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Sir, — I have the honour herewith to submit the annual preliminary statistical statement of the mineral production of Canada for the calendar year 1897. The necessity of waiting for several important returns has held back this statement a few days later than the date at which it was found possible to complete it last year. Whilst for many of the produ'^ts it is not found possible, at this time, to obtain tinal figures, yet we are enabled, in most cases, to fill in the places of missing returns by close estimates, based on a general knowledge of the progress made in the various industries. The complete report will follow later, and besides containing a revise of this general table of production, will include other details relating to exploration, development, exports, imports, etc. A.S much of this information is not available till several months after the close of the ye.tr, and the compilation and printing necessarily occupy some time, it cannot, in the nature of things, be issued until well on in the year following the one covered. I am, sir. Your obedient servant, ELFR ;drewingall. Gelogical Survey of Canada, Section of Mineral Statistics and Mines, 23rd February, 1898. GEOLOQICAI. SURVEY OF CANADA G. M. DAWSON, C.M.a., LL.D., F.R.S., Director. SECTION OF MINERAL STATISTICS AND MINES SUMMARY OP THE MINERAL PRODUCTION OF CANADA FOR 1897 ELFRIC DREW INGALL, M.E., Associate of the Roiml School of Mines, Mininrj Engineer to the Ucoloijical Surveii of Canada. ASSISTANT J. MfLEISII, 13. A,. PUBLISHED 1?Y AUTHOKITV OF PARLIAMENT. Ko. 04O. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF CAhADA. SUMMARY OF THE MINERAL PRODUCTION OF CANADA IN 18',»7. (Subject to Revision.) ruoiiicT. Mktali-ic. Cupiipr (fine, in oro, itc.) {I>). . Iron (in: Lfiui (tints 111 ore, itc.) ('•) . . Mercury Nickel (Knc, in ore, ite.) ((0 . I'latinuin Silver (tine, in ore, i^cc. ) (t ) . . . 13,;W0,8()U . . Tons.' 71,4.")1 , . . Lbs. I 3!l,018,'.'llt " ' ti8H , . . " i 3,ii!l-,(;47 r),r)h8,44(> . . Ozs. (;,i!to,(ioo 17H,7H; i,:«Mj.8.53 3'_'4 l,;«1!>,17li (•.,()(J0 3,H2l',!IO.') Total metallic \on-Mi;t.\i.i.ic, Tons. Asbestus and asbestic Cliromite .... " I Coal " i Coke (0 " I "elsjiar i Fire clay [\ [ *(irin(lstoiies (iy|isiiiM ' j ' Linustoiie for tliiN " j *Mica .... .Mineral pijjnjeiit.'i — I Harvia Tona.l Oeiires /' I "Mineral water (Jails. ' Moulding' sane] Tons. Nanival ^'a.s {;/) Petroleiini (/() Bbls. j ]'lio.sphate (a])atite) Tons.l Pyrites " | .Salt ■ , I Sundry iiiiiieral.s, partly estiuiat<'d, including actinolite, I graphite, niang.anese, soai)st(me and triiiolite | 2.'>,2(i2 2,(137 3,87(1,201 78,811 1,27.5 1,!)23 "23!K()!'ti 671 3,905 5,485 70!t,8,-)7 '.K)8 38,!tl(t 13,!l'.)(l,234 .324.700 32,474 7,280,257 20!»,'.I20 3, .5(1(1 .5,750 40,000 244,531 40,000 75,000 3,060 23,5()0 ] 40,000 10,'.»31 325,873 1,011. 54(> 3,084 11(1,730 100,000 10,000 ' Partly estimated. {(i) (Quantity or value (jf i)r(iduct marketed. The ton u.sed is that of 2,000 lbs. ('/) Copper eonteiits of ore, matte, etc., at 11 '20 cents per lb. ('■) Lead contents of ores, etc., at 3'58 cents per II). ((0 Nickel contents of ore, matte, etc., at 35 cents per lb. (0 Silver contents of ore at .50'70 cents |ier oz. (/I Oven coke, all the prud'.ietioii of Xova Scotia and I5ritish Columbia. (,(/) ( Iross return from .■.•ale of j,'as. (/() Calculated from inspection returns at I0(» galls, crude to 42 refined oil, and coi.ipuled at $1. 12.', |jcr bbl. of 35 imp. galls. The barrel of refined oil is assumed to contain 42 inii». g:dls. SUMMARY OF THE MINERAL PRODUCTION OF CANADA IN \f<\)-,-Cunrh,dnl. (Subject to Revision.) I'r.nnrcT. STKUOI'LHAI. MaTKHIANS / ^ I) Cl.AV I'liODUCTS. Cement, natural \i[An " I'ortland .'.'', " ' Flagstfinos *Oranitc *P()ttery Sewer pijie Slate '.'".'".".'.'.'.'.'.'.'. Tcrra-cotta B\iil(lin>r material, iiicluilin;,' ln-icks, hiiiMinj,' stone, limi', saiuls and gravels and tiles (estimated as for previcjus year' t^uantity. (n) 85,450 ll!t,7(i;{ Total structural mati'rials and clay products. All other noniiiftallie Total non-metallic Total metallic Kstimated value of mineral lyroduots not returned 1.S97, Total 18!t6 " 18! (5 18114 18!):{ 18! 12 " 1H91 18<)0 " 188!) " 1888 " 1887 " ]88(! " Value. l)5.89;{ 2(»!l,:?80 7,litO 75,000 lL'5,(MtO 1(54,250 42,800 155,5!)5 3,()00,0(K) 4,44.5.108 10,0!)7,8;n 14,542,'t3!t l.S,!l!l(i,2.S4 2.5(»,iKH) 28,780,173 22,t;09,825 20,715,.il0 1 !»,!):«, 857 20,035,082 Hi, 028, 41 7 ]8,!)7ti,(ll(i 10.703,353 14,01. 