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The total number therefore of certificates that have now been redeemed is 

 12,145, leaving 1,853 still outstanding. 



The locatees of all lands granted under this Act, must apply for their patents 

 for such land before ten years have expired from date of location. If this appli- 

 cation for patent is not made within the ten years, then the land comes under the 

 settlement regulations, and unless the settlement duties are proceeded with, the 

 locations are liable to cancellation. 



The Mining Industry. 



Returns made to the Ontario Bureau of Mines show that the production of the 



metalliferous mines and works of the Province for the nine months ending 30th 

 September, 1915, was as follows: The table also shows the changes as compared 

 with the same period of 1914. 



Value. Increase or Decrease. 



Gold : $5,826,941 I. $1,884,093 



Silver 8,030,469 D. 2,051,760 



Copper 2,024,658 I. 359,762 



Nickel 5,369,536 I. 1,345,980 



Iron ore 601,044 I. 221,126 



Pig iron 4,510,906 D. 1,933,307 



Cobalt ore 12,472 D. 14,091 



Cobalt metal 66,552 I. 66,552 



Nickel metal 4,762 I. 4,762 



Cobalt and Nickel oxides, etc 124,088 D. 331,403 



Notes. 

 Preciom Metals : 



The increase in the production of gold amounts to one-third. The gold 

 districts of Northern Ontario are fulfilling the prediction made several years ago, 

 that they would make good the loss caused by the waning of the silver mines of 

 Cobalt. Thus the combined value of the gold and silver output of the. first nine 

 months of the present year was only $167,661 less than for the same period of 1914, 

 notwithstanding the fact that the yield of silver fell off over 20 per cent. Part 

 of this decrease is due to the low prices which prevailed during the whole nine 

 months, but which made a sharp and decided recovery in November. In gold the 

 Porcupine mines make an excellent showing, practically every mine on the list 

 having increased its output. HoUinger continues to lead, being now coupled up 

 with Acme, whose ore is crushed under the same roof. The new producers are 

 Dome Lake in the Porcupine camp, and Dominion Reduction Company, from the 

 letter's spectacular free gold property in Munro township. 



Nipissing heads the list of silver mines at Cobalt, with Mining Corporation of 

 Canada, Coniagas, Kerr Lake, Seneca Superior and Temiskaming following in the 

 order named. Silver to the extent of 50,527 ounces, was recovered from the bullion 

 of the gold mines. 



Nickel and Copper. — The Sudbury mines are being worked to the maximum 

 capacity, and the production of nickel for the nine months nearly equals the largest 

 previous output for a full year. Over 75 per cent, of the output is made by the 

 Canadian Copper Company, but the operations of the Mond Company are now 

 more extensive than formerly, and its output has correspondingly increased. 



The yield of copper was also much greater than in the corresponding period of 

 19'14, and nearly equalled the total output of that year. It was all contained in the 

 Sudbury mattes, which are sent to Bayonne, N.J., and Clydach, "Wales, for final 

 treatment. 



