pounds 
 valued at 831,262 in I'M 5. 
 
 The total estimated nickel content (if recoveries from sikt r-coliall-nick( 1 
 ores was in 1916, ^61, 702 pounds, as against 231,6.U pounds in 1915.' 
 The companies eHKajicd in miniiiKand >nuliinu nickel on- .ire:— 
 
 The Canadian Copper Company, suli>idiary to tlu- International 
 
 Nickel Comjiany, with snidter at Copper ClilT, Ont.-rio, and relinerv- 
 
 '^^ Bayonne, Xt w Jersey. Thi> cdm|iany is erectinii a new refiniuK 
 
 ' S« chapter on ' ( ,,1ijU.-' 
 
49 
 
 plant at I'orl (nlli(,i ii. , Ojilario. wliidi will im.J,,iI,|\ 1., i,, , ,|„ i.iiinii 
 
 late in 1'J17. 
 
 1 lie Mend .\i(k,l (nniiianv (.1 l.i.nddn, I niiJand, uiili -rnclic i 
 
 at ( (iiii-loii, Ontario, and rchniry at ('l\da(li, Swansea, Wales. 
 
 Tin- Hriti^li AllKiican Mt l.l ("(irpurali Ltd., whic li -larlcd 
 
 trciiini; a sinilti i .ind n lint i v at tin- Mnira\ mine, lati- in l')l<,. 
 
 aithoii!;!) not -liipiiiiiL: dniini; ilic yiar. di \ i lopnu iit wa> .ictivciy 
 
 I arricd on. 
 
 'I'hr .\li \,, Mining ( onipanx", Ltd., which i.ptr.itcd il> luiiu 
 
 al l'oi(|iii- June lion on the rorcnpiiic Hiaiirii ol the Tinn'-kanhii- 
 
 .nid North, in Ontaiio Kailwa\. sjiippin.^ ni. k. l-copp( r ore i.i ih. 
 
 M(ind ~nic Iter at ( oni-ton. 
 
 \iik.l wa- mown. I a- a liv-prodiK'i in llic Mncltit> at D.lori., 
 rii..r.il.l, and W.llaiul. tr..ni the >il\vr-cohalt-iiickil ores ol the C.iUalt 
 <li>t!-i( t. 
 
 /ViVc.v.— The pri.'...|' ntnud m'l kdin N't \v \'. .rkaccordin;^ lo (|notatifin'; 
 pniili-iu.l i.\ the I-.n;;int('i-ini; ,m.| Minini; [.uniiai rtni.nnc.l I ln-..UL;h.)Ut tli. 
 War at Irian 4,> l.i 50 ct iii> |rt pound lor ordinar\ |..nn- wilh 5..nt- nior. 
 pi r pound a-kc.l lor clcctrolN tic nifkri. 
 
 ■| lie piicf .luring \')\> niiiainiii lairly c.iti-^tani IkIu.,.! Id and -1,=; 
 .lilt- .luting tin- lir-i m\. n ni..nih-, .mil i-,ini,'iii^' JHtw.t n r-< and 5U cent.- 
 I.ir tic laM tiw nioiili.^ lor .inlin.ir\- forms. Ek-clroiyti.- ni.k. 1 was five 
 I't 111^ liii;IicT per pound. 
 
 'I'hf price of nickil in l-;nr..|)e in 1<)16, as ijiwii 1a ilu ■■j.ondon Miniiii; 
 J. Mini. d," wa- (111. it.. I tlirouL;liout the \ear al L'-'2.^. or ISO .vnis per pound 
 while as in I'^l.^ it was (|lio!e.l between i'lSO and L'2(I0 i 1(1- ! to I J ■ 7 c. nt- 
 per i-oi;nd) from January l.-l. until the end of M,i>-. wli.ti it r..se lo I'JIO. 
 and -ra.lcilK iu.r. a~, d until it rtacheil in the la-t we. k i,i JnK a .|uotati.in 
 
 It th.at pii. 
 
 )l .1:22s p. r l.ai- ton dS-S cents p.i r ii.iiindi an.l runaineii , 
 until tile cl.)-e of the \-ear. 
 
 Expoiis anil Impnrls—Thv e\[),.rt- in I'MO araounu .1 to SO,4}l,7nii 
 poiiials.of whi.h n,1.^(.,'«!(lp.,undsor 1,^-S percnt w.nt lo (".real Hrilain. 
 .111.1 (V),. ^04, Mill pounds, or ,'<f)-2 per cent to th. I nite.l Stales. In I')l,v 
 -'(1-7 pjcrcenl .if the total wenl to ('.real Hrit.iin, an.l 7<) • .^ percent to ih. 
 Inited Slates: and in 1<)U, 22-1 per cent went t.) Great IJritaiii, .in.l 77-4 
 per (-(III to the Iniud States. 
 
 I'he (\p< rt> to the Tniled Slates, which had falldi off nearl\- 20 per 
 cent in 1<)14 di.-w, .1 ,11 in, r, ,,.-,• in I'M.. ,,f ,,ver 46 per c. nt, ,nid in 1^16 of 
 .i\i r ,d ] I r cent. 
 Exports of Nickel, 1912-1916. 
 
 I>!*tinalio!i. 
 
 l")!.'. 
 
 191.1. 
 
 1')I4. 
 
 I'M,?. 
 
 1016. 
 
 To Cnat Hritain Pounds. 
 
 To t'liitcd St.it.>s. , , . . „ 
 To utiier coumtit's 
 
 5,07.'.i<5T 
 
 •,\M,S\i 
 
 44,224.114 
 
 70,.l«6 
 
 10. 291, v;.) 
 
 35,(ll.S,64i 
 
 220.706 
 
 H.747,'W1 
 .S2, 662, 451 
 
 II,U6,90U 
 6'>.304,!130 
 
 Tr.tal, 
 
 44.221.x«l 
 
 4Q.45.J.O!7 
 
 ^ft.'i,'^« n: 
 
 '•A,4f!i,4-?2 
 
 =0, lll.?Oo 
 
50 
 
 l.xports of Niikil siiui' IS'lO. 
 
 l\tlpn«!;tr Y<"ir 
 
 Value. 
 
 imi 
 mo J 
 ino.» 
 
 IMIM. 
 IKV5 
 IK'I*. 
 IK4J7 
 IK«)I 
 IKW 
 
 I Win 
 
 IWIl 
 IWi. 
 
 Ciiirmlar Yi-itr 
 
 l<«.5ftH 
 ."<.!, MM 
 
 vS>).,t»ft 
 
 ^ii,;M.i 
 
 (iSt.il. I 
 
 7.'(,l.Ml! 
 
 I .n|i),.(ft.r 
 
 l.oii.n.in 
 
 I. 007, ill 
 
 IIOJ 
 I'JIM 
 t'«H 
 I'XKi 
 l'HI7 
 tU(l» 
 \*Hl't 
 
 l'M(l 
 l''lt 
 
 ivn 
 
 l>i|4 
 I'JIS 
 I'IKi 
 
 Pkiund*. 
 
 li.A<W,227 
 It.i.U.HA'l 
 17. IIS. 05') 
 iU.M,I,m5 
 I'M 7(1, 1.15 
 l">.41'>."')t 
 •< (.1(1. V)* 
 •(■.III l.;«.'l 
 t.'.(il'>.')7l 
 U,2n.l'n{> 
 4'J.4^'>.I>17 
 4(>.5.'.'<. tJ7 
 (Wi. 4111. 44.' 
 XO. 441. 7(1(1 
 
 Value. 
 
 Cmik per 
 
 
 IMiUIUl. 
 
 tl.llA.OOV 
 
 X-7II 
 
 l,0«l.,M'> 
 
 "71 
 
 HM.ft').! 
 
 •> Oft 
 
 2.04J,'X>.5 
 
 V H« 
 
 J.iH0..4i4 
 
 11 76 
 
 I.HAA.624 
 
 « M 
 
 i.(i7ft.4K.I 
 
 III 4S 
 
 4 (IKI.OUI 
 
 II 'IV 
 
 l.r..(i..l'M 
 
 M i7 
 
 4.(.(il,75.'( 
 
 10 54 
 
 S.WS.itl) 
 
 1(1 50 
 
 .<,l4'),4i7 
 
 II 07 
 
 7,,ii)4.44(. 
 
 II I.I 
 
 K.(i(,J.I7') 
 
 in 77 
 
 ^'" "" '^"' "'' l-il arc tlasstti with those of nickd-silvt'r;in.l Germnn- 
 
 Mlvvr.i, 'manuf;irtiia.s of these ^u■t;ll^. Tlu ,v ,> ,,lsoa con.iil, t.,l.|.. in,|..,rt 
 ot nicLi-platfd w.irr Tin- imp„ri> in I'Mo om>i>l.d nf nirk. I n, niKots, 
 t.ars. sheets, etc., m i|„ .,n„.,Mii ,.| ^"-^ H" pou.uls, valiad ai S.<2.S,.<2(,, and 
 
 ni,iiiiif,i(Iiiics ot nil kil. \.i!ii((| .ii S^Q.dNi. 
 
 Imports of Nickel. Nickel-silver, and Cerman Silver. 1915 and 1915. 
 
 Nickel. nickel-mlviT. and Orrman silvfr in iiiuotn or 
 
 hlockii 
 
 Nukil. nukelsilvcr. ami <«rman •IIvit in bari and 
 
 rnil», and ,ilw in «trip». Mh«-t» nr platM. . 
 Mjiiufactiirri. of Orman. Nivadu. .ind nickri-wlver 
 
 ntit plinM. . 
 
 Pound!. 
 
 Valur. 
 
 Pound*. 
 
 Value. 
 
 74,. 181 
 
 1 27,. 161 
 
 I79,i«7 
 
 t (S«,SI.5 
 
 (i.15,9M 
 
 161.1107 
 
 7U,072 
 
 -"".811 
 
 
 77,.«.?ll 
 
 
 8>>.n84 
 
 III ^ 1. u Ml tl„ l.ni;, export of mVk(>l from Canada to the Tnited States 
 ■ nul ,1. n t,m-nunt ,„ ll,.u .,„n.n, , ., r, .,,,,1 ,,f ilu- in,p.„,. inl,,. ,,n,l ivporls 
 ..f n.rkd from the 1 nli.,1 S,,,„>. n,..v !„• i.f .special intir.M and i> .hown 
 I'l low as compiled from llie ■■Fi.reiKii * onimerce of the Inited Slates" 
 
 I lie v.ilues ,,1 the rnihil States , xports ranKed from M to AU cent^ ,,er 
 P-nnil. u,tl, ,,n .ivera^e of SS-.s cenls in I'VU,, as .,i;ams, U to -},> cents per 
 P"un,i uiih ,,n ,,ver.,^e <,i .^,S ,v„i, per p,n„„l i„ pjps, ,uui ,52 to ,59 cents 
 p' r i.MMrMJ uilh an aver.i,i;e nl M cents per poimil in PM4. 
 
 Lnited^tates: imports and Kxports of Nickel.* 
 
 ImfiTti into Vnilrd Statr^ — 
 '9'f and mat le . Gross ton.* 
 
 Nickel conlcnl Pound*. 
 
 Exports from UniUd Stales ~ 
 < To Frame Poumin. 
 
 ,. Ilaly (al 
 
 • Netherlands, , " 
 
 . KuHNia in Huropelaj i 
 
 - Tnited Kinttrioiti ... 
 Other couniiies 
 
 Tntals 
 
 Quantity. 
 
 4.5. 7Q8 
 56,. 152, 582 
 
 J. 018, 354 
 
 'i2«;ss; 
 
 14. 801. .565 
 8.469,074 
 
 2ft. 418.550 
 
 Value. 
 
 \ t7.615,<)99 
 
 ; 
 
 1.124.J82 
 
 5, 317, .5.12 
 3,540.546 
 
 10.038.514 
 
 Cent a 
 
 per 
 
 pound. 
 
 13-52 
 
 37-25 
 '43-W 
 
 35 02 
 41 80 
 
 Quantity. 
 
 .59,741 
 72.611,492 
 
 2.823.132 
 2,715,521 
 516.331 
 7,767,875 
 16.674.487 
 2,906,665 
 
 rj/'S.."'*' "■■'"■•V«" Commerce of the CnitMl State. " Dc, 
 fa) .Sot aeparately mated prior to Jan. 1. I91&. 
 
 38 on I 
 
 . 1916. 
 
 33,4')4.011 
 
 Valu 
 
 $9,889,122 
 
 1,101,813 
 1 . 1 10.035 
 i24,872 
 3. 010. .509 
 ft, 191,029 
 1.314,145 
 
 Cents 
 
 per 
 
 pound. 
 
 .19-02 
 40-88 
 43 - 55 
 38-76 
 3713 
 46-21 
 
 12,952,493! 38-67 
 
51 
 
 Imports of Nickil On- uiul Matti- into tho I nitt-d .St.iH"s diirinti tin- 
 following fiscal years ending June .iOth.* 
 
 ffon 
 
 Mefgium 
 
 rrunir 
 
 \orWH> 
 
 CjUia<J.i 
 
 Ocrsnia flelli-h , 
 
 PlMl 
 
 Toial" 
 
 'Ton* 
 (Pouml* 
 
 ITonn. 
 I Pound* 
 
 (Tom. 
 > PoutHl«. 
 
 f Tcna. 
 I Poumiti. 
 
 /Tont 
 Pttumtii 
 iToni. 
 \ PouniN,' 
 .jTon« 
 ' Poijn4]<* 
 
 . Ton». i 
 IPciuid>.| 
 
 I9IJ. 
 
 l*tS. 
 
 1.078 
 1. 587, 5111 
 
 I, .171 
 .498,iAi 
 
 Ji. 414, 454 
 
 J5,59; 
 (a)45,OI0,tM 
 
 I«I4. 
 
 i.n.i7,mHi 
 
 5.04(1 
 
 »,I74 
 (t)4l .507 ,255 
 
 27,451 
 .<4, 1102, 05 2 
 
 M,««8 
 47,. 508.. 170 
 
 .t«.420 
 4t.54'». KM 
 
 1915. 
 
 .(17.971 
 
 J6A 
 5JO,7U4 
 
 l'll6.t 
 
 29,592' M.Ul 
 
 (C)M.IW7,2J5 (i/)A4.«]2.28A 
 
 2,618 
 
 2,»9I.«>2 
 
 I.J29 
 
 I.268.U84 
 
 I 
 
 118 
 
 5J9, lOV 
 
 (a; Valiir. I<,n>5,642. l/.| V'aluc. »5,ft.!l,4Sn. (rl V.>lu.-. »4.7KS,I45 (Jt JK 5W)21 
 •(•romthr iMiii'iiitl (DinimTd' of tli.- I rii|.-,l M.n,-." I).k- . I^lft. 
 
 tH'rnm RriwiK en the tonim<Tr>. .m\ luivru.iu.n .,( ihf rnif.l >>t,ii.-< I).-|.;irtinrnt ol Cdn -t •■ U 
 
 mtitun. !>.( 
 
 Export.s of Nickel, .Nickel Oxide, and Matte from the I nited States 
 during the following fiscal years, ending June.* 
 
 To 
 
 1911. 
 
 1912. 
 
 1913. 
 
 I 1914. 
 
 1 
 
 t9IS. 
 
 1916. 
 
 AiHtria-Hungary 
 
 
 
 134.400 
 
 1 ,;i«,.'N5 
 
 t 1'<7,1I() 
 
 .'. (4f..,(."; 
 
 1.(I7S,.1()( 
 'M61.0I2 
 
 672.043 
 1.2.(0.274 
 
 67.200 
 210,612 
 
 
 H.'kiiirn 
 
 
 551.740 
 
 
 IJftiiiiark 
 
 
 ■ 
 
 l-rdiiLe 
 
 <'.eriuany 
 
 Italy 
 
 Wthcrlandi 
 
 Norway. . 
 
 .*.7<i5,»IO 
 
 l.<X)2..1«.i 
 
 604. 9,(8 
 
 8,205,836 
 
 S.579..(J5 
 2,52;.27.( 
 1.,(2I.7(.( 
 7.584,653 
 
 1 4I'I,6>,I 
 M ,ll«4. )M, 
 
 i.. (76.211. 
 
 ( .'10 980 1.871,595 
 
 1 .11(6,242 
 
 J.J65,177i l,»H0.6<il 
 
 22.033; 1(9,(00 
 
 31,1581 ,(1.4f(l 
 
 4,082.2801 5,(7I.()S'< 
 
 700; 112.4 511 
 
 .167.6961 31,(.'I5S 
 
 8.535,418 7.97(,4r.s 
 7.817.384 6,Ill,l'i^ 
 
 52.9491 n (.!'. 
 
