ANIWJAL REPORT cm THE MINISTER OF MINES YEAR ENDING 31st DECEMBER, 1907, MINING OPERATIONSFOR GOLD,COAL, ETC., IN THE 8 ED. 7 REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF MINES. L3 REPORT MINISTER OF MINES, 1907. MAY IT PLEABE YOUR HONOUII: The Annual Report of the Provincial Mineralogist upon the Mining Industries of the Province for the rear 1907 is herewith respectfully submitted. RICHARD MCBRIDE, Minis& of h’iiaes. Minister of Mines’ 05c.9, March, 1908. 8 ED. 7 REFORT OF THE &h’E3TER OF MINES. L5 .REPORTOF BUREAU OF MINES. WILLIAM FLEET ROBERTSON, PROVINCIAL MINERALOGIST, SIB,-I have the hcmour to submit herewith my Annual Report on the Mining Industry of the PmGce for the year ending December 31st, 1907. The statistical tablea give the total mineral output of the Province to dste, and show in considerable detail the actual mineral production of the pest year, w baaed on amelter or mill returns; also, B summsry 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 ban retained, aa closely as was possible, the general form already established for such tables and for the Report. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, T%-ILL~AM FL~ZT ROBERTSON, Pmvincial Mineralogist. Bureau of Mims, %loria,~ B. c., Jfarch, 1908. 8 ED. 7 REPORT CIB TEF, MINISTER OF MANES. L7 MINERALPRODUCTION OF BRITISWCOLUMBIA. -:o:- METHOD OF COMPUTINQ PRODUCTION. In assembling the output for the lode mines in the following tables, the established custom of tbie Bureau baa been adhered to, viz. : The output of e mine for the yaw is considered that mxmunt of ore for which the amelter or mill returns have been received during the year. Tbia system doea not gire the ~xeet amount mined during the gear but rather the amounts credited to the mine on the company’s books during such year. For ore abipped in Deeember the smelter returns are not likely ta ba rw&wd until February in the ww 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 year, and ultimately correct, Bs or0 not credit.4 to one gear is credited in the next. In the Lode Mines tables, the amount of thr? shipments baa been obtained from c&&d returns received from the vations mines, aa provided for in the “Inapaction of Mdetalliferous Mines Act, 1897.” In calculating the values of the product+ the average price for the ye&r in the NW York Metal Market has been used &s a basis. For silver 96 per.oent., and for lead 90 per cwt., of such market price has been taken. Treatment and other charges have not been deduoti. TABLE I.-TOTAL Pao~ucrron POR *‘L YEA= UP TO AND INCLUDING 1907. Gold, le.c*r.. -. ws,st9,los SilverGold, Fode _, _. ., 27,289,63343,070,,,, Lead ..,,._.__.,.._ . .._.......... 19.Sl1.19, Copper ....................................................... 433;713;322 Coal andCoke.. ............... .............................. 3S,S72,5,, Building stone, bricks, st‘. ................................ “,g$& Other metals ....................................... ........ Total. $299,528,282 TABLE II.-P~o~ncrmn POR E&X YEAR PROH 1890 TO 1907 (IKCLUSIVE). .13.52 ..^^ to 1889 (inolusive). “y&$g p$$! 3:533:413 4225.717 wx3,w 7,507.956 10,455,263 ~10,906,861 12,393,131 16,344,751 22% 11:495:954 18,977,.?59 $$gg 2&W&60 L8 REPORT OF THE MISISTER OF MINES. 1908 - TABLE SHCJWING MINERAL PRcJD”CTION OP BRITJSH COLUMBIA. 8 ED. 7 MLNERAL PRODUCTIOX. L9 - Table IV. gives a statement in detail d the amount and value of the different mineral products for the years 1905, 1906 and 1907. As it has been impossible aa yet to collect BCCW.& statistics regarding building stone, lime, bricks, tiles, etc., t&a ~l‘t estimated. TABLE IV. Aaroulr~ AND VALUE OP MINERAL PRODUCTS POR 1905, 1906 AND 1907. = I 1905. I 1908. I 1907. Qunntity. Value. Value. / Quantity. 1 Value. Gold, eacf: : : : : Guy&; ~: : : : 48,465 $ $ 8y8,orm n 2.18,604 4,055,mo Silver. .,. n 3.449,411 1,703,826 had............ Pounds..... 66,680,iOS yp; Copper n . 37,6!?2,251 cd.. Tans. 2,240lb 1,384,312 633l$23~ Coke II n 271,785 1,337,418 other materi&... ‘..1..... 1,~,ooO --_ $25,882,5tzAj TABLE V. DNISIOA.. DISTPIICPB. NAQlk 1905. 1908. 1901. 1905. 1996. lW7. --- ! I I ” I Cammo DISTB,~??. .. ; .; ...................................... $ 406,cw.$ 405,400 $ 360,500 ~$oy Mining Dwwon .... ., $3 33lg $ 35$84x&$ 306,504 ..;.;..:.................................... I, 44,olM ...................... Omineo s. I? ...... 10:WO 10:lJWJ 10,ooo .............................. Cassrm DIS~ICT ...... ..... :. ................... ..... : .... 594,372 535,590 5i2,809 EAST KOOTEYAY DIS*HI~~-................................... 5,339,154 5,171,@24 5,648,880 WEST KoDTsNiOl Dlmnln .................................. 5,421,8&l 4,660,352 4,79“,9i8 *insworth Division. .......... 10(1,*73 288,111 364,R68 ................................ gy?; ” ........... 53%56-i 516,709 614,395 ............................... I ........... 970,644 53p,Z8 619,842 ................................. Trsil Creek * ......... ",;z;$ 3,22m; 3,949,7wz ................................ otimr parts. ................. , 144,188 ...................... Lm.ocm DIJTILIOT ......................................... 32,564 ““‘dd,.iih 15,721 Y.,m D,smrm ........................ ................... 6A83.504 8,779,‘jll 8,444,326 Osoyoos, Grand Forks B Green. wood Divisions., ........... 6,375; 8,693,470 8,354,995 ................................. Similkameen Division ......... 2,624 68,504 ................................ Yale I ......... 125;561 78,617 32,767 ... ....................... ....... Cam DISTRICTS (Xmaimo, A&r- ni. Clayqmt, Qusteino, Vic- toria) .................................................... 4,273,852 5,388,146 6,147,348 -- __--, 5‘22,461,~25, t?24,980,~6 $25,882,~60 L 10 REPORTOF THE MINISTER OF MINES. 1908 PLACER GOLD. Table VI. contsins the yearly production of placer gold to date, .w determined by the returns, sent in by the banks and express companies, of gold transmitted by them to the mints, and from returns sent in by the Gold Commiaaionera and Mining Reoordera. To t.hese yearly amounts one-third was added up to the year 1878, from then to 1895 and from 1898 to 1907, one-fifth, which proportions are considered to represent, approximstely, the amount of gold sold of which there is no record. This placer gold contains fmm 10 to 25 per cent. silver, but the silver v&m has not been separated from the tot&, 8s it would be innignificant. TABLE VI.-YIELD OF PLACEB GOLD PER YEAR TO DATE. l858....9b 705.000 1875 . $ 2,474,004 1892....$ 399,526 1859.. ” 1,615;&6 1876.... 1,786,648 1893.... 356,131 1860.... 2,228,543 1877.... 1,608,182 1.894.... 405,516 1861.. 2,666,118 1878.. 1,275,204 1895.... 481,683 1862.... 2,656,903 1879.... 1,290,058 1896.... 544,026 1863.... 3,913,563 1880.... 1,013,827 1897.... 513,520 1864.... 3,735,850 1881.... 1,046,737 1898.... 643,346 1865.... 3,491,205 1882.... 954,085 1899.... 1,344,900 1866.. 2,662,106 1883.... 794,252 1900.... 1,278,724 1867.. 2,480,868 1884.... 736,165 1901.. 970,100 1868.... 3,372,972 1885.... 713,738 1902.... 1,073,140 1869.... 1,774,978 1886.... 903,651 1903.. 1,060,420 1870.... 1,336,956 1887.... 693,709 1904.. 1,115,300 1871.... 1,799,440 1888.... 616,731 1905.... 969,300 1872.... 1,610,972 1889.. 588,923 1906.... 948,400 1573.... 1,305,749 1890.. 490,435 1907.... 828,000 1874.. 1,844,618 1891.... 429,811 -- Total. $69,549,103 TABLE VII.-PRODUOTID~ OII LODE MINES.* 8 ED. 7 MINERAL PRODUCTION. L 11 TABLE VIII.-COAL ANND COKE PROD~CTIOH PER YEAE TO Dam. COAL. YEAR.% Tom (2,240 lb). v*me 1836-67 . 222,673.. ., . , . .$ wp; 1868.. 44,005.. 1869...................... 35,802.................. 143:2;8 1870.. 29,843.. 119,372 1871-2-3.. 148,549 . 493,836 1874...................... 81,547.. 244,641 1875.. 110,145.. 330,435 1876...................... 139,192.. 417,576 1877...................... 154,052.. :. 462,156 1878.............,........ 170,846.. 512,538 1879...................... 241,301.................. 723,903 1880...................... 267,595.................. 802,785 1881.. 228,357.. 685,071 1882.. 262,139.................. 846,417 1883.. 213,299.................. 639,897 1884 . 394,070 . 1,182,210 1885. 265,596.. 796,788 1886...................... 326,636.................. 979,908 1887...................... 413,360.. 1,240,080 1888.. 489,301.. _. 1,467,903 1889.. 579,830.. 1,739,490 1890... _. ., . 678,140.. 2,034,420 1891.. 1.029,097.. 3,087,291 1892.. .,.. 826,335.. _. 2,479,005 1893...................... 978,294................:. 2,934,882 1894... .., . 1,012,953 . _... 3,038,859 1895...................... 939,654... 2,818,962 1896...................... 896,222... 2,688,666 1897.. 882,854 . 2,648,562 1898. 1,135,865.. 3,407,595 1899 . 1,306,324... 1.. 3,918,972 1900.. ,., . 1,439,595, . ., 4,318,785 1901.. _. 1,460,331.. 4,380,993 1902...................... 1,397,394... 4,192,182 1903 . .., . 1,168,194. 3,504,582 1904 . 1,253,628... 3,760,884 1905.. 1,384,312.. 4,152,936 1906.. 1,517,303... 4,551,909 1907...................... 1,800,067.. 6,300,235 Total . .25,944,700 tons. $79,115,658 COKE. 1895-7............ 19,396 . ..I . $ 96,980 1898 (estimated). 35,000.. 175,000 1899...................... 34,251.. 171,255 1900............... 85,149.. 425,745 1901...................... 127,081.................. 635,405 1902.. , . 128,015.. .: 640,075 1903...................... 165,543.. 827,715 1904. 238,428.. 1,192,140 . 1905.. 271,785 . 1,358,925 1906......... 199,227 . 996,135 1907...................... 222,913.. 1,337,478 Total . 1,526,788 tons. $7,856,853 L 12 REPORT OF THE MINISTER OF MINES.