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CANADA
DEPARTMENT OF MINES
Hon. p. E. Blondin, Minister; R. G. McConneu., B.A., Dkputv Ministkk
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^« \ MINES BRANCH v
i EuGBWB Haangl, Ph.D., Director. *t ''
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A GENERAL SUMMARY
A
MINERAL PRODUCTION
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GOVERNMENT PRINTING BUREAU
1916
No. 424.
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CANADA
DEPARTMENT OF MINES
Hon. p. E. Blondin, Minister; R. G. M<("osnell, B.A , Hefuty Ministb*.
MINES BRANCH
EuiiENE Haanel, I'h.i>., Didector.
A GENERAL SUMMARY
MINERAL PRODUCTION
OF
CANADA
During the Calendar Year
1915
JOHN McLEISH, B.A.
Ckief o} tht Division 0/ Mineral Resources and StalisUes.
OTTAWA
GOVERNMENT PRINTING BUREAU
1916
No. 42-1.
ADVANCE CHAPTER OF THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE
MINERAL PRODUCTION OF CANADA, DURING THE
CALENDAR YEAR, 1915.
(X)\TFATS
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Mutallii: ()ri'> ami prndiicts J2
NDii-nietallic i)r(Mluct> J5
Strm liiral rn.ilfri,il> and rla\ ()r(Nhir-|- 21
Frrnliutioii l)\ pri>\inii>, f'>l4 .irid 101, S 22
Mine production 29
Smelter production 36
THE
MINERAL PRODUCTION OF GAN4DA
During the Calendar Year
1915
General Summary
Thf ti-rm "mineral production" is so cuinpri-luiisiw that thire is a
wide diviTKence in nutlicHls lioth in ilie cotnpilalion of (|iianiili<> of niimr.il
prcKliicl-^, anil in the adoption of a lia-.!- *■ valuation. Such incthod> have
been the subject of (Hm ussion in i)rivious i-ports which need not be repeated
at this time.
It was bi icily slate ! in our preliminary reiK)rl is-ued on March 1st,
that the metal mining indu>try had in 1915, as a result of the (uiuand < reated
by the war, shown the highest prtxluction e\er recordt'd and that the total
value of the mineral production of Canada, had, notwith>tan(linK; the
greatly decreased pnKluctioii of materials of construction, such as cement,
clay and stone (|uarry priKluits, etc., shown a very large increase over the
pro<luction of the previous year.
Although military requirements aused restrictions to be placed up m
the export of many mineral products, the mining industry suffered no seri
loss in resiK'ct thereto. Pnxlucers were enabled in almost ever', instar
to secure jH-rmits for exportation to api)rovcd destinations, the iesf\tion
serving chiefly as a means to enable the government to control th ^ i.irketing
outside of Canada of prcnlucts that might be useful •■ the enen..
The total value' of the metal and mineral p ' ttion in i^LS was
$137,109,171. compared with 8128,863.075 in 1914. ai'd S145,0.U,812 in
191,3, the latter being the highest i)roduction recorded. The increase in
1915 over 1914 was thus 88.246,096, or 6 4 per cent, but the output is still
less than that in 1913 by 88,525,641.
The record of annual mineral prwluction in Canada since 1886, show.i
in the following table, indicates the rapid growth which the mineral industry
has made.
' I.T prcfentlnR a total valuation of the mineral production A!i is hrrp K'ven. it shoulri b^ expUined thai ilie
production of tiie metals copper, nold. K-ad, nirkel. and siivt-r is niven as far as pos'iit'I'" on the basi? of t^e quan-
tities of metals rcfovereti in smelters, and tlie total uuantltiei in cacii ca.*r arc valued at the -ivcratio marltet
price of tb- refined metal in a recojjniied piarltet. There is thus included in some cases the value* that have
Accrued in the smelting or refining of metals outside of Canada.
The total %-aliic of the production in 1886 was 810,221,255, or about
S2.23 per capita. In tiii years the \aliie liad increaseti to 822,474,256,
or 84.38 per capita, more than twice the total in 1886, and nearly twice the
production per capita. The next ten years witnessed an ituTiase to 879,-
286,697 in 1906, or 812.81 per ca|)ita. about .S.J times the production in 1896.
l"rom 1906 to 191,^ the total production sliowed an increase of o\er 80 per
cent with an increase of nearly 50 fier cent in product inn per capita. The
decriasi' of 1914 has been more lliaii half made uj) by the increase of 1915.
Annual Mineral Production in Canada since 1886.
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1004 I 60,OS2.771 1 10.27
100' i 60,O78,Ot>O i 11.40
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1014 12S,.S(..1,07.1 15 Oft
1011 117,100,171
Tile (lel.iiled comparative >lalenunl lure pri'>enled shows the pro-
duction of e.ich inijxirt.nil product diirint; the past two years, tile production
which each contributes to the total production, aiul the inirci.^c or decrease
as the case m,i\' be of llie production in 1915, as c(iin|)ared with th.it of
1914.
.■\lllion>;li the .s,r.iiul total .-allows a substantial increase it will lie noted
that 28 items in the table show a decreased production a^^rej^ating
812, ,^81, 915, whereas 29 items show increases a^KreKatint; 820,628,011, the
net result bein^ an incn ase of 88,246,096. The principal increases were
in the met lis and metalliferous ores and the ])rinciiial decreases in cement,
clay and quarry |iroMucts. .Anionj; the non-met;dliferous ores there was
comparati\'el\' little change, the total increases beiuif 81,'. 28,027 and the
total decreases 81,821,685, or a net decrease of .S9.?,658.
The total value of the metallic production in 1915 was 875,814,841,
as against 85<>,.S86,619 in 1914, an increase of 816,428.222 or over 27 per
cent. With a practically unlimited demand and hi^h prices there was an
'increased production of all metals with the notable exception of silver in
which there was a fallini; off both in price and production. Xotwithstandinj;
these important increases however, it was only in the case of nickel and
copper amoiiK the more important metals that the production in 1915
excit'deil the maximum of jiri'vious years.
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Metal prices varied within wide limits during the year but with the
exception of silver the average price for most metals was higher than the
average for many years.
Metal Prices.
Antimony (ordinaries) Per lb.
Copper, New York ,
Lead
, London ,
* Montreal*
Nickel, New York
Silver. Per oi
Speller, , Per lb
Tin, ,
1910.
CU.
7-386
12-738
4-446
2-807
3-246
40-000
53-486
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1911.
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7-540 '
12-376
4-420
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3-480 i
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53-304 :
5-758
42-281 i
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7-760
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4-467
40-000
60-835
6-943
46-096
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7-520
15-269
4-370
4-072
4-659
40-000
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5-648
44-252
1914.
1915.
Cts.
8-763
13-602
3 862
4-146
4-479
40-000
54-811
5-213 ;
34-301 I
Cti.
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17 275
4-673
4-979
5-600
45-000
49-684
13-230
38-500
•Quotations furnished by Messrs. Thomas Robertson & Company, Montreal, Que.
The total value of the non-metalliferous production in 1915 was
$61,294,330 as against 869,476,456 in 1914, a decrease of $8,182,126 or
1 1 - 78 per rent.
The decrease was most pronounced in the case of inuterials of construc-
tion such as cement, clay prcxiucts, lime, stone quarry products, etc. The
total value of the production of structural materials in 1915 was $17,920,759,
as against $26,009,227 in 1914, a decrease of $8,088,468 or 311 per cent.
Amongst the other products showing a falling off in production were coal,
corundum, feldspar, grindstones, gypsum, mica and petroleum, whilst the
principal products showing an increase wore arsenious oxide, asbestos,
chromite, graphite, magnesite, pyrites, quartz, and salt.
Coal is still the most important mineral product in Canada in point of
value, having constituted 23-4 per cent of the total in 1915, The metals
came next in importance with nickel contributing 14-9 per cent, copper
13-8 per cent, gold 12-7 per cent, and silver 9-6 per cent. The production
of cement mafle up 51 per cent of the total, clay products 2-9 per cent,
stone quarries 3-1 per cent, natural gas 2-7 per cent, and asbestos 2-6
per cent.
The production of pig-iron given in the general table includes only
thiit proportion of the output of Canadian bla i furnaces credited to Cana-
dian ores. There is an important production of pig-iron from imported
ores (shown in the footnotes of the general table, and in the chapter on iron
antl steel) and the total value thereof in 1915 was exceeded only by the pro-
duction of coal, gold, siKer, copper and nickel. There is also a large pro-
duction of aluminium from imported ores, for which no value is included in
the general table of production.
EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.
A very la-ge portion of the mineral production of Canada is exported
for consumption or refining outside of Canada. On the other hand con-
siderable quantities of mine products, chiefly those which have been re-
lined or subjected to partial treatment, or in the form of manufactured goods
ready for consumption, are imported.
The total value of the exports of products of the mine, including direct
mine products and manufactures thereof, in 1915 was 5124,157,761, com-
pared with 875,533,305 in 1914. This value includes for 1915 mine prod-
ucts to the value of S61,814>582 and manufactures valued at 862,343,179,
as against mine products valued at 853,781,102, and manufactures valued
at 821,752,203 in 1914.
Practically the whole of the Canadian production of copper, nickel,
and silver is exported, also a very large proportion of the production of gold,
asbestos, and mica. There are, as well, considerable exports of coal.
These products alone contribute about 93 per cent of the value of the
mine products exported. Manufactured products exported consist chiefly
of iron and steel goods, agricultural implements, aluminium, calcium car-
bide, acetate of lime, fertilizers, and coke.
The United States is the chief destination of Canada's mno exports,
about 72 per cent having been exported to that country during the fiscal
year 1914-1915, and about 25 per cent to the United Kingdom.
The principal increases in exports of mine products in 1915 were in
coal, copptT, gold, lead, nickel, antimony, and pyrites. The exports of
manufactured mine products were almost three times the total of similar
exports in 1914.
The principal increases were in iron and steel gomls, the total value of
iron and steel exports in 1915 being 848,268,148, as against 814,391,746
in 1914. There were also, however, important increases in the export of
aluminium, ferro-alloys, brass, and calcium carbide.
A great variety of mineral products chiefly in a manufactured or semi-
manufactured condition are annually imported into Canada, these imports
having increased with great rapidity during the ten years preceding 1913.
During the past two years, however, there has been a falling off of 19-4
per cent. The tntal value of such imports during the calendar year 1915
was 8146,323,500. as compared with imp<irts valued at 8181,675,667 in
1914; 8259,299.745 in 1913; 8238.212,835 in 1912; 8181.773.708 in 1911.
and 8147,305,012 in 1910.
Of the total imports in 1915 about 835,000,000 was made up of the
cruder forms of mineral products such as coal, diamonds unset and bort,
iron ore, asphaltum, ores of metals, alumina, sand and gravel, etc., as against
$46,000,000 for similar products in 1914.
The imports of iron and steel in 1915 included in this table, (seepage 11),
were valued at 874.308.983. as against 880,063,679 in 1914. Imports of
the metals aluminium, antimony, copper, gold, silver, lead, platinuin, tin,
and zinc, and manufactures thereof, and metallic alloys, reached a total
value of over 817,000,000 as compared with a value of over 830,000,000 in
1914; petroleum and products of, 87,979,264, as against 811,072,362 in
1914; clays and clay products 82,998,465, as against 84,467,140.
EXPORTS.
Exports of the Products of the Mine and of Manufactures of Mine
Products— Calendar Years 1914 and 1915.
MiNE Phodi'cts
Arsonir Lbs.
AslM?sto9 Tons
Asbestos sand
Chromite _
Coal
Copper, fine in ore. etc Lbt.
black or coarse and in pigs
Feldspar, ma^ncsite and talc Tons
f ".old $
Cypsiirn, crmlf Tons
Lead, in ore, etc Lbs.
Lead. piR. etc
Mica ,
Mineral pigments „
Mineral water Gals.
Mickel, in ore. etc Lbs.
Oil. mineral, crude, etc Gals.
Oil. refined
Ores —
.Antimony Tons
("orimduin „
Iron „
^tanl;anes(• „
Other ores „
Phosphates ,
Platinum Ozs.
PlumbaRO, crude ore. etc Cwt.
Pyrites Tons
Salt Cwt.
Sand and gravel Tons
Silver Ois.
Stone. buildinK Tons
n ornamental ,
, crushed „
n for manufacture of f;rindstoMe8 ,
Other products of the mine
,1,751. 900
HI, 081^
18, Wl
t l,?2,.S67l
2,2')8,64ft|
108, .S4H
1,42.1,126:
68,8.t0.0.Sg
6,S8I,.S64,
(o) 18,072'
.US, 8.10:
246,100
.'ilO,.S7Ji
669,16,1
3,554.9001
2,287!
46,528,127'
3,922
947
135,451
.10
12,770
247
43
18,375
89,999
9,527
952,370
28,020,089
63,009
231
25, 130
54
3,880,175
7.1.10,778
008,201
74,100 ,
15,242,200'
404,234
2,681
19,. 507
178,940
22,311
599
5,149,427
362
826
Total mine products.
87,740
.160.974;
7.S0|
782,437
677|
2.161
50,528
377,985^
5,229
802,358,
15.584,813
46,198
5,607
18,153
2941
101,096'.
4,636,40r
84,584
25,103'
7,290
',766,543
81,417,063;
21,292,5'.6,
I
292,2.14'
1,845,100;
2,066,929'
879,631 i
2,391,6001
198;
66,410,4421
35,977|
103,488
1,149
3391
79,770;
255!
