EMPIRE RESOURCES

Hokitika Guardian, 29 September 1921, Page 3

EMPIRE RESOURCES

GOLD. Since 101(1. when the product inn of Sntilli African gold amounted to 0.205.53 S ounces, the output lias decreased year by year, and the production fur 1020 -s, 151,172 ounces) was the smallest since 1010. The decrease is din- largely to natural causes, and dtllienllles in tie- supply of labour and tl-e high cost ol stores. Export ol iaw gold Iroln tho I nioii of South Africa during 1020 anioiinle i to 0.311-1,1)87 ounces, valued at £35,517,(170. as compared with shipments io tho value of 2G.0,1,0.*fx in the previous year. The yield of gold from Southern Rhodesia for the year 102il auuinnlfd to 552. IDS line ounces, valued al 23.0.56,5 ID. This is a decrease if 111.721 line ounces in weight, but an increase of 1-557,051 in vain- as compared with the previous year. 1 Exports of raw gold from Southern Rhodesia hist year amounted to 570.02 S on u res, yaliicd at 22, 125.210. as computed with 616,/OS ounces, valued at 22,1~0,57S in 1010.

Increased costs have adversely a 115 eted gold mining in Swaziland, and with the exception ol a little work at the Mlcmlie gold mine nothing was done in 11)111-20. The output of gold was milt- 33.(if) ounces, valued at about 21(58.

For several years gold mining has been carried on in the Tati district of the Beolituuialand Protectorate. The operations have been conducted on null a small scale, and the output for 11)1320 was 1.771 ounces of gold and 111 ounces of silver, ol a total value ot 27.311).

The value of the •mid produced "> the Cold Coast during HUH iinniunt_ed to Cl .27>1,27i5, ora decease of. C53,27H as compared with the production dining the previous year. Ihe total number of ounces of line gold obtained was •_>•ln.i ; w hile the number of tons mined and treated was T32.U31, Iroin which •_»<) I ..-.07 ounces ol gold were obtained. 11l Ashanti the production ol gold during Ihl'd iiniounied to HH.270 ounces. This was almost the same (pianlily as in litis when HH.27S oune.s were recovered. The value of the production was C l-’l .tIDG, as compared wit i !M21.73ti in the previous year. The output of gold in Western Aus - tialia during HUH amounted i" ‘31,H08 line ounces, valued at C 3.1 l*. 1 13, a ( compared w ilh 870,7.1 I line ounces, r alucd al C 3,723,153, in I'.'lS. If the proposal to com.t met a railway IT-,,111 Croydon to Fursayth. l.lmviis. laud, is carried out i* would moan i revival ol mining opeiatiniis on the Kt bridge. At a number ol -mall mines parcels of gold-bearing s.rtic Were raised last year, hill there are large deposits ol low-grade ore ! 1 ■ *"1 1 not yet Ihh*ii worked. suit! ■'ln<‘ * cm only receive attention with railway communication. \ li, t, gold reel’ lias Loco discovered ill tlic Maryborough : Victoria . district of Australia, yielding nearly six ounces to the ton. From New /•aland tile value of gold exported during IH-B amounted CK53.718, as against 1'1,331.-IOT m IHIH.’ The value of the gold prodiieuon _ol Canada during IH2O was 8 1 ’b' 1 ' as c.impi.ied with ' $ Id,Sod, 123 in The produetioli amounted to ,mines. While the total value has shown slight increases during the past two years, the production is si ill less than that obtained ill lHlti, when Ihe lotal was over SIH,(XH>,OOI>, or m IDliti, when a maximum of nearly s2S.Htlii,(Hi;i was obtained. The production of gold m l"dn. durin„ l <) 1<) amounted to U,IHI ounces with PI,HPi in PUS. The qiuintitv of gold placed on tinmarket hv the Federated Mi.h.ySliitrs (loi ino Bill) was 18,--IH2 ounces, ol wine i (iiiautitv the Ranh Mine produce,l |.-,.3(!( : . ounces. The approximate va.ue of the aiitput was C73,1(1(1, a slight advance mi the previous yisir. The export of gold I'rmw I lie Siul-iu (lurin'' 1H2I) amounted to 112 kilos, valued at €K.!7,8H2, as against 21. kilos., valued at £lS.2(i,.|H, m the previoiis year,