 Ru.-iiiia ia Europe 
 
 
 
 7.250 
 
 186,626 
 
 Spiin 
 
 Swp'lrn 
 
 
 
 ('. Kmu.lorn 
 
 Sdtlaiid 
 \. .Xiiit-rita: - 
 
 Canada 
 
 Cuba 
 
 1,342,714 
 (.114,166 
 
 8.926 
 
 3,019,833 
 
 5.970,045 
 
 3. .173 
 
 2,334,845 
 6.878.264 
 
 16.379 
 
 2,171,511 
 
 5.4.(3.081 
 
 4.',52» 
 
 Mexico 
 
 40 
 
 
 
 1.779 . 
 
 ino 
 
 \V. Inrfifs (Brit.) 
 
 
 
 West Indies (Dutch). . . . 
 
 
 
 
 S. America:— 
 
 Brazil 
 
 
 
 1 796 
 1,-V6 
 
 
 Chili 
 
 
 
 
 IIKI 
 
 ( olombia 
 
 
 
 32 
 
 Asia: — 
 
 British India 
 
 
 
 
 
 411 
 
 5'>7.i5 7 
 
 1.2 26. 'CIO 
 
 Japan.. 
 
 Rurt«ia in A«ia 
 
 (K-pania: — 
 
 Brit. Atjttralia ami 
 Taviiiiiniii 
 
 1.957 
 
 4.005 
 
 5,447 
 829 
 
 2.028 
 
 .l')8.444 
 1.423.0,(01 
 
 1 
 
 Philippiiif Islaml> . . .1 
 
 
 56 
 
 
 
 
 l8.947.H10l 
 
 26.,561.99ol 27,881,277 
 
 28.895,242 29,599.612 25.649.995 
 
 In lorr'n"! **''""" "" ''""" ™"""'''^"-' •'"'' n-'vi.;.Ui.,r <,f thf l-nitcii Slate-, DiMurtment of Comm<-.v.\V.isl.- 
 
52 
 
 Hntititv on Rffincd Sukd ami Xirkrl-oxnl,-. I ii«l.r ilic icrm."- nl ' Ihe 
 \I( i.il kirinini; Ad, I'>()7." of the rrovinci- of Oiit.irio i7 lidw.ird VII. 
 * li.ip .\I\} a UnintN i> aiitliori/id to Ik- paid on niikil, « ohalt, (opp. r , .md 
 arMiiiciindir ^l■rtai^c•lm(lition^ and rislrittions duriiiK a peril id of tuc years 
 followiii),' the pa^.sill^: of the Xcl (April, 1007). In M.,r< li, 1<»IJ. tlic .\rl 
 wasanu'ndMJ to covjt a fiiitlut prn.il (I Iim Nc-.irs. 
 
 Tlu' sfctions afTittinn nirkil arc as toiiow.-:- 
 
 Til.- Trrajurrr o( Ihf ftovin.p may riiuirr iIh- i»ullK.rii> ot jurh n-iuUlinni u may (rom time to liiiir br 
 inudi- in that NluH hy th» I.lriil. Mini <.ov.rm)t in ' iiiimil i>.iv In rmh >rar to thr ri-(infr« o( thr mruU or 
 itlfllil (-iini|>nuni!> hi-riinafKr a[H', itml ulun r.-ftmil in llii- I'l.ivinir (nini orrn nii»c<l anil inini'd in th» rrovince 
 
 a bounty iin rji h |iritiii(i uf llirh iiu-t.il <»r iomiMHiiiii lut ri-tin'-d. -m follow* — 
 
 nam I. O.I ' ' ' . K. ' 
 
 nicki'l or on the ii v^ , ■ 
 
 lorin of pf.Hlint , , , I ,, , 
 
 iKilinty on lll«* lll> „• . i mkIm ■- in t. m in.-nii'Mn 1 .. ;m>i \ , .1, ,-,| Wl .111 (frfl lltJII 
 
 ■ r, thr fr*^ niri^llu- 
 Ufn puirl In one 
 "lint t'l }k pulij ,ta 
 >i-ar. 
 
SJ 
 
 IM MINI M AM) PAI.I.ADHM. 
 
 In past ycarti, tlic- rhiVf source d ihc pl.iilnmn |)i..,lii( ii..n .,| ( ,,,i,hI.i 
 «as the placer gravels of FWtish ( •..|ui.iIm.>. prin, ip.,ilv ,„ ,|,.. si„Hlk.,inr,„ 
 ilistricf. 
 
 DurinR 1016. the r. ....n,,! n.u\, iv «,„ ,,iiK is mu'.v .um.o. v,,lm,| it 
 •SOOO, as anainst 2J c.-iidc nimc,>, v.iliud at $\,{i(Ki in I'M.r It ,, p,,>sil,I,. 
 that the production ..f |)l.iliniim is coiiM<|,r.ihlv ^;ri,it. r th.ui .Ktii.illy re- 
 port..!. A p,TiK.,l ,.| III, l„,p,,ri, from Can.i.l.i i,, il,.- I nitr.l Si.ites as 
 Hiven by the liutid Mal.> 1 ». partment of f -onniHr. <■, ,m.l th.' . xp,,rt-, from 
 ( anada into the l.'nited States, as ^iv.n l,y th. C.mM\un iVp.irinunt ol 
 ( listoms, shows that niiich l..rK<r .|ii. unities are leaviiiK ( an ,.l,i. iiui, i- 
 .1 possiliilitv, of i-oiM-e, that the ( ,ai,i<lian evport rcror.l . iv in. hi.l, ,,1.| 
 ..nil -.■r.ip plalimiin. 
 
 'Ihf (xiw.ris from Cin.i.I.i into tlie rnit,.l St.it. s w.r.', in l')U), 5 ^J 
 ounces. v.iliH.l at S41.a»5, .iLMiiist 2,<6 oun.-. >. v.ihie.l ,it $11,0.S.' i„ pjis. 
 
 ixk; 
 
 IKKH 
 I CM 
 
 lo'.n 
 
 IXOI 
 
 IIK.t. 
 ID94. 
 
 Annual Production of Platinum. 
 
 Year. 
 
 Valur. 
 
 6.()()0 
 
 .!,5.H)' 
 
 \ev. 
 
 IHOJ. 
 
 m.)7 
 
 i.).nc«iii is'W 
 
 ..';.«); I'joc 
 
 isiMn; |.«it 
 
 ''5.1JI I'J.I' 
 
 *S« umlM P:ill.Tdhim. 
 ••Sw fxplanalioti in ti'ti. 
 
 Value. 
 
 \rar. 
 
 Ciude 
 ounces. 
 
 Value. 
 
 $ 3.800 
 7S0 
 
 I'llK 
 1 l'..M 
 
 
 SJI.M5 
 10 872 
 
 1 .M)n 
 
 1 l<H)J 
 
 
 500 
 
 • 
 
 1 . sm 
 
 HIW. 
 
 
 457 
 
 |.)07-IQ12 
 
 "is" 
 
 • • 
 4X9 
 
 4A,)02 
 
 I'-n. 
 
 15 
 
 i.OftJ 
 AGO 
 
 Annual Production of Palladium. 
 
 win PalUdiuni 
 
 1')(I4 
 
 ■ "OS Metala of the platinum arcnii 
 
 l')(¥) 
 
 1007.1916 
 
 OUIKPH. 
 
 I. IM 
 1.17; 
 
 '152 
 1 . Sl,2 
 
 iU 
 (a) 
 
 ffll Sec rxplaiialioii i:i t. \t. 
 
 Value. 
 
 $86,014 
 
 61.053 
 l8..Sft4 
 -'8.11ft 
 
 The nickel-copper ..ie>. .if the Sii,ll,ur> .li.strut also carrv small quan- 
 tities of the metals of tlie pl.itimmi -roup, and from 1902 to 1';12, consider- 
 ;iMe quantities of the>e met.ils uere recowt,,! Irom the residues resulting 
 trom the treatment ..I ■ he mattes from Su<Il,„r> . In vi.Av. however, of the 
 fact that olh.-r ni.iteri.i! h.-,, l„vn t.v.ite.l in the w.,rk,s of the Inlernation:,! 
 
54 
 
 Nil k( I r<ini|).iii\ ill add It 11 'II I" llir iiickc l-ii!i.|i( r nuilii > Ik -in Copin-i ( lill. 
 ()iit.iii(i, it ir- impd-.-iblf \n st.iic wlial |)r(i|Hiiiiiiii dl ilic .il}(Ae rt'Cdwtii 
 wa.- ti'diii Canadian ^oiirco. aitlinu.i,li it i>, oi cniirM-. --afr In a>>iinu- thai 
 part iif thor metals lias li(<ii drii\t<l tViiiii lla- Sudiuirv district matii--. 
 The ( oiiipan\ irportcd tlurc ha- lain iki pnnliulidii In \')\.\ 1014, PM?. 
 nr 1''16 fidin Canadian nri --. 
 
 riir rtc(i\ir\- nl ^;(>!d, siKcr. plalinuin, a'ld palladium at the works I'l' 
 llu' liitrrnatiniial Nickrl Ci:ni|iaii\ in .\( w J'Tm \ fur thf six years ending; 
 I'fcrinlHr .>!. ")!_'. uas a- fullow . ■ - 
 
 Recovery at the International Nickel Co.'s Works — New Jersey. 
 
 I 'JOT 
 I'JIO 
 
 I'd I 
 
 I'HJ 
 
 Gold. 
 
 '.2J8181 
 .'.Ml ft6i) 
 
 2 . 64'* ■ 7^'J 
 
 2. jo.in.'ii 
 
 2.476 55K 
 
 '..i. 4(111 7(1 
 
 I.i'<.,t2'< 2') 
 
 O.f.l.iS Ml 
 
 (10.256 (i.i 
 
 70, )S4 ,<« 
 
 .! 26 (1(10 
 172..fI6 
 546 627 
 25.s-.?>5 
 665-552 
 496 S50 
 
 Palladium. 
 
 I.^.t>74'fl.<l 
 
 4SV.249-52 
 
 607 J'H) 
 J2.t 2:^ 
 1.270-.5<)S 
 522 •K04 
 75.1.16.) 
 6KU 130 
 
 4. 216-482 
 
 Duriiii.; l"'l.^, ihi ,i\rrai;c niontliK' ; . ice <il nliiuil platiliuia in .New 
 ^()rk, till trom S41.1li [nr uuiicc in Janu.irx- in .'^lS.00 in Jmic and JuK'. 
 liut iiUTiascd rapiilK- duriiiL; the last t'lw iiiuntlis of the year to an awram- 
 of SS.V.^0 in I)i( ( inhi-r. Tlu' pri(c rintaimd firm ihroughom 1016, roaili- 
 int; a ni.iximum of Sl(»l,-\^ f.ir .Xoxcmlicr. and an .ncr.KJc for 101()i>f ,S8,v40, 
 
 .Xverage Monthly Prices of Platinum. l')15 anil 1916.* 
 
 
 
 I'll 5. 
 
 
 
 W16. 
 
 
 Monlli. 
 
 
 
 
 V.-w Vmk 
 
 
 
 
 New Vork 
 
 St. Peters- 
 
 Ek.iterin- 
 
 St. Peters- 
 
 
 
 refined 
 
 burg 
 
 bur« 
 
 refined 
 
 burg 
 
 burg 
 
 
 platinum 
 
 «3',. 
 
 crU'ie metal 
 
 platiiinni 
 
 83't. 
 
 crude metal 
 
 
 
 
 platinum. 
 
 
 
 platinum. 
 
 Janiliiiv 
 
 41 10 
 
 
 
 10 OS 
 
 61 25 
 
 61 - 10 
 
 l-fbriiaf- 
 
 40 Oil 
 
 JO 38 
 
 30 (J8 
 
 'in uo 
 
 61 14 
 
 62 6 J 
 
 Mauli 
 
 'I 50 
 
 JO 38 
 
 JO 08 
 
 '-0 ;5 
 
 
 
 April 
 
 .W 6.i 
 
 JO 38 
 
 30-08 
 
 M K) 
 
 6,(7 
 
 63-7(1 
 
 May. 
 
 .IS 50 i 
 
 30-57 
 
 30-08 
 
 !<{) 511 
 
 66 64 
 
 65 (12 
 
 luniv 
 
 in 00 
 
 il 3<) 
 
 31 02 
 
 7.S l.i 
 
 63 70 
 
 6.(-D2 
 
 luly . 
 
 28 (Ml 
 
 32 3'* 
 
 31-02 
 
 63 CO 
 
 63 21 
 
 63 92 
 
 .AUKIJ>t 
 
 .CJ ■ 25 
 
 32-30 
 
 iO<;3 
 
 62-56 • 
 
 67 41 
 
 tft 45 
 
 l^epl»-nihi-t 
 
 50 0(1 
 54 ■ 50 
 
 
 
 84-25 
 «9-7.5 
 
 67-41 
 
 77-42 
 
 66 45 
 71 -44 
 
 Ocluhet 
 
 37 •ik 
 
 38 -;6 
 
 N'uvc mhct 
 
 62 ft 1 
 
 47-46 
 
 46 64 
 
 101-25 
 
 
 
 Dect-nilHT 
 
 S5- 50 
 
 56 40 
 
 56 25 
 
 St- 87 
 
 
 
 Yrar 
 
 4/ l,» 
 
 
 
 83-40 
 
 
 
 
 *rtom (hf"Kni;in«*tini;aniI MininR Journal ' 
 
55 
 
 Average Yearly Prices of Platinum.* 
 
 (ill Uulldin [.CI uuiiLV tiuy). 
 
 •From ciuotaticti in "Enc 
 
 1911. 
 
 New York iitinnl il.iiinum, . i 4^ jj 
 
 .'it. IVU'Tsbiirj. Riia.iij. W^, I .']i' n 
 
 Kkaiciiubuiij ciudc nu-lal platinum. Jslo* 
 
 coring iiml Miiiina Journol." [;. 47. January ,s, Imo. 
 
 I9I2. 
 
 l«13. 
 
 1414. 
 45 14 
 
 15Ii. j IS 16. 
 
 45.55 
 
 n.oit 
 
 37.05 
 
 44 «8 
 Jft.54 
 36. 2S 
 
 47.13 fl.AO 
 
 
 
 Imports of Platinum.* 
 
 I.SS4 
 IIHS 
 
 1887 
 iSSS. 
 
 II.) 
 
 Sit, 
 
 T>> 
 
 MM 
 
 1,422 
 
 13,475| 
 
 l-;i)i 
 
 IK'li 
 1803, 
 1894 
 
 3, If; 
 
 IS«5 
 
 5 21 = 
 
 l.S')(, 
 
 4.05.! 
 
 IS'»7 
 
 1,«52 
 
 1 «i).S 
 
 4,0S2 
 
 ' I8<.y 
 
 /,15; 
 
 1900 
 
 1 3.0?7 
 6,tH,« 
 9.0.(1 
 
 9,;)ii 
 
 9,671 
 57,9101 
 
 10(11 
 
 1 •>(-■-' 
 l'^(l.( 
 1'I(I4 
 I'lU.S 
 19Ufi 
 
 Val 
 
 m. 
 
 J.'O 
 
 26t 
 
 I'J 
 
 ■is; 
 
 1 21 
 
 2r\ 
 
 2H 
 
 IW. 
 
 ei 
 
 719 
 
 54 
 
 494 
 
 ':^-^z^:r^":l^:^::n::::;^!:rzs^^ 
 
 ^TS. tubing 
 
 (a)Estimate of World's Production of Crude Pliit 
 
 mum. 
 
 Country. 
 
 1911. 
 
 30 
 
 I -'.COO 
 
 470 
 
 300. COO 
 
 f2f 
 
 ' 313,128 
 
 1912. ; 
 
 1 
 
 ■jol 
 
 MY. 
 
 .. .iOOl 
 
 778' 
 
 .itjo.onr 
 
 721 
 
 1913. 
 
 1914. 
 
 I91S, 
 
 1916, 
 
 
 
 Borneo and Sumatra. 
 
 Canada 
 
 Colombia. . . . 
 
 200 
 
 «0 
 
 15.000 
 
 1,275 
 
 250,000 
 
 48,' 
 
 « 
 
 311 
 
 i;,.50(; 
 
 I.24S 
 
 24I..'(K> 
 
 5 70 
 
 . 
 
 260,548 
 
 « 
 
 100 
 
 18,0C0 
 
 303 
 
 124,00r 
 
 742 
 
 * 
 60 
 
 New Soiilb Wales 
 
 Ru.«sia 
 
 United Slates 
 
 25,(HPO 
 222 
 
 63,')(X) 
 7 50 
 
 
 
 313,729 
 
 1 
 
 267,008 
 
 143,l45j 
 
 89,932 
 
 •No basis for fstinuite. 
 
 (ai From the Mineral Resources of tlie Tnit.-.l StateP. Julv, I'M". 
 
56 
 
 sn v:.R. 
 