23,8161
179
2361
5,254!
137,598,
8,893
808.022
27, 67:, 481
35,804
29,976
42,716
180
53,781,102 .
$ 174,190
2,734,695
157,410
81,818
5,40t.,058
8,671,641
3,788.715
148.915
16,528,143
3 16,. 180
40,273
79,067
2.16.124
17.:63
53
7,. 194, 446
1,789
14,107
82, "'JO
17.798
206,823
6,855
708,214
1,860
11,052
12,009
527,318
5,836
.180,549
13,812,038
28,910
12,764
24,4,53
900
53,106
61,814,582
(a) Feldspar only in 1914.
Eiports of the Products of the Mine and of Manufactures of Mine
Products— Calendar Years 1914 and 1915.— Coniinurd.
Manufaciukks
Acetate of lime Ljjg
Add, lulphuric
ARTicultural implemenu:—
Ciiltivatori Vrt
Drillt ■^°-
Han » "
HaiT »-er» and binrien "
Hay ralcea "
Mowing machines "
Paru of :
"<>"«''• : No.
Reapers
Seeders '
Threshing machines "
All other ;..;; i
Aluminium, in bars " q^^.^
. manufactures of *
Asbestos, manufactures of
Bricks.
Calcium carbide I ha
Cement ....'..". t
Clay, manufactures of
Coke ..;:!.■■ Tons
Earthenware, and all manufactures of . . t
Fertilizers ' '
Grindstones, manufactur.Kl "
Gypsum and plaster ground "
Iron and steel: —
CastinKS. n.e.s %
Ferro- silicon and ferro compounds '.'. Itoiis
Gas buoys and parts of i
Hardware, tools, etc
. n.e.s ..'..'.'.' '
Machinery (Linotype machines) "
H n.e.s
g*-'™." ■•■■•■■ ■ • • 'Tom
acrap iron and steel Cwt
Sewing machines .. No
Steel and manufactures of, all other . . t
I'oves. No.
Typewriters
Vehicles:— ■
Automobiles
parts of i
Bicycles No.
, parts of (
WaahinK machines
Wire and wire nails Cwt
Lime « '
Metals:— *
Brass, old and scrap Cwt.
Copper ,
Metallic shingles, etc. . . . {
Metals, n.o.p ' '
Mineral and aerated waters (in bottles) .. '
Naphtha and gasoline Cals
CMl, n.o.p
Phosphorus !.'.!!!. .Lbs
Pli-mbago, manufactures of 1
Stone, building
. ornamental "
Tar I
Tin, manufactures of I
Total manufactures %
Grand total (
1914.
IVI.S.
Quantity
I6,0.'>i,255
7, MS, 509
6,030
3,961
6,252i
19.474
6,524
21,457
12,896
3,919
32
1,965
■45,108
1,486
IS. 447, 01/,
67,838
4,865
14,198
(08,107;
2,109
4,198
3,055
5,621
193,255
21,209
19,871
43,023
455,867
610,350
Value .
t 2X2. Ufi
45,612
146,668
2.59,701
92,556
2,015,996
196,519
725, Ml
712,414
324., (49
!,810
799,307
290,520
7.364,907
5,571
94,538
11,871
470,387
2,223
26,866
306,117
9,336
2,390,494
24,113
35,490 .
24,218 .
285,221
21,009 .
95,497 .
190,763'.
5,5621.
344,689..
201,145
446,337
31,392
2,931,9081.
25,149:
200,441'
3,011,327
384,428
10,021
3,973
33,986]
355,781
16,927
196,710
231,710
105.063
.193,829
1,768
11,607
104,179
92,30.1
72,718
370
1,752
.36,710
24,. 53
Quanlity
l<).(mi.«J0
19,270,572
5,957
6,400
4,459
7,668
l,75H
5,031
Value.
$ -'OS, 748
.'43,457
14.923
471
2
1,001
186,808
1,155
102,017,471
35,869
9,238
17,. 307
1.787,155
2,557
166
422
81
809
40
175
519
300
?1
568
302
3,333
620
125,
9
3.160,
5
25
160
11
2.335
35
.602
2
.731
141
,289
.912
,379
286
105
87
401
355
726
562
003
089
950
161
202
053
281
297
334
933
1,271
3,175
13,4751
•■li6!
1,439,9,";0
120,685
41,616
21,752,203
75,533,305
16,644
1,247,376
545,050
113.714
537,081
2.017
321,021
401 ,053
6,946
53^.162
231,551
883,134
.'0,479
31,147,770
18,563
206,811
6,756,395
363,178
4,692
15,447
20,334
3,224,740
15,617
1,468,165
616.553
66,655
878,258
3,525
4,540
290.943
77,476
84,316
660
5,990
37,331
173,206
62,343,179
124,157,761
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EXPORTS.
Showing Destination of Mine Products during the Fiscal Years,
1912-1913, 1913-1914, and 1914-1915.
Dntlnatlon .
British Empire.
I'nited KinRdom
Australia and Tasma.iia
Bermuda
British South Africa
„ Guiana
. India
, E. Indiea, other
, W. Indiet
Gibraltrr
Hong Kong
Newfoundland and Labrador.
New Zealand
io!;-iJ.
\'alue.
Oil 14.
Value .
19I4-J5.
Value .
Total British Empire.
Other Countries
Alaska
Argentina
Austria-HunRary.
Belgium
Braiil
China
Cuba
Denmark
France
French Africa . . . ,
Germany
Greece
HawaU
Hayti.
Holland
Italy
Japan
Mexico
Miquelon and St. Pierre.
Norway
Panama
Philippines
PortURal.
Roumania
Russia in Europe.
Spain.
Sweden. .....
United States.
Uruguay
% 12,066,622 t 16,027.128
73,283l 92,457
S,31.V 1.192
33.41.^1 13,863
37,983 23,3St
t 12,219,937
123,903
■|.
1.4,383
3,343
491,1211
498,9891
948 .
1,0S8,229
649,682
I3,223,0S9| 17,869,243
3i7,j2.V
• 66,313
32,474
141,924
54,760
511,155
8,852
877
114,370
2,127
172,966
102,383
19,206
74,200
258,180
162,034
19,253
365
167,974
618,201
200
843
27.529
7,430
54,976
69,946
47,093
4,791
42,541.751
31.983
Total other countries | 44,219,487
Grand total ' 57,442,546
185,158
16,704
32.626
8,092
612
4,404
1.552
1,974
213,254
516,736
130
13.092,614
243,231
3,447
37,124
45,668
3,159
94,203
1,461
611
91,857
290.276
26,262
20,476
100
1,322
87,207
41,353
69,483
1,928
36,519
2,662
3,891
5,257
633
1401
lOi
isol
39, 491, 127;
2,678
911
345
37,558,209
41,169,809; 38,648,375
59,039,054) 51,740,989
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IMPORTS.
Imports of Products of the Mine and Manufactures of Mine Products
—Calendar Years 1913, 1914, and 1915.
Producti.
Alumina
Alum, alum cake, and rhioralum.
Aluminium and manufacture*
Antimony regului
Antimony salti
Arsenic, onide and auliihide of . . ..
Asbeitoi
Ainhaltum
Belli and KonRi
Bismuth
Blanc fixe and satin white
Blast furnace ilaii
Borax
Bric't and tile ..[...'.........[.,
Brick, fire, of a kind not made in Canada, and n.o.p!. . '. i
Bromine and bromide* i
Burrstones
Cement. Portland, and manufactures.
Chalk, Cornwi>:; stone, feldsiar. fluorspar, etc...
Clays
Coal; anthracite, bituminous, slack, and run-of-mine.
Coal tar ami loal iiiich
Coke
Coke, grouiiii for electric batteries. ........
Copper and manufactures of
Cryolite.
Crucibles, clay or plumbago
Chloride of lime
Cyanides of lotaisium. sodium, cyanogen, or cpd of bromine
Diamonds, unset, and bort
liarthenware
Earths, crude
Electric carbons
Emery.
Fertilizers, compound or manufactured.
Flint, quartz, silex, etc
Foundry facings
Fullert earth
^^8sil^.
Ganni.'fter ....'.'.'.'....
Ciold and silver and manufactures of
Graphite and manufactures of
Grindstones ..'.'.
Gypsum and plaster nf Paris .'...'.'.
Hydrofluosilicic acid
Iron and steel— Total. 191,). $145.226.97i
1914, 80.063,679
1915. 74.30S,983
Pig-iron
Ferro products and chrome steel
'ngots. blooms, billets, puddled bars, etc. .
Scrap iron and scrap steel
Plates end sheets
Tin plates and sheets
Bars, rods, hoopcj, bands, etc
Structural iron and steel
TiiiU and connexions
Pipes and fittings
Npils and spikes
Wire
Forging castings and manufactures
Other iron and steel products
Iron ore
Iron sand .
Kainlte
Lead and manufactures; litharge
Lime.
Lithographic stone. . .
Manganese, oxide of.
«'ij.(i44
I'Mi.ftJIS
7J2.2JS
144. ')1K
10. UO
6.072
1 68 . 894
570, 29S
4J . iUf
9,IHI4
59,471
4,067
164,180
188.288
8H.07I
■ilO
.114
47,8(6
loooii
2r.096
.',.>. 60.5
151.377
I.ii08,4r,|
I 2 . 266
t. 957. 770
61. (12
l(Ki,76l
112,142
<67,.U'J
7(K),I54
160,0111
1,811
40,6;t5
206,732
734,952
54.4'M
9,855
12,321
4,(KMJ
2,462
1.829.953
45.117
79. 39 1
25. 81 J
36,085
624,200
820,976
1.2,0.687
27,614
7.647,560
2.883,951
5.829,088
3,615,333
379,218
10,978
86,876
2,175,834
1. •'32, 370
46,804,298
2,331,755
3,263
146
2,482,916
98,040
1.316
46.678
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IMPORTS.
Imports of Products of the Mine and Manufactures of Mine Products
—Calendar Years 1913, 1914, and 1915.— Continued.
ProducU.
1913.
Value.
1914.
Value.
1915.
\alue.
$ 12,226
111
109,493
41,112
4,667, 7'.H
43,417
249,192
1,981
198,519
257,153
8,512
283,554
894,989
72,351
37,546
13,238,429
16,070
145,674
414,165
360,473
r;,86i
565,283
81,797
440,343
235,474
171,516
998,993
1,640,849
1,645,320
5,0.16
638,970
4,054
10,706
3,118,760
151,. 180
1,576,943
t 16,429
372
97,449
26,489
2,868,464
33,080
238,612
1,.500
146,763
199,327
l',640
278,064
574,6'm
57,527
44,874
11,072,362
20,220
79,614
343,004
177,168
16,976
540,881
108,784
224,759
213,2.56
1.18,415
960,670
1,252,869
604,952
5,517
877,628
7,149
8,983
2,023,329
134,511
1,210,652
1 9,695
73
Mrrnchaum
IS9,284
Metallic alloyc—
Babbitt mrtal
16 700
Britannia metal
11 198
(rerman silver, nickel, and nickel tilver
274 706
Type metal
Mineral and bituminoui iubatancet
123 726
Mineral water, including aerated water
126,569
Nickel anode*
Ochrei, etc
284 749
Ore" of niewla, n.o.p., cobalt ore
Paraffin wax
40,96S
Petroleum and products of
7 979 264
Phosphate (fertilizer)
Platinum and manufacture* of
14,148
84,087
Potash and manufacture* of . ■ . .
21 1 243
Preciou* atone*
132
Pumice
18 814
Salt
517 526
Saltpetre
279 692
Slate and manufacture* of
108,676
Soda producU: barilla, bichromate, caustic, sal, and aalt cake. . . .
858,. 164
.5.19,173
Soda, nitrate of
1,0.50,648
Sulphate of iron (copperas)
5 , 302
Sulphur and pho*phorui
509 , 889
Sulphuric add
Talc
Tin and manufacture* of (including tinware)
1,634,796
Whiting and prepared chalk
109,551
Zinc and manufacture* of
2,775,358
259,299,745
181,675,667
146,323,500
MET>LLIC ORES AND PRODUCTS.
Antimony. — There was a production of antimony ore in 1915 (all
exported) of 1,341 tons valued at $81,283, and of refined antimony 59,440
pounds valued at SI 1,888. There was no protluction during the three
previous years. The imports of antimony or regulus thereof in 1915,
were 1,962,1'"' 'wunds valued at $344,918, and of antimony salts 67,956
pounds, va' at $10,320, or a total value of imports of $355,238. In
1914 the i rts were anf" ' and regulus 648,516 pounds valued at
$47,498, antimony salts 34 pounds, valued at $10,217, or a total
value of ...ports of $57,715.
Cobalt. — Metallic cobalt, cobalt oxide, cobalt sulphate and other
cobalt salts and alloys are produced in Untario smelters. The production
13
In 1915 as metal or contained in coi)aIt oxide m ,tlicr salt wa> e<|ui\alent
to 504,212 pounds of mhalt and \va> v.dtied at SSM^JW. This included
211.610 pounds of metallic cobalt and ■J2.<,717 pounds of o)l,a!t oxifle and
cobalt sulphate. In 1014 the producticn was rejH)rted as 899.027 [K.unds of
cobalt oxide and 242,572 jKurnds of col.ilt contained in residues M.ld outside
of Canada or equivalent to a total of «71,«9I pounds «)f cobalt.
