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ANNUAL REPORT MINISTER OF MINES YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, I 1908, MINING OPERATIONSFOR COLD, COAL, ETC., IN TRE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. 9 ED. 7 REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF MINES. 53 REPORT MINISTEE% OF MINES, 1908. The Annual Report of the Provincial Mineralogist upon the Mining Industries of the Province for the year 1908 is herewith respectfully submitted. RICHARD MCBRIDE, Minister of Mimes. dlinister of Mines’ Ofice, March, 1909. 9 ED. 7 REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF MINES. JS . REPORTOF BUREAU OF MINES. -BP- WlLLlAM FLEET ROBERTSON, PROVINCIAL MINERALOGIST, -o- Sm.-I have the honour to submit herewith my Annuel Report on the Mining Industry of the Province for the yew ending December 31% 1908. The &&tical tables give the tote.1 mineral output of the Province to date, and show in considerable detail the actual mineral production of the past year, aa based on smelter or mill returns; also, LL summary of the production of each of the last four years, thus illustrating by comparison the progress made in productive mining during this period. To facilitate comparison with information previously given, I have retained, as eloeely 88 W&B possible, the general form already established for such tables and for the Report. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, WILLIADI FLEET’ Ro~mwsorr, Proviltcial Miner&g&. Bureau of Mines, Victoria, B. C., March, 1909. 9 ED. 7 REP&~ OF TEE MINISTER OF MINW. J7 MINERALPRODUCTION OF BRITISHCOLUMBIA. METHOD OF COMPUTING PRODUCTION. In ssaembling the output for the lode minas in the following%ables, the established custom of this Bureau hes been adhered to, viz. : The output of LL mine for the year is considered that amount of ore for which the smelter or mill returns have been received during the year. This system doen not give the exact amount mined during the year but rather the smonnta credited to the mine on the company’8 books during such gear. For ore shipped in December the smelter rettirns are not likely to be received until February in the new ywr, or later, and have, consequsntly, to be c&r&d over to the credit of such new year. This plan, however, will be found very approximate for each year, and ultimately correct, &B ore not credited to one year is credited in the next. In the lode mines tablea, the amount of t.he shipments baa been obtained from certified returns received from the various mines, 88 provided for in the “ Inspection of Metalliferona Mines Act, 1897.” In c&ulstiog the valuea of the products, the svemge price for the year in the New York Metal Market haa been used aa 8 basis. For silver 95 per cent., and for lesd 90 per cent., of such market price haa been taken. Treatment and other charges have not been deducted. TABLE L-TOTAL P~ooncrnxi POR .~LL YEAES UP TO AAD INCLUDING 1908. Gold lacer ._.... .._._._..__............... $ 70 196 103 Gold: rode . : W:S63:597 Silver _. _. ._ _. _. _. 28,611,316 Lad.............. ..,._,____....___.. 21,549,999 copper . *9,963,3,1 CoslandCake................. .._t_..... ..~............. 94,399.377 Building stone, bricks, etc.. 7,893,1rQ Other metie . ~. 480,699 -._- Totsl.............................................. 8323377,559 TABLE II.-Pno~norronr 119s FXCE YEAR IWOP 1890 TO 1908 (INCLOBIVE). 1852 to 1999 (inolnsive). ........................................ $7;926$ *SW) .......................................................... 1891..... ..................................................... 3:az1:1m 1~92 ............................................... .._ ....... 2,978,530 1*93..................................i ........................ 3,588,413 ,694 .......................................................... 4,?%717 1895 ........................................................... 5,643,949 1886......................................~ .................... 7,507.966 1397. ....................................................... 10,456,288 1898 ...................................................... 1O,!m,861 1809. ............................. ........................... 12,393,131 19wJ .............................. .... ...................... 15,344,751 *901.................................... ...................... 20,036,7!30 1902 .......................................................... 17,436,550 1803............................~ .............................. 17,495,954 1904 ....................................................... 1*,977,359 1095. ........................................................ !2!2,461,325 Mie ......................................................... 94,930,5&3 1907 ........................................................ 95,882,660 Kw.. ....................................................... 