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THOS. W. GIBSON, Deputy Minister
Bulletin No. 86
Final Summary of Mineral Statistics for l 931 and
Metal Production of Ontario
. j-
for the
By
W. R. Rogers and A.C. Young
PRINTED BY ORDER OF
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF ONTARIO
TORONTO
Printed and Published by Herbert H. Ball, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty Dec. 5, 1932
TABLE I. SUMMARY OF MINERAL STATISTICS OF ONTARIO FOR 1931 Product (tons of 2,000 Ib.)
METALLIC:
GoldSilver. .OZ.M
Copper metallic and in concentrates, Ih exported . . . "((
Nickel, metallic and contained in speiss
U . OZ.
Cobalt in metal, oxides, salts and residues " Ih((
Lead, pig, and in concentrates exported . "
IV^nlvriHpTi if~p r*rvnppTif"t"ji't'pc PYrMrrfpH
Total NON-METALLIC:
Gypsum.
Peat
Salt
Total.
STRUCTURAL MATERIALS:
Hydrated lime
Stone: limestone, trap, granite, etc. . . Total...
CLAY PRODUCTS:
" structural, roofing and floor.
Sewer pipe, copings, flue-linings, etc . . Pottery
Haydite.
Total GRAND TOTAL.
tons tonsIba
u ((
(( ((
K
gals u. ft tons bbls
ton M tonU
bbls tons tonsM
uu uu
Quantity 2,085,815 6,603,027 13,240,120 99,642,505 33,693,483 28,972,201
3,920,181 91,643 16,899 7,331 521,051 985,633 1,222
3,575,936 35 7,962 60 548 40 53,358 6,508 1,049 197,540 7,419,534 122,364 504 97,888 231,329 279 11,806
3,470,056 34,284 113,267 6,663,972 27,378 4,051,070
59,879,592 44,204,620 259,239 1,945,620 10,210,935
Value 43,117,615 S
1,880,860 728,206 8,178,863
^ 15,005,080 2,812,834 32,108 3,532 651,179 41,987 280 72,452,544 135,170 456 100,119 840 32,149 620 374,469 65,080 23,465 8,578 4,635,497 1,096 219,993 148,642 13,702 1,760,388 122,044 7,642,308 5,006,826 379,996 841,194 2,317,015 253,228 3,197,297 11,995,556 1,278,954
662,777 16,829 33,321 244,368 378,193 696,694 73,860 167,533 3,552,799 95,643,207
Employees 7,891
770
(i)4,502
kc) 160 57 13,380
(c) 36 15517 16 14 1,241
123 42 233 36 1,913 664 j 287 647 93 1,039 2,730
- 1,404
1,404 19,427
Wages 12,762,008 S
1,001,412
6,839,235
193,234 48,122 20,844,011
16,528 9,941 87,263
6,019 5,331 1,383,286 89,590 24,983 259,646
29,419 1,912,006 798,168 216,337 602,933
72,762 821,542 2,511,742
1,159,701
1,159,701 26,427,460 (a) Copper in matte valued at 5^ cents per pound.
(b) Employees and wages for nickel-copper mines, smelters and refineries includes statistics of the Ontario Refining Company for the first time.
(c) Employees and wages for silver-cobalt smelters and refineries.
(d) Tonnage given is sulphur content of sulphuric acid, no iron pyrite sold in 1931.
(e) No deduction made for lime consumed in manufacturing.
Summary and Forecast
Summary.—Returns received by the Ontario Department of Mines from the metal mines, smelters, and refining works of the Province for the nine months ending September 30, 1932, covering quantities and values of products marketed, are tabulated below. For purposes of comparison, figures are given for the corresponding period of 1931. Tons throughout are short tons of 2,000 pounds.
ONTARIO'S METALLIC PRODUCTION FIRST NINE MONTHS 1931 AND 1932
Product
Gold. . . . .oz.
Silver... "
Copper, metallic, and in ores ex-
Nirtpl mptallir "
Nickel content of oxides salts and Cobalt, metallic and metal content of
oxides, salts and unseparated oxides "
Bismuth . . . "
Lead , pig, and in concentrates exported "
Total.. . ... . . . . .. .... . .. . .
Quantity 1931
1,526,887 5,111,504 44,988 42,972 4,095 14,831 11,861 2,335,396
12*200 418,505
7,331 972,388
1932 1,689,381 4,769,532 41,762 22,876
5,832 22,876 6,113 1,276,647 337,859
10,939 60,955
Value S 1931
31,563,559 1,420,118 1,322,979 7,398,157
491,403 12,618,435 23,180 509,085
7,331 41,568 55,395,815
1932 34,922,598
1,510,085 1,363,075 3,084,188
466,539 6,236,846
383,517 8,204 1,586 47,976,638
*Copper in matte valued by the Department at 6 cents per pound in 1931, and at 4 cents in 1932.
|An arbitrary valuation as heretofore has been placed on the nickel content of matte exported which allows for the cost of refining abroad. The total value, therefore, of the nickel output represents the value in Canada of nickel in its various forms, and not the price of the refined metal in the markets of the world.
Forecast.—The value of contracts awarded in Ontario, covering residential, business and engineering construction during the first 10 months of 1932 according to MacLean Building Review was only 41 per cent, of that for the corresponding period of 1931. The figure was 44.9 millions of dollars in 1932 as against 109.4 millions in 1931. Building permits in 30 Ontario cities, as compiled by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics, had a valuation for the 10 months of S13,461,984 or 36 per cent, of the corresponding figure for 1931, which was ^37,362,543.