Copper— Thv pnxiuction of copinr crjntained in blister, ni.itte, or ore.
which was practically all exported, was 100,785,15'' .unds in 1915, valued
at $17,410,635, as compared with 75,735,960 [wu.kis in 191-1 valued at
SIO.301,606.
The exports of copjx-r -"n 1915 were reported as 106,891,179 pounds,
valued at $13,076,909, as against exiH.rts in 1914 of 77..W8.723 pounds,
valued at $8,270,689. The total imf)f)rts of copper in 1915 were v.dued at
$3,957,770, and included crule and nianufacturwl c«)pper 19,497.500
poinds, valued at $3,402,922, and other manufactures of copper \alued at
$554,848.
The total imjiorts of copper in 1914 were valued at $4,256,901. and
included crude and "lanufactured copper, 26,2''0.815 pound; valued at
$3,983,322, and other manufactures of copper, valued at $273,579.
Cold— The total value if the production of gold in 1915wasSl8,977,901,
rcpresentinK 918,056 fine ounces, as comparetl with $15,983,007. representinR
773.178 fine ounces of metal in 1914.
The Yukon placer production in 1915 was 229,803 fine ounces, valued
at $4,750,450.
Of the total production in 1915 about S5.524.476 were derived from
alluvial workinRs; $8,909,170 in bullion from milling ores and $4,544,255
from ores and concentrates sent to smelters.
In 1914 about $5,687,501 were derived from alluvial workings; $6,051.-
968 in bullion from milling ores, and $4,243,538 from ores and concentrates
sent to smelters.
The exports of gold-bearing dust, (jiiartz, nuggets, and gold in ore, etc.,
in 1915> were valued at 816,528,143, as against $15,242,200 in 1914.
The ini|K)rts of gold bullion during tiie calendar year 1915 were $1,028,-
405, of gold coin 819,910,229, and of manufactures of gold and silver
$464,294.
PiR- Iron.— The total prwiuction of pig-iron in Canadian blast fur-
naces in 1915 was 913,775 tons valued at SI 1,374.199, of which it is estimated
755,180 tons valued at 89,658,325 should be credited to imported ores, and
158.575 tons, valued at 81.715,874 to domestic ores. In 1914 the total
production was 783,164 tons, valued at $10,002,856, of which it is esti-
mated that 687,420 tons, valued at 88.863,944, should be credited to im-
ported ores, and 95,744 tons, valued at 81,138,912 to d. lestic ores.
14
The expnrtH of pig-iron in 1915 were 17,.W7 toni. valued at $2.11,551,
and of fcrro-alloy^* 9,2.W tons, valued at $5.?7,081. or a icHal of 26.545 tf)nH.
valued at $768.6.?2, an againitt total ex|K)rt» in 1914 of \')M^ tonn, valued at
S486,.{66.
The imports of pig-iron in 1915 were 47,482 ton«, va!ue«l at S624,2f)0;
ferro-manxaneM', etr.. 13,758 tons, valued at $807,.112, as compare*! with
imports in 1914 of pi^-iron 78.594 tons. v.ilue(l at $981,107; ferrr)-manKan-
cse. etc.. 22.147 tons, valued at S549.485. and rharroal pin-inm 86 tons,
valued at SI. 082.
The total exix)rts of iron and steel and manufactures thereof, in 1915
were valued at $48,268,148. as against S14,.W1,746 in 1914. The imports of
iron and steel ,m<l manufactures thereof during the calendar year 1915
were valued at S74,308,'y83, as compared with $80,063,679 during the cal-
endar year 1914,
Irnn Ore.— The total shipments of iron ore from Canadian mines in
1915 were 398,112 tons, valued at $774,427, as compared with 244.854
tons valued at $542,041 I 1914. The quantity of im|)orted iron ore used in
Canadian blast furnaces in 1915 was aliout 1.314,957 tons, as compared
with 1,324,326 tons of importetl ore usetl in 1914.
Lrad.— The production of lead in 1915 was 46,316,450 pounds, valued
at $2,593,721, as against 36,.«7,765 pounds, valued at $1,627,568 In 1914.
The exports of lead in 1915 were pig leatl 2,066.92') Ofurnds. \alued at
$7«,.067, lead in ore, etc., 1,845.100 pounds, valued at $40,273; the exports
in 1914 were pig lead 510.573 pounds, valued at $19,.S07. and had in ore,
etc., 246,100 ix)unds. valued at $2,681. The total value of the imjwrts of
lead and manufactures of, in 1915 was $2,482,916, as compared with immrts
in 1914, valued at $1,042,538.
Molyh(i,iitim.~Tho prrKhiction of niolylidenite in 1915 was equivalent
to 29.210 iK)unds of concenti.ite, x.iliied at $28.4.S0. as nmipared with a
production in 1914 equivalent to 3.814 jKMmds of concentrate valued at
$2,063.
Xirkel.—Thi- pnHJiiction of nickel in 1915 inrludiiin "iekel (onl.iintd
in nickel-copper matt.- and nickel reco\erc<l as metal or oxide, etc.. from
the nickel-c( halt-silver ores of Cobalt, was 68,308,657 pounds valued at
S20,492,.S97, which included 68,077.023 pounds contained in nickel-copper
matte produced in the SiKJbury district and 231,634 pounds recovered in
Canadian smelters in the treatment ol ores from Cobalt. During 1915
there were smelted 1,272,283 tons of nickel-copper ores producing 67,703
tons of matte as against 947.053 tons of ore producing 46,396 tons of matte
m 1914, the nickel contents v)f the latter being 45,517.937 [lounds. Tiere
were also pro<iuced in 1914. 392,512 poimds of nickel oxide.
The exports of nickel contained in ore matte, etc., during 1915 v re
66,410,442 iMJunds, valued at $7,394,440, being 13,747,991 pounds to
15
Gnat Brif.iin an.l S2.662,451 p<.un<l> in tlir IniJ.-.! State*. In 10|4 the
.'XiK.rts wrn- A6.S2H,M7 [x.iin.ls v.iliu.l at $5.140. ».>7; Ix in^ ltl,2«)I,<)79
IKuimIs I., C.Rat Urilain; .U),(H5.642 ik.uikN to thf Iniliti SiaU-. ami 220..
7()6 , ainds to other eoiintries.
The imi)ort-< of nickel, nickel-silver, in inKot-. Ii.ir;.. sheets eti., in
I9I5 were 7I()„U4 |H.inuls. valued at SI«>7,lft.S. ;.* asainst 61'>,H52 ihuuhN
valuetl at 8155,427 in 1<>14.
Silvrr. —Thv pHHliiction of silver contained in Inillion. or eslim itetl
as recovered from mattes and or»s, etc.. ix(K)rli<l. was in l'>15. 2t>,f)25.<>fi()
fine oimces. v.ilued .it vSl.?.228.842. as compared with 2« 44y.X2l line mmces
valued at ^S15.59.^.6.n in 1914.
The e.xjx)rts of silver contained in ores, malt.s, etc.. in 1915 were
27.672,481 ounces, valiiwl at S1,<,8I2,(M8. .is again-i exi)orts of 28,020 089
ounces, value.1 at SI5.584.813 in 1914. The imjiorts of silver Iniiion durinR
the calendar year 1915 were value.l at S?37.254, as comr)ared with l.ullion
imports of $629,279 in 1914.
Zjmc— The shipments of xinc ore in 1915 were 14.895 tons, valued at
S554.9.18, as compared with .shipments of 10,89.? tons. v.iJutd at $262,56,?
in 1914. The total value of the imrK)rts of zinc and manufactures of zinc,
in 1915 was S-,775..?58. as compared with imports, valued at $1,210,652
in r :,
\()\-MKT.\IJ.IC PRODICTS.
.lfthinlil,:--.\ pr.Hluction of 220 tons, val .-d .it $2,420 was repirted
in 1915, as compared with 119 tons value<l at Sl..?04 in 1914.
Arse; -Smelter returns show a production in 1915 of 2.,?96 tons uf
arsenious o.\.,le. valued at $147,830, as compared with a pr.Kluction in 1914
of 1,737 ions, valued at $104,015.
The exports of arsenic in 1915 were 2,318 tons, valued at $1/4.190.
as against 1,876 tons, valued at $132,567 in 1914. The imrw)rts of sulp>'ide
of arsenic in 1915 were I 71,993 [wunds. valued at vS5,4l5 as against 1 1.494
pounds, valued at S7.'6 in 1914. The imports of arsenious oxide in 1915
were 14,222 pounds v.iIued at $657. as against 5,0'.'' pounds, valued at
$249 in 1914.
/li6r5/o.v.— The shipments of asbestos in 1915 were 111,142 tons, valued
at $3,553,166. and of astiestic 25.700 tons, valuwl at $21,819, as compared
with shipments in 1914 of asbestos 06,542 tons, valued at $2,892,266, and
of asbestic 21,031 tons, valued at $17,540.
The shipments in 1915 consisted of 5.370 tons of crude asbestos, valued
at $1,076,297, and 105.772 tons of mill stock valued at $2,476,869. The
1914 shipments included 4.147-9 tnn-^ of crude asbestos, valuetl at $773,193,
and 92,394 tons of mill stock, valued at $2,119,073.
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Exports in 1915 were 84,584 tons, valued at $2,734,695, as against
81.081 tons, valued at $2,298,646 in 1914. There were also exported in
1915, 25,103 tons of asbestic sand, valued at $157,410.
Imports of asbestos and manufactures of asbestos in 1915. were valued
at 8168,894, and in 1914, 8282,053.
arowj/c— Shipments in 1915 were reported as 12,341 tons, valued
at 8179,540, as against 136 ions, valued at 81,210 in 19)4.
The exports of chromite or chromic iron in 1915 were 7.290 tons
valued at 881,838.
Coal.— The production of coal in 1915 was 13,267,023 tons, valued at
$32,111,182, as against 13,637,529 tons, valued at 833,471,801 in 1914.
The exports of coal in 1915 were 1,766,543 tons, valued at 85 406 058
as compared with 1,423,126 tons, valued at 83,880,175 in 1914. The total
imports of coal in 1915 were 12,465,902 tons, valued at 828,345 605 as
agamst imports in 1914 of 14,721,057 tons valued at vS39,801,498.
The 1915 imports included 6.106,794 tons of bituminous round and run-
of-mme coal, valued at 87,564,369; 4,072,192 tons of anthracite and anthra-
cite dust, valued at 818,753,980; and 2,286,916 tons of bituminous slack,
such as will pass through a f inch screen, valued at 82,027,256. The con-
sumption of coal in 1915 was approximately 23,906.692 tons, as against
26,852,323 tons in 1914.
The 1914 imports included 7,776,415 tons of bituminous round and run-
of-mine coal, valued at 814,954,321; 4.435,010 tons of anthracite and
anthracite dust, valued at 821,241,924; and 2,509,632 tons of bituminous
slack, such as will pass through a | inch screen, valued at $3,605,253.
Coke.— The quantity of oven coke made in 1915 was 1.200.766 tons
the quantity sold or used was 1,170.473 tons, valued at 84.258.580 a, com-
pared with l.Or 253 tons, made in 1914. and 1,023.860 tons sold or used,
valued at 83.658,514. The quantity of coal charged to coke ovens in 1915
was 1,856,393 tons, as compared with 1,541,913 tons in 1914. The exports
of coke in 1915 were 35,869 tons, valued at $160,053, and in 1914 67 838
tons, valued at 8306,117. ' ''
The imports of coke in 1915 were 637,857 tons, valued at $1,608 464
as compared with imports of 553,046 ions, valued at 81,585,259 in 1914.
CoriDidnm.— The total sales of grain corundum in 1915 were 262 tons,
valued at 833,138, as compared with sales of 548 tons, valued at 872 176
in 1914. Kxports for 1915 were 339 tons, valued at $37,798, and in 1914
947 tons, valued at 887,740.
FeW5/>or.— Shipments of feldspar in 1915 were 14,559 tons, valued at
$5^80I, as compared with 18,060 tons, valued at $70,824, in 1914. The
exports arc not separately recorded in 1915. but in 1914 were 18,072 tons
valued at $74,100.
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Fluorspar.— No production has been reported during the past three
i'mf, «?-"'''''''" ^."'■"''''' '" ^^'^ "'"'^ ^^'^20 tons of fluorspar and in
iyi4, 7,843 tons. Imports of hydrofluosilicic acid were 1,117.874 pounds
valued at §36,085, as against 1,384,087 pounds, valued at 841,576 in IQu!
G>ap/»7e.-Shipnients of crude and milled graphite during 1915 totalled
2,635 tons, valued at $124,223. as against 1,647 tons, valued at S107 ^03
in 1914. The production of artificial graphite in 1915 was reported as
^49 tons, as compared with 617 tons in 1914.
Exports of plumbago in 1915 are reported as 263 tons, valued at $12 009
and manufactures of plumbago, valued at $84,316. Exports in 1914 were'
plumbago 919 tons, valued at $50,528, and manufactures of plumbago'
valued at $72,718. FiUMiua),o,
Imports of graphite in 1915 were valued at $151,878. and included-
plumbago, not ground, $3,436; blacklead $6,084; plumbago gnjund and
manufactures of, $35,597; and crucibles of clay or plumbago S 100 761
Imports of graphite in 1914 were valued at $100,192, and include.l- plum-
bago not ground $801, blacklead $6,798, plumbago ground and manufac-
tures of, $42,680, and crucibles of clay or plumbago $49,913.
