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GOLD AND SILVER.
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Mine
production of gold and silver in the United States in 1914 as reported
to the United States Geological Survey, by States and Territories, in
fine ounces and value.
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An
increase in the production of gold of $2,715,869 and a decrease in the
output of silver of 1,566,468 fine ounces are shown by the mines
reports for the United States for 1914 as compared with 1913. These
changes are in the opposite direction from those of the two preceding
years.
The
principal gold-producing States ranked as follows in 1914: California,
Colorado, Alaska, Nevada, South Dakota, Arizona, Montana, Utah, Oregon,
Philippines, Idaho, and New Mexico. No other State has produced over
$1,000,000 in the last five years. The most notable increases in gold
output in 1914 were $1,736,189 in Colorado, $624,479 in Montana, and
$503,152 in the Philippines. The largest decreases were $313,942 in
Nevada, $299,882 in Utah, $192,244 in Idaho, and $139,102 in Washington.
The
principal silver-producing States ranked as follows in 1914: Nevada,
Idaho, Montana, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and California. No
other State has produced 1,000,000 ounces of silver in any one of the
last four years. The largest increase in silver output in 1914 was
2,490,323 ounces in Idaho, and the largest decreases were 1,929,919
ounces in Utah and 1,802,741 ounces in Montana.
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