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may be vindicated and that valuable deposits may be found hereafter 

 in this vicinity. 



It is difficult to avoid the conclusion that the South American Andes 

 are somewhat less intensely mineralized in precious metals than the 

 corresponding chain in the northern continent, and that even progress 

 and enterprise will be unable to raise its production of gold and silver 

 to approach the figures attained by North America. 



APPENDIX. 



Production of gold and silver in the American Continent for 1913. 



(From the reports of the Director of the Mint and from tables in Mineral Industry). 

 [Value of 1 kilogram: Gold, $004.60; silver, $19.] 



South America: 



Venezuela 



British Guiana. 

 Dutch Guiana. 

 French Guiana. 



Brazil 



Uruguay 



Colombia 



Ecuador 



Peru 



Bolivia 



Chile 



Argentina 



Total. 



Central America . 



North America: 



Canada 



United States. 

 Mexico 



Total 



Grand total . 



Gold. 



Kilograms. Value. 



2,030 

 708 



4,590 



3,392 

 120 



4,471 

 612 

 741 

 '40 



1,000 

 34 



17,714 



4,095 



24, 976 

 133, 741 



2S, 969 



187, 6S6 



S444, 800 



1, 353, 500 



470, 400 



3, 050, 600 



2, 254, 700 



29,900 



2, 971, 700 



406,500 



492, 300 



26,600 



664,600 



2,600 



Silver. 



Kilograms. Value 



42,100 



299, 132 



81,300 



2 30, 178 



1,097 



12,168,200 453,807 8,662,400 



^800,000 



5, 6S3, 500 



1,544,700 



573,400 



20,800 



2, 721, 700 



10,598,900 

 88, 884, 400 

 19, 308, 800 



124, 792, 100 



139, 682, 000 



* 66, 427 1, 262, 100 



990,500 



2, 074, 700 



6 2,112,400 



18,984,000 

 40, 348, 100 

 40, 144. 300 



5,177,600 99,476,400 



5,697,834 109,360,900 



1 Estimated; no exact figures available. 



> Figures of 1912. 



» Probably too low. 



* For 1912: See Report of Director of the Mint for calendar year 1913, p. 247. 



b Fiscal year 1912-13. 