Grindstones.— The production of grindstones, scythestones, and w..od
pulpstones m 1915 was 2,580 tons, valued as $35,768, as compared with
3,9/6 tons, valued at $54,504 in 1914. The exports in 1915 were- manu-
factured grindstones, valued at $35,334; and stone for the manufacture of
grindstones 180 tons, valued at $900. The exports in 1914 were • manufac-
tured grindstones, valued at $24,113, and stone for the manufacture of
grindstones 54 tons, valued at $294.
«7o,I'^^ [""P""' °^ abrasives in 1915 included: grindstones. value<l at
«79,391, burrstones $314, emery in bulk, crushed or ground $67 067-
manufacturesofemery, carborundum, etc., $139,665; pumice stone S18 814-
also iron sand $3,263; sandpaper $133,677; and artificial abrasives $28 921 '
The imports of abrasives in 1914 included: grindstones valued at $98 '872-
burrstones $16; emery in bulk, crushed or ground $29,127; manufactures'
of emery, carborundum, etc. $88,881; pumice stone $16,976; also iron
sand, $13,743; sandpaper $138,415.
Gypsum. -The total shipments of gypsum, crude and calcined, in
J915 were 474,815 tons, valued at $854,929. as compared with shipments of
516,880 tons, valued at SI. 156.507 in 1914. The tonnage of gvpsum mined
or quarried in 1915 was 505,989, and the quantity calcined' 84,763 tons.
In 1914, 579,841 tons of gypsum were mined or quarried and 138,212 tons
calcined.
The shipments in 1915 included: crude, lump 346.947 tons, valued at
$375,815; crude crushed 48,735 tons, valued at $67,007; fine ground 6 455
tons, valued at $22,767; and calcined gypsum 72,678 tons, valued at
$389,340. The shipments in 1914 included: crude lump 351,729 tons.
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valued at S400,S21. crude crushed 49.441 tons, valued at $61,686; fine
vrdatS679.5"or'''"' " '''•''"' ^"' ^^'^'"^"^ ''''^"' ''''''' *°-'
T>, ,o. 1 ^^^^'^^^' ^"^ gyP*^"'" g™"nd or calcined, valued at $80,933.
The 1914 exports were: 345.830 tons of crude gypsun,, valued at S404.234.
and gypsum ground or calcined, \alued at $35,490.
The imports of gypsum in 1915 were valued at $25,819. including
crude gypsum 1.799 tons valued at S7.734; ground gypsum 134 tons, valuctl'
at W,253; and plaster of Pans 2,441 tons, valued at $15,832.
The imports of gypsum in 1914 were valued at $75,031, and included:
valued at $4,301 ; and plaster of Paris 7,739 tons, valued at $54,282.
.t JI^T^f"7^^'T^"'' °^ magnesite in 1915 were 14.779 tons, valued
at SI 6,584. and m 1914, 358 tons, valued at $2,240. Imports of magnesia
lalu^d'amlSL' 19^ ^ ""^' " '''''• - ^-'--^ ''''''' --'-
Mavganese.-Shipments of manganese in 1915 were reported as 201
tons, valued at $9,360, as against 28 tons, valued at $1,120 in 1914 The
exports m 1915 were 255 tons, valued at $6,855, as against 30 tons, valued
IJZ' T 1 V\ ''^' '''' '""^^'^ '"'^'"'^^d 1.238 tons ;f man-
|42.487°a ml "' ' ^' ^^""^^'^ ^'"^ ^'^^^ *°"^' ^^'"^^ ^*
Mca.-The value of the mica production in 1915. as reported by mine
operators, was S91.905. as compared with $109,061 in 1914. The exports
of m.ca .n 1915 were 879,631 pounds, valued at S236,124, as against 669 163
pounds, valued at $178,940 in 1914. gainst ooy.io.i
n. J^JyT"^ PiS>nents.-Shipments of barytes in 1915 were 550 tons, valued
a $6 875, as against 612 tons, valued at $6,169 in 1914. The production
of ochres ,ron oxides, in 1915, was 6.248 tons, valued at $48,353. as com-
pared with 5.890 tons, valued at $51,725 in 1914.
The exports of iron oxides in 1915 were 1,196 tons, valued at $17,263
as against 1,777 tons, valued at S22,311 in 1914. The imports in 1915
^uZirr^^'^ "V""''^ ""^ '■"^ ^'^'""^^^ ^'2^0 '°"^' ^-^'"^d ^t $23,763,
at <?26n oL '' ' ^'■'r°^ "'^'^'^•■^ ""^ ^"--"^ ^''••""^^ 2,452 tons, valued
at S260.986 as compared with imports in 1914 comprising: ochres and
d^fill7'"'f ^"d raw siennas 1,532 tons, valued at $33,197, and oxides,
dry hllers, fireproof umbers, and burnt siennas 4,023 tons, valued at $244,867.
Mif,eral Water—The value of the production of mineral water in 1915
for which returns were received was $115,274. as compared with a value of
• 101.U1 in 1914. The imports of mineral and aerated waters in 1915
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were- valued at S126,S69, as against a value of $199,153 i;i 1914 The ex-
ports in 1915 were valued at S3.578, as against Sl,367 in 1914.
Natural Gas.— T\\c production of natural gas in 1915 was 20 124
million cubic feet, valued at 53,706.035, as compared with 21,693 million
cubic feet, valued at 83,484,727 in 1914.
P^-a/.— Shipments of jieat for fuel purposes in 1915 were 300 tons
valued at Sl.OaO. as compared with 685 tons, valued at S2,470 in 1914.
Petroleum.— Th^i production of crude petroleum in 1915 was 215 464
barrels or 7,541,230 gallons, valued at S300.572. as compared with 214*805
barrels, or 7,518,168 gallons, valued at 8343,124 in 1914.
Exports of refined oil in 1915 were 103,488 gallons, valued at 814 107
and 2,922 gallons, valued at 8826 in 1914. There was an export in 1915 of
naphtha and gasoline of 16.644 gallons, valued at $4,5^0: crude mineral
oil 35,977 gallons, valued at $1,789, and also an export of other oils n e s
CI 1,247.376 gallon- , valued at $290,943, which may have included pre' icts
of petroleum. L>.ports in 1914 included: naphtha and gasoline, 43.023
gallons, valued at $11,607, crude mineral oil 3,996 gallons, valued at $362
an Iso an export of other oils n.e.s. of 455,867 gallons, valued at
$lu-r,179.
• ,nTc^ '"'1'''''"'^ °^ ^^^ ''"P"''^" ''f petroleum and petroleum products
in 1915 was S8.047./81, as against a value of $11,174,763 in 1914.
The total imports of petroleum oils, crude and refined, in 1915 were
M^foV««'/«f ■' i''''"'"^, ^* «7'^79'264. The oil imports included, crude
^ 70-, «;? ' f ^ f- y^'"^'' ^' S3,678,021, refined and illuminating oils,
V.^afL.^^^i •' ".*^ ^' 5405,019; gasoline 28,030.972 gals., valued at
S2.693.717; lubricating oils 4.547.179 gals., valued at $755,535, and other
oils, products of petroleum 4,954,254 gals., valued at 8446,972 The oil
imports in 1914 were: crude oil 195,207,210 gals., valued at S5.7S<"-1-
refined and illuminating oils 12.833.065 gals., valued at $970,481- gasoline
24396.401 gals., valued at $2,747,360; lubricating oils 5,767.676 gals
va ued at $940,143. and other oils, products of petroleum 6,283.621 gals"
valued at 8663,407. making a total of 244.487.973 gals., valued at $-072"-
362. '
The imports of petroleum products in 1915 included 980,662 pounds of
paraffin and paraffin wax candles, valued at $68,517. as compared with
imports m 1914 of 1.594.236 pounds, valued at 8102.401.
Phosphate.—Shxpments of phosphate or apatite in 1915 were 217 tons,
valued at $2,502. as compared with 954 tons, valued at S7 275 in 1914'
Exports in 1915 were reported as 179 tons, valued at 81,860, as against
2o .'°"f';,?i"cn' '' ^?" '" ^'^^'^- '^^''' ^"^" '-»" '^'^P"'-^ "f phosphorus in
1915 of 545,050 pounds, valued at 877.476, while in 1914, 610,350 pounds
valued at $92,303 were exported.
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a 820^20 h " r^"1 "^ phosphate rock (fertilizer) in 1914 wcr^ va ued
1874 41 P'";^Ph";-"« 20,994 pound., valued at S6,760; acid pho ph" te
1.874.486 pounds, valued a. .97.8.2; and manufactured fertiliLr:^
at S9?s''i90~'^''' production of pyrites in 1915 was 280.038 tons, value.!
at S985.190. as compared with 228.314 tons, valued at S 744 508 n 1914
The exports in 1915 were 137.598 tons, valued at SS27\;«
ports of 89.999 tons, valued at S377.985 in 1914 Vte im, o;." fT'"'' "'
or sulphur in 1915 were 30.182 ton^. valued 1^480, m.'r:;:^:;'4r95":
tons, valued at {>870,868 in 1914. against 41.954
Quartz.-The production of quartz in 1915 vvas reported as 127 ins
ons. va ued at S205.153. as compared with a production n 1914 of 4* 48
-sio.au^, and 3,83^ tons of flint, valued at §47,931.
S280,7«. r„ ,9,4 .he'salc^tie .07 Oa^t^'v Lr:^'^"^^' "»,'
value of packages used S278.897. -^3,648. and
Exports of salt in 1915 were 889.300 pounds v-iued <;, s?a
1914, 952.700 pounds, valued at <i^ 7?o tI .! ^- "^ ^''•^^^' """^ '"
were valued .t S517 S2fi . i , , J ^ ^''*^' ™P°'''' °^ «^'^ '" ^915
were valued at 5>jl/,526. and included: 34.481 tons, valued at SnS44fi
r9?rim^ ?"'"= '"' ''f^'"' ^°"^' -'-^ -^ S382,080 duty fr! 'The
it SI T?^S T' "'"":^ '' ^'''■'*^^' ^"^ '-'-'«'= 3 ,893 ^ons valued
at^Sl.1.108. .subject to duty; and 108.753 tons, valued at S389.773! d"y
pounds, valued atS34%2; cauSc od In ;a;k i^ of 2^^^^ '''''''
7.737,149 pounds, valued at §184,468 ^odl 6 S'S fmo """f" "^ "?'"'
343,312; nitrate of soda or cubic „tre4^8tV2n '"'"7'^' 'f^'^'
Sl.050.648; and sulphate of soda 30 970 2 ^ > T"'!"' '""'""^ ^'
uipi.aie oi .soda JU.9/0,231 pounds, valued at §147,047.
7a/c.— The production of talc in 191 S w.^ nss? f i j
S40,S54 as against insns . "^ "' 'via was II.883 tons, valued at
•oty,jr,t, as against 10,808 tons, va ued at S40 4IS in 101.1 t~ . t
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STRUCTURAL MATERIALS AND CLAY PRODUCTS.
I ?'""'t7oTi^ ^"*^' '^'^^ °^ "^""^"^ '" '^'5 ^^e^e 5.681.032 barrels
toi/Vt'"'"'^''' '' '^^'"^^ ^'^^2,480 barrels, valued at $9,187,924
m 1914. The exports of cement in 1915 were valued at $5,161 . as compared
with exports valued at $2,223 in 1914.
S7di?' 'TS' '," ^^^ '"''"'^''^= manufactures of cement, valued at
vIlue2'atT40.4^6" '""""'* ^^'^^* hundredweight (28.190 barrels).
The imports of cement in 1914 included: manufactures of cement,
valued at $12,533; and Portland cement 343,076 hundredweight (98 022
barrels), valued at $147,158.
The consumption of Portland cement in Canada in 1915 was approxi-
mately 5,/09.222 barrels, as compared with 7,270,502 barrels in 1914.
Clay Products.-The total value of the production of clay products in
Canada m 1915 was $3,914,488, as compared with a total value of $6,871,957
r -.n« 07^ imi '•'l,P/°'^"^*^ ^'""^ ^^'^^ valued at $2,673,048, as apainst
tuolfl '" ^914. The value of sewerpipe production in 1915 was
*>7y9.446, as compared with $1,104,499 in 1914.
The only clay products exported ia 1915 were: 1,155,000 building
bnck, valued at $9,089; manufactures of clay, valued at $25,202; and earth-
enware, valued at $11,281. The exports in 1914 were 1,486,000 building
bnck, valued at $11,871; manufactures of clay, valued at $26,866 and
earthenware valued at $9,336. The total imports of clay products in' 1915
were valued at $2,998,465, and included: brick and tile, valued at $1 301 -
359; earthenware and chinaware, $1,460,010; and clays, valued at $237 096
The total imports of clay products in 1914 were valued at $4 467140
and included: brick and tile valued at $1,986,790; earthenware ' and
chinaware $2,192,222; and clays valued at $288,128.
Kaolin.-ln 1915 shipments of 1.300 tons, valued at $13,000 were
TlO^OOO ^' ''"'"P'"'^'' "^'^^ shipments in 1914 of 1,000 tons, valued at
Lime.— The total production of lime in 1915 was 5,047,244 bush«Is
lfTf,LT^ -'''r/^^^u^' '^'"P^'''^ ^''^ ^■^28,582 bushels, valued a;
51,360,628 in 1914. The exports of lime in 1915 were valued at $15 617
as against exports valued at $16,927 in 1914. The imports of lime in 1915
T«o f o/ ^'"'''^''' "^'"^"^ ^* ^^^'^^^^ ^"^ '" 1914. 3. ),829 barrels, valued
,,n.™^*'"f ^nV*.-The total sales of s.nd-lime brick in 1915 were
17 960,802, valued at $141,742, an average value of $7.89 per thousand
The sales in 1914 were 70,650,030, valued at $609,515, an average value of
*o.63 per thousand.
