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GOLD AND SILVER.
(GENERAL REPORT.)
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By J. P. Dunlop.
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PRODUCTION.
DOMESTIC PRODUCTION.
Approximate distribution, by producing States and Territories, of the production of gold and silver in the United States in 1919.a
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The figures in this table were obtained through cooperation beÂÂÂtween the United States Bureau of the Mint and the United States Geological Survey and were agreed upon after conference and adjustÂÂÂment between the two bureaus. They are therefore final for both.
The totals are based on bullion deposits in the United States mints and assay offices and on returns to the Bureau of the Mint from the smelting and refining companies. The distribution is adjusted by means of information collected by the United States Geological Survey directly from the producing mints, and tabulated for the mines reports later discussed. The data for the total production and in part for the
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