INCREASE IN PRODUCTION OF GOLD.
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Director of the Mint that the final compilation of figures will show that the production was "somewhere between $290,000,000 and $300,000,000!"
Gold Production of the World.
| Countries. | 1897. | style="padding-top:0.5em; padding-bottom:0.5em;"|1898. | ||||
| Fine ounces | Kilog- rammes. |
Value. | Fine ounces | Kilog- rammes. |
Value. | |
| North America. | ||||||
| United States | 2,774,935 | 84,870.5 | $59,210,795 | 31,107,888 | 95,200.7 | $64,300,000 |
| Canada | 299,467 | 9,164.0 | 6,190,000 | 686,502 | 22,071.1 | 14,190,000 |
| Newfoundland | 3,000 | 93.3 | 62,010 | 3,000 | 63.3 | 62,010 |
| Mexico | 344,498 | 10,715.0 | 7,121,189 | 365,032 | 11,354.0 | 7,668,866 |
| Central America | 25,399 | 789.9 | 525,000 | 25,399 | 789.9 | 525,000 |
| South America. | ||||||
| Argentina | 15,235 | 473.8 | 314,907 | 15,235 | 473.8 | 314,907 |
| Bolivia | 3,144 | 98.0 | 65,000 | 3,144 | 98.0 | 65,000 |
| Brazil | 70,732 | 2,200.0 | 1,462,120 | 84,633 | 2,591.0 | 1,750,000 |
| Chile | 68,096 | 2,118.0 | 1,407,544 | 68,096 | 2,118.0 | 1,407,544 |
| Colombia | 188,679 | 5,868.7 | 3,900,000 | 188,679 | 5,868.7 | 3,900,000 |
| Ecuador | 6,430 | 199.9 | 132,900 | 6,430 | 199.9 | 132,900 |
| Guiana (British) | 101,505 | 3,156.9 | 2,098,098 | 88,617 | 2,756.0 | 1,861,393 |
| Guiana (Dutch) | 32,983 | 1,025.8 | 681,748 | 28,273 | 865.3 | 584,421 |
| Guiana (French) | 59,859 | 1,861.7 | 1,237,310 | 66,593 | 2,038.0 | 1,376,477 |
| Peru | 5,787 | 180.0 | 119,628 | 5,787 | 180.0 | 119,628 |
| Uruguay | 6,880 | 214.0 | 114,600 | 6,880 | 214.0 | 114,600 |
| Venezuela | 39,984 | 1,224.9 | 814,067 | 39,384 | 1,224.9 | 614,067 |
| Europe. | ||||||
| Austria-Hungary | 105,397 | 3,278.2 | 2,178,556 | 105,397 | 3,278.2 | 2,178,556 |
| France | 10,513 | 327.0 | 217,304 | 10,513 | 327.0 | 217,304 |
| Germany | 90,921 | 2,780.9 | 1,879,357 | 90,921 | 2780.9 | 1,879,357 |
| Italy | 10,325 | 316.0 | 213,431 | 10,325 | 316.0 | 213,431 |
| Norway | 650 | 20.0 | 13,508 | 653 | 20.0 | 13,508 |
| Russia | 1,046,985 | 32,408.2 | 21,538,490 | 1,216,100 | 37,217.0 | 25,136,994 |
| Sweden | 3,702 | 133.3 | 76,524 | 3,702 | 133.3 | 76,524 |
| Turkey | 387 | 12.0 | 8,000 | 387 | 12.0 | 8,105 |
| United Kingdom | 2,032 | 62.5 | 42,001 | 2,032 | 62.5 | 42,001 |
| Asia. | ||||||
| China | 321,296 | 9,992.8 | 6,641,190 | 321,296 | 9,992.8 | 6,641,190 |
| India (British) | 353,147 | 10,983.4 | 7,299,554 | 369,018 | 11,479.3 | 7,753,150 |
| Japan | 34,509 | 1,073.3 | 713,300 | 34,509 | 1,073.3 | 713,300 |
| Korea | 34,918 | 1,086.0 | 721,765 | 34,918 | 1,086.0 | 721,765 |
| Malay Peninsula | 25,000 | 777.6 | 516,750 | 25,000 | 777.6 | 516,750 |
| Borneo | 4,837 | 150.6 | 100,000 | 4,837 | 150.62 | 100,000 |
| Africa. | ||||||
| Witwatersrand | 2,511,544 | 78,112.6 | 51,913,607 | 3,554,746 | 108,790.0 | 73,476,600 |
| Other districts | ||||||
| S. A. R. | 232,466 | 7,230.0 | 4,805,072 | 229,072 | 7,024.3 | 4,744,350 |
| West Coast | 24,276 | 755.0 | 501,793 | 24,276 | 742.9 | 501,793 |
| Rhodesia | 10,000 | 306.3 | 206,700 | |||
| Madagascar | 19,351 | 601.8 | 400,000 | 19,351 | 601.8 | 400,000 |
| Australasia, 7 colonies | 2,520,333 | 77,130.6 | 52,095,338 | 2,945,426 | 91,024.7 | 61,480,763 |
| Totals | 11,399,475 | 351,486.2 | $237,332,456 | 13,805,407 | 425,333.1 | $286,218,954 |
The above table, showing the estimated production of gold from all parts of the world in 1897 and 1898, is abstracted from the Annual Statistical Number of the Engineering and Mining Journal (January 1, 1899), and, although these figures may differ somewhat
