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ANNUAL REPORT MINISTER OF MINES YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, MINING OPERATIONS FOR GOLD, COAL, ETC., PROVINCE QF BRITISH COLUMBIA. 2 GEO. 5 REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF MINES. K3 - ANNUAL REPORT MINIXTER ,OF KLNEX, 1911. The Annual Report of the Provincial Mineralogist upon the Nining Industry of the Province for the yew 1911 is herewith respectfully submitted. RICHARD MCBRIDE, Minister qf Mines. Minister of Mines’ Ofice, March, 191.2. I’. ; 2 GEO. 5 REPORT OF TBE MINISTER OF MINES. E5 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MINES WILLIAM FLEET ROBERTSON, PROVINCIAL MINERALOGIST. -:o:- SIR,-I have the honour to submit herewith my Annual Report on the Mining Industry of the Province for the year endmg Decqber 31et, 1911. * The statistical tables give the total mineral output of the Province to date, and show in considerable detail the actual mineral production of the past year, e.8 based on smelter or mill returns; also, a summlq of the production of each of the last four years, thue illustrating by comparison the progress made in productive mining during this period. To facilitate comparison with information previously given, I have retained, 88 closely a8 was possible, the general form already established for such sables and for the Report. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, WILLIAM FLEET ROBERTSON, Protincicrl Mineralogist. 4 Bureau of &ma, Viotwia, B.C., Haarch. 191.9. 2 GEO. 5 REPORT OP TEE &NISTER OF MINES. E7 MINERAL PRODUCTION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. NETHOD OF COMPUTING PRODUCTION. In assembling the output of the lode mines in the following tables, the established custom of this Bureau has been adhered to, viz. : The output of B mine for the year ia considered that amount of ore for which the amelter or mill returna have been received during the year. This system does not give the exact amount mined during the year, but rather the amount credited to the mine on the company’s books during such gear. For ore shipped in December the smelter returns are not likely to be received until February in the new year, or later, and have, consequently, to be carried over to the credit of such new year. This plan, however, will be found very approximate for each gear, &nd ultimately correct, &s ore not credited in one year is credited in the next. In the lode minea tables, the amount of the shipmenta has been obtained from certified returns received from the various mines, &8 provided for in the ‘I Inspection of Metalliferoua Mines Act, 1897.” In calculating the value of the products, the average prices for the year in the New York Metal Market have been used as B basin. For silver 93 per cent., for lead 90 per oat., and for zinc 85,per cent. of such market pricea have been taken. Treatment and other chargea have not been deducted, except an sllowanca of 5 fb. of copper to the ton of ore for loss in Slag% TABLE I.-TOTAL PRODUCTION POR *IL YEARS UP TO *ND KWXUDINU 1911. Cold, lamr . .$ 7l&,p~ Gold, Pode.......................................,............. Silver,. _. _. _. _. _. _. _. _. 322:063~895 Lead..,....................................................... 25,716,126 Copper.....................,.................................. 65,316,@+9 C”a,a*do”ke............. ..~ m&084,343 Buildingstone, brioks, eta. 14,140,302 Other metsls, eino, eta.. 1,212,264 -- Total.. ..~.......:..... .__.._.._.... .__.__.... @97,696,722 TABLE II.-PRODUCTION POR EACII YEAR FROM 1890 TO 1911 (IAOLOBIVB). 1852to1891 (inoluaive) ........................................... 73,111,539 1*92........: ................................................. 2,978,530 1893.. ........................................................ 3,588,413 ,894.. ....................................................... 4,225,717 1895 ......................................................... ymo4 1896 .......................................................... 13!)7 .......................................................... 10:455:268 ,898 .......................................................... 10,906,861 1899.. ....................................................... 1900 .......................................................... :%%: 1991 ......................................................... 