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Slate.— The production of slale in 191 S wa« ^o7
S2.039 and 1.075 squares, valued at S4.837 in 1914 ^''"'■"' ^"'""^ ''
«4.954. and manuS^ctures ' sLe sTo s^r^lht-^' ''''''?• f^^^ '""^"^
were valued at S2n 2Sfi -.n i . .T^"" ^^^ imports of slate in 1914
S59,444. pencils J.0.514, and manufactures of slate
1915^^ M?44.99T'arclpar:;^ '^.^""'T '' """^ "^ •^" '^'"''^ '"
The value of Lton^epclrmT^^^^^^ of S5.46_9.056 in 1914.
and the total value if stone inlpj te/ n ' 9 rw:sT5"9Yn''' '" ''^'•
miports valued at Sl.252,869 in 1914 " '^'^^*''^ «-^9,l/3. as against
granite, valued at SI 52S SS \ \ ^'^'^ P^^uction in 1915 included:
and sandstone S249 3,6 Then "• ^^'^^^.OSl. marble S158.027.
at S2.176.602: H^ stone^^^^^ 1914 included: granite, valued
S487.140. S2.672.781: marble $132,533. and sandstone
sandt:u::t,tT9:7tr6lT5n/r"^"^ r^'^^- ^'^ p-'--- ^^
pared with a value If S2 3I0 n o/rM''"'' '' ^'''''''''' ^ --
in 1915 were 808.022 tons ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^
tons, valued at S120.756. §380,549. and the imports 199.597
PRODUCTION BY PROVINCES.
issh^rs::^^:^;:;^ -t:th:firSr nTr- '''' -' ^^^^
in the several provinces andVhe ^t^er:^^^^^^
^Hrce years. Ontario continues is th^^r . ' ! ^ '"''" ^°' ^^^ P^^^
having a production of §61061287 or 4! \T ^""^"b"*^'- ^° ^he total,
or 4M per cent of the tot;' i^' 9 '4 Bri ifh CoT ' K '"""^^^ ^^^'034.677.
production of $28,689 425 or 20 9^« . ^o'^nibia was second, with a
per cent of the^o Jl'fh; p^e^us^^^ar N?"T T''T'T' °' ''■'
ance. had a production of S18 088 34? or 13 2 ' '^'JV'' '"^P^^^"
1915, as against S17 584 6,9 nrtVV! . ^' '^''"^ °^ ^^"^ ^tal in
in fourth 'place. hId'fpSeln'o ^l,?!" 2l;tT5 Z '''\ f.:''"
occupied fifth nlace wifh a ^ ^ ^/'-"lAj^/i, or 8-5 per cent; Alberta
Tu \.r , ' P ' ^"" ^ production of S9.909 147 nr 7 9 ,,
The Yukon District, Manitoba. New Brunswick nnH^ 1. u ^' ''*'"*•
in the order named. Brunswick, and Saskatchewan, follow
Sydney and Sydney Mle, which T "'^"T" °' P'^*"" '"1 '"-'I «
.■n.n o™ and h nofnaT a ,y j^^ W aTcL'adTn' ""''"" I""" '"""««'
1
I
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.an F„„. which is .atlrLtu^Cr' "'""■'"'""• "' *'""'•
Mi|^| IWueUonbyProvlnce,, »13. l„4, and IMS.
Province .
1913.
Value of
production.
*Nova Scotia .....
New Ilrunswiclc.
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoh;!
Sa,sliatclKwan
Albtrta , . , ,, „,
British Columbia :.:.: : !«■ »i'?f';'
6.376,7J7
Don.inmn,^. -__-^_____yj^£^^,
* Include, a .1 production of lime fron, P,
If, 376. 183
l,IOi,At3
I3,47.<,,S34
■W. 1 67, 749
i. 214, 446
»XI,I42
rince Edward Island in mi and lou
2»nera^Production of Nova Scotia. 1914 and 1915.
Product .
Antimony ore
Go'J .......
Barytcs
Coal
Grindstones... .
Gypsum
Manganese
Tripolite
Clay products.
Lime
Stone
Other products.
Total.
__fJne^l^^tion^ew Brunswick, 1914 and 1915.
s.oa8,3,;
75. and in
Product
Antimony, refined
Iron ore sold for export
Coal
Grindstones. .....
Gypsum..
Manganese ore..
Natural gas. . .
Petroleum
Clay producu. . .
Lime
Stone
Other products. .
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Mineral Production of Quebec, 1914 and 1915.
Product.
SSET;
Vend
Silver
Zinc ore...
.Lb*.
.Ou.
.Lbi.
.Uu.
.Toiu
1914.
Aabettoe and ubeMlc.
Chromite
Feldspar
Graphite
Magneaite
Mica
Mineral water
Ochrei, iron oxides. . .
Phoaphat)!
Pyrites
guaru
erent
Clay producu
Kaolin
Lime
Slate
Stone ',y.
Other products
..Gals.
. Tons
...Bis.
. . . Tons
. . . Bus.
.Squares
Total.
Quantity. Valu*.
4.201.497
1.292
S7.737
9«9
U:,S73
136
98
2<1
358
3,890
SS4
117,698
847
2.846,061
i,6u6
1.767,935
1,075
I 371,488
26,708
31,646
10.017
t.909
t
2
18
2
62
16
31,
4,
470,
.331,
.237,
to,
389
4
,286^
373,
806
,210
.156
,886
240
,794
366
725
875
792
847
601
700|
ooo:
0641
837
078'
8931
1913.
Quantity, i Value.
4,197,482
1,099
40,401
63,450
300
136,842
12,341
572
75J
14.779
6.248
200
142,733
778
2.390.724
1,300
1,351,306
397
■|».«36,929| n.ei.
t 725,115
22,720
2,262
31,324
16,500
3,374,983
179,543
2,005
5,431
126,584
50,390
18,086
48,353
7,400
370,940
778
2,812,797
905.425
13,000
274,831
2,039
1,966,194
267,373
.273
There wa, also in this Province an important producUon of aluminium from i
imported oret.
25
Mineral Production of Ontario, 1914 and 1915.
Product ,
>«I4.
I«IS.
Uuaniily.
Value. Quantity. \a|„
''■n't/t ' '"""*"'' »"<* '" •'»'<'«. etc.)
Lb«.
J
Iron ore, ioid for rxport
ironj pig. (rom Canadian ot'e (a) .
Molybdenite. ... . '
Nickel
Nickel oiide.,.'.
Silver
ActinoUte
Araenloui oxide ..
Corundum. .
Feldspar
Graphite
Gypium. . ,
Mica
Mineral water. .'.','..',
Natural gas (6)
Peat
Petroleum
Phosphate
Pyrite*. . . .
Quaru
Salt
Talc ; ;;;
Cement
Clay products.. .!
Lime
Sand-Ume brick
Stone
Other products .....'.',
.... Lbs.
o«.
■ . . . Tonn
..'.'.Lb,.
. 0J9.
. .Tons
M.cu!ft.
Tons
Bis. *
Tons
Bis.
!Bus'.
No.
Total.
IUiO.02- t sli.U'i .,04.212
t .Vi6,iA«
; ' 70, W.,
i", "48. 211 J,W7,Mft
5V6J.V 124.45V
«.744, l,U«,i(|2
'CI (J)
'«,.I6I.4A4
40<l,,S7r
H6,047
2J,.?0(I
*« t,657
",7W.6')J
I7J,I20
l,7|],H74
4,UH.I
25,800
20,4V2,S»7
s56,/i1 t?n'..'?i'!l,&'t"r°o"5n87-'™" '" °"''ri° '" '■^'
coba/^an'^j^n^i^'Jel''' l^]±ZJP^ 5"^" of Mine.
(') Included under nickel.
15 was 4W,500 tons, valued at |5.«10.624; in 1»U
(') Included under cobalt, (rf, Included under
26
Mtaeral Production of Manitoba. 1914 and 1915.
Pnxlii. t.
1914.
Quonilly. \-.lue.
1«M.
'JiMiiUly.
\'tttu#.
C»liir«l Kvpjura
t-l«y proilucu
Lime
Cement
!<uid-Uine brick
Stone
Other produclt. . .
Total.
Toiu
Hui.
HU.
No,
5J.4iJ
'itti 167.
19.iaO,M9l
» M2,SM
7J7,«4«
M7,501
361, «I2
314. (Ml
2.4U,489
Mineral Production of Sariwtchewan. 1914 and 1915.
io,nn
1 H<»,72l
''.1, 674
Ml. 4.1]
M.J72
139., M<
6i5.i69
.71S.420
31.121
H3.464
203.a6«
t.3U.J«7
Product .
»l«.
Quantity. Value,
191.1,
Coal
Clay producti
.Sand-lime brick
Other producta. . . .
.Tom
.No,"
ToUl,
232,299
ii.ijoiooo
t 374,243
9«,J49
17.700
222,019
*.>uantlty.
240,10''
47J|6(IO
Value.
712,313
t 363,246
44,406
4,075
3H,206
431,933
Mineral Production of Alberta, 1914 and 1915.
Gold
Coal
Natural gas. ".
Cement
Clay products. .
Lime
Sand-lime brick
Stone
Other producta. '.
Total...
Product.
. Bus.
..No.
1914.
191S.
Quantity.
Value. : Quantity, j Value.
Ois.
Tons
.M.cu. ft. !
BU.
48 t 992
•I.MJ.OIS 9,350,392
172.157
641.395
isoiisi
'.4.S3.000
.214,670
1,212,342
462,199
58,321
49,731
60,272
275,315 .
12.684. 234
, ,,„ •" » 4,026
3.360.818( 8.283,079
4,481,947
233.648
74,152|
764.700l
1,022,814
415,009
115,696
14,445
6,191
I 890
47,197
9,909.347
27
Mineral Production of BritUh Columbia. 1914 and 1915.
I'"»lui I
1*14.
togp,,a),..
P*Unum
Silver
Zinc on
Coal
8Mliwnl water.
uarti
ement
Clay product!..
Llmr
Stone
Other product!
Toul..
(«) Smelter recoveriei of copper.
l.tM.
()M.
l.lx.
.Uit.
.Tom
Ton*
Ton»
Hli.
' Bui. ■
Uuantity.
Value.
iVIS.
Ouanllty. j Value.
4l.il'».MM,VW)6.6J«
.w.28»,M5 i;6«;«j
2,2J9.7»9| 6,990,174
i,iJO
i;.l,.l;6 Vft5|.iH«
56. r .
i7..,..(i. ^,h5i,lN4
«,t.7,0M i.MI.IIA
J.SW.JSi 1.771.65(1
2.065,6IJ 6.455.041
1.440
Mineral Production of Yukon, 1914 and 1915.
1915.
Quantity.
Value.
5,l.«,216$ 92 111
2M.17.1 4.758 M8
HIO.OOO: 45 360
"i.lHl 38,806
•I 5,057,708
2«
1
Si
a' I
i
I
s3f§l3S£.
S ** 4 ** < •»! "4 <*) •»>
»* *< »-* «" "t f*)' V V >"
«» — - —
ift ^ I- » -I ^ ^ « ,,
iiiiiiiii
X U-. M l7. t > ^ MM af M>
•'? O ■■•*'.'*,•* '•» K ^ r^ X 'N ^ 9 t~« r^
S:lo.S35?,5 IxUps'iiS
i 1
1
35.S3S5SS S;?f.2,-?3|'.::
«» — — — ^
New
Brunswick.
t 420,227
439,060
467,985
607.129
5.H0.495
559,913
559,035
646,328
664,467
579,816
657, 0J5
581,942
612,830
771,0041
1,102.613:
1.014,570
903.467
Nova
Scotia*,
■C***0 — — — '^ W*i -rVrx'oTrCx"
1
u
~S = :L'35'iS '-:' 5 Z = - -' -^^ •» "
29
MINK I'KODI ( Tl(>\.
For a nunil.' „{ yt-arh pjist ihi^, IhvWum h.i. f.i<|,avnuri.l t.. ..htain
mm cviTV m.tu. ..inrator in Canada, an ...nual rc-turn with r.-.jHrt to
lalK)ur employ,-.!, waKt> paid, lonn.ii;.- an.l v.iliir ..f „r,> „r minrnls mined
treated an.l ^hii.,H<l. ..n.l in tlu- ,,,>,..,( n.it.illir ..ns, tlu' .|uantitiis of metaN
contanu-d m the- ores >hir.iH-d r.r treate.1. In the rase, however, of ^oid
placer minmR and the |)r.Klnction of rn.d.. |KtroIeum. it has not a* yet
k-cii foimd feasible tool.iain romi.leie nturns from theo,R.ratorsthe.nselvT«,
so that in these eases while ., record of production is available, there is no
record of the lalH)iir ••mployid, nor of the wases paid.