 I'lu- ii'i.il ]iiii.lii. {inn I'l -iKii ill l'M(). .inidunlid \n J,S,4?'),7lt line 
 mini > >. wilinii .11 Sl(i,717,lJl. .nid ii'.ilnilid: a) utiind -ilvi r, cr .-il\(r 
 ('(inl.iiiu'd in r-iUcT (ir ^nld I)iilli"ii. 2(),4()5,.v'<4 oinici-, cm- ,S()-.i iKri-cni; 
 il)i -ihri' (■■ml.niuil m hli^liT copiM i- .ind r(iii]irr lu.illi , 77'), 'M() mnux'S, 
 nr ,1 ■ 1 |)( r 11 lit ; and ic) >il\'cr i -tinia;, d .i.^ n mx rrali'.r Iri'in (.ri's ixportccl 
 1,-1 !, I I 1 cinut s, en l()-(i [If ((111, 
 
 In I'M^, 111!' tdial |iru(liKli(in \\a^ 2fi,fi2.-i,"()n fiw (inm~i>. valued ;it 
 S1,>,2J>,S !_', .w^A inc liidi'd : (a) rt fui d -iU i r, <S1 per cent ; ili) >il\ir in l>li-tcr 
 copper and eupjier in.iUe prridnctd -'■(> per rvnX; and 'r)>il\er e-linialed 
 as ree( i\\ ralile Ik mi '>!">■. i \ ported 1 'i ■ t pi i' ei nt . 
 
 I or the la>t leu \( ai-, the piediMtion h,i- .-hewn ,i l,illiii;< oil lioth in 
 (|liant!i\- and \ahie, while in I'JUi, the piicliKlioii dieiea-ed 4-4 percent, 
 and the xaltio iiicre.i.--c(i 2() ■ .^ per cent. 
 
 liotn 1SS7 to lS').^,the prodliction rani;(d in \, line httwtiii S.^IMl.tHiO 
 and S4(t().l)(i(l, ,inil w.is del i\ed cliiel'\ lioiii ( )nt,irio ,ind (Jm liee. The next 
 thrct' \"e;ir.s .saw a rajiid ituiease in predtiction, due to the dexeioinneiit ol 
 the i^iK'iT-lead (icposit,-. of British ("olttnili,!. ,ind in IS'^d ,i production o| 
 oviT S2,(KK), 11(10 is Kcordid. laaanth.it \e.ir until I'.Hl,^, tin pndiictioii 
 \aried lutwuii S.',(>l'0,|i|((l ,,nd S,\.>()(l,(l(i|l ri-ini; i.ipidK di.iini; tin in \l 
 six \ e.iis io SI 7,.tS0, 4.^,^ in I'Md, ,:s a n ^tilt ol tiie discox ei \ ( I' llu < li h or( 
 ol the ( '(4),ilt di-trict. Si III e tha n, ther( has 1 1 1 n a tallint; off in qiiaiitilx , 
 Iml ■iwiti;4 to the hiuliet pi ice of the metal, tlu' total x.illie was hi,t;lHT in 
 t')12. ]')\\ and I'iKi. 
 
 Annual Production of Silver. 18X7 to 1916. 
 
 Wir. 
 
 I Cftit^ per 
 ounce. 
 
 t(W7 
 
 
 1 
 J.S5,0(II! 
 
 1888 
 
 
 4.17. W.v 
 
 I««9 
 
 
 .!.s.l..tl- 
 
 IHflO 
 
 
 400, fiH" 
 
 IKOI 
 
 
 414. S.M, 
 
 l.«U2 
 
 
 ,110,6? r 
 
 ISO,! 
 
 
 [ 
 
 1«'J4 
 
 
 847,607 
 
 IROS 
 
 
 s;><,2~f 
 
 two 
 
 
 20.S..14.V 
 
 1897 
 
 
 .I.SH.+.Sf! 
 
 1898 
 
 
 4.52.. w.i: 
 
 1899 
 
 
 4ll.644i 
 
 1900 
 
 
 46X.22.'> 
 
 1901 
 
 ' 
 
 ,.M9.I92{ 
 
 I J47,27t 
 410. Wd 
 
 41'). lis; 
 
 40<),54'» 
 
 .;;2,i.«ij 
 
 .1,10, l.>" 
 .i.H,040j 
 
 i.oio ;«o 
 
 .'.14'). 50.1 
 .l,.l.M..l').'i 
 
 i . SQ.i . qjQ 
 2.0.12,6.1C 
 2,740,. 1621 
 3,265.3.14! 
 
 98. 00 
 
 04 on 
 
 01 Uj 
 104 60 
 OH (H) 
 .Xf. Oil 
 77 ()0 
 61 00 
 6S.2X 
 6706 
 .19-79 
 .1» 26 
 .■SO .'!« 
 61 -.1.1 
 58-9,1 
 
 1902. 
 
 100,1 
 l')04 
 100' 
 I OOfi 
 1')07 
 I')(IS 
 1 1)110 
 1010 
 1011 
 lOIJ 
 
 ion 
 
 rm 
 
 ion 
 1916 
 
 
 Cents per 
 
 Ouno'-s. Value. 
 
 ounce. 
 
 1 
 
 4,291,11! 82,238,351 
 
 S2I6 
 
 1.10S,5-^li 1 ,709,64' 
 
 13 4.1 
 
 ,1,'!77 - <■■ 2,047,00^ 
 
 17-22 
 
 6,000.. M! .1,621, 1,1' 
 
 (K)..1S 
 
 S, 47,1. 170 .';.6.so,4';' 
 
 66 79 
 
 12, 770. 700 ><,.14K,6.'o: 
 
 65 ,13 
 
 :>,106, 2.H|11.6.S6,2,10t 
 
 12-86 
 
 27,^20,17 l|I4,17S,. 104' 
 
 51 50 
 
 .12,S60.261 17,.'!^0,4,'i.';! 
 
 53-49 
 
 .12, .150, 041 17, .11.1, 272, 
 
 53 30 
 
 11 ,011,160 10.440,16'- 
 
 nO 83 
 
 11 ,)I41.»(I1 10,040,024! 
 
 19 79 
 
 'S,410,«.'l I1,5').l,6.iil 
 
 14 81 
 
 „'6,621,06l,il.t.2i'<,K4j 
 
 40 68 
 
 2.1. 410, 74l;16. 717. till 
 
 65 66 
 
 ( tiil.irio prodiKid in P'ti.^, 40 ') [x r cent o| the output ol ( ,iii,id,i, in 
 I'M 1 il~ ]H rc( nt.ii;e w.is ').': S; in I'M 4 it h.id f.illen to .^^ ■ 1 pi r i eiil . ,ind in 
 
57 
 
 I'^KS it (Iccro.iM-d ,it;aiii to 85 '4 per (vm, wliilc in 1916 it aniountcd 1., 84 -0 
 per ant of tlu- total. 
 
 QuflitT and the \'nkon. ha\c procliurd liiit a ^niall proportion of the 
 total, l.eini; in 1915, Ov^ per cent tor On, 1„ <•, .m.l -9 per ant f(,r the Yukon ; 
 while in 1916, nuelia-[)roduad (I- I per ant ,md ihc Yukon, 1-4 per ant, ' 
 
 The pnuhiction ot Uriti^h Colunil-ia, wliicli hav \-.nial lulwein two 
 and tnc million ounces lor the last t\\enl\- vear.s, was in 1914, 11-1 per ant 
 of the tot,ilpn,(lueti<niof Cin.idaiin 1915it increased to 13 -4 per c( nl. and 
 in 1916 il was l.T-S p,r cein of the i.,tal. 
 
 Production of Silver by Provinces, 1887-1916. 
 
 1M7.. 
 1888.. 
 1889.. 
 1890.. 
 1891.. 
 1892. . 
 1893.. 
 1894.. 
 1895.. 
 1896.. 
 1897.. 
 1898.. 
 1899.. 
 1900.. 
 1901.. 
 1902.. 
 1903.. 
 190«.. 
 1905.. 
 190«.. 
 1907... 
 1908... 
 1909... 
 t«IO... 
 1911... 
 1912 
 
 vn t 
 
 101 1 
 l«lv 
 I91ft. . 
 
 Omtario. 
 
 QUSBEC. 
 
 British Columbia. 
 
 Ounces, 
 
 Value, i Ounces. V'aliie. | Ounces. 
 
 2U: IX, I 
 
 I.S(I.7I5 
 
 2 IS. 633 
 
 4I.S81 
 
 1X6,, 1114 
 
 lW,S.iMI 
 1 6'> , 'iH<> 
 Ififi.Olfi 
 222. »26 
 36,42.' 
 8,68« 
 
 1 46 . SQK 
 
 14i>,,l,S(( 
 
 I4!<.,'5i; 
 
 i;t..s4.' 
 
 1 8.5.. '84 
 191.91(1 
 
 V.llu 
 
 Yukon Terriiory. 
 
 Ounces. Value. 
 
 S.OOO 
 R.5.000 
 202.000 
 l«t.6.'>0 
 I5t.400 
 H.S.OOO 
 
 17. T 
 2(ifi,K;,'; 
 ,4M.,!.'i6 1 
 ,401. ;6(. ,1 
 ,9S2,J6.)l fi 
 ,.M)>..S4-« 10 
 «22,0O'> I,' 
 .M6..1f,6 ir, 
 ,';4n,7,';4 16 
 214. (I»'; 17 
 4ll.2'il lr> 
 MO. 214 1,1, 
 74X.600 11, 
 «>S,1.S« 14, 
 
 •.'I'm 
 
 49,, 521 
 120.1'.' 
 99. 141) 
 S'),.'','!! 
 7.', 6.1,' 
 
 9 . .'n: 
 
 lI,X..i76l 
 479,412 
 61)7, X94I 
 ,'21,17,« 
 2.'4,K47 
 7X4.126 
 241.7.".= 
 279,, 4,! 
 ;72,,iSJ 
 9X7. (77 
 
 7;o.n'= 
 
 ,102.419 
 1«8. 1.1.1; 
 
 101, JIX 
 81,753 
 
 ro.orn 
 
 KI1.475 
 74,912 
 40.211 
 .'X, 411(1 
 41 ,4-'9 
 42, 'INI 
 2X,6IHl 
 l'.(H«l 
 19,6211 
 1 7 . 6X6 
 I'l.OIKl 
 I i.299 
 1 1 2.l,i 
 
 7 , ,'•) ' 
 IX. 41' 
 
 9,46' 
 '1,'71 
 '7,7,17 
 6.1.4,«ll 
 9«,610i 
 I 
 
 J14i,66( 
 
 17.690 S 17. .101 
 
 
 
 140.425 
 
 79.7x1 
 
 74.9<.,1 
 
 
 
 1,11.01.' 
 
 '1.192 
 711,427 
 .1. 1116 
 77.1611 
 
 49.7X7 
 
 73.666 
 
 3 , 266 
 
 67 . ,'92 
 
 19,'. 000 
 
 
 
 179.436 
 
 
 
 IS,1,.1'7 
 
 
 
 1 6X . 1 1 .1 
 
 
 
 12f .419 
 
 
 
 6,1 . K.10 
 
 746., 179 
 
 470.219 
 
 
 
 .'1,.169 
 
 1.496. .'22 
 
 976.9.10 
 
 
 
 46,942 
 
 .1,1.1.'., 14,1 
 
 2. 102. '61 
 
 
 
 4X.116 
 
 .'.472 971 
 
 ,1.272.2X9 
 
 
 
 4.1.6" 
 
 4,292.401 
 
 2.5IN).7,'3 
 
 
 
 H.'rn 
 
 2 , 9.19 . 4 1 1 
 
 1.7'1 . 102 
 
 i.io.ooo 
 
 SI t",034 
 
 ,i',Mr 
 
 .1.9'X. 17' 
 
 2,427.51S 
 
 "JO.IHIII 
 
 17 7.XS7 
 
 24.4411 
 
 ',1'1,,1,1,' 
 
 3.016.711 
 
 19' 001 
 
 114.053 
 
 22. I6X 
 
 .1.917,917 
 
 2.041.5X6 
 
 1X5 OIM) 
 
 96.0X5 
 
 l'.2X7 
 
 2,966,201 
 
 1 601,471 
 
 1 56,1)01! 
 
 X3.362 
 
 
 ,1,222,4X1 
 
 1,'-'4','M5 
 
 13.1,171) 
 
 76,201 
 
 11 ,X41 
 
 1.4,19.417 
 
 2.075. 757 
 
 X9,63l) 
 
 .'■' , 093 
 
 
 2,990,262 
 
 1 .907.226 
 
 63,665 
 
 42,. '22 
 
 
 2,74',41X 
 
 1 .793.,'1') 
 
 3 5,9XX 
 
 23,510 
 
 
 
 1.39I.05X 
 
 6.1.0IK1 
 
 33,304 
 
 6 , X 1 .s 
 
 2 , 6 10 . 1 4 I 
 
 1.364 3X7 
 
 4 5,001) 
 
 21. 176 
 
 4.061 
 
 2.407,XX: 
 
 1 .2X7. XXI 
 
 X7. tm 
 
 46.7 56 
 
 
 1 ,XX7.147 
 
 1 ,0(1'. 924 
 
 112,70X 
 
 6fl,07X 
 
 
 2.651 .mi' 
 
 1,612,71; 
 
 HI .C6K 
 
 49 . 3 1 X 
 
 
 1 11 2.. 14 i 
 
 1 ,9X0.4" t 
 
 X7.6 26 
 
 5' 1'J2 
 
 .fl,646 
 
 ,1. 1,'9 X97 
 
 1,711.971 
 
 92.971 
 
 50 950 
 
 Jl.'24 
 
 ,1..'6,'..X,'> 
 
 l,771,6.'X| 
 
 248.010 
 
 1 '3 '41 
 
 64.748 
 
 3.. 192, 872 
 
 2.227,794j 
 
 360.101: 
 
 236,446 
 
 Pnres.-~Thv a\erat;,e price nf siher in \( w ^'o^k for the vear 1916 
 w.is 65-661 cents jn-r ouiu-e, ;is aKainst 49-684 cents in 1915. 
 
 The price, which w.is 56i cents during the first week of January, gra 
 du.illy increasal. reaching a tiiaxinnim of 77} cents earlv in M.iv; it then 
 r.'ceded gr.idually to 61? cents towards thi middle of July, to again increase 
 to 76^ cents in the last week of the year. 
 
 In London, the average price for the vear was M -MS pence [H>r standard 
 ounce (925 i-arts finel, as against 2.1-675 pence in 1915. The minimum 
 prices were 26| pence early in January, and 29i peiuc in the midd'e of Julv: 
 while the maximum prices were ,^71 pence early in M.iv, and ^6\i pence 
 at the end ol Dei emlnr. 
 
58 
 
 'I lir liii;!) ;-il\fr [nice -- in f'l (> \\( rr ilnc tn tlir .iiiviiu 111. d di iiMiid fruiu 
 tile Mini- (i| llic 1 ntciiti I'l wir-. ,i (lin;iili-lu(l -iipliK', .uid ,il-" ilUT(,l^(<l 
 rdii^unijition in Indi.i. .iiid tiu 1 nilid Sl.iti>. 
 
 ■^larly Averaiii' Prices of Silvor in New York anil I ondon. 
 
 Ycat. 
 
 K0« 
 100') 
 I'll!) 
 
 (a» V-'5 parts line 
 
 Jaruary 
 
 February. . . 
 
 March 
 
 AprU 
 
 May 
 
 June 
 
 July 
 
 AuiuK 
 
 September 
 
 October 
 
 N'ovember , . 
 December , . 
 
 Average for the year. 
 
 till '>.'5 liiiris finr 
 
 \rw York. I^ondon. 
 Cenw per Pence per 
 tine ounce. Standard 
 ounce. (a> 
 
 Year. 
 
 Vow York 
 
 Cpnta per 
 
 ifino ounce 
 
 .'2 SH 
 
 -•4 402 
 
 I'll < 
 
 ; t .set 
 
 .'.(■72(> , 
 
 I'll 1 
 
 .«.! 4«(i 
 
 24 670 ' 
 
 I'll'^ 
 
 5.1 .104 
 
 2* iOl 
 
 I'Ml. 
 
 (iC I'.l.'i 
 
 28-042 
 
 
 SQ 
 
 70 1 
 
 27 
 
 Slf, 
 
 M 
 
 .Sll 
 
 2S 
 
 .11,1 
 
 4') 
 
 6K4 
 
 2.1 
 
 tilS 
 
 fiS 
 
 (,(,1 
 
 11 
 
 ^\'^ 
 
 Average ^Tontllly Prices of Silver. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 London — 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pfiice i>er 
 
 
 New ^ 
 
 crk. — i flits 
 
 IH'r fine ounce. 
 
 
 Standard 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 ounce (a>. 
 
 ton. 
 
