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THE preliminary report on the mineral production of Canada during the year 1915 has just been issued by the Canadian Department of Mines, and it is satisfactory to find that upon the whole the output shows a marked improvement upon the previous year. Amongst the metals the only decrease to be noted is in the production of silver, which amounted to 28,401,735 ounces, as against 28,449,821 ounces in 1914, so that the decrease is quite insignificant, and is less than the decrease in 1914 below 1913; it will be found that Canada contributes just about 13 per cent, of the world's total silver production. The gold output for 1915 was 916,076 ounces, as against 773,186 ounces in 1914; it may be noted that only about one-third of the gold production now comes from alluvial, and that although the production is less than it was when it was mainly derived from the easily-won alluvials of the Klondyke, the output is now increasing steadily. The copper output for 1915 is more than 1025 millions of pounds, constituting a record for Canada, and showing an increase of 35 per cent, as. compared with the previous year.
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Mineral Production of Canada . Nature 97, 552 (1916). https://doi.org/10.1038/097552a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/097552a0