Statistics coverinK ca.h of the past sis years are shown in ihe .iccom-
panyinK tables. A.cor.linv; u, the reconis shown the total value of the
mmeral prtHluction com[)i!e(l on tins b.isis w.is S115.I58 84S in 1915 o«
against S114,.W,6.VS in 1914, 8126,444.201 in 191.1, S12()..<.P 9W, in 1912
$91,876,084 in 1911. .>nd S92„501,244 in 19M.. ICxdudin,- pi.'uer an,! hy-
draulic workings ami |H-lrol,.,im wells, th,. tot.d numlHr ,.f shipping mines
clay works. f|uarri,s. etc., in 19I.S was 1,618 .is .igainsi 1,661 in 1914. and
1,529 in 1913. The tot.il number ,.f men employed was 56,876 in 1915
r,i'5i"!lf '**•";" '"^' •""' "'•"" '" '"'''• T'"' ""^'' ^v-'K- P^'i'l were
S.?7./20,762 in 1915, as against S4.?.609,696 in 1914. and $50..V)8.602 in 191 J.
The total number of nutalliferous mines shifiping in 1915 e.\clusive of
placer and hydraulic workings was 205. as against IH7 in 1914.
and 18.1 in 1913; number ,.f m,n employed in 1915, 12,698, as against II 994
in 1914 and 12,4.17 in 191.1; wages pai,l Sll,805,919 in 1915, as against
$11,669,854 in 1914. and SI 1.746.400 in 191.1; t,.ns of ore mine,! 6 1.18 ISO
m 1915. as against 4.9'^7,(06 in 1914. am! 4,7.1o.288 in 191,1; tons of ore con-
centrates, or metal shippt>d fr,.m mines 4,259,734 in 1915 as against 1 115 855
in 1914. and 3.423,414 in 1913; total net value of shipments in, huling placer
gold $53,864,518 m 1915, cmipared with $44,763,179 in 1914 and $47 170-
740 in 1913.
In non-metalliferous mining, exclusive of ston, ,|uarri.s, day works
etc., ami not including i),tr,)leum wdls, there wen empl,)v,-d in 1915 an
aver.ige of .10,.192 men e.irning in wages S20,257,126, as against 33.732 men
e.irnmg in wages 822,058,526 in 1914, an<l 34,207 men ,.mployed and
$25,732,148 wages paid in 1913.
The manufacture of cenunl, cl.-,y i>r„ducls. aiul lime, and the quarrying
of stone, etc.. employ,-,! in 1915 an average of 13,786 men earning in wages
$5,657,717, as again^-t 21,129 men earning in wages $9,881,316 in 1914
These opi-rations in 1913 engaged an average of 24.367 men earning $12,870.-
054.
It should )e noted that these records cover only active shipping
mines and do not indude the labour employed in prospecting or in develop-
ing new- propc•rtie^. nor is there include,] any record of the labour employed
.^0
i" the smelting an.l refining of ores, nor n blast furnace operations The
values of the ores given herewith are in general those frnisborhy the
operators. In certau, rases, however, where such values hav not been
furnished, estimates have been made.
md TilT 1^7 '•""".^''d'^'J t" the statement of ore shipments in 1915, 1914.
shin '"/tt, " fr'""" '^' ''"^'"^'■^'^^ "f "^'^^^'^ "•"t'-'i"^^ '•" the ore
.nv ni .' "■'"'■ 'n'""'"'' '^'' '"'"' ^I"--'"fit'- "f "i^-talH contained without
any deductions or allowances being made for smelter or treatment losses
omparison o this record of metal contents of ore shipments with ^
.cs of the pr,Kiu.-t:on of the nietals is not in all cases feasible because of the
Irimlu"' '"" ^'"'"""'^ ^^"'" ^'^' "'"^ ^"" '^^ treatment at
Mine Production, 1910.
MF.TALLli KROl'S ORKS.
Irnn ores
MitliiiR Eolfi ores —
Bullion shipped
Concentratca
SilviT-cobalt ores -
Mine bullion s)iii)ix*c)
Ore and concentrate
Nickel-copjier ores
Copper ores
Silver-lead and zinc ores. ....
<"op[MT->!old-sil/cr ores
Shippinn mines not reportinR -
Silver-lead
C'opiHT-gold
Placer mining —
Yukon
British Columbia '.'....'.
Other provinces
Total metallic
Total non-nietallic
Total structural material.
Total..
No. of
tnines
Men
employed.
47
191
I'nder-
Kround
Sur-
face.
WaRes
paid.
Ores
minerals
mined .
N'c.
vn
.'•2.1
iik'
07
Ml
4X7
$
44.?, 908
Metals. I
ores, con- |
centrales | Net value
. '" ! of ship-
mmorals , ments.
shipped. ':
Tons,
MS , 768
72.^i989r i.is.oii
8.19
2in
2.'i9
2,642.1,1.1, 274.780
7I9,2.17| 6.'i2,.l")2
10.'i,.166i S4 '2(1
8.SO,4Ui ISoioToi
1.872,242 l,9.'i8,.S<)l
Tons.
2.S'I,41X;
i
K,iX)7
$
.'>74,J62
6.S9,987
.S6,S..140
7.. I.";'),. IX 1 1 ,1,.W,s.8.t6
22,698,(10(1:16.148 w)
T.SiT.mw, . .
17,604,,181|
1'' ,S42,0,14
.1-'i.ft27jl.S„144,470
6.12,. 19 J I 2,609,568
16.7111 172.162
. .S8,4lsl 1,668,415
l.')24.405| 7,888,306
4,.S.SO,000
540,000
1,8,50
2,978,0001.15,116,494
U,8flO,989|,17,757,l58
il9,627,,5«2
192,501,244
.^1
Mine Production, 191 1.
Mbtai-liferovs OHHs.
Iron ores
MillitiR RolH ores —
Bullion shipped
CoiirpntratPB
Silver-cobalt ore? —
Mine bullion shipped. ,
Ore and concentrate, . .
Nickel-copper ores
f'opper ores. .
Silver-lead and zinc ores.
Gold- copper-silver ores. . .
Placer mining —
Yukon
British Columbia
Other provinces
Total metallic
Total non-metallic
Total structural materials
\o. I,f
mines
Men
employed.
work.
So.
,'■ nior- Sui-
v..
04*
\V;mrs
, -id.
minerals
milled.
M.tals,
nn-s. con-
• Tiitr.ues
Nt'l value
nr
of sliip-
minrriils
tlU-UlN.
shipiH'd.
Tons.
S
S Tons.
I4'),4(,x 4.'I.IH .'10,141 ='2i.M'>
M4,5S9| IIX,7,5h
y.<);(,
51 t,WI
(•>> 1,211
■1ft 1.794 1.448! 2.722,22«
7 S5H 42Si KSO,8<)4
2| 11') 67
40| ,S2N 297
221 l,49.>i| S6J
I
2.S4.2<)0
612, .Sll 612.>;i|
9K,0S4 66, OSS Ml 047
XIK>,X62: 12(1, .12.1 4X,'660
9.1J,JX5! 1,602.247 1,4X6,911
1.10: 2,007,440
25.<i.l9il4,4(K),24S
2,4.SO,044
247,.'i.S.S
1,186,996
7,727,696
160 9,622 : 7,K.'i7..'i80i 3,19.^,3.10 2,4.11 188
?o'™.? i'5'*S'*-'n".»'W. 468 12,247,348,
19.004
60,752
«,S27,.'>08: '...... 22
4,606,812
426,000
M,202
34,760,.S13
34,40S,i«)0
•".154,508 I :,|.876
Mine Production, 1912.
Iron orea
Mdling gold ore
Bullion shipped
ConcentratPs . . .
-Silvc-r-fobalt ore.s—
Mint; bullion ghipix'd
Ore and concentrate
Nickel-contwr ores... .
Copper ores
Silver-lead and jinc ores
Gold-copper-flib'er ore.s. .
Tungsten concentrates
Placer mining —
Yukon
British Columbia
Other provinces
Total metalliferous
Total non-metalliferouH
Total Kructural materials
278,1166
6,114| 669.727
1641 2, 899,, 160
29,l(K)tl4.."i92,.'i<i9
7.!7,726| 2,9.'i.l,.106
60, 869 j ,S0K,99.1
66,377 2,767,741
244, 193,13, 11.1, 144
Hi 7,840
.1.576,49.1
5.S5,.S(K)
11,379
10,113,,S78 4, 194, ,517 3,360,45146 457 421
2.1,877,781 17,165,628'l5.548,.,8i;45,OSO,'674
■'" ■ ■! 128,794,869
*5. 502.479 :. ~\ \l20JiiT'.
32
Mine Production, 1913.
METAl-LIFEROt's OHRS.
I ron ores
Milling gold ore —
Bullion shipped
Concentrates. ...
Silver-cobalt ores —
Mine bullion shipped
Ore and concentrate
Nickel-copijer ores
t opper ores. ... }
Silver-lead and zinc!
ores
Zinc products
f-old-copper-silver oresj
Placer miiniiD —
Yukon... ..'....
British Columbia.
Cither provinces. . .
Total metalliferous. .
Total non-metalliferous
Total structural mate-'
rial-?
Mine Production 1913, Content of Shipments.
Mdling gold ore —
Bullion
Concentrates
Silver-cobalt ores —
Mine bullion shipped.
Ore and concentrate.
Nickel-copper ores
( opper ores
Silver-lead zinc cies. ... .
Zinc products
GoldKTopper-silver ores. .
t'lacer mining —
Yukon
British Columbia
CK)ld.
250,851
46,059
7J8
207,486
282.320
24,671
Silver.
Nickel.
Om.
59.015
33,898
Lbs.
Copper.
I.bs.
Total.
814,024
7,590,929
21,862,174i....!;^'"i
5l,203,667l27ioi6;7i9
.56, 393 1.
2,564,155 .
143.459:.
733,758{.
63,522l,
Uad.
Lbs.
Zinc.
Lbs.
2,354: iii^i'i?
4,996,303
60,090, 1801
8071570
33,096,303,51.203,607 92,099,646!J3,950,067"
7,069i866
7,069,800
35
Mine Production, 1914.
Men employed.
No. of
mines -
or I
work). Under- 1 Sur-
ground. face.
Wages
iwid.
Metalliferous orks. j So. \
Iron ores J
Milling gold ore — I
Bullion shipped
Concentrates, . . ij '
Silver-cobalt ores —
Mine bullion shipiK-d. I
.,.9"^. and concentrate '! io '
N ickel-copper ores „
Copper ores .
Silver-lead and zinc ores. jl.
Zinc products I
Gold-copper-silver ores. in '
Placer mining — .
Yukon ; j
British Columbia I ' '
Other provinces '..'.'.'.'.',.' 1'
Total metalliferous ' 77^:
Toul non-melalliferoua.. 4S|
Total structural materials . . 1 on
1,6611
No.
508
Ores
or
minerals
mined.
Metals,
ores, con-
centrates
or
minerals
shipped.
J I
.164, 4 Kg
Tons.
I4.S,4IC)
1,070
1,206 3,60.^414 "7S4,iii
Tons.
..'44,XS4
H
6,')74
1,412
7,16
Il.i
.i«4
"82.i
1.R8J .1,207, 116
I , 280 1 . fig ) . gg?
tXO 177,721
817 1,110.876
3,'i4
16.gl7
g''g,908
117,762
70,207
lim ■2;,S12:i4l 1,8.S7:788 t.w;vn
7Vi,174
l.(KI0,J61
Ilg,2g2
l.'<6,646
(0)
Net value
of ship-
nients.
t
■542.041
6,101,46.1
860,379
.'5,66.S,006
7.827,140
.'i,')20,(X),1
.02,6.17
2.6.i2,802
262,563
V. 580. 537
5,182,616
565,000
9«2
\\''V, '.'.•n=L'?'^ 4.gg7,406 .1 . 1 IS.S.v'il 44 763 179
66,855
:4«. 600, 696 22,075.706 17.824, 162i 114, 23g, 635
(o) Alberta production.
Mine Production 1914, Content of Shipments.
Milling gold ore —
Bullion
Concentrates....
Silver-cobalt ores-
Mine bullion shipped.
., .Ore and concentrate. .
Nickel-copper ores. .
Copper ores
Silver-lead zinc ores....
Zinc products.
Gpld-copper-silvcr ores,
rlacer mim'ng —
Yukon.... .
BriUsh Columbia. . .
Alberta
Total.
Gold
Ozs.
289,860
38.717
Nickel. , Copper.
I-ead.
Ozs.
85.110
64.218
10.335.527
15.523,608
Lbs.
Lbs.
1,059
334| 2,501 ,'82(i
3-' 420
182,7841 90
,60,800,799 36, .100, .532!
?••**(>; 6,450.899.
247.753
27.332 .
481.
50,527,1361!
Zinc.
Lbs.
Lbs.
isjii
53,771.1261.
9.101,460
55,744i...
787.887:29,755.777 60,800,799.96,522, 647j.50,542.27i:"97ior460
34
Mine Production, 1915.
Antimony ore
Molybdenite
Iron ores. . . .
MillinR gold ore —
Bullion shipped..
Concentrates
Silver-cobalt ores-
Mine bullion shipped
Ore and concentrate.
Nickel-copper ores
Copper ore. . . .
Silver-lead and linc ores
Zinc products
Oold-copper-silver ores
riacer minins —
Yukon...
British Columbia .
Alberta
Total metalliferous
Total non-metalliferous
Total structural materials
Mine Production 1915 Content of Shipments.
Antimony ore.
MiUing gold ore-^
BulUon
Concentrates. .
Silver-cobalt ores-
Mine bullion shipped
X,. ..""<' concentrate. .
Nickel-copper ores. . .
Copper ores
Silver-lead linc ores
Zinc products
Gold-copper-silver ores
Placer mining —
Yukon....
British Columbia.
Alberta
Total...