 1012. 
 
 1013. 
 
 1014. 
 
 1015. 
 
 1016. 
 
 1016. 
 
 S,1.70S 
 
 .56 2(iO 
 
 62 038 
 
 57.572 
 
 48-855 
 
 .56-775 
 
 .'6 06O 
 
 ,';2 222 
 
 5') ..43 
 
 61 .f42 
 
 5 7 -.506 
 
 48-477 
 
 56-755 
 
 '6 '»7 5 
 
 SI ■ US 
 
 5.S.375 
 
 57 .S70 
 
 58-067 
 
 50 241 
 
 57 035 
 
 2/507 
 
 .S.i.32S 
 
 50.207 
 
 5') 4')0 
 
 .SH-510 
 
 .50. 250 
 
 64-415 
 
 30 662 
 
 .W-.10S 
 
 hO «S0 
 
 60 361 
 
 58. 175 
 
 40 1 5 
 
 74-260 
 
 35-477 
 
 .Si 041 
 
 ftl.2'H) 
 
 5... '/'/it 
 
 56 4; 1 
 
 40 U34 
 
 f5-024 
 
 31 060 
 
 .12 fi.lll 
 
 60 654 
 
 58 721 
 
 54 6:.s 
 
 47 510 
 
 62 040 
 
 31) 000 
 
 52 171 
 
 61 606 
 
 5').2')3 
 
 54 344 
 
 47 163 
 
 66 0S.1 
 
 il 4'/8 
 
 .5 2 440 
 
 63 07K 
 
 60 640 
 
 53 200 
 
 48 6K0 
 
 68 515 
 
 32 SHi 
 
 .5.1. J40 
 
 63 471 
 
 60-703 
 
 .50 654 
 
 40-385 
 
 67.855 
 
 32 -.161 
 
 .5.5-710 
 
 62-702 
 
 58-005 
 
 40 082 
 
 51-714 
 
 71 604 
 
 34 192 
 
 54 ■ 005 
 
 63-365 
 
 57 760 
 
 40. 375 
 
 54-071 
 
 75 - 765 
 
 .Ti-410 
 
 53 304 
 
 6fl-g3S 
 
 .50 .-01 
 
 54-811 
 
 40 684 
 
 65 661 
 
 31 315 
 
 Krr:n "En»;'necrinij dnd Minuu Journal." Jan. o. l'/17 
 
 Iinpdrianl f]iKiiitil!( s of !-ilvtr art' IhIm}.; prddiuxtl in ("a.iada, lioth as 
 (ni( iiitlal and a^ -il\i r Imllion, rani.,Miit; in finciirss from 850 to 998 -2. I'ini' 
 si Kir i- prddnccd .ii Trail. B.C., I)\' tlic ( "i.n.-olidati d Mining and Smt'lting 
 Ciiinii.iin (if Catiad.i. '.•' ni* d, hcinj; (lcri\i d iliiitly from the silvcrdcad ores 
 of tile I'ro\iiicc, and li.uN .i marki t in Canada, the I'niti'd States, and C'hi <a. 
 
 In * iniaiio, ori> from the I. oliai! (h-u iit a-e triatcd ]n' the ("onia^as 
 I'lediii lion Co., Thorold. Ontario; the I )eloro Smelting; and RtfminK Co., 
 neliiid. Ontario; the ^h l.ils Ciieii.iial Co., Welland, f)ntario; and the 
 Si.ind.ird Smelting' .md Refining Co., Ciiiiipewa, Out irio. 
 
 Sihir luiliion var>ing from 850 to 998- 
 
 produeed at thi>e works. 
 
 (iiher jirodurts being wiiite .irseiiie, melalHc nickel and cobalt, sulphate of 
 nicki 1 and cobalt, nickel ;ind cobalt-c.xides, and mi.\ed oxido. The siK'er 
 bullion .i> a ruit- finds a m.irket in the United States and in b.ngland. 
 
 Bullion shijiped b\ thi>e ( )nt.irio smelters in 1907 contained 4,449,722 
 fine oniu 1- of siKi r; in 1908, 1 1 .168,689 ounces; in I'Ml, 1 7, 75,S, 167 ounces; 
 
59 
 
 
 in i;)U ll,.^5r,,7„7 „„,„■.>: i„ vn:. 0,SX5,0J<9 n,,.- ,nina>, .„„i i„ m(> 
 
 ','hi,^,,-' Id |i!H 1,1111, , ^ ' 
 
 Tlu- lM,lli,,„ ~l„piK,| tn„n liu. „,;,„■. „n,| inill. in thr CuImIi ,liMmt in 
 
 m \')\.-y, ,111(1 I(i,.v<.i,.i2/ in 1014, 
 
 I i.iu.l Slates Hndlr.> ,-. |„,rt ,!„■ r. r. ,,„ ,„ V>](, „f 7,072 ton. ,,f ..a- 
 ln.m( olMlt <!,.tnct, co.it.nnin. 3.2,vK,7«;.S fi„, nun«> of siivvr, as a.ainM 
 ^.WOton^, cont, lining 3,580,84,? fine (Hincrs in 1915. 
 
 /-.v/.../. <:m/ /m/,.,7..-TlK. .xi.orts of silvvr a. nutaliic or ,-on.ai,u,, 
 m ;;'^'-. ™;ilrat.s, otc, <lt.ri.iK 1016 w.r,. 25,270„^50 Hn. ,„„,«■. v.ihu.l 
 
 10 
 
 I S15,6,r,885, as aKai>,>t 27,(,72,481 tiiu- ounos, v.ilu, ,1 at S1,?,812,(M8 in 
 
 Tl,.. import - of silver Imllion into C.ina.l.i i„ lOU, w.rc valu..,| at 
 ^'-^'.M.^-, a.-, .i.t;,„„,t uiif-oits to ilic v.tlucof S.vi7,254 in 1015, 
 
 Exports of Silver in Ore, etc. 
 
 Imports of Silver Bullion. 
 
 Calendar Year. 
 
 'aije. 
 
 Calendar Year. 
 
 IS'? $ 975,«45 
 
 "" I 1.1(1(1,111 
 
 111 < 
 
 l')l» 
 l')l = 
 
 I'IKi 
 
 Valu 
 
 S»40,i4.S 
 
 ■M7,2$i 
 a7,S.I.S7 
 
 Quebec. 
 
 The small ,,uan,ity of ..Kvr creditod to Quebec province for a number 
 ..years represents a ...all silver content of the pyritic ores nune.l at Eu 
 
 Uame des Anges, Portneuf county. The production in 1916 was 98 610 
 fine ounces, valued at S64,748, as atrainst 6W=;n fin , , 
 
 531,524 in 1915. ' ''"'- °""'''-^^' '''''"«• '»l 
 
 Ontario. 
 
 in JourotfZl "'"■■ '" ''""'"" '"™''^^ ^'•"^ '^■^■" fi- """-^ 
 5 4 fine ounces in 191 1. The maximum value, SI 7,772,352. was rea< hed 
 
60 
 
 In l')I(i llu' prediictiiin \v,i> 21,()I)S,15S line <)iim-i'>, \',ilii((l .it S14.- 
 isS.l.vi, .:> ,iK.nii-t 22.71><.6(l') tine imiu-(>, wiliicd .it Sll,.i(>.Ml'i in I''15, 
 ,1 (IfcrcaM- III" 5-1) |UT (tnt in ((n.iniit\', liut .in inrrciM- d 15-5 \nr cinl in 
 Willie. 'I lie pnnliuiii'ii ini ludt cl in .iddilinn Id tin- prcdiu lii in i.| ilu- ("oImIi 
 ,iihI .idi.iiiiil --iKir c.mip^, .*^(l,"7l I'lmrc!- (i>nl.iiiuil in i^uld luillinn. I's 
 ■ ii;,iin^t 74,7,'^4 ciuiici > in I'M,^. 
 
 'llu- ^iU't r iiro (it tlir ('(ill. ill di~lri(t. uliirli in tin c.iiIn d.i\^ ot llu- 
 ciiiip Writ- .ill (\pciHid fi'i In.ilmtnl, .ire Ik ini; Kcliucd tn ,in iiurc.i^in^ 
 cxliMU iMch >i .ir w itliin the ciiiip 1 1\ ,i n inil lin.itii 'ii i it .iin.ilu.ini.ilinn ex .i- 
 nide prori^f-. with h.i'Min it -iUcr liuUinn. I)i,iiiij; l')l(i, .*^.,^,>1 .(l7() 
 ounrcs, or M> .^ per ccnl nt llu- inilput w.i^ tliiis nci.Mrcd ,i-- Imllii n in tl't- 
 dislfirt, wliiif '■).()(>-i,''\() ouiuo, m 44-7 pt i 1 1 nt i.t tlu tct.il \\,i~ n c. \i iid 
 1)V till' siUiT sini'ltcrs of the IVo/ince, mi ili.it unit l'^ inillidii^ or S4-2 i i r 
 Cl 11 1 III llir ( )iil.ii ii I [ircdiii timi w.i- i. i ■ a en d in tile Idini nt liullicm w illiiii 
 tlif I'ldxinii, li.ixiiiL; .1 iMlimriit l.^-."< I'lr i c lU tri.ittd in tlir I'nitid 
 St.ito. Ill I'M.^ .il'niil 41 per nut \\.i> ii c d\ > n d .is linllinii in tin di^tiirt 
 and 4,^ pir ciiil li>' the silver siiultirs, k'^''"K >' total ot ^4 \nr nux .is ncoN - 
 end in tliv form of luill'c.n within the I'ro\iiicr, whili' in l'M4, tlic rii'oxcrx 
 ill lliv di~tiirt W.I- 11 prr ((lit, .iiid tli.it !i\ the siUrr --iiuhi r-. .>6 pi r ((tit, 
 or .1 tdt.il of 77 per n lit as ncoM k (1 within the IVoxiiuc. 
 
 '1 111' following notes .arr taki ii frdiii the n >] a i tixc comp.iiix 's rl■port^; — 
 
 Canadian Mining Corporation. Ltd. 
 
 Kt-i'drd of |ir(idi!i tidii fer \ 1 im .in li- i ik iini; I 'i ii ml n r .i 1 . I'JWi: 
 
 Tons ol ore brclti n. . 
 
 . B hoialfNj.. . 
 
 . • treated. . . 
 .silver content in ounces 
 liei t.ni 
 
 , recoveren 
 
 IVrcentaiie o( rec()\erv . . - 
 
 Tons ol alimts, trtaled by cyanidatioii 
 SilviT content of slimes, in ounces. . . 
 
 .. recovered from .»linie9. in ounces . 
 
 Percentace of recovery, in ounces 
 
 Total silver recovered, in ounces. . . . 
 
 VR'rcentaiie of extraction 
 
 , averaKe silver pioduction per ton ot oie. in ounce 
 
 101 ,271 
 
 114. .11)2 
 
 4,s.i;,6ft7.7R 
 
 42.2<» 
 
 .1,»«4,42;..S4 
 
 KO 2') 
 
 51.171.7.1 
 
 7U.S.s«7.m 
 
 .S7.1.()l.f.26 
 
 HI ■ IK 
 
 4.4.';7,44(|.Hn 
 
 92 14 
 
 i.H-o; 
 
 Tlie iiroporlion of ..ilver produced from hmfi trade and other sliippinB ore. as conn^artd with the total 
 Sliver prmluced. was .i2'8.S*;; in l**lft. as aRainst .15'90<J in ]^>\S. 
 
 The total priMiiiction from the Company's mines since the commencement of operations up to Decemtier 
 Jl. 1"16, was 2.1. 12'>.n4(l ounces. 
 
 The total cost Iter ton of ore treated was $1.V4.1 in I'>lft. as against SlO.l.S in 1Q1.1. and $<J.I6 for the nine 
 months in I*M4; and the cost tier ounce of silver was .14-46 cents iis atjainst Z'*'^' cents in I'^IS, and 30-()l 
 cents in |()t4 
 
 The ore reserves estimat'-d .it Decenilier .11. I'll'), are rejxjrtc.il ..s ()7,7.S2 tons, tonlaininu .*.2.1.S.(HK) oiiiues 
 of silver. 
 
 Nipi.ssing Mines C^ompany. 
 
 Year cndinK nei-fniher ,?1, 1910; — (Nipisvinu iirndtii tii 
 
 mlvt. 
 
 Total tonnage of oir prt^iurfH] (hish Krade 1 ,2C9 tons). 
 „ tocnaKc n) ore tnutt-d ^hiKh srade 1.064 tont)... 
 
 a silvd ptodiiced, in ounces 
 
 , KroRs value of production 
 
 » ni t value ol jirwlriction 
 
 tonnage of ore produce*) since 1904, inclui e. .. . 
 
 . gross ounces of silver rr*J<I'H'f'' 
 
 - vulue . 
 .. Net . 
 
 
 7« 
 
 12(1 
 
 
 
 7H 
 
 021 
 
 
 4 
 
 (144 
 
 OOX 
 
 49 
 
 <( 
 
 02 7 
 
 r^ftf 
 
 «.( 
 
 J2 
 
 i<.1.i 
 
 002 
 
 16 
 
 
 .10 
 
 41.1 
 
 7 4 
 
 41 
 
 021J 
 
 (106 
 
 .S2 
 
 »2h 
 
 ISO 
 
 02S 
 
 71 
 
 »24 
 
 H46 
 
 067 
 
 •,0 
 
61 
 
 III. lu^h ni.„l, iialli.,nai lull ( apaiily tliniuKh.Hit thr year, am! trrate.l 1,(164 tons 
 <il Ni|.is.in>; err and im-tallics, as>ayinK l.SUO ouiufs per ton aiul 5';,s i;,ns of ciiMom ore 
 and niciai:i, ^, with an avraKO as.-ay of J, 1 1.< ounces jht ton. 
 
 "Tlu- prccipiiaic from the low Kradu mill, coniaininK over iwo million 
 aiso n fined at the In^h v;rade plant. 
 
 "^liipiiiini>. ol Imlliun .mioiinli'd ii, I';j u 
 \fi2 fine ourk< .^. 
 
 ouncfs w.iB 
 Vl■ra^;inK WK fin.', and i cmlain, ,| 5,578 - 
 
 ■II 
 
 and 
 
 ic irtMtmint ixist wa.s liiv;lur on ai(< 
 
 (onnt ol the larj;t Iv inrrcasnl cost ol mcrcnry 
 ryanMe, due to tla- w.ir. The same cause, however, produced an a,■li^e de.nand for 
 coba t, so that we «cre enabled to sell our entire stoek of cobalt residue and to comract 
 loi till- whole ol oiir l'*17 output. 
 
 •■Shipments olreMdue in l^U. amounted to 2,50() ton.s, coinp.ired with .UO ions in 1915 
 "llie low grade mill treated 76,S51 tons of NipissinK ore, avera>;ing 29-61 ounce* 
 
 per ion.., ml UK, tons of by-products a.-^.-ayiiiK \J.U-.V.i .luncrs uith ,, rec-overy of 2 Ui 681 
 
 ouii.r> in the cyanide plant, or an extraction of 86- 7() pcrieni, 
 
 ■■iheal«ncrecoveiydocsnut in.-.lude the silver sav.d bv llot.ilion of the cy.mide 
 tailing;. 
 
 "Forty M.imp.. i.in 280-71 day,, or 78..U',7 of ixjssible running liiiu . crushinj; 268-(M 
 ton.s |iei da>, .ind 0-70 ton-, per stamp [)er day. 
 
 "The ore coniins from the lower levels of the mine is more .litficult to treat and con- 
 su,m> „„.re cyanide. T his, tosether with rapid rise in prices of all chemicals ami supplies, 
 aiu the advance in wages, brought the mill cvsts up to $4.00 per ton, compared with $J 01 
 in I'JIS; of this increase $0.34 is due to cyanide and SO.15 to wages. 
 
 "The high cost of aluminum <lust ne«;ssitated the adoption of some other method of 
 precipitation, and .iller exhaustive exix-riments precipitation by sodium sulphi.lc was 
 substituted .\ solulion of caustic soda is added to the precipitate, which is then de- 
 sulphuri2e.l by circulaing it through a small tube mill filled with .duminium ingots. The 
 prec.piia.e is then melted d.nvn to fine siKer. The new practice is very satisfactory, ,iml 
 IS cheaper even should the prices o< all supplies drop to the pre-war basis. 
 
 "Kx[>er.ments with I he flotation of the tailing from the cyanide plant have been 
 carried on throughout the year; the results are not yet satisfactory. The extraction' is 
 low, notwithstanding many variations in the method of applying the flotation treatment. 
 By supplementing ihe treatment with concenlrat-on, eiiher Ufore or .ifter flotation much 
 iH-tter results can probablv 1„- obtained .uid ,xik-t imeni;. .ire now tieing 
 tfiis line." 
 
 conducted along 
 
 Coniagas Mines, Ltd. 
 
