Show TRANSVAAL OUTPUT IS IN I All Al previous records to for I the hc gold ohl production production pro pro- ducton of or the South African mines ivero broken In 1906 1905 Tim The figures showing the output of t the Transvaal rans properties made mado public by tho Johannesburg chamber of mines give the total value of or tho the output for Cor the year a as arl l thus falling short by but little JUo of the which had Imd been suggested as na a the thc probable o b boum suns sum thoU that region would add to the worlds world's stock of or tho Iho yellow clow metal during the twelve months In in n question queston The following tabulation giving tho the yearly gold soll output of or ortho tho the since 1881 ISS I is of Interest 1884 1681 2 1665 1886 5 1887 2 1481 1865 1889 1869 1890 1901 1692 1893 5 1891 1893 IS' 1896 1606 Total It I will 1 be bo seen that tho the gain aln for 1908 over r o 1907 1917 was S about 9 per cent but compared compared com coin pared with the resul results pr of ot 1893 tho the last year car of full ul operations by tho Rand mines prior to tho time Boor Door war wor the tho Increase amounting to over O 2 Is equivalent equla lent Jent to per cent cr Moreover It Is 15 to lo be I observed that since tho war tho Iho result resul of I which was to lo relieve rUe c Transvaal Tran mining minim Irons from many may restrictions and ani disadvantages there thero has been bren a general and on the the whole successful endeavor or to lo conduct the operations of tho the properties on sin 81 economical basis This Is illus illus- lus- lus b by the following tabulation from runs tire the London Economist which shows shawl the tho tons of ore orr milled in Itt the time b by years ears from 1901 1901 when active e work was fully tuly resumed to 1908 e Inclusive to- to r with tho tile revenue cost and profit per Ion on A Average x Tons Ton Revenue Costs profits milled per ton per ton per ton s. s 1 d. s. s d. d G. G 1 tI 1901 J I f 38 IS 8 S 29 0 9 S 8 1905 35 33 10 27 1 2 29 9 1906 13 COO 34 31 6 G 26 6 1 3 8 6 86 G 6 1907 33 11 1 2 25 2 2 9 1908 31 1 4 17 Ii 10 13 6 In the tho period in question tho the profit prof was raised from Os 98 to 8 81 l per ton to 6 pert per t ton ton a gain ahl of no I less s than 38 per cent These heso results are sl significant aa as 11 to tire the efficiency of management which characterizes charac charac- the mines of or tins this tho tire greatest r ri Lr pic gie Ie source of the tho worlds world's gold Jold supply |