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THE BRITISH EMPIRE: — CANADA

Mining. — Nora Scotia, British Columbia, Quebec, N. and W. Ontario, Alberta, and Yukon Territory are the chief mining districts. The total value of the mineral produce was in 1918, 211,301,897 dollars ; in 1919, 173,145,913 dollars. The estimate for 1920 is about 200 million dollars. The principal metals and minerals produced in 1918 and 1919 were as follows :

Product

19

IS

19192

Quantity.

Value.i

Quantity.

Value.i

Metallic—

Dols.

Dols.

29,250,536

75,124,653

14,041,549

Gold ozs.

699,681

14,463,689

767,167

15,858,749

Pig iron. tons of 2,000 lbs.

1,163,520

31,776,257

017,346

24,536,432

Lead. . . . *, lbs.

51,394,002

4,754.315

43,895,88*

3,057,788

Nickel ,,

92,507,293

37,002,917

44,642,953

17,817,131

Silver ozs.

21,383,979

20,693,704

15,675,134

17,418,522

Other metallic products

7,179,288

3,308,634

Total

145,120,706

9fl,0S8,S55

Less pig iron from imported

ore. . tons of 2,000 lbs.

1,116,07C

30,571,554

878,889

23,637,020

Total metallic. Talue

114,549,152

72,401,829

Non-Metallic— Asbestos and asbestic

tons of 2,000 lbs.

158,259

3,970,797

154,965

10,713,033

Coal. . ,,

14,977,926

55,192,896

13,586,300

54,051,720

Gypsum. ,,

152.287

823,000

306,047

1,217,345

Natural gas. . . m. cu. ft

20,140,309

4,360,940

21,750.091

4,071,572

Petroleum. . . brls.

304,741

885,143

240,970

744,677

Pyrites. tons of 2,000 lbs.

411,610

1,705,219

177,487

522,704

Salt. . tons of 2,000 lbs.

131,727

1,285,039

148,302

1,398,407

Cement. . . brls.

3,591,481

7,076,503

4,991,340

9,783.393

Clay products ....

—

4,583,489

—

7,657,988

Lime .... bush.

6,363,951

1,876,025

6,999,706

2,288,452

—

3,036,574

—

3,969,045

Miscellaneous non-metallic.

-

6,967,114

-

4,335,81S

Total non-metallic

96,752,745 211,301,897

100,734,084

Grand Total ....

173,145,013

i The metals copper, lead, nickel, and silver, are, for statistical and comparative purposes, valued at the final average valu« of the refined metal. Pig-iron is valued at the furnace, non-metallic product* at the mine or point of shipment, and structural material aud clay products at the point of shipment.

2 Subject to revision.

The " actual reserves " of coal in the four provinces of Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba are estimated at 412,616 million metric tons ; and the "probable reserves" at 781,158 millions.

The following table shows the value of the mineral production of Canada in 1918 and 1919, by Provinces: —

Provinces

1918

19191

Provinces

191S

1919 1

Ontario.

British Columbia. Nova Scotia. Quebec.

Alberta.

Yukon Territory.

Dollars

94,004,003 -42,835,60'J 22,317, 1 OS 19,606,847 28,109,987 2,355,631

Dollars

65,842,820 .'•8.267 28,213. 7 ,M 21.3!

-15,049

Manitoba , 1 New Brunswick. Saskatchewan

Dol

2,1 ii.oiT 1,01

Dollars 2,840,566 U'75,606 1,111

Total

211,301,897

173,145,913

1 Subject to revision.