 ^.^ 
 
 lint; Oclcilur ,^1, \<)\lr. 
 
 ir iiiilin 
 
 Tons of ore- tn-aled 
 
 - , hit;ti Kiaclc- roncentult-s shirpi-tj 
 Averai;( silver romcnt. in ouiuc^ 
 
 Tons of lc;w Krarte .lijme 
 
 Average- silvc-r contc-nt. in ounct-s 
 
 Tons ot mine ore- siiipiHd 
 
 AvtTak'P silvi-r i-onteiit. in ouncf.^. 
 Ten? of iiTcripilatc .^tiipiHHi . . . 
 .■\vt-raui- silvi-r rnnu-nt, in oiincf s . 
 IVr it-nt 1-1 possiMi- ninninn tiiiu- 
 
 56.97.) 
 
 *<i2 
 
 2.J7() 
 
 I Si 4 
 
 J20 S 
 
 IVii 
 
 J, 710 3 
 
 3-5 
 
 20,4Q4 6 
 
 w s.c 
 
 "Mill he.ids .iMT.iged 25 -76 c 
 ind tailings from I he mill avc 
 
 I ounces [)er ton as compared with 23 ounces lor 1915. Th,- 
 vcraged 3-M ounces per ton, and the slime tailings 4-90oun'-"s 
 per ton, or an average for general tailings of ,? -99 ounces. 
 
 "A recovery of 131-3 tons of slime concentrates containing 26,9,V> cninccs of siK-r 
 was made in the canvas plant which was erected to re treat the slime tailings. Forty-four 
 tons contammg 8,968 ounces were shipfK-d to the Coniagas Reduction Company and 87-3 
 tons containing 18,018 ounces were treated in the cyanide mill. 
 
62 
 
 "Cyanidation of ranvas tahle rciiK rnti.ilo .iiiil dl il.c pniii.iry slinic fioip tlic mine 
 was bcj:iiii Fcltii.iry 2<\ 191(i, and wa^ ccndmicd duiitiR the rciiiainiltr nf the war. I hiriiij; 
 this fxTud f'l-S ions, dry «eiKhl, <il ran\as t;dile (oiicenirales, .i\efaj;inR 20(i-l() (iiiiicrs 
 per ton, and 8S9-3 tons, dry »cipht,of mine shnic a\prat;int; 81 •62 ounces pir mn \\( re 
 treated, or a total of 97f)-6 Ijins, dry wiiKlit, containing 81,910 ounces of siJM r, o( wliic h 
 71,7,i1 -24 ounces of siKer were re<o\eri(l. 
 
 "The ore h.is lieen mined and coni enlr.itcd during the past year at the net cost <jf 
 15-24 cents per ounce as compared with 1,? -MS cents per ounce for the previous year. This 
 cost includes all overhead exjunses, royalties, and all other expenses, eM-lti-ive of shipping, 
 smelting, refininj;, and markelinR charges which amounted to 4-27 cents | cr ounceof silver 
 nn con , arcd witli 3-252 cents for the previous year. It ,iImi imliules the c<ist of de\<'lcip- 
 nient of ihe Atauniio ptoptity anioiinting to alciil 1 icnt i it ounce, but excludes an 
 undetermined War 'I.ix." 
 
 Bvffalo Miiu;. I td. 
 
 \\.\r tiidiiiv; Ai'iil Ml I'M 
 
 Tonnace of ore treated t^y coniltiiuitinn rotumtration and oil flotation ni(-llin<l5 
 
 Tonnane ct Mid laiiitics irputi-d t>y ttolalicin i>ttHi*M 
 
 Rwovcry from coniliiiiation coiircnlratioii and oil flotation, in ounces 
 
 TonnaEf of slinu* ttoni ronc( iitrator t>ai:idtd ,.,. 
 
 Reroverv fioni slilnpf. in ouncrs 
 
 , . «hi"n pno« of ( t>ncrntfate« ri-»iaii'-« *-»<-. in oiin<"f« 
 
 p w bullion shiimienls. in ounces 
 
 Toi,,; prMliction of aiivi-r for yrar 
 
 14 
 
 ,*S2 
 
 .t.s 
 
 507 
 
 i.'l 
 
 fit(S 
 
 \ 
 
 (i.ts 
 
 (7 
 
 OK') 
 
 '05 
 
 l»4 
 
 Ml 
 
 .-ts 
 
 t')4 
 
 .5k; 
 
 "The ore reserve-- .iniiiuiit to III. 011(1 tons wii li ,i icii.il cDritnii nl I ,(17 1 .1 J.^ minces. 
 
 "The sand lailill^;s approxiniali- 27,s,(l(){l with ,in estimated i (intent of 1 . 4011,01 III ounces, 
 .mil there also 3,000 ton^ of residue> at the high grade plant. 
 
 "The reconstruction of pl.mt is still under way and refining plant is not yet completed 
 fiirthe final treatment of flotation concentrates. This has lieen con>ideralily delayed, due 
 to our inability to get the equipment required and delay in making the inst.ill.:tion, but it 
 is proliable the refining plant will ag.iin be in 0[H'ratinn, treating both high grade and low- 
 grade ore by the new process in the latti-r part of June. 
 
 "'I his should materially decrease the cost of tnatn-.ent both for high grade ore and 
 fldi.ition concentrate, and is a possible .-olution of the residue pile with its addition. il 
 values in cobalt and nickel. The completion of the pre-'-nt pro'e>9 -hould for the prcH it 
 end the m.itter of reconstruction and .illow us to gel down to sy-icni,ilic work .ig.iin." 
 
 Kerr Lake Mining Company. 
 
 Vi-ar iiidiiig August ,U, 1")1(): — 
 
 Tonnai-e oi ore treatod (1(1 ,t54 tons from diimi 
 .\vi-ia^-e i:rad(* ore treated in ounce? . 
 
 HiKh iT.iJe ore i^ltipeed. in ton^. 
 
 r.tKluction from shiprine ..'>•. in ounces 
 
 . . niillinu ' : -. in ounce* 
 Tot.il v;ros-» pr<-«luction. in ounces 
 
 •t'l.l:') 
 
 27 55 
 
 4'),< 
 
 t .4tR,(,(10 K(l 
 
 01) 5 . 1 ) 2 7 
 
 i.1.it.7l),t 07 
 
 'I'lii' (-est (if iiiiniiii; w.is S,>.68 per tin. ,'.iul S-80 t'l-nts per oimcc. Tlu- 
 ore f(M-rv(,s arc ostinuiti il at .>.S27,(l(H) miiiic(s. 
 
 British Columbia. 
 
 Till- silvTr prodiirtion of British ( Ulunihi.i Imsci] on smelter rci v'l-ries 
 ill l'>16 was ,^„W2,S7.? fine (Hinces, valiieti at S2,227,"94, .is apainst .•i,565.- 
 852 fine oiinees, v.iUk d at SI, ""1,658 in 1915, a (iecrcisc of 1 ■ S per cent in 
 (|iiaiitit>-, lint a.ii iiien .isc of 25-7 per cent in \',ihie. 
 
 i 
 
63 
 
 ■11 
 
 I' I liii f -ciirn-i 
 
 SllVtT-l( ,11 1 
 
 'I ih 
 
 if the -i 
 I .1^1 .1111 
 
 r |ir(Mlii(ti.,ii ill llnV Vyov 
 
 1 W.-l K 
 
 inrc .lie the 
 
 sllwr roilt.iii 1(1 ill ilir j^, 
 
 <llitl'M.l\S, sllp[)ll tlK nil il li\ ill, 
 
 pir (iro i.f K 
 
 ( 
 
 '-^l.lll(l, till 
 
 lil 
 
 <•;l^t (li>trii I 
 
 il 
 
 '11 
 
 ir li .iilin.u -iUi r [iri-ilii 
 
 r(r>. in 1 nil r 111 in![)iM t.incc were 
 
 S,hcr-l.,:i,i Muics.- Siilliv.in, Si.iiii!,,,,!, lii,.,, K.iniMir, CuilH,,, 
 <.. ill 11,1 I-.iini.Siirpri.r, Riilli Jlopc. M,,, ,,„ si.„. ^ihvr St.inil.inl, ,inil iUix" 
 III II. 
 
 (oJl,,-r-(:„l,l Mnivs. lii.lilin (r,,k. Ci.iiiliv, Cniiv si,,r I ,■ R, j 
 lirM.inni,,, I v R,,i X,, 2, MmIu r 1 , ,!,■, R,., I„t l).l,„ulr, .uul .M,i,i,l.. |i,,y.' 
 i'.old-SJ:rr .l//;;rv.- I niun, Umii-Silwr, Nick. 1 I'l.iir, .nui Jewel. 
 
 Production of Silver in British Columbia by Districts. 1912-1016. 
 
 iSilvrr ciMiti'Mls of ores «hirppd. in fine oiinrcsl 
 
 1912. 
 
 1913. 
 
 Cariho,, - 
 
 (>;hii eca (!ivi"ii)n 
 Cas-^Kir: — 
 
 Allin 
 
 _ Ski', na. etc 
 Kootfiiav. K;,*t — 
 
 F rt Slcp! ,iivi-*ton 
 
 O hrr Hivi-irms 
 Kr>,'lcM\-, W,'st — 
 
 Ains^uorth flivUion . 
 
 Slocan division. , 
 
 NfI,>»on division 
 
 Trail Or-i-k Hivi-*ion 
 
 Rvvelstokf, Trout I.ako, aiiei Larticau. 
 i .111* — 
 
 Hoiindarv 
 
 Similkaniecn N'icola. . 
 
 Yrtip, .A.ihcroft ami Kamloop- 
 
 IJIIocct 
 
 Coast and ether ,li,itrirT^ 
 
 Total , 
 
 .tTfi.OIK 
 7.40.^; 
 
 I.fi.'-7.I05 
 Ift-t.is.' 
 
 c;.5,to 
 
 4J.536J 
 389,341 
 
 4e,2Q8 
 
 " '41714 
 
 3«,3ll| 
 
 4,756 
 
 47; .015: 
 
 I.").0I1 
 
 l(IO..</i5| 
 2.!..i97| 
 
 .i')4.04.'-l 
 
 -t.V'; 
 
 29.' I 
 103.0341 
 
 1916. 
 
 79.l.'!5' ll.'.n.l.s 
 
 131, .'09 
 492.080 
 
 ,t.'o..<iS(), 
 
 .77.5.975 
 
 I5n.2ft« 
 
 1 .lA . I S5 
 1 1 , 29,5 
 
 347,981 
 
 .57 
 
 390 
 
 91.5741 
 
 175,179 
 
 481.258 
 1.188 
 
 289, .5(^5: 
 ,812.5501 I 
 
 9 . 4<)5 1 
 
 159.5841 
 
 I6.740! 
 
 273,7951 
 
 347] 
 1,702 
 
 5! 
 
 (S6,0.i3i 
 
 3.132.108| 3.465.85f, 3.602, I8<)| 3.366,,50ftj 3 
 
 3 . 054 
 250.802 
 
 509 . ftqj 
 29.178 
 
 '.'1..'02 
 410.571 
 
 .'-'.547 
 H.?.080 
 
 22.419 
 
 280.5:8 
 
 8,10 
 
 4.21.-. 
 
 116.111) 
 
 ,301.923 
 
 •From ilic Minisicr of Minp. Reports, British Columbia. 
 
 Yukon. 
 
 The .-iKrr pr.Mliirtli.n n| tlic Vnknn in lOU. .inioimttd to .?6n,ini fine 
 
 .11 51,^^2.241 
 
 ounces xmIuccI at S2,?f,,466, as a.n.iin.^t 248,040 mnuxs valne( 
 in 1015. and 02,07,^ oiincei-, \-.i]ik(1 ,it S,>(),0,=;o in 1014. 
 
 The eompar.itively lart:e in.•re^l^e in the pndiietion for the past two 
 yrars is due to the shipments of hij;h irrade silver-lead ores from the Silver- 
 KinR pro[HTty in the Mayo area, north of the Stewart river. 
 
 Thus lode mining. inehidinK reeoxvrv from the Rold, copper and -ilver- 
 
 Ic.id ores, produced in 1016, l.^prr cent of the total output, l.avin.u.STper cent 
 as the production from the alhnial workin;;s. 
 
 On an average about one ounce of sil^■e^ is contained in e.uh live 
 ounces of crude bullion from the alhnial workings. 
 
64 
 
 TIN. 
 
 Till tiri> Iku'c not \(i In i ii tniin.l in -utiirii tu (|u,inl itii- in ( '.iri.id.i li> 
 Ih- c t ( ( iiruiniir iii!|iiirl.in( c 
 
 ■|'lif (i(( iirr( luf (il tin (ire h.i- Ik i ii rv iKirlid Iroiii m \< i.il hx .ilitii's, tlif 
 niONt inip(irt,iiit, |ii rli.i])-, luiii^; tlu' ili-((,\(i\ of cMi^-itcr ih , nur Nfw 
 Ro>s, Lmii fil'uriL; roimly, .\<i\.i Sccjti.i. Kcportv iijii'ii it iii.a l.i- fmnul in 
 llic SiiniiiMiA Riportil ill. (.((.liij^i, mI Sm\i y lir.HK li of ilir I )( ,.,,rtmtnt 
 <it Mill. ■-. Ini l'J(l7. l')(IS. I'Md. I'll I I I'll.'. 
 
 Tin li.i- .il-o Iktii found in black >.in(l- in tin- Ailin disirin of British 
 (oluiniiia. 
 
 'I'lif import- of lOlr. were \aliU(l at S.'.'''''^075, and iniliid. d: tin in 
 I !.'( k-. pi);-, and bar-, J,457,5(l() pound-, wiiucd at SI ,.>72,2U(i; tin foil, 
 biililorido of tin .ind -trip \v,i-tc, SI ,5-1-). )_'(!; .iiid tin ware .\n(\ rry-lal-, 
 \alu(cl ,it Sl.Ml.lSJ. There i,-, al-o a iari;e annual import of tin pl.ite, 
 the (|u.iiitil> in 1<M() biin^; 1 15,(),S-l,<;()() pound-, \,ilued at S5.221,16.v 
 
65 
 
 s 
 
 H 
 
 •s 
 s 
 
 a 
 
 a 
 P 
 
 o 
 
 I 
 
 8 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 im 
 
 J -^ ^ o „' X ^ 
 
 ^1 ? ir y, — 5 
 
 2 ^ '^' « ■« ^ ' 
 
 3 --(- - lo > 
 
 «• r« fsi M K *^ a 
 »«•- 8C »r fS — - 
 I- *: X — c -Tf 
 
 S — C f -*■ -'^"^- 
 '* — 1- 1- O C 
 X W-. — ; O -^ O " 
 
 oc C — -t Or^ 5 
 
 
 ■ rt(N«*-«* 
 
 gggSSSx 
 
 f^ -r t ir-, c 
 
 C — '■^ -^ f 1/^ ^ 
 
 I 
 
66 
 
 TrN(;sri.N. 
 
 Nu pri (liK li, .11 ,,t ii,iiK~t( n ;,, i(|Hii t( ,| iliiiiii.; !'*](., 
 Sill (111, u,i> ili>c(j\(t((l ill Il.ilil.iv (..iiiiiv, N,,\.i s, ,,ii,,, ill lOOS. 
 ^1' I ■ml nill, cp| tlif (".ii.li.^ii.il Sui\, \ , \ i^ii, ,| ilij. ,1, |„,.i, ,|j..,i,, II, |()(|() 
 
 .111.1 ,1 piilmiin.iry r.puil tlui uill 1 , l,.nn,l m tli, Shiiiumi \ l-:,|<,ri .if 
 
 Iliv (..ol.i^i.Ml S,ir\, \- I,, I 1')ii'), p.m, > JJ.S lu 2M. DuiiiiK I'MO.in.l 10]2 
 thcst- (IfJX.^il. U.I '.v.lnp,.! l,y 1 1„ S( lu'llitc Millo, Imiiit.l. wliDcon- 
 struct..! a mill .md ,,.l.' ,i ^Ininn.ni ,,| It i,,n. nl iim^M.n . -n. . iitrntcs 
 — the lir.st >lii|ini. lit Jr., Ill N.A.i s,,,ii,, ,.nr\in;: 72|i.i-.<iii liiiu>ll.- .icid. 
 The onuii. ii.f .,{ \\..lfi,iiiiii. iia-.iU.. I., .n ii.,i,,l in ,i--.,.i.iii,,ii «ith 
 m..lvl.(l.nil.', I.v ]h Walk,,, in N, ^ H,n,,-.vu.k, n, ar llu^ cinlln, in.' .,f 
 Burnt Hill lii.-.^k an. I -.aitlu\.--| Miranii, hi liN.r. Tli.' i,i..|i.'riy was 
 ti'sttd Ii\ Ml. Ii,,/,., ,.| l),Mkt,.\Mi, N.vs Hiiiiiui. k. an. I Mr. Maltli.'W 
 I.oflni-. <.| M. .11.1. .11. ulu, I, .11,,,, I ||„. Aia.lia TniiK-l, n Miiio (■..mpaiu-. 
 This ('..nipanvlia- .l,.i,,' a ImK- .1, s. l,.,,iii, m .m,l |,,k| n,„l,T < ..n-iiiu ii,,n 
 ,1 .>(l-l..n i.,ra . nir.ii.ir, .Inriin; I'MCi. 
 