1,151 1 64,955
■•59' i, 637, 444
•202;ii7l lll-Ml
195
'"'■'•'*P'''"''H"''"'"''i'^«^^^ ^'^:^^ II
2JI,439
1,080,196
.<s
h^Aimmm§
3 S S 2 2 ;? 2 2S S $ » "« s; ^ f- -»
2
■
o
I
f
I
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S
a
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36
SMELTKR PRODLCTION.
Trail,
Ltd..
Th.. ,„c|„„B co„,,„„i,, i„ „„ „,,„, ,^ ,^ 1,^^^ _
/I nimony Smeller:—
New Brunswick Rl.tals. /.t.i.. f..ke (...,.. N H
t^/'/'er Smelters:—
Con^lKJateci Mining and Sn,eltin« Co. of Canada. L.d.
^--ranby Consolidated Mining. Smdting and Power C
(.rand forks and Anyox, B C" *■ "'
"riti.sh Columbia Copper ^o I t,l r. , ..
Tvee Conner r . ' '• ^'^'^Pnwood. B C
Mond Nickel Co., Ltd.. Coniston. Ont.
C anacban Copper Company, Copper Cliff, Ont
Afa / Smelt en: —
Coniagas Reduction Co., Ltd., Thorold, Ont
S«„da,d S„eU,„,a„d Refi„i„g Co., Chippewa, 0„,
Zinc Smelters:-—
Klectro-Zinc Co., VVelland, Ont
French Complex Ore Reduction Co. (E.xperimental).
The antimony smelter at St. Georce N R ^.c •
time only, while the zinc reduct.V^n h !; ' '" ^P^'^^ion for a .short
experimental stage in so ^ar a " ^ . " ^'"'^' ^^^"'^'^'y beyond the
Consolidated Mining an'sm It ngCrLr,"'^'"" '^ '^°"^*^^-^- ^he
tion of about | ton of spelter pe day a'^d JV, T""; '"""^^ ^ P^^^"-
and equipment of works to hfve a ca^ city ofT t""' V^^ ^'^'^ '^"''^'"^
The zmc refinery buildings include sZ^ "' ""^ 'P^'^*^'- ^^ day.
ing. electrolyzing and mLZ^tnisZT" " '"'"^'"^' ^°^^*'""^- ''-'ach-
ting plants, motor generator building, and trans-
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plant at Welland. ()„,., has I ' ' ;" ' n , "■'''.'^' '^'""'''''•' ^'h- ^^inc
plant forthe tr..at,nc.ntof.i„eore ■"'^"' """"'"^•'>' "' "("'P th.
. The largest proportion of ;hc o 1 t U'Te.'V''' •
•'^■sts as usual of the coppcr-uold .11 1/ "/J '.^ '''''"'"''" '915) con-
fron, the Boundary (PhcK-nix tnd C Vl ^'''''^ roluml.ia. chiefly
Island and Granby Ba "ci"; c' 7^7 ^ ^^^'^'"'' ^'"^' ^^'^^ (Texada
<listrict. Ontario, contrh u «! Tbout T n '' ' 'TT """ '' "^^' ^"^"'-V
balance hoin« lead ores and ott^o s';:;: • t^T^ -"-^- the'
s.Iver-cobalt ores of Ontario treated .n.;! , ' ^"'"•'''"'^" '»"'' 'he
ores treated by cyanide proce" a IrinlrT^r '^''' ""^' --■
. The quantities of the several dasse" ''"''"' '"/'"^ '■^™'-<'-
eight years have been as follows _ *"■'' """''"'' ^'"'•'■"« '^^ past
Tons of Ores Smelted, 1908-1915.
I Copfior-
ofs- «ilver
ores.
Totals.
'•i''?.-IM 2, 218, .195
1,'W.,.S2 2,68.?, 714
I.S 7,9Sli 2.1W .S5,1
2. f 2.116 .i, 005, 410
2.I1V.7S4 J. 027 201
W'?2'8' 2l«'52J' ^«'"';15S
»v,.-.j(( 2,245,245 3.624,582
MlvTr. c„|,,x.r ,„|,,|„„, .i,„| ,,„,i,^„, ' '' ■ ' ','•':'■ "< ■■■ lii»- K>>l<l, lino
^s^i;r.^r;o.;;'--'S^^^^
-p-^ and cobai. a;,::^;r:) -- -^^^^^^^
The aggregate result^ of ^^^^ ^^Z'''''' ^"'^ .-«"■"«•
marzed as shown in the next 7-. be ? nf '^'^^"'"S OP^'-^^'""^ may be sum-
taken to represent the total pod' ion ronT ?^ "' ''^" '^^""^ ^^""^^ ^e
-nee considerable c,uan,iticro " , " 1^'""^ ""^ '"'"«' '" Canada,
ppe. and ,>,iu-r ores are still shipped to
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othtT snu-ltcr> outside of Canada fr.r ^nw-h;., i .
entire rm.verv of these- me " s in r .r. "' ""';." '^"^" "•"^^■^•"' '^e
Smelter and Refinery Production in Canada.
Rrfincd produrti produt«i.
Calendar Yeara.
toin
loii.
rrd""""" '-h.. I
Silver "»»• I. I.1,2')K 15
Lead.. , . " I'*', •''<■''»•' 19. n7K
Copper .uiph,iie: : . : : '-*"• i"'?"''™^'.sis
Cobalt mrtallir ■ l^'.-'iK, |<)7
Cobalt oxide, . " I I
Nickel oxide. .. . " ! I 154,
Nickel, metallic. " i /
Whitearsenic .':.': " '■-.■J^,-;-
- j ■',003,467 4,194,
Malic, blimcr coprK-r, and
"Iher smelter products ohnincd ."n
exported for refining.
,370
7ft«'
050
IH7,
1912.
I9I,J.
1
17.572
I5.8Q.1
«7
,118
217
100
110
•'4ii .149,0.54
209 4,090;768
1.1.789
37,92.1
130
«ftO,
268,
1914
,977
,709 11
,043 36,
5.13
079
.VI4
11,088,
096.86M2
443. 706! 43
l.<2.06«|
'""9!b27 (1)
•W2,SI2 (")
3,384,249 3;474;322) 4,
1915.
.'9,440
17.813
.248.415
-S18.618
175,579
211,610
423,717
272.025
53,325
792,637
I'i illister copper.
(<) Copper matte
;:; '*'t''^'-™PPer mattp.
(•) Cobalt material
Tons.
13
918
II
119
33
01.1
54
Metala contained ■
relined smelter products.
in above
(",old.
Silver.
(Jm.
Copper , ."
.Vickel "'S-
197. I8|;
2.136.414!
Tnns.
10.7101
11.320
32,607
630!
175.189
.''85.896
ons.
Tons.
17,061
6,727
41.925
642
l.'5,270
.S,I59
47,1.50
122
Tons. !
13,238
6,291
46,396
101 1 .
Tons.
22.263
7,619
67,703
184,815
686,171
i37'58?'*?^f,'i''''»*«I*«.«".910
|37,587.676 .14.098,744 44.841.542
213,279 170,8181 182 051
^ 934.601 1 873 400 855??^
io•|?^,'?^'"'•"^0'6 8«.679•4M
49, 676, 772,45. 517.937 68 077 821
carr>ing nickel and silver vain
' as well as meuls of the platinum group.
are ircatal in the smelKr, „l ,h.° r '"'"""" "' Tinlisitamins, Onlari,,,
Cliff, and ,he Mo^Ttll'co^'^^Tc T' ?'""^"' '" "^""^
l^um^ J.U. p...... ..H.,..,lur«ieal pra.-.i,. involves .,,0 f..,Wi„, ,„„.
'• '^"'-'"^ •'^---" .'rH-n heapsMo re.ov.. p... onhe sn.p,,^
"• Snu-hinK ip «..,..r-j..ck..,c.,l l.|..st furn.uv.. „, nn.ku-, . 1
Uriulc mafic, mntiiniiur u ^ PHhUkc .. |,,w
'■<-'> ai. .„; ,::::z:izr '■•"" '■"""'•^-"''•''"' >
^^. •-'^< -. " .... .. nta.n.n, abou, 80 p.. .on, copp..:
IV. Rffinini; ihi' r(iii\'i'rt..>- .,,...
,.m. ,;:,;,;;""■■■'" " •"■■''■'-v,-.. ...,,
..i...'''n!;r.. ;,i;':';'':?'r.'''~ '•"';■--■■'■> .-■, ,,,„.
ror fi,K,. ,rc..,„,™,. "' ■" '"""«^' «• '■"■"■■I ^'^.'o -. In^l,,:,
»T,l";.l'.'";:r,;:;"' ,t:",;.: :;;:"""'^ t-"- '•'- ^ - ■*..i.v ,,,„«
-^.n, K^i;:';;^::;,;:; i^^^n,,:?'";,^;:-- »^' - ;•■• ^'v ..
^;:rr:'^ ■ -■' -•■' 'v .. ^o ;/:::];;;:;sr: ;:;.' '■■■™
■iiHK of open,,;,,,,,, ,„ ,8,,. """ " ""■ '■■"■'•■•■»' I'" •»•" »in.c- .he l4i„-
«■"> of B,»»„„, „,;,„,, ;,rl7„ *'■'•" ■;, ri""- «"« pr..l„ml 46.,..,6
tons of nickel. "■ntaming 14.«« ions „f i„p|,., ,„„| jj .j^
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Statistic, of snuKor prrKJM.tion fr,„n these ort-s since the rommen.e.
merit ol this industry are shown in the following fable:—
Smelter Production of the Nlckel-Copper Ores of the Sudbury
District. '
IN SHORT TONS.
("alfndar \'r;ir.
IMA
lNft7,
IHM*.
\*m.
\wa.
IR9I.
1M2.
1XVJ.
IHIM.
lim.f.
III9A.
IR97.
tl(9N.
1894.
1900.
1901
1902
Ori-
mlnnl.
Ore
"melted .
.1,3071
567
44.990
74,101
iojiiii
74,1.15
94,9«>ft
9.1,154
12J,II20
159,957
196,420
.115,69'
2JJ , iw.ow
1904
1905
1906
0J3
.'"ll.tXK
277.7f.r>
,iX? .14). «U
ISS 4(l<),551
J J ! "12. Ml
1912
1913
1914
1915
M7,72.
I 784,697
,1.(KHI..<64
1,. 164, 048
JO,000l.
40,146'
'72i5.i«l'
57,022'
96 ! (1,18
Afl.6t8
71,027
96.i70
121.924 .
172,761 .
25.V95H:
211,847
207,0.10
118,470
251,421
140,059
15<i,(l76
.160.180
4.i2,1.16
,947
■' 814
.■ ,065
.■^-'.^,40.1
947,05.1
1,272,28.11
M»lte
•lilpprd.
1
Value :
maitp.
.1.274
l6,ii6
9i42.5
11,681
10,188
10,759
t 766.422
8<)fl,814
416, .594
Nickel I Copper
content of content tif
matte. m«tte
1.1.968 .
21. M6
25;,iii
1.1. 8J2
10,154
17,405
20,310
22,025
21,210
25,845
15,033
.'2,607
41 .925
47,150
46,, 196
67,703
702.3411
.076, .106!
66 1, 8,19 [
327,448,
686.469
.193.1981
019,814
,628,011
,289,182
,9.10,989
.913,012
380,064
945,593
.103,102
076,945
189,031
352,344
9ao{
432'
718i
2,018,
1,207
1,991
2,454
1.944
1.699
1.999
2.759
2.872
3.540
4,5941
5,347.
6,2.53i
5,274
9,4.18
10,745
10,595
9,572
13,141
18,616
17,049
22,421
24,8,18
22,759
34,0.19
1,500
7) J
651
2,064
1,102
1,821
2,604
2,288
1 , 584
2,7,50
4.187
2,834
3,364
4,318
3,553
3.576
2,455
4,386
5 , 264
6.996
7 , .501
7.873
9,610
8,966
11.116
12.938
14.448
19.608
S^lver.toppvT.NkM.Ar.nik Or«. -The first shipments of silver ores
troni the ( nb.ilt district were made in 1904, and in 1906 the first works for
the treatmen. of these ores in Canada were established by the C\inadian
Copper Company, at Copper Clilf, ()„,. This plant was closed down
however, in 191.S. Operations have !,een continuous at the plants of the
C omasjas Reduction Company, at Thorold, and the Deloro Mining and
Reduction Company, at Deloro, Ont., while during the past two years
Metals Chemical C tmipany have operated a small plant at Welland. Ont
In addition to the above there ' ave been in previous years intermittent
operations at plants established at Kingston, Ont., fWIlia, iiui North
Hay. The products recovered in the plants now operating, include-
refined silver, arsemous t.xide. metallic arsenic, metallic cobalt, metallic
nickel, cobalt oxide, nickel oxide, cobalt sulphate, nickel sulphate and
cobalt alloys.
The tonnage of ore treated in these smelters in 1915 was 7,526 tons as
against 5,681 tons in 1914 antl 9,466 tons in 1910. The recoveries in 1915
included: 9,885,986 fine ounces of silver in bullion; 4,792.6,U pounds of
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ars.-ni..us oxi,le; 5()4,212 ,k.u„.I, ,.f o.ImI, a, n.Hal „r .•.,„,,.in..| in ...ImI,
Mits. ...ul 2M,(,U ,H.u„.|s „( ni.k..| ... m....l nr .,.„,..in..l i„ ,.i. k, I >..!,,.
