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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.