23,851,!277 Total.. ............................................ $3’23,377,669 9 ED. 7 X~i-mti~ ~EKWMOX J9 Table IV. given e st&ment in detail of the qaentity and value of the different mineral products for the yeara 1906, 1907 and 1908. Aa it has been impMlsible 88 pet to collect .wcurat.e statistica regarding building atone, lime, bricks, tiles, etc., these are estimated. TABLE IV. Qmmn ARD Vans OB MINERAL Pnoqucnr FOB 1906,1907 AIW 1908. Qold, hear.. hnces.. I.. 18 .c le. ....... ” ...... Silver ............ ” ....... 8,%E Lead.. .......... F!Otmd.~...... 52,4lm:217 DIVISIONS. DI.3TFXcrS. NAXE 1806. 1907. 1908. 1008. 1807. 1908. -- . $ 405,400 6 mo,mo s 49mo ~~&~MiniqDivision ........... $ 355E$ ZLMJE$ 3&M x) . ..I ,.... I .m,ow 1 t.......... Omineca I ...... 10:C@O iW0 m,w ,.......... CASSIAB Dxsm~cm .............. .............................. 555,599 572,809 888,234 E*sr KWX-S~AY Drsrruor ........ ............................ 6,171,(&4 yg,$ 4,802,690 Wm KOOTENAP Dmwm ................................... 4,55w52 , , 5,448,224 $inn;tih Division ........... 268,111 .-. I I ........... Slocan :: ........... %2 Trail Crwk 3,713:392 othwprts ... ...... .................. 173,23j . LIW~ m-m ............ .............................. %I,.%4 13,779 8,779,711 7,849,963 J 19 REPORT OF THE MIZWTER OF MINES. 1909 : PLACER GOLD. Table VI. cant&a the yarly production of plaqer gold to date, M determihed by the returns; sent in by the banks &I express compsniee, ot gold tnmsmittad by them to the mints, and from returns writ in by the Gold Commissionera and Mining Recorders. To these yearly emonnta on&&3 van added up to the y&r 1878, from then to 1895 and from 1898 to 1908, one-fifth, which proportions are oonsidered to represent, approximst+ly, the amount of gold sold of which there in no rewrd. This placer gold contains fmm 10 to 26 per cent. silver, but the silver value has not bean sepsrated from the totals, aa it would be ineignificant. TABLE VI-YIBLD OP PLACBB GOLD PER YEAB WI DATE. ISQQ.. ...... $ 3sJm$ 1893 ........ ,394 ........ 495:516 1895 ........ 481,633 1890 ........ 5&,92&a 189, ........ 1898 ........ 643:346 x399.. ...... *,344,900 Noo ........ ‘$m#22 ,Qm........ 1802........ 1,073:149 ,803.. ...... 1.080,420 1m4.. ...... ‘,ll3&3 ,Qc!a........ 1m3 ........ &s& 1907 ........ m9!3 ........ 647:ooO T0ts1...........................$70.186,103 TABLE VII.-PROD~~TI~~? on Lone &NE&* ‘9 ED. 7 ,MINQCAL .P~~D~~~~~~ .. .; J 11 YEW. TONS(2.240 Iti). VAW X. 1836-73 ;; .......... ;. ... in....... 480,872 ................. .$~~l,a%,l# la74 ...................... 81,547 .................. S44,641 ... ~1876.. ..... ;.;. ..... ;;..:: ... 110$45.. .. .:. ...... .;.: .. 330,436 .. la76 ......................... 139,192 ............ .:::..;~. 417,676 1877 ... .~;.;. ............. .:. 164,052 ..................... 462,166 x378;..;.; ...... ;. ..... ~.: ... 170,846.. ........... ;.~ .. 1879. ...... ................... 241,301.. ................ %Z .iEaO., .... ........... ;...; .. 267,696.. ................. 8021785 1881.. ..................... 228,367 .................. Ss5,oii ‘~ 1882 .... ...... .Y.~......... 282,139 ................... 846,417 1883.....;..............; .. 213,299 .................. ,laa4.. ....................... $94,070 ................... 1,2E 1880.. ... ‘. ....... :I ....... 265,596.. ................. 796:78a 1886 ...................... 326,636 .................. 979,908 1887 ........... , .......... 413,360.. ........... .._ .. 1,240,OaO 1888. ..................... 489.301.. ................ 1,467,903 la89 ....................... 679,830 ................... .1,739,490 1890 ............ : ........ ;’ 678,140 .................. 2,034,420 iasi...... ................. 1,029,097.. ................ 3,087,291 la92 ..................... 826,336 ... .............. 2,479,006 1893.. ................... 978,294 ..................... 2,934,882 1894 ......................... 1,012,963 ................. 3.038,869 1896 ...................... 939,664.. ................ 2,818,962 1896 ...................... 896,222 .................. 2,688,666 1897 ...................... 882,864.. ................ 2,648,662 1898.. .. , ................ 1,136,866 .................. 3,407,596 1899 ...................... 1,306,324 ................. 3,918,972~ 1900 ...................... 1,439,695.. ................ 4,318,786 1901. .................... 1,460,331.... .............. 4,380,993 ~1902 ...................... i,397,394 .................. 4,192,182 1903 ...................... 1,168,194.. ................. 3,604,582 1904 ...................... 1,263,628 .................. 3,760,884 1905 ...................... 1,384,312 .................. 4,162,936 1906 ...................... 1,617,303.. ................ 4,661,SOS 1907 ...................... 1,800,067 ................... 6,300,236 1908 ....................... 1,677,849
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