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Show UTAH EIGHTH IX j GOLD PRODUCTION, THIRD IX SILVER Washington, Aug! 29. Gold and! silver to the-value of $141,543,300 i were produced during the calendar year 1916 in the United States including in-cluding Alaska. Figures of the bureau bu-reau of the mint and the geological survey;' made public today, show a gold production of 4,479,457 fine ounces valued at $92,590,300, and a silver output of 74,414,802 ounces of a value of $48,953,000. California led in the production of gold with 1,063,302 fine ounces of a value of $21,980,400. Colorado ranked second with $19,185,000; Alaska third with $16,124,800, and Nevada fourth with $9,064,700. Other states near the top of the gold list were South Dakota, $7,471,700; Montana, $4,328,400; Arizona, $4,092,800; Utah, $3,859,-000; $3,859,-000; Oregon, $1,901,500; New Mexico, Mex-ico, $1,350,000, and Idaho, $1,058,-300. $1,058,-300. The Philippine Islands produced pro-duced gold to the value of $1,514,-200. $1,514,-200. Montana led in silver production with $9,240,100; Nevada produced $9,000,600; Utah, $8,911,000; Idaho, Ida-ho, $7,611,500; Colorado, $4,967,-000; $4,967,-000; Arizona, $4,394,600; California, Califor-nia, $1,274,200; New Mexico, $1,-138,000. $1,-138,000. Gold was produced in twenty-one states and silver in twenty-four. |