 Til.- t,iiii;^tcn ..re deposits .,f .\,,\,i Sci.ti.i .111,1 \,u Unin-uiik were 
 r.p,.rl..| ,,n l,v Mr. Charles (•..ms.ll and Dr. I ). D. Ciirn.s, j,, iju. Sum- 
 in, ,rv lap.irl ..f th.- (;c..l,.Ki.Ml Snr\(>- Hranih f..r l')K). 
 
 l)iirini;S,piinil.(r 1<M6, Dr. D. D. Cairiu-. in\ , Mi^atcd the possihihtv 
 of iiiipi.rl.mt .l,[i..Hts iif ^.hclit.- ,.11 Dul.lin i^iil.h, M.,y., (li-tri.l. Vuk..n 
 t.-rriliirv, .in.i r,|i,,rt.N ralluT fav..ur.,l.!\' ,.n iIicm^ .l,-p..Hls, ^latiir.; that the 
 .irc is found a-, alluvial with th.> v.<M i)la.iT and in iodts ass,„ialcil with 
 small, barren, rimifyini; (pMrtz veinli'ts which ..ccur verv plentifully iiiter- 
 scctinK pe.L'm.ititic zones within the granite. The sche.lile, when- f..un<l, 
 occurs in the f.irm .,1 cry-tals alon.i,' the edKes n( ,ind helween the veiiilel-. 
 He states that h.tween 1], and 2 tons of scheelite concentr.ites should 
 be freighted t.. M.iyo during the wir.t.T and he avail, ihle eirly in thr summer 
 of l')17. He l.ioked t.i a rec.ivery for the se.is.m of I'M 7 of fn.m 10 to 20 
 tons ,)f .■.iiu-entrale^ in addition to the ^'old.' 
 
 /Vj.c.v.— I !,,■ moxt -peclacular advance in the price of i,„ial known in 
 rcceiil y.'.irs wa~ in tiiiin-len. both metal anil ore. 
 
 Duiint; the firsi (juarter of 1915, the X.w V..rk market w.is verv poor, 
 ran.yin^; from .S6.00 to S9.00 per unit. I-olLminK enormous or.l. rs (or war 
 reqiiirem.nts, in .\pril and May, lOl.S, the price reached SlO.OO i>er unit 
 an.l c.,nliiuied ri-inn by leaps an.l boiin.ls. Lar^e <|uantiti,s of tunKsIen 
 ore were lMH)k..l in December at S44.()0 per unit and also at S50.00 per 
 unit. Anuiiunition buyers liave paid as much as S62.,s0 per unit or even 
 more. 
 
 ' Siimmarv Rrrwrt .>f the r,<.n| Survey fr.r I'lUi. ■ 
 
 i'l'. I.i IQ 
 
67 
 
 '■''"'..„v Sp„I t, ...!,.(.„„■ M.n.l, ,,..1,/ .IS.H5.()(),„ru.nt,,n X.as York 
 ■""''\"'i''"^'"' <'KM...«„.,,.,„|,„,|,..-,,, ,,,,. „nnu,|i.,lr.l,l,v,.,v \,„\ 
 t-^^.m^.l,.•m,.l.il.■„lA,.nl.,,l.s,„ .m,,,,. SIUO 00 ,„ ,• unit u. „■ „.,„„ ,. ,| 
 I"" " ' ' <<.M- nf ,|u. n,..,ul, ,1,.. .,u,„..l„„., f.,r ,u,„M..„ .„.. ..x,,..M.,„,,i 
 .' I..."V y l.r.ak rausr.l n.uMly |,y tlu- Kn.O ,„. r..,M. in |.n,.|n, ,1, „ ul,ic I, ., ,,„ 
 sUMh.I .nnMinu r. ... to .1,, ir r. quia nu nl-. IU th. ,ni.|,ll.. „f M,,v nri.rs 
 li- -Ir-PIM, , ,„u| ,,,,,,.,1 t„„„ SIO.OO ,„ St.vOO i„.r unit. Hy ,1,; middle 
 
 Ol AllKUM, III,- |,IMC' ll.l.l ^;,,T|,. t. ,$20.00. 
 
 <»rd,,. fn„n tl„. ,,llu,l ...nnfi.s t,,„n,| .,.|l,.r> willinK t" a.apt Sl^( 
 '■••'K n, s.,„.,„l„.r. ll,.. ,„,„,„, sMvuKlluncI, and Sl.HOO and S '0 ( 
 will- pai.l f,,r pn.mpt ,|, lix,,v i ,uan|s il,,. ,I,,„. ,,f \i)U,,i 
 
 "Tlu- ..v.raK.' I'Mm- ..l.|.,i,i, ,1 i„ ,1,,. (nil,.,! Siat.-.s iIk- f„>t si.x nu.nth.s 
 
 10 
 00 
 
 I'M'i \^,l> SJ,700 
 
 l'<r t,iii; the avir.iKc piiiv in I0I5 \va^ S'TO; in I'JII it 
 
 w.i^ S-lOO; in l^i.^ SHK- ,11,1 ill 101) CI-- . , , ■ 
 
 ' '■. V. t .■^, and 111 I'MJ, S.<-- per t,,n. l-..irh in \<>\7 i\n- 
 \nuv raiiKid In.ni SI.miO t,, S2,00() per t<,n."- 
 
 1 lu' ..Hai.il pti, , in [ ,,n,l„n for tiinKM.-n po«,|,, „,r.- (.. Ml (SI V') 
 IHT pound U llu. ul,.,l.. ^.,,r, ui,|, ,1,.. ..,,.,„„.„ „f tl,.. peri,.! fn.ni Mav 
 2 Hli. .m,i S.p,..n,l„.r 22n,l , wh.u i, ... ,„,,, ,„ 5, ,od ,S1.42; p.r p,.und 
 llx- I>'..rf,„ l.rrn.,un,.,.i, v.iri.d lH-tw..n ,,. Id (§1.48) and 5s 6d (SI .U 
 
 |)ir piaind. 
 
 H) 
 
 > From ailotations by th,- Kiisini-rrinK an.l Mininj lournal 
 ■ From the Denver .MIninB and Kinanrial Record 
 
68 
 
 ZINC. 
 
 Willi llif cMTiniiiii nf :i ■-mall ;ir"(lu(ti(in in rxpciim. ni.il \V( il;, tlirrc 
 U.I-- 111) i<(ii\cr\ III /iiic ~[H Iter, nr n tinid /Iv.r in ( aii.ul.i [in \"iini> t<i 1')16. 
 Ilitlicrlo till pn>(li:ctii;ii i.l zinr ha- 1h(ii ruiiriKil in tun,~ nf ilir tu' nas;i' 
 of lire sliiiipid and nuial (•(int<'iith lluridt. The ( stahlishnu nt nf an i iic- 
 triiKlic rttincry at Trail has planil the nit tallnit;y i>\ \\u> nutal in ('..riada 
 (in a .similar basis to that of had and coppi i , and it w ill lie in order to record 
 till' pn (hution accordin>;ly. 
 
 In 1')13 'he sliipit'ent-- o! /iiie ore,- to tlic I'nilid State- >inellers lor 
 rrdiiction were ll,S<)5 tons xaliiid at S554,'',v'<, and eontainint; 12,2,?1,4,S9 
 pounds of /inc. .\ssimiin); a prolialiU- n i(.\er\' of .SO"",' of the metal, the 
 proihiciioM o| /ine may lie r( eonUd as 9,7 S.^. 1.^1 poiuid- which, .it the a\i r- 
 at;e price of /ine lor the \(ar, 1,i-2,^() i i n! - per p.oiind in New ^'ork, would 
 Ih worth S1,J')4,.".'. 
 
 In 1910 the lot.ii /inc ore ^hipnullI- from niiiu- including; the zinc- 
 le.id ores from the ^Vllli^'■lIl mine, and ore- iNporlto were ilioiit S.',(iT7 
 Ions, lonlain'ii.i; 4S.-19,S,()7M pounds o| /iiu (p.nli.illy estipiattd in tlie a'l- 
 si'Hce ol conipli'ti- returns). .\ portion ol the or^ - shijiind to Tr,iil weri- not 
 treat! d during; the \e.ir ,ind the percent, i.ue of /inc re co\-ert d. ,it tlu' 'IVail 
 ichiuiv In the e,irly si,n,,> ol op(r,ition w.is ])!oli, -liy not as l.iri;!' as will 
 lie sieurid when the primary dilliculties ha\'e lieiii iliminattd. .\d(lin^' to 
 the actual reco\'er\' of rifincd /inc at Tr.iil the zinc contents of ores sent to 
 the 1 iiittd St.ites smellers aft'r ,illi>w ini; lor smelter losses, wt h,i\c a /inc 
 proijiulii li ol _'.^,,^ 04, 7 00 poiiiKJ- w l.ich, ,il the ,i\er,e.;e price of /inc for the 
 M ,ir, 12-.S04 cents, would he worth S2.0<n,02,v ( )f the tol.d pri dm lion 
 thus recorded 1,00,^,200 iioimds is credited to ilie .\otre-I ),inK> lies .\ni,'es 
 I'll s in OihIi, c, ,ind 21,701,.sOO pounds to Hrilisli ("olnmlii,i. 
 
 The ^re.iter p.irt of tl'.is production is from i^riii li Columlii.i, and tlie 
 ore shipped cont.iins .il-o ,i wiryini; siK"cr lonleut, for whii li p,i\inent is 
 m.idi" l>y the smelters, ,ind without which, on ,ic<inmt of the import dul\- 
 to till. United States and tl,i Kai^ r.^i! !;.uil, il vw,uUl iiei, in niaii>- ci.^i .,. p..;,- 
 to ship. The Sloc.in mining division prodiii ed about I of the tot.il output, 
 llie I'ort Siei le <!i\i-i,-in, about .',, and the balance came mostly frrni ; he 
 Ain-Wdrlh .iiid W 1-on divisions. 
 
 In Out liec, the propirty at Xotre-P.imo des .Alices, rortneiif, which is 
 beint; oper.ited b\ 'lie Wecdon Minini; ronip.my, shipped several hiuuired 
 lolls of (^re, ,ind ,i sni,ill i.roiluction w.ls ni,ide bv Mr. 1'. Tetre.iult. 
 
 The output from Out bee w.is about 5 per cent of the to!,d proiluction 
 from ("an.ida. 
 
 i 
 
 i 
 
69 
 
 Annual Shipments of Zinc Ores. 
 
 ZiN'C ORE SHIPPEI>. 
 
 Tom. 
 
 J. 162 
 261 
 
 Spot value. 
 
 11.000 
 
 18, 16,? 
 
 4, mo 
 
 Metallic zinc m 
 
 ORI-: SIIIPPKD, 
 
 I'uiinit^. 
 
 788,000 
 
 «t4,(X)0 
 -MJ, 0(1(1 
 
 ,.M 
 
 ■ 1 .(.so 
 
 1 12,200 
 
 I (HK) 
 
 111, 1(M) 
 
 UKU.IKKl 
 
 ^')7 
 
 i. VIKl 
 
 1 7 7 , 568 
 
 •Ml t 
 1 1^1 
 
 1 iO, JIM) 
 2 1 , MK) 
 
 « 
 
 1 ,^:i 
 
 4'i, 100 
 
 * 
 
 i^j 
 
 i.'l.'i 
 
 ♦ 
 
 l^, i;i 
 
 242.6'"> 
 
 16,46H,:il4 
 
 ^ ltd i 
 
 ui),on,i 
 
 4,11.1 .712 
 
 l.^'lll 
 
 101,072 
 
 l.Mt:.Hi'l 
 
 6 411 
 
 2tS,14') 
 
 *>, 1^4, 7(,1) 
 
 7 . «S') 
 
 IHft,R27 
 
 7.n()'>,.s(HI 
 
 10, KM 
 
 262,.S6,t 
 
 0,101 ,1(iO 
 
 H,S').S 
 
 S^A.<)3H 
 
 I2,2M.4ig 
 
 82,077 
 
 1,086,249 
 
 48,4')S,07S 
 
 18911... 
 
 1899... 
 
 1900..., 
 
 1901..,, 
 
 1902.,. 
 
 1903.,,. 
 
 1904.... 
 
 1905... 
 
 1906... 
 
 1907.... 
 
 190«.... 
 
 1909(«) , 
 
 1910. . . . 
 
 1911... 
 
 1912..., 
 
 1913..., 
 
 1014 
 
 rii" 
 
 1 '< I fi 
 
 •Ficiirt'S not avaiKiblf 
 
 (a) Includes 7,424 tons shipped late in 1908. 
 
 Tlif zinc iiiiliistrx- has litcn tlif subjcit nt a spiH'ial ifixirt in l'>()5 liy a 
 (onimi-^ii n ,in|)(iint((l to investigate the zinc resources of British Cdhim- 
 liia, and tiie Cdiiditidns affecting their exploitatiiMi. 
 
 In 1916 .1 lirii t' re[)()rt was in.ide 1)\- Or, .\. W, (".. Wilson on the i)ro- 
 (hiction ol spelter in Canada, anil conditions in connexion with the home 
 treatineiit of I?rilish (dliinihia zinc ore,' 
 
 Durlnt; I'M.i ilu' new United States customs tariff came into effect 
 roiisiderahly reducing the duties pa\-at)le on Canadian ores, t!ie new items 
 .illectini; Canadian shipments heini;: — 
 
 /.uic ores cont.nnm.i; J.'^ per ctnt or more zinc 
 
 Id'',' on zinc containtd 
 
 (lu rt in. I.e. 1(1 lieariiii; ore: ] ceiil per [lound on lead contained therein. 
 
 .\ilhoiit;h not paid for hy the rnited St.ites -nieiters, the lead in on is 
 roir^idi red as dutiable and ,is thert is oftt n a sm.dl lead content in the zinc 
 ore or c( ncenlr.it es shipped, the lead duty applies The result of the de- 
 cre.ised duties h.is liei ii :i considerable incrcise in zinc shipments. 
 
 Iheie i,-> .ilsii a <liil\ oi 1 .> |)ei itiil oil inelallit' /iiu ixpiuliti in llie 
 
 on zinc and other 
 
 I'nited States, and at pn.sent an import of 7.' per cent 
 materi.ils im[iorted into Canada from the I'nited States. 
 
 Prices- 'Hie price of spelter in New \'ork', wliich was 16 cents ( arl\- in 
 ]aniMr\- rose sluirpiy to IX' cents towards the end of the month, to decrea-e 
 ;.;radu,illy to a minimum of 8J- cents towards tlie end of .'XiiRUst. l-'.arl\- in 
 Stpteniber a lar^e business \\,is done and the price pr.idually strengthened 
 to 1,^ itnts in Nd\-eniber, but in December the market was weak, and the 
 year finislnd with speller (luolid at 9\ cents, 
 
 ' Mines Hranch No. 1.? Report of the Cnrpmissirin on ttie InvestiK.itinn nf the Zinc Resources M Hriliflh 
 Columlii.t. \'m'i. (Out of print. 1 
 
 Mines ilrancli No. 4:s Report on tlie I'rixiiictinii of S[M-lter in C,inad.i. I'Jlfi. 1)" Dr. .\ \V. I, Wilson. 
 
70 
 Average Fricu of Spelter in Cents per Pound at New York. 
 
 Month. 
 
 1«1I I')1J. I'd t I'Mi 
 
 Ff bruiu ^ 
 
 M.lic'i 
 
 Ai.r;l 
 
 Mas 
 
 Jiliu* 
 
 Jul;, 
 
 Autiiipl 
 
 Sepit-nithT 
 
 October 
 
 Ncvtnilwr 
 DeccnilxT 
 
 Yfar 
 
 S 64tl 
 
 S-26J 
 
 5-.n; 
 
 S 251 
 
 5o;j 
 
 SO()l; 
 
 4»2i; 
 
 SS&C 
 5-311(1 
 
 4 90<) 
 
 5 11J 
 5-5<l2 
 
 S-2I3 
 
 6 JH» 
 
 »-4.i6i 
 K 541 
 10 OW 
 
 14 7»1 
 Jl 2U> 
 10 0.'(> 
 12 ".Kl 
 IJ 440 
 12H0(I 
 
 15 ")6.' 
 