3,!I13 12,470.550 11,. 3(15,705 10,221,255 * Partly estimated. (i( ) (Quantity or value of product marketed. The ton used is that ot 2,(M)(t ll)s. MHHM REMAIJKS. The nL'ui-.'s "ivon in the p.emlii.j,' f,'ene.Hl table hri..g out iu a murl;',! ' l^urec The „-.tifvin, -vsults of the gre.tly inereHsed activity ill Uu! mining' iiKhistry (hinti- 1^97. The foHowin- tabh- shows the principal ehanges in production and values for the .^Icular year 1S-.7, as compared with the f.yures given ill the revised suiniuiuy for l!S'.)(5. PuonrcT. (.ilANTlTV. Mitnlliv :~ ('(Plipcr Iioii Ori L.-ad. . . Ni.'k.-l. Silver . Non-Mitciliv :— Aslicstus and As lifstie Coal (iyiisiiin Natural (las.. . . l'ct,r. c. Valik. Increase. 22 '15 (il 2 17-7 7;}l 3-5 15-8 p. c. 46'9 122 (i "\Y^■l 17 7 54 (J I)(C |>. c. 37 6 2 3 0'8 37 3 17!) '36-5 24-5 12-.-) The increase in the items silver and lead is practically all to be credited to British Columbia, to which province is also largely due the increase in the production of copper. The largest increase in this latter metal is, howev(>r, due to the increased shipments of nickel- copper mattes from the Sudbury mines in Ontario. The third copper proflucint,' i-iovince, (.,)ueljec, also contributed a fair amount to the increase shown. The .silver, copper and lead increases as far as Lritish Columbia is concerned, represent the largely extended activities in the South Kootenay districts of Slocan, Nelson and Trail Creek. The most significant item, however, is to bc> found in the increase of nearly 12:5 p(,r cent in the gold. All the gold producing districts of the Dominion show gratifying increases, although by far the h.rgest part is due to the discoveries of rich placer mines m the Yukon country, and to the increascKl outinit of Trail Creek and other districts in iiritish Columbia. The former increase amounted to about l.| millions and the latter to nearly SI, 000,000. The remaining metal of importance is nickel which is seen to have shown an increase of nearly 18 per cent. As in the past this is all from the Sudbury district, nearly )5(>,00U,0OO, or a proportion ot alx.ut 74 per coiit. lu;^"-"'*^ ^'^'"? "T'"^ "^ ^'''" """'"*>' (Icvelopnients and diacovory of 18J, ,s shown m tho increas., in Mi,, proportion of the value of the total mineral production to be credited to the metals, fn 181)G these constituted about 30 per cent, whiLst in 1S97 this proportion whs increased to nearly 49 par cent. Turnin-to the non-metallic products, wf. find that as far as th.' data at present available permit of a conclusi..n boiny arrived at, the total value shows under -J per cent of an increase over that of the previous year I he only considerabl,. chanty* to be noted is that >(ivu, under the heading, asbestus. wh..re the ,|uantity has more than d.mbled, whilst the value has fallen off almost iT) per cent This is due t.) the fact that the output of th.> n.-w bv j.rodiict asbestic, is included This constitutes over half the wei;,d,t of the whole, but bein-' a low priced article brin-s down the price per unit very much. The returns hi.wever, show also a falling oil' in the prices of the usual irrades of the mineral apart from the above iiillueiice. In the important mineral coal the vaiiation is but little The falling oil ,n the production of the hi-h.'r priced mineral of British -olumbia and the increase in that of No\a Seotia at a lower ..rice causing a fall in the total value, fn gypsuiu the increase in the value IS larger than that shown in the .juantity. This is due to the hirger proportion of the high.-r priced product, Plaster of Paris in- cluded ,n the returns for 1897. The lower average price rulin- during that year for petroleuu. caused the decrease in the value ol tins article to be rau -h greater than that in the .|Uantity. The following table gives the proportional values of the diiTerent minerals in the grand total. It is interesting to m)te the changes in their relative position in 1S97 as compared with 1896 ■— 18%. 1S1I7. I'lionucT. O.ia) 15uil(ling uijiterial Cdld Silver Xickfl rcti'dicuiii Copper Lcail Aslicstiis Xiitnrai (ia.s Cflllcllt Iron <'.V|)sum f . , Salt T'cr cent of Total I'roduction. 31 it4 15 ■72 12 •30 !l ■50 25 i> 11 4 52 3 20 1 1)1) 1 •).) 8!» 85 7!) 75 I'lioorcr. Coal (Jold liiiildiiit'' iiiatcnal .Silver Co[ip('r Nickel Lead I'etroleiini Natural