Minister of Mines PROVINCE of BRITISH COLUMBIA
Minister of Mines PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ANNUAL REPORT For the Year ended 31st December 1948 BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES VICTORIA, B.C. Hon. R. C. MACDONALD, Minister. JOHN F. WALKER, Deput?J Minister. JAMFS STRANG, Chief Inspector of Mines. G. CAVE-BROWNE-CAVE, Chief Analyst and Assayer. HARTLEY SARGENT, Chief Mieing Engineer. P. J. MULCAHY, Chief Gold Conm?issio?ze? To His Honow CHARLES ARTHUR BANKS, C.M.G., Lieutenant-Govenlol, of the Province of British Columbia. MAY IT PLEASE YOUR HONOUR: The Annual Report of the Mining Industry of the Province for the year 1948 is herewith respectfully submitted. R. C. MACDONALD, Minister of Mines. Minister of Mines’ O,@ce, Mav, 1949. rials, 1947 and 1948 ~~~~ ~~~~ 25 Table XII (Graph).-British Columbia Mine Production, 1895-1948 ~.~~~~~~~~. 26 Table XIII (Granh) .-Eritish Columbia Lode Mines Production. 1913-48 ~~~, 27 A6 REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF MINES, 1948. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF MINES, 1948. Review of the Mining Industry. Ey Hartley Sargent. The value of British Columbia mineral production in 1948 was $152,524,‘752. This record value may be compared with $113,221,254, the 1947 value, and with $60,525,000, the average value for the preceding twenty-five years. There were moderate increases in the quantities of all the principal metals and of structural materials in 1948, but the great increase in value can be traced in a great measure to substantially increased unit prices for copper, lead, zinc, and coal and to a moderate increase in the price of silver. Quantities and values of the principal products for 1948 and 1947 are given in Table I (p.
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