 15 avi 
 
 13-230 
 
 Ih-^iVS 
 IS 42U 
 i'> «4f) 
 1(1 r,i)5 
 14 275 
 11 752 
 K ')25 
 X 73U 
 8 OCO 
 « S20 
 11 S'.2 
 lU 660 
 
 12-804 
 
 •From the EntinerrittE and Mining Journal. N'.V.. Jan. (i, i')i7. 
 
 Average Prices of Spelter, Ordinary Brands, in London.* 
 
 via pounds per lun.> 
 
 Month. 
 
 
 ■110. 
 
 : 
 
 I'lll 
 
 
 'M 2 
 
 
 lOU. 
 
 1 21 
 
 1914 
 
 ft 
 
 WIS. 
 
 
 101ft 
 
 Januar)- , . , 
 February-, ., 
 
 .'1 
 
 4 
 
 3 23 
 
 lA 
 
 7 26 
 
 
 11 25 
 
 1'' 
 
 r 30 10 
 
 I i>.1 
 
 IJ 
 
 l.\ 
 
 3 
 
 1 ;3 
 
 3 
 
 10 2ft 
 
 
 5 25 
 
 A 
 
 .■ 21 
 
 
 (' 30 ift 
 
 A 'M 
 
 in I 
 
 Marrh 
 
 2.f 
 
 3 
 
 T '» 
 
 1« 
 
 2 25 
 
 W 
 
 11 24 
 
 11 
 
 4 21 
 
 7 
 
 ; 44 2 
 
 
 1 
 
 
 i2 
 
 
 
 11 2.» 
 
 13 
 
 « 25 
 
 
 11 .'5 
 
 2 
 
 A 21 
 
 10 
 
 2 40 17 
 
 <i4 
 
 1 
 
 
 22 
 
 1 
 
 1 24 
 
 ri 
 
 1 25 
 
 1 1 
 
 2 24 
 
 1(1 
 
 4 21 
 
 5 
 
 ft7 10 
 
 (1 S'J 
 
 1 1 
 
 June 
 Juls. 
 
 
 3 
 
 .' 24 
 
 
 
 T »5 
 
 11 
 
 11 21 
 
 10 
 
 1(1 21 
 
 ft 
 
 tp 100 12 
 
 J <>.i 
 
 I(> 
 
 22 
 
 .5 
 
 (. 24 
 
 13 
 
 10 25 
 
 13 
 
 1 .>() 
 
 tl 
 
 2 21 
 
 
 7 07 5 
 
 
 
 AURUM 
 
 >» 
 
 14 
 
 li 2ft 
 
 11 
 
 2 «i 
 
 
 2 ,'l) 
 
 14 
 
 V 20 
 
 tl 
 
 "> 67 15 
 
 *i 17 
 
 1'' 
 
 September 
 
 23 
 
 2 
 
 7(27 
 
 12 
 
 7 2ft 
 
 17 
 
 (1 M 
 
 1 
 
 10 25 
 
 14 
 
 67 17 
 
 
 15 
 
 October 
 
 2.t 
 
 ill 
 
 (• 27 
 
 4 
 
 10 ,'7 
 
 
 10 n 
 
 13 
 
 1 23 
 
 H 
 
 ft 66 10 
 
 u *;' 
 
 
 November 
 
 24 
 
 1 
 
 </ 2ft 
 
 13 
 
 2 2ft 
 
 14 
 
 ,< '0 
 
 14 
 
 4 24 
 
 14 
 
 10 85 6 
 
 4'vS 
 
 
 
 Decembc-r 
 
 2.t 
 23 
 
 1/ 
 
 
 7 26 
 
 13 
 
 7 !ft 
 
 
 4 '1 
 
 ft 
 
 f >7 
 3\2i 
 
 
 
 10; 82 4 
 
 1|.54 
 
 5 
 
 Vear 
 
 0|2S 
 
 3 
 
 226 
 
 
 3I22 
 
 14 
 
 » 
 
 8| 66 13 
 
 !l{6K 
 
 K 1 
 
 ♦1-rom the annual m^bhcaiion of the -.Met.!! Information Bureau." London, li.t. 
 
 Imparls- 'llu- rvcnnWd iinpurl~ of /inc. wliicli haw liitliirlo Imn 
 t.il-;i n as an index i,\ Cdn-i'iiiiilidn. :liii\\ a laiiK- ^Iiadx' incitaM', and 
 ani.iuntcd in \')\U u, _">.<)09,s,^S p(.llIld^. \Mlutd ai S.\() I2,47fi, with aK.i niaii- 
 iii.icliirt^ i.f /ini- \.iini-d at S4s 'ii| 
 
 'llic imports of lirass, \\lii(h allo\- coiUain- aliout .W per (I'lit /inc. wtre 
 valued in 1')16. at S.\752.S,>1. 
 
 i lie inti)orls of /inc durint; I'JI.^ uck _'S. 170,7.^7 pounds, \aliicd ,il 
 vS2.7,> \C)-)7. with al.-(] ni.inuf,iitnrt s of /inc \a!ucd at 821.711. 
 
 'i'lic iinport-- of brass wi-rt,' valiud at S2.-k).\.>.^2. 
 
 The cict.iilt'd imports for tin- last thrtc years are ^iven in tiu- following 
 taMr. uitli alr-o til- r-timated /ine coiitenls of /inc products .nid hr.iss. 
 
71 
 
 r 
 
 n 
 
 u 
 
 3 
 
 1 
 
 a. 
 
 o 
 
 c 
 
 N 
 
 •O 
 
 c 
 cs 
 u 
 
 s 
 
 o 
 
 s 
 
 E 
 
 3 
 
 N" 
 
 II 
 
 ?I 
 
 ;ii 
 
 ^1 
 
 ■Si 
 
 
 I? 
 
 II 
 
 — c 
 eg 
 
 
 0«o > C4 ' 
 
 •no ■ CM ac o I 
 
 f-- « ■ >C - -^ : 
 
 o Mf-' 
 
 
 :< — »- » : 
 
 c c c "■. ^ * -« ■- 
 
 
 
 «- OC ^ -■. 
 
 00>A0 
 
 ^ — "1 
 
 •O — * 1*^ 
 
 IS 
 
 
 88gS 
 
 Si 
 
 •no 
 
 w-i'*) — 
 
 ■ r~ IN**! 
 
 |Si!?S 15 
 
 "^ — — r- 
 
 f- — X •', 
 
 fO »M ''I O I ^ 
 r^ r^ ^t •» 1 u~. 
 
 2'*''' — t X i 
 
 O fM ^- — 1-1 "■. ' 
 
 if £ c - 
 
 Q wi I/- ''I -I 
 
 — X ■»"--'* 
 
 <*i'o' 
 
 IP Si"?'? I * <^'n-*'N*«^X 
 
 r^ -r »- X w. — r4 r^ — ,-^ X w- »- c^ 
 
 I 20-1 r-C I C 
 
 a s 
 
 ii^ 
 
 
72 
 Imports ut Zinc. 
 
 IMI. 
 UU. 
 IMS. 
 liM. 
 
 IMS 
 
 IMti 
 1887 
 1S«8 
 1884 
 1800 
 ISfl 
 I8«/ 
 189 J 
 1894 
 1805 
 1806 
 1897 
 189f 
 1809 
 1900 
 1901 
 1002 
 100! 
 1004 
 191^ 
 IBJ*) 
 
 1007 
 1008 
 lOO) 
 
 loin 
 
 1011 
 
 lOli 
 
 1013 
 
 1914 
 
 1915. 
 
 1916 
 
 Calendar \ ear 
 
 In blocka, [ligs rtnil 
 •heets- 
 
 Cwt. 
 
 Value. 
 
 U.80S 
 
 iO.O.'U 
 
 is.oa 
 
 22,765 
 18.945 
 20.954 
 2J.146 
 26.142 
 16.407 
 10.782 
 I8.2.U1 
 I7.'J,-I4 
 -M ,881 
 2'i.446 
 .'11.7 74' 
 15,001 
 20.2." 
 11.1.46 
 35.148 
 18,785 
 28,748 
 20.527 
 .14,871 
 26,64(1 
 25,55.t 
 25.141 
 24,462 
 
 .10.130 
 .'4,273| 
 35. 283: 
 31,660 
 33,678 
 100,095 
 47,226 
 31,600 
 16,53 
 16,246 
 
 67,881 
 94.015 
 76,631 
 94,709 
 
 77,373 
 70,508 
 85,509 
 08,557 
 65,827 
 83,035 
 02.5.10 
 105.023 
 127,302 
 124,360 
 90 , 680 
 63.373 
 80.784 
 57.754 
 112.785 
 107,477 
 156,167 
 103,4^7 
 141 ,560 
 142, '<27 
 138,057 
 141,514 
 158.4.18 
 
 198.570 
 1.10.6X0 
 
 100.016 
 101. OM I 
 .106, '.SO i 
 
 Al tpeUcr. 
 
 8J6 \ 
 168 I 
 
 201 
 
 lS9.7.'i5 
 226.104 
 267,750 
 
 As manu(ac> 
 ttirrt of fine. 
 
 1,073 
 
 2,004 
 
 1,654 
 
 1.2.4 
 
 2 , 2.10 
 
 3,325 
 
 5.432 
 
 6,1; 08 
 
 7,772 
 
 8,750 
 
 14,570 
 
 6.219 
 
 13,00<) 
 
 10.721 
 
 8.42.! 
 
 9,249 
 
 10.807 
 
 8.342 
 
 2.794 
 
 5,450 
 
 5,836 
 
 14,621 
 
 18.3';6 
 
 23, 150 
 
 33,052 
 
 37,941 
 
 50,137 
 
 58.430 
 54.780 
 120,615 
 100,084 
 116,996 
 117,845 
 126, OM 
 10,S,454 
 142,657 
 132.148 
 
 Value. 
 
 I 5.301 
 12.276 
 
 7,7 70 
 
 5,106 
 
 10,417 
 
 10.875 
 
 1H,2H 
 
 25,(107 
 
 20.; 62 
 
 3 7.401 
 
 71 .122 
 
 31,450 
 
 1-2,550 
 
 40,822 
 
 35,615 
 
 30,245 
 
 40,548 
 
 32,826 
 
 13,561 
 
 29,687 
 
 20,411 
 
 58 . 283 
 
 80.757 
 
 110.817 
 
 164.751 
 
 206.244 
 
 290,686 
 
 348.810 
 254.225 
 502,148 
 561,170 
 654,007 
 686.585 
 661.207 
 551.031 
 1.784.471 
 1,873.605 
 
 Valur. 
 
 t 8.327 
 
 20.178 
 
 15,526 
 
 22,599 
 
 11,052 
 
 9 , 459 
 
 7.345 
 
 6,561 
 
 ,402 
 .2.13 
 .472 
 ,178 
 ,563 
 ,464 
 ,103 
 ,58t 
 6,290 
 5,145 
 10,503 
 14,661 
 11,475 
 6,882 
 6,6.83 
 9,754 
 12.682 
 11.912 
 12.917 
 
 21.812 
 14,577 
 16,073 
 21.829 
 30,862 
 46,336 
 54,898 
 36,355 
 21, /.I 
 48,101 
 
 Seamlesa tuhinif. 
 
 Pound*. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 67U 
 
 t5] 
 
 Imports of Zinc White, Zinc Dust, and Zinc Sulphate and Chloride. 
 
 
 
 .. 
 
 
 
 Zinc, «Hl 
 
 ihate and 
 
 
 ZllK- White 
 
 Zinr dust. 
 
 chlundeol. 
 
 Calendar Year. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Value. 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Value, 
 
 Pounds. 
 
 Value. 
 
 1010 
 
 .■« 106,.!'iO 
 
 i 312,1 .0 
 
 0(,461 
 
 * 4,«50 
 
 2 t ; . 466 
 
 t 6,4/0 
 
 1011 
 
 >, ';i7.4'<s 
 
 31 1,104 
 
 86,212 
 
 5.718 
 
 414.5(8) 
 
 15,010 
 
 1912 
 
 10, .505, 041 
 
 425,714 
 
 .108,230 
 
 18.044 
 
 941 .780 
 
 20.1.14 
 
 1913 
 
 12,682,126 
 
 525,613 
 
 412,204 
 
 26 , 403 
 
 634.634 
 
 17,424 
 
 1914 
 
 9,445, 107 
 
 3.H') . 706 
 
 362,10') 
 
 34,205 
 
 352,715 
 
 9,300 
 
 191'= 
 
 11,368,560 
 
 656,112 
 
 503,143 
 
 70,823 
 
 370 545 
 
 16,000 
 
 1916 
 
 14,171,673 
 
 1 314,629 
 
 601,704 
 
 162,186 
 
 207,061 
 
 24,306 
 
 Consitmplion.- -Thf t;iblc of iniiKirt^ ^^Ikav^ tliat in I'Md. 1.^.4fiU torib 
 of zinc wtTC impel' ted .i-- /inc or zinc protliici-, with alxi 41 (j ions of zinc in 
 brass, and appro-xiniatcly 1,0(10 tons as zinc (oiittnis of m.iiuifacturcs of 
 zinc and hr.'is-, or a total of i4,')0(i ton-, wlii.-li .idilcd to tlic zinc refined in 
 Canada, wonld give a total c(jn'uniption I'i about 18,000 tons, as against 
 14,000 in 1V15 
 
73 
 
 It is prohabk-, hdWivtr, in the cast- of zinc, as has Ix-en already shown 
 for steel, copper and lead, that there have luen other imports besides those 
 recorded under ihe usual classification, ami tli.ii the actual consumption in 
 1916 was greater than the above estimate. 
 
 There are now in tanada three companies constructing, or operating 
 electrolytic pl.ints, viz: The I-.leetro Zinc CoiniMny, formerly at Welland, 
 Ontario, and now at Shawinigan Falls, Que, which um s the Watt's process; 
 the French Complex Ore Reduction Company at Nelson, B.C., using the 
 French process; and the Ccnsolidated Mining and Smelting Co. of Canada, 
 Ltd., at Trail, B.C., which C(;mpany has erected a large plant and is increas- 
 ing its capacity so as to treat, it is reported, about 70 tons per day. 
 
 In 1916, the operations with the exception of the Trail plant were still 
 in the experimental stages of development. 
 
 The plant of the Electro Zinc Co. was designed to recover refined zinc 
 ores from iNotre-Dame des Anges, Quebec. 
 
 The French Complex Ore Kiduction Co. established a plant at Nelson, 
 after the Provincial Government had guaranteed its bonds to the amount 
 of S40,000, and w.xs n ported to he in ,i position to start operations early in 
 1917. 
 
 The Trail plant of the Consolidated Mining and Smelting Co. started 
 regular commercial operations early in i916, and in July it was repoi .cd to 
 be producing 20 tons pt r day. Later in the year, the company undertook 
 to increase its capacity to 4.S tons, and then to 70 tons. 
 
 Early in 1917 it was reported to be producing about 45 tons per day. 
 Bounties. — .^n Act to provide for the payment of ountics on zinc 
 produced from zinc ores mined in Canada was passed by the House of 
 Commons of Canada, May 3, 1916, and reads as follows:— 
 
 "An Act to provide for the payment of Bounties on Zinc produced from 
 Zinc Ores minid in Canada. His Majesty, by and with the advice and con- 
 sent of the Senate and House of Commons ol Canada, "nacts as follows:— 
 "1. This Act may bo ciitd as The Zinc Ecuiities Act, 1916. 
 "2. Whenever it appears to the satisfaction of the Minister of 
 Trade and Commerce who is charged with the administration of this 
 Act, that the standard price of zinc or spelter in cakes, stocks or 
 pigs, in London, England, is less than £36 19s 3d sterling, per ton 
 of two thousand two hunilred and forty pounds, the G«vernor in 
 Council may authorize the payment out of the Consolidated Revenue 
 Fund of a bounty on zinc or spelter, containing not more than two 
 per cent of impurities, produced in Canada, at the time tne price is as 
 hereinbefore stated, from zinc ores mined in Canada. Such bounty 
 shall be equal to the difference between such standard price per ton, 
 and £36 19., 3d per ton, but shall in no case exceed two cents per 
 
 i 
 
74 
 
 |i(. 1111(1, -iikI III III' i\(i'l -li.ill ,!iiy liwiiinv Ik [mmI wiu ii llii piHr 
 received fm -ik li zinc .nul -pilt(r li\- the pKidiicci is ( ii;lii < ents or 
 more p» r |)(uiii(i 
 
 ".V Nil IpianilN -li.ill In- p.iN.ilil. iiiMii I ilii> \( 1 on /in,- m spelter 
 produced during ilir <-niiiiiu!.i!iMii n! tii- u.ir. ,ind in ni> t \i iil ■-h.ill 
 ImlllllN' tie p.iwilili MM /iiii I.I -ikIii r |ii,.ilii(id .itlci llir lluM \ -In. 1 
 1 1. IV I if |ul\ . .lu I 111 11 1.-, mil nil II iiimdri il .n.d ^-ev c iili i r 
 
 "t. 'lilt lol.il aniduiii p,i\.ililc lUiilir tlir priAisii nis nl iln- An 
 !-h;ill not exre(d llie imi ol S4()0,()(i(). 
 