W .SV„<-//,... Tlu. ka.l >nu.|„.r ..,„! nfnu r> ... Tr..!!, MC. ,.wnn|
b> ... (,.„soI..I.,...| M„,i,„ ,„,, s,„..|,i,„ (•„„„,,„>, w.., ,l„. .„lv |..a,|
l.u.lt l.> the North AnR-man S„uliin« (•..„.,,.,„v. ami , .■,m,,1.„.,| i„ ,91 >
was oiKraltd in m.y \v<t rv,n .im,| i.lli. ihn.iinhnut 1<;14 ...ul 1015
The Ira.l plant ,.., a.-huks .. ...u l.a,l ..rr.amplinK n.ill. \V..lKf r.us.-
t^ furnacvs Hunt.nK- . M.lH.rl.in .onv..r...rs; f„ur I....! furnaa. with
( ott d dust collcrtmK plan, ; ..In ,r..l> .i.- I.....I n.fin.ry, ,..,.| I.... ,„. „,..,„.
The Ota capacty of the plant i.s ..bont 125 ..,.„ of refined lead ,Jr L
In the k-ad rH.nc.ry th. l...llion Iron. th. s.ndtcr is cast into ancVk-s
an<l r.-,lepos,tc.d dcrtrolyt.cally npon .-..tho-k- .l.-Hs of nr.„..d k...d
he ril.ned k-ad is rast ...to pi^,, or n...n..l.,.t,ncd i.ito k..,! pip... n,,.
shm..s l.om ,h.. tank roon, carry «okl. silv.r. .....i.nonv, ..rMoi.-. and .-oppc-
I H. l.rst two ..rv rcrovcT..,! ..s .,,,.. ,nc.t..ls, ..„ I ,1... .-oppc.r ... .oppor
sulphate. Antmuniy .s also recovered. ,|,ou«h not r.Kularlv. ..„d I Jr i.«
metal IS manufactured. '"u ocar.nj.
The annual production of ref,n..,| k..„|, (i,... ^okl ..nd siKvr, ..nd .oppcT
sulphate has l)cen as follows:— ' '
^ Production of Refined Lead. Fine Gold, and Silver at Trail.
Calendar Year.
Retinnl {
lead i Fine nold. Fine silver.!
1W4
1905
IW6
1907
1908
1909
1910
1911
1912
I9J3
1914
1915
I l.b,.
i 7,.S19,440
l,s,«n4,.vw
in,47..n4
26,M)7,4ft.
.Jft.S4i).27)
41,HI<i,614
32.9S7,MW
2.1,.S25.IIS(l
37.<)()>l.4'«)
.t'».6W.7Mi
.16.44.1. ;w.
4J..^m,61«
Ojs.
4,. 1 16
N.'il}.'
'),W)
1(), I'll
IS, 241
t\,2'IH
15.27(1
t'.IlK
II. '»7;
11. ()!<.>
0<9.
5<I.4S||
1 .ll>'X..t-'.H
1.26 I. K(W
1.611,422
1. ').'!(), Dig
2.{Kl^.l)^)^
l.7')X,06()
1.12V 6111
l,mit,in)i)
2,41.f,IH)2
17. KH 2,162.4>.;
Copiicr
aulphate.
lb-.
Sh.lHKI
77.17S
Ml, lis
<(7.;M
20 1. t:'l
5I.40.S
16.1, 22»
l«r.l«7
K7,ni)
l.«l.51.1
152. OMI
I7.S..S79
Amongst the improvements at the lead plant duri.ij. the Company's
hrst year ending September 30, are induded:—
"Purchase of the rights to use the Cottrell patents and the build-
ing and the extension of the Cottrell plants for the lead roasters and
furnacc^-s. The saving from the use ol these plants is very great already
and will be greater after .some alterations in the electrical ecpiipnient "
An additional lead furnace with the necessarv flues and ex-
tension to the furnace building."
"An additional crane in the Huntingdon and Heberldn plant"
VVash houses lor men working around the lead plant."
"iN'ew lead sampling mill."
"Rebuilding tank., and alterations to the lead retincry."
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i:ol,I.S,hrr.C,,t,tur Ore. .,f lu,„.h iohmiuL l„„r .„,.,„.,• „„. K.t,
unuu. of ,h.. (on,.,l„Ia,..l M , ,.„, snu-l-in^ .•o„.,u.n .r.....inK h.^
o ns .f IH. H.,„|..n. ....„.,. ..n,| ,.,1ut or.-, ... ,|,.. .|i-,ri, , ; ,1... C.ran.l I ..rkn
plan .,f ,Iu. .r.nl.v C Ii,|,„...l Mi„i„,, s,,,. |„n, .,„.! ,.„,.., , . . .
the. .rmm-.KKl pl.mt ..l ,h.- I5r,u,|, C.lunil.i.. (.,,,..., , ,,,„„, „.,,;,„'
. u IV ,h.. low ,r.,.l.. ..r..> o, ,h.. Hou„,I.,n .iMri,,. „.. A.uo. .
of .!..• ..r..„l.v ( o„.,ol„laU-l Company, .r.a.in. ,h. on. o, ,|,.. l,,'.,.,.,,
( riTk mine, al Anvox aiul oili, i ..,a-i |,ro|Krti..
•'" th.. roa.t ,lu. Ty... CopiHT ( ..,„,.anvV furna. . a, l.a.hMnnI, ^^a>
ullr ihroiiKlioiii till- y<-ar.
Tlu- aK«rru....' |.ro,|„,.tion ol lln(i-l, ( .,|,„nl.ia . o,.,..., m,u 1,., , .lunnu
llT pa>, four v.a... ,„. I.uln.« ,1,. toniun ...v^ (,vat-l. wa^- a. lollow.:- -
Production of British Columbia Copper Smelters.
Off -rii.ln-.l
Slit* Iti-f proilih t*
Milllr
llll.'rr
^'••'•>lli I'lH of Ml.ill,- .IT.. I l)|i«|,.r-
<"i.i'r :.
Ti.ii- .',,'1' iif.
. . I. ".IK,";
'"" ' /«Mm' ri:'-'" ''"■'^1'' "-^."M
'•'■ "••'•^•'"'j",<7o.i?,, ,„,ui;i..i ,.,.iM:,i,:
.IIM.TU |,<a.> |ii;
',1'" '.. "<l
..MVM^
.'j,.'f.i
7 m,/ W/,...-S,at.s.irsof ,|„. ,,ro.lu.,i„„or tl„. Trail snu-lfr i.ulu.l-
.... 1-..1. .I... .opp,. an.l l..a.l furna..., I.av.. I..-..,, p.,,,i.„...l i„ „,.. |
n.p..r.. of ,h.. ( ompany, .lu- f„ur..s sin.v lO,,,, ha,i,„ ,..,,„ ..^ ,,„.,."."""
Production of Trail Smelter
\lKJAls,,,\rM>M, IWAIIK ,M, „, |,,,,^
t'Kimi I [. II.
ri-ral Vi-ar. ,,r,.
'•"''J- ! '^ilvr. ■ I..-...I .•.,,,„.,.
'''""'■ ""• OIK. Ilw II,
l""!' . . \t-\\-^ \\*-"'" -'.44... -I, -5 4! :,,;■,, 77 Vul'-la
Total I8g4 to cluti- , .jTTv, ~, ,,,:,T~ - — ^ '-/
The Trail .-..pp,.,- >,n..lii„K plant nou in.lu.l,.s: f.vv furn u.> with ,
<la.ly c-apan.y of 3.000 tons of or... Thore wa. In.ing install:;;";:;- ,;:;!; 5!
4.1
"HW r.r.,ul> .•,.„.,.l..„.|. .. .unv.rt. r plan. .,M„„ri.|„« ,«.,(>..., r..||, ,v,m.
ihNMv '■'■''" 'i7'* ''■•■'' '"-'-'•-".•.^-.H,n... ui,;,!:
u, u of,l..nH,..,...,Hl.,,,,v.,u.r. I h. ^I.nu- ,n..n ,1,.. ,.,,.„.„ „,l
IH r..li,..-lr.l („r tli, r.rnv.rv ..| ..,l,| .,n,| ,i|v,., v.,|,i.-..
I .rk> „ lu. |{„.,n,|.,rv ,hM,,.,. ..,,.1 .1,. \,u..x ,n,.li.r .„ ( H.-.n uurN
ml.. I'ur.l..,.!. .„„.,,; l«..l..u....un..||,M|,. ,.,.,nl.(„„-,,..|,„...n "
Nnu.I„M« ,.„.| |-.,w..r (■„„„„.„... I,,...,,.,, ,„„.,i ... ,;,.„., ,.,^':^'^:
tu.M. rum Ih. (.„„,.,„.>•. min.^.n IM,.,. nix, ,„,,.,„ . ui.l, ., -null „.„„,„.
;;;;r;77^^^''''*''''''- ^'-■--'-•' ■■ i.ii,.i,i.n,,A
""•"■•II ''•'li.r.u.iM |>i,,i,.,ii. ,iivn,|ii...|,
III' l'l.n,nix ,„v, luvr l„v., .,1 ,,.,rli,„I.,i i„i.r.-, 1,., ,,„-,■ ,.| ,|,.. \..^,
;;:"•;";' ":;:;'■ ""'••' "''"•- "'-•■ - i'""Ni"u • ii."-- -■. . ....i h,. i..,-,.. ,„„„.,.,.
'"••'"■'' ""■I"""i'.i'0-ln,..,„l- l„lM..,ll,,.|,....n,l..,n„.in,a,„|,r
.<<), lil., ,. ,1„.„„ ,„ ,1,.. ,„,„,„,„,•, „,„„,| ^^^^, ^^ ■
tmillllU ' .iK, .r M till . ... . 11
mil'
•'■' |»l l"ll c'l HIT -imlh ,1.
I'nrinKlhil.r-t m-.u ,,| u,..r.„i,,„ Pmu luni . ||„. „., ,,v, ,. I,,,m 17' 'vS
•«".^ '■"..... ol «„|,| p.., ,„„ „,■„„. „npp...i.....i,nli,„ „... M..,..m..., in
llif ( nmpaiiy'- topcri li.r 1«)1(|
Thy tir,. rm-n.u-.. nt ((.„ ,.„„ .-..p.ui.y ^^.,- .nrnpl.,..! m Pmh. am] ,i„.,.
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published ripnrts.
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Ores treated at Grand Forks and Anyox, during the twelve months
ending June 30, 1915. monrns
ORES OF
Ore hrnelted.
I Dry tons.
Lbs. Cu.
recovfrtNl
per ton
ore.
M-talu rrcowred and »oId.
Phusiiii Mines | 61 1 .(w;
Anyox Minos j 462i,U0
Both plants . 1,073,437
roreiKn ores purcha.ied . . . . . 24,583
Total I 1,098,020
ln.|2
34 SK
CopiHT.
Lbs. fine.
<i,HS0,30i
15,H9.S,7.S7
Silver.
Oz». fine.
II'>,7.S2
142,725
<;old.
IMS. fine.
23,3155
3,.S81
892.853 1IX,404 ' 4,452
26,638,912
377,881
31,388
The following table shows the annual recoveries since 1901.
Ores Smelted and Metals Recovered at Granby Smelters.
Greenwood Smelter.— Thi, plant of the British Columbia Copper Com-
pany, at Greenwood, B.C., includes three large furnaces, having a total
daily capacity of from 2,400 to 2,500 tons, and a converter plant of 2 stands
ana 7 shells with a capacity of about 3.i,00G pounds of blister copper per
The last annual publishc^l report of the Canada Copper Corporation
Ltd., which controls the British Columbia Copper Company, cover inu the
year ending December 31 ,1915, contains tlie following references to smeltinu
operations : —
45
..peri^^'v IS'"*"'?'' r"''"'""' "*■" ^'"'- ''"""« "- •-^-•l -f
Has obtamed ,lue ,o rnnn.nj, a more refractors- .harge than nrn.erly
The supply of ore availal.Ie only pern.i.teci ,he operation of one fZce."
12. Su'.n''! ,'""""■', "^ -re sn,el,e,l .luring ,he peri„.| „,uler review was
li^,^U tons, dry wcikIu, and consisted of:—
C'oinpain ores. iij; iio. ., i • ,
f. ' ll-i,140 tons drv weight.
» iistoni ores j ^ri
22-'^'al'" """' '■'"""■"^"' ''■'''' "f «'^^' ^'•»''' 'l-ge and averaged
The time of actual operation was 158 furnace davs ami the actml
?3^r^: j;^.;'" "'"''^^^ *' '"^-^ "'^" •^'■^ ^'^'>- -^'^ -• ---Re wa«e of
ThcTe were produce,! l.S5() tons of nutte. aurajjiuK 48'; co„,>er per
kOKl per ton, 072 ozs. siKer per ton; and 0-2S0% copper.
The balance of the analysis was as follows:—
Silica, 38-5f^c; iron 23-5%, lime 20- 5^^;^.
The production of metals amounted to:—
l^;PP'^(^^^) 1.734.385 pounds
P,7 23,002-62 ounces
" 5,4170839 ounces.-
Ladysmith Sn,elter.-This smelter which has not been operated since
9 Its owned by the Tyee Copper Company, Ltd., and loca e,l at Lady
m.th Vancouver ,sland, B.C-. The plant includes: two furnaces ^s " I,
a total da, y capacty of 500 tons of ore. When in operation t e conne
matte produced axeraged 40 43 per cent copper ^^
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