This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...In the year 1885 silver ores were imported into the United Kingdom of the declared value of 1,085,227, of which 288,992 came from Spain, 514,844 from America, 117,841 from Australia. It should be stated that the value of these ores consisted mainly in the silver contained in them. It is probably not too high an ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1887 Excerpt: ...In the year 1885 silver ores were imported into the United Kingdom of the declared value of 1,085,227, of which 288,992 came from Spain, 514,844 from America, 117,841 from Australia. It should be stated that the value of these ores consisted mainly in the silver contained in them. It is probably not too high an estimate if the yearly production of silver in Great Britain in recent years is put at about 120,000 kilograms fine. For France, the oflBcial Statistics of Mineral Industry in France for 1881 state the production of silver to be 54,718 kilograms, of the value of 10.279,145 francs. The silver production of Spain is estimated for the year 1880 at 65,871 kilograms, and for 1883 at 54,335 kilograms. The declared export of silver in bars amounted in 1883 to 209,721 kilograms. The export of silver ores and of silver-bearing lead is much larger. In regard to the production of the precious metals in Italy the Annnario Statistico Italiano for 1884 contains the following statement for the year 1881: Silver ores were produced in four mines to the amount of 1,444 tons, having an average value of 1,550 lire, making a total of 2,238,951 lire. Gold ores were produced by twenty-four concerns to the amount of 12,190 tons, having an average value of 38.98 lire and a total value of 475.170 lire. Amalgamating establishments produced 214 kilograms of gold, having a value of 590,000 lire. lu the Dominion of Canada not inconsiderable quantities of gold have been produced, especially in British Columbia and Nova Scotia. The quantity of gold there produced is estimated for 1881 at 1,648 kilograms. and for 1883 at 1,435 kilograms. For Nova Scotia alone the production of gold is stated for 1882 to be 14,107, and for 1883 15,446. From Nicarag...
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