 "5. The ('.oMiiKir in (unnril iit.i> iii.iki ri ynj.ilions for ciirryin^ 
 lUlt tin [iro\isioi-, - of tlii.. Act," 
 
 Production of Zinc in British (oliimbiii by Districts. 1912-1916.* 
 
 (Conti-m^ of ore sliipiiet! i:: ptmiuin' 
 
 Kootpnav. Ka« — 
 
 hon SttM-lr dlvi<lioM 
 Other iii% isioTH 
 
 Kixitt'Tiay. \\ >«[ ' - 
 
 AlnwwoTth rtivmo'i 
 Nl l»on (hvMlon 
 Si'^can dlvi^nin , 
 
 '^ilrihoo — 
 Omtn^ca 
 
 1913. 
 
 I0I4. 
 
 1915. 
 
 180.000 
 311. 7IQ 
 
 i4.s4n.niio 
 
 310.000 
 
 I'ill.f.^ni 2X0.000 670.940 62.S.97I 
 
 I .U2,003 1.127,7001 3.470.W6 
 
 ', .'l«,f,.(7, ft,(«)>i.ii.«Ri ■ . J';.1.4».4l <,h«4..S72 IV .S.^4.,tl7 
 
 -I 
 .<,3.W,2«0 6,758.7«l 7.S66.467 
 
 I 
 
 12. 9)12. 4401 J7.t6l>,980 
 
 •From 111. Mm «.rr of \Ii!.,.« Ki-i.TI". Itntnh Coltlinki; 
 
 World's Production of Spelter, in Short Tons.' 
 
 < oomn 
 
 I 1910. ; 
 
 AtiFtrullB 
 
 Austrii ami lt.i!\ 
 
 iH-iKium . . . 
 
 i-iantf Hiui ."'i iii-i 
 
 t.frnutny 
 
 (irpat Hriliiiii 
 
 Holland 
 
 Poland 
 
 I iiiti^ State-^ 
 
 Vorwav 
 
 Total 
 
 1 .V)f 
 
 1 
 
 SMll 
 
 1 .'1(14 
 
 J .SM 
 
 1 , 1(1.^ 
 
 14 CtS.t 
 
 i.t.UlIi 
 
 1 4 . ft w : 
 
 1* .(-If 
 
 
 ; 1 ■»i 
 
 IHl K."!! 
 
 IM4 IU4i 
 
 t*>.i, ^t^ 
 
 JH 11<11 
 
 '.HI t\lf- 
 
 ■r "i-- 
 
 o 1 . M .> 
 
 M M^«l| 
 
 h-S. I'll 
 
 .0./91 
 
 .1.S4I 
 
 78.289 
 
 ..«(,(,.' 
 
 -' I-'. S04. 
 
 .'51 ,l|.|f, 
 
 i;(i.00K 
 
 "in. 704 
 
 (12. 07.^ 
 
 '.(1 , 0.'l 
 
 OS. 422; 
 
 ft" . .s f 1 
 
 ;t.8C.A 
 
 l.J.(IS6' 
 
 6.S.1U; 
 
 i».oi; 
 
 .'1.S48 
 
 2.t.l.i| 
 
 25.05'i 
 
 25.JS(i 
 
 ?f .811 
 
 '1 , 7 in 
 
 S.7?S! 
 
 1) . ."i 1 1 
 
 tO.O.S2 
 
 . r s<> 
 
 s , .!80 
 
 ilU,424 
 
 2,s.s.;6<i 
 
 269. IK4 
 
 .'S5..S2(i 
 
 ■il^.KtK. 
 
 iiti.tilt, 
 
 
 
 ' 
 
 7.3M 
 
 8.O.S0: 
 
 10,237 
 
 70ft. SOS 
 
 *u.nM 
 
 l«93,04« 
 
 0(!«,0W 
 
 1,070.045] 
 
 1. 119,1. M,< 
 
 ♦Miwral Rmoiiri-^s of thi- t'nit.M Smtef 
 
75 
 
 World'b Cull sumption of bpclier, in Short Tons." 
 
 * 'iiintry. 
 
 iOOf. 
 
 l«0*. 
 
 mo. 
 
 |0|1. 
 
 1912. 
 
 191.1. 
 
 Aiiitria-Mun".irv 
 
 ,(S.i),15 
 
 Ih.lV^ 
 
 .t7.2.S« 
 
 47.0.50 
 
 5 1 . 5(1(1 
 
 44.5 11 
 
 lU'Uium 
 
 74.956 
 
 ; 1 . 200 
 
 84.. 12ft 
 
 11.240 
 
 HS.OQK 
 
 X4 ,'16 
 
 Ffiinci' 
 
 S'.ftftO 
 
 : 1,7 14 
 
 itl.n^n 
 
 •'0 ,11<J 
 
 W.JS') 
 
 K'J. >l(6 
 
 '»rrmanv 
 
 l'l^,<|14 
 
 ,117. (41 
 
 ■ijl f74 
 
 .Ml. -14 
 
 24X.W)') 
 
 .'55,, H 
 
 ' irral Hrit-iiii 
 
 !'• .I.M 
 
 1 .1 .4II.M 
 
 i')S,gK') 
 
 I'll. 674 
 
 204 . 1 46 
 
 .'II. 5011 
 
 llollwd 
 
 1 . 1 K'; 
 
 1 . uri 
 
 1.400 
 
 4.40<) 
 
 4.41W 
 
 4.4IW 
 
 luW. 
 
 •;.2S'J 
 
 'i.nvj 
 
 k.o/o 
 
 11. Ill 
 
 II , 70<; 
 
 12 015 
 
 KiMria 
 
 i'>.f.;i 
 
 20 2.S2 
 
 •7.447 
 
 I1.R56 
 
 10,7 54 
 
 .16.707 
 
 S«itn 
 
 5.512 
 
 i.wo 
 
 4 . hM) 
 
 5.2'>l 
 
 5.1HI 
 
 6.50! 
 
 I'tiitM States . . . 
 
 il4,i6; 
 
 270.7.1(1 
 
 24,5, SH4 
 
 2W.05'. 
 
 .140, .472 
 
 205 , J70 
 
 nihM cnuntrtrt 
 
 11.023 
 
 •>.')21 
 
 1 .^ . ftft'i 
 
 to. 621 
 
 21.715 
 
 23.0.W 
 
 Tm»1 
 
 Stl.U4 
 
 ii7«.2ao 
 
 XS7.«74 
 
 1,007. .156 
 
 l.na4,J44S 
 
 1 CM, .110 
 
 * Min'-i.il krxo(irc*Mi <>( thp I'nitr*! Stat*^. 
 
 Flcctrolytic Zinc Plants in Ciinnda. 
 
 Company. 
 
 Coiisoli'ljtprl MininR and Smelting Co. 
 of Canada. Ltd 
 
 , Li.i 
 
 I.oration of plant. 
 
 Trail. B.C.. 
 
 Klectro Zinc t.'oniiian 
 
 Kr''ncfirunr,>lcx f >r.> K'-iInctionCornpanj iWlwin. H ( 
 
 Shawinitfan FoIN. 
 
 gur. 
 
 Remark*. 
 
 |(_'apacity of plant. 45 tonaof rpfinrd r'lnc per day 
 
 bcini; incTPaw'l t'» 7H fond i»rr day 
 lFv;KTim»'i-,tal in l*>16 SiiKiIl plant for recovery 
 I of x!ni from /if.c oxi !♦■. 
 
 i fxiM'rinuT.tal- Small (I;.'mor9tr.it'nti ;ilant at 
 Nelwn. B.C. 
 
 r,lectrol>(ic /inc Plants in tlu' Initod States.* 
 
 I-4Kation of 
 plant. 
 
 Daily apeltet 
 capacity. 
 
 American Smelt irii. nr.d Ilefinifjn i'v 
 Anarontla Ct'iipT ?.!v, Co 
 
 Hiiliv'ilill ( i.pii^r < .' 
 
 I>aly-Juii«e Mmiiip l'i< 
 r.' ,fft*' 1 7 '■- ( .. 
 
 ^^am^lotll Cop[HT Mi:. i\- 
 Nonhweotern Metals (\> 
 
 Reed Zinc Co . 
 
 River SmrltinE an<} Ret.-. in.- < i. 
 
 Weslrrt' MctaN f\' 
 
 , |0:iiaha. Nrbr Experimenial 
 
 iGarfield. Itah jlO tons .. 
 
 lAiiacr.nda, Mnni j25 tons. . . 
 
 I'ireat Fails. Mn 
 Bully Hill, Cal 
 
 llOO tfnc 
 
 fFxnerimenty! 
 10 torn 
 Park Citv. Ut:\b il.^ ton* 
 
 ^Riiltiiiinr.-, M,l /.C '...;,,' 
 
 Kmnt-tt, Cal |E\ixTintet.t.iI 
 
 lU'lena. Moiu jOre capiicit' 
 
 I tonf. 
 
 I'alo v\lto. Cal Experini.-ilitl 
 
 Keokuk. Iowa j 
 ( ,. i.'i,i-lii\\n.t <iU? .\0:t ra-jac i\ 
 
 1 tnnp. 
 
 Operatwl in l-nf 
 
 I'lanned- 
 
 I'nder constnn lion; U) to: » 
 
 operated I ii \^}^ 
 I'nde. rons'ruction. 
 jOperatiYl in 191.^. 
 L'nd'T ronstnictlon 
 
 I iiuw '. it -^..i..;iu... 
 npcratcxl in 191*; 
 100 Malm prrn-i'se: not operatetl 
 in r)15. 
 nperatfxl in KM-l.'i. 
 jn;KTatf<l in 191.S. 
 I(K"Malm process; uniN t voii 
 ftructioii. 
 
 'A* ;tut h^nr-'i hv ih<- I "n'wl Statp-- f'n r»|ofiral Survev. April 1. I"]*"*- 
 
76 
 
 ActiVf Zinc Smi'ltfis In ilu- I nlti'd .States, and Capuclty in l'M6, 
 hy Conipanii's and States.' 
 
 Company. 
 
 LocMlon. 
 
 Acid 
 PUnU. 
 
 Retorti 
 
 at clow of 
 
 I«I5. 
 
 Retorti 
 Jjne 30 
 
 1916, 
 
 Ailillllonal 
 
 ri-tiirt» 
 
 contemplated ur 
 
 under 
 
 coiutruLtioD. 
 
 Fort Smith Spelter Co 
 
 Fort Smith. Ark. 
 
 
 
 2.. '60 
 2,400 
 1.944 
 
 4.864! 
 
 2 . 104 
 3.220 
 5 . 4(H) 
 4.6411 
 6,1'" 
 
 3S-' 
 
 9,o(,y 
 
 4.4^0 
 
 3.200 
 
 672 
 
 992 
 
 6.0J<0 
 4.4NO 
 1.2S0 
 896 
 4.S0O 
 
 3 . 760 
 1.320 
 1.792 
 
 448 
 1.280 
 
 91(1 
 4.868 
 4,600 
 3,440 
 1.924 
 
 2,000 
 448 
 672 
 
 6.336 
 
 1.600 
 
 13.440 
 
 3.4.'i6 
 
 
 
 Van Burcn. . . 
 Pueblo. Colo.., . 
 
 Hilltboro. 111. . 
 Coltihsvdle, - 
 
 K. St. Loui 
 
 Danvtlle, 
 
 IVru. . . 
 
 La Salle. 
 
 
 
 
 L iiite<l Matea Zinr (o 
 
 American Zmc Co. of Illinois . , 
 
 Coll:n?villp Zinc Sn». Co 
 
 (iranby Mg. & Sm. Co 
 
 A 
 
 .... A 
 A 
 A 
 A 
 
 2,208 
 
 4.000 
 1.792 
 3.220 
 3.600 
 4.640 
 6.168 
 
 352 
 9.068 
 3,200 
 1.840 
 
 672 
 
 896 
 
 6.080 
 4.480 
 1.280 
 
 896 
 4.800 
 3.760 
 
 660 
 1.444 
 
 448 
 1.280 
 
 910 
 4.868 
 3.960 
 3.440 
 1.924 
 
 2.000 
 
 672 
 
 5.184 
 
 " ■l0;752 
 3.456 
 
 2^400 
 
 
 .■«Kl 
 
 MautiH-flmm Jt Hcceler Zinc Co. 
 
 Mmeriil Pt. /u't Co 
 
 Urpiie. « . . 
 Springtield. ■ . , 
 HiIl!il>uro. . 
 
 Sandoval. • 
 
 Pittsburg. Kan. 
 Caney. 
 
 A 
 
 .... A 
 . . A 
 
 
 Natioriiil Zmc Co , 
 
 Robt. L.u.>on Z, St Acid Co. . 
 S^nilov.il ^iiic Co. 
 
 American Speller Co 
 
 American Zinc. Lea*l Si. Smeitln^ 
 
 Co 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Cherokee ^im-ttiuB Co 
 
 Bruce. , . . 
 
 
 
 t ' berry vale. - 
 
 Neodtrithu. 
 
 t"oncrclo. 
 
 Pittsburn. 
 
 fancy. 
 Pittsburg, . . 
 
 f-a^. 
 .\ltoona. 
 
 .X 
 
 
 Gtiiuby I A Si. Sin. Co 
 
 
 iota Zinc Co 
 
 loplin Ore & Siielter Corporation 
 Lanyon SmeltinK Co 
 
 MO 
 
 
 Prime Wi'stern Si>elter Comi)any 
 I'.S. Smelting Co 
 
 Weir Pnifltinfi Co 
 
 Edpar Zinc Co 
 MiM. Zmc Snt. Co 
 Nevada SmeltinK Co 
 
 Bartlcsville Zinc Co 
 
 • ■ ... 
 
 (Lanyon-Starr Plant) 
 Eagle-Picher I.cad Co 
 
 
 I,.la. 
 
 
 
 \\>ir. . . 
 
 ,.-t I.oi.is. Mis. 
 Uicli Mill 
 \»'va<la, 
 
 llartlovUl. . O;.!., 
 Hl,i.-kwi-n. 
 CoUinsvillp, . 
 
 B.irtlMville. . 
 Ilfnryetta, 
 
 1 
 
 1 
 
 j . 
 
 1 A 
 
 I , , A 
 
 448 
 
 4.8(Ki 
 4.660 
 
 
 
 3.000 
 2.5'.0 
 3.720 
 4.0(» 
 4.970 
 1,600 
 
 6.232 
 8.00c 
 Q 12c 
 6.384 
 6.960 
 
 3.648 
 5.760 
 8,-592 
 
 J. B. Kirk C.as & Sm. Co Checota* 
 
 
 2,560 
 
 Kusa Sjtelter Co Kusa. 
 
 3.720 
 ilQTO 
 
 6.232 
 5 . 680 
 3 , 648 
 3 , 648 
 6.720 
 
 3.648 
 5.760 
 8.592 
 
 La H;iri>*' Spelter Co . i „ 
 
 
 Natioiiiil Zinc Co . . jHaiilesviUe, 
 
 
 Oklahoma ?pel- ■: '' > IKi-m. 
 OntnTon ^rw|t"r Co "".^Mifon, 
 tiilsa Fuel & ^tfl;. Co iColtinfville. , 
 I' S. Zinc Co 'Saiu! Sprint^. ■ 
 
 M10 
 
 Ameriran Steel .S: Wire C cnnnanv'Doiiora. Penn. 
 
 
 American Zinc it ( hemical Co. 
 N.J, Zinc Co. («»f Penns>lva:iiaJ., 
 
 Lanceloth. 
 Pal met ton, _ 
 
 Clarksburg. \V,\a 
 
 Mcadcwbrook. I 
 .MoundsviUe, . 
 
 Plants with Bixrii 
 Michael Havn 
 Buflalo. \ Y 
 
 912 
 
 Grasselli Chemical Co. 
 
 , . A 
 A 
 A 
 
 1 retons:— 
 lan & Co., 
 
 
 
 6.912 
 
 
 
 
 Total, for all Stalet 
 
 156.568 
 
 96 
 
 32 
 
 196.640 
 
 12 
 60 
 
 S2 
 
 24.812 
 
 
 Trenton Sm. & 
 Trenton. N.l 
 
 Wm, Cramp «: 
 KnKine IH(I« 
 di-lphla. Pa 
 
 Refining Co.. 
 
 Sons Ship & 
 . Co,. Phila- 
 
 
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