20,086,750 ,902.. ........................................................ 17,186,550 1903 ........................................................ 17,495,954 1944 ........................................................ 13,977,359 1905 ....................................................... 22,461,326 1906 ......................................................... 24,930,5&i 1’Jo, .......................................................... 25,882,560 1908 ........................................................ 23,851,277 ,909 ............................................................................. .................................... 24443,025 1910.. ..26~377.06 6 1911 .......................................................... 23499,072 ---- Total...............................................~Q7,696.72 2 KS REPORT OF TBE MINISTEE OF MINES. 1912 Table III. gives B statement in detail of the quantities and value of the different mineral products for the years 1909, 1910, and 1911. It has baen impossible 88 yet to collect complete statistica regarding building-stone, lime, bricks, tiles, and other miscellaneous products, but such figures aa it has been possible to BBDWW aw given in 8orn~ detail in Table V. Value. Quantity. Qold, plsoer. /Ounces.. I lode.. I, . Silver.. I Led Pounds Copper I, ., zinc. I c.4 Tona,2,240i% Coke. I, I TABLE IV. OUTPUT OP MINERAL Pnonnms BY D~s~nwra AND DIVUIOWI. cABmc4 msTf%m ............................................ $ 247,cw $ 239,ooo $ 180,oM) CarilrmMining Division. ..... ) 22f$lXX& * 212@3& 6 136,oM) ................................. Q.wuesnel ” ..... 34,om ................................. Omineca ” ...... 15:cwJ 15:cQo IO,0 .........................‘134,4g6 .... c!AlBlAFz D**Tnmr ............................................ 263,807 293,442 EAm EOolx3AP msTn1cr.................................... 4,766,215 6,121,832 !2,4i5,055 Wbym~~tw Drsnuor .; : ............................ 5,169,,49 5,03&K% 4343,912 Divmmn 318,053 75,768 ................................. granarxd Sl-n city I %%; e.u,K!a 798,969 ................................ I 54955 87ww2 5o9,265.. ............................... Trail Creek I 2,875,cm 2,gl33,096 2,891,868 ................................ Other parts. ................. 137,633 82,024 68,024 ................................ BouNn*lw DIBTBICT .......................................... 7,723,2Ea B&%3,519 5,6!21,109 Osoyws, Crsnd Forks & Oraen- wood Divisions. ............ :.50&y o “,44&$ 4,763,817 ................................. Similkameen, Nioole, Vernon 814.386 ................................ Yale, Ashoroft, Kamloops ..... 2:iiw ...... ... 42,906........... i‘6.aib ...... ssji ...... .... LILLOOET DalTxm ..................... ............... I 6,461 Corn D~s~mm (Nansimo, Albr- ni. CLaycquat, Qoataino, Vic- toria) ..................................................... 6,2so,631 7,635,890 10,679,088 -- --- --- $24,443,M5 $26,377,0Ea $!23,499,072 EM M'61 1004‘61P‘I /9EP'SZ11000'OPQ/ 604 .................... .......... gs8’p,8 "".'." LI8'ESL‘P ~8gLIP'PIL'~ GoI‘IZ9‘9.......... pw‘8Q.......................................................................... ‘ ......... m'o1 .............. ......................... ......... QQ8‘,68‘z g9E'188'z ......... Mg‘Ol . ....... OOO‘oT ................... 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E‘K 0 $ -- K 10 REPORT OF TBE MINISTER OF MINES. 1912 TABLE VI.-PLACER GOLD. Table VI. contains the yearly production of p&acer gold to date, 88 determined by the returns, sent in by tbe:banka end express compru%s, or gold transmitted by them to the mints, and from returns sent in by the (fold Commissionera and Mining Recorders. To these yearly ,amounts one-third WS.Radded up to the yew 1878 ; from then to 1895 end from 1898 to 1909, one-Bftb ; and since then one-tenth, which proportiona exe considered to represent, approximately, the amount of gold sold of which there is’no record. This placer gold Sontrrins from 10 to 25 per cent. ailrer, but the silver value has not been separated from the totrrls, &8 it would be insignificant. YIELD cm PUOER GOLD PER YEAR TO DATE. ,858 ........ $ ,95,cal ,859.. ...... 1,615,070 1860.. ...... 2228,543 ,861.. ...... 2,666,118 m32.. ...... 2,656,803 1863......... 3,913,663 1864.. ...... 3,735,850 1865.. ...... 3,4YL,205 1366........ 2862,108 1867........ 2,480,868 1868.... :. .. 3,372,972 1869........ 1,774,973 1870.. ...... 1,336,966