Show GOLD AND SILVER OUTPUT increase in output of yellow metal in 1906 over preceding year washington george E roberts who retired from the position of dl rector of the m nt on august 1 1907 i as completed a compilation of the statistics on production of gold and silver in the various states and terri tones of the united states tor the calendar year 1906 mr roberts esti mates the production of gold in the united states during the calendar year to have been 94 against tor the calendar year 1905 a net gain in 1906 of 6 the principal gain was in alaska chica amounted to 6 nevada s gain in gold was oregon 75 tennessee 22 arizona 55 and virginia 5 the greatest loss of gold in any state was in colliado do where there was a decrease of the next largest loss was in montana california lost washington idaho and wyoming 18 the total number of fine ounces of gold produced was 4 the total production of silver in the united states during the calendar year 1906 is given as 56 ounces of the commercial value of 38 as against fine ounces of the commercial value of 34 in 1905 the net gain in the p of silver during the calendar year 1906 in arizona was ounces california idaho and utah 1188 the loss in the production of silver during the year in montana was ounces and in colorado ounces |