Using the above information, also reports to the Department for the half year and nine months, as well as monthly figures of output collected by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics for the more important non-metallic items, an estimate of Ontario's mineral output for the calendar year 1932 has been made, and with it final figures for 1931 are given:
MINERAL OUTPUT IN 1931, AND ESTIMATE FOR 1932 Calendar Year Group
Metals Non-metals
Total
1931 (final) S72,452,544 . 7,642,308 11,995,556 3,552,799 S95,643,207
1932 (estimate) 864,000,000
7,090,000 5,000,000 1,500,000 77,500,000
Gold
During the first nine months of 1932 the total output of gold from all sources showed an increase of 10.64 per cent, over the corresponding period of the previous year; the figures were 1,689,381 fine ounces valued at ^34,922,598 as against 1,526,887 fine ounces worth #31,563,559.
ONTARIO GOLD OUTPUT (JAN. l - SEPT. 30, 1932)
Area
PORCUPINE Ankerite2 .
Total
KIRKLAND LAKE
Teck-Hughes.
Toburn
Wright-Hargreaves . . , . . . . . Total
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO Minto.
Moss.
Parkhill
R. N. Palmer (Schreiber) . . . Total
Total for gold mines. . . . MISCELLANEOUS Nickel-copper refining.
Other Ores...
Total . . . . Total gold output FIRST NINE MONTHS, 1931 Porcupine
Kirkland Lake
Northwestern Ontario. . . . Total (9 months, 1931).
milledOre tons
30,228 108,054 399,950 1,291,089 26,812 534,885 79,478 2,190 2,472,686 26,498 41,693 613,511 73,041 356,100 5,198 220,694 1,336,735 242,798
14,252 15,972 12,837 58 285,917 4,095,338
2,292,231 1,250,965 156,306 3,699,502
Gold Bullion Shipped Gold content
oz.
6,359 31,544 148,342 359,921 3,474 193,462 16,735 108 759,945 5,602 20,040 452,641 30,391 218,561 3,273 129,411 859,919 41,226
6,068 5,153 6,101 125 58,674 1,678,538 10,465 378 10,843 1,689,381 715,698 768,564 31,874 10,751 1,526,887
S
131,458 652,077 3,066,514 7,440,224 71,804 3,999,211 345,939 2,229 15,709,456 115,808 414,267 9,356,922 628,229 4,518,060 67,664 2,675,165 17,776,115 852,211 125,446 106,526 126,108 2,592 1,212,883 34,698,454 216,331 7,813 224,144 34,922,598 14,794,795 15,887,624 658,898 222,242 31,563,559
Silver content oz.
4,046 702 23,461 69,051 40,782 344 2,281 36 140,703 2,408 638 77,447 8,430 22,475 19,757294 131,449 15,466 31,322 192 393 10 47,383 319,535
131,359 124,640 11,348 267,347
ft 1,137 190 6,604 19,276 11,510 97 635 9 39,458 176 668 21,078 2,276 6,258 5,51080 36,046 4,293 8,434 53 109 3 12,892 88,396
36,431 34,482 3,106 74,019
Total value 1
1 131,648 653,214 3,073,118 7,459,500 71,901 4,010,721 346,574 2,238 15,748,914 115,984 414,935 9,378,000 630,505 4,524,318 67,744 2,680,675 17,812,161 856,504 125.499 114,960 126,217 2,595 1,225,775 34,786,850
14,831,226 15,922,106 662,004 31,415,336 lln addition to the values given, exchange compensation amounted to 31,871,067.54 at Porcupine; 82,419,028.46 at Kirkland Lake, and 5160,192.75 in Northwestern Ontario, or a total of S4,450,288.75 from the gold mines.
2Now being operated by Buffalo Ankerite Gold Mines, Ltd.
In addition to the 1932 valuation shown, which is based on the standard value per ounce, namely, 1*20.671834, producers received exchange compensation of S4,477,992 or a total of 139,372,887 in Canadian funds. At this rate the estimated value of Ontario's gold for the calendar year 1932 would be 152,500,000 in Canadian funds, or 147,000,000 on the gold standard.
The table which follows takes the gold mines of the Province by groups and credits them with the value of the silver which is recovered with the gold.
The total value of the production during the first nine months of 1932 is the largest yet recorded. The total value (gold and silver) of the output from January to September inclusive from the several areas during the past eight years is given, exclusive of exchange compensation, in the table below:
Nine Months 1925...
1926...
1927...
1928...
1929.... ... ... ....
1930...
1931...
1932...
Porcupine S 18,489,943 18,019,550 17,373,624 14,743,830 14,247,891 12,887,596 14,831,226 15,748,914
Kirkland Lake 14,029,951
5,206,829 6,775,878 9,021,476 10,482,020 12,573,731 15,807,825 17,812,161
N.W. Ontario and Miscellaneous Mines
S3, 495 4,594 13,273108 288,947 662,004 1,225,775
Total
#22,523,389 23,230,973 24,149,502 23,765,414 24,743,184 25,750,274 31,301,055 34,786,850
During the same periods the tonnages milled were as follows:- 1925...
1926...
1927...
1928...
1929... ....
1930...
1931...
1932..
Tons 2,235,713 2,352,747 2,610,413 2,365,592 2,186,889 1,856,285 2,292,231 2,472,686
Tons 274,637 359,526 561,985 776,680 816,573 898,540 1,235,145 1,336,735
Tons 864 2,598 70,572 156,306 285,917
Tons 2,510,350 2,712,837 3,172,398 3,142,272 3,006,060 2,825,397 3,683,682 4,095,338 It will be noted that value of output from Kirkland Lake exceeded that of Porcupine by over two million dollars and this from an ore tonnage only 54 per cent, of the latter. Although Kirkland Lake supplanted Porcupine in 1931, production of the former camp is below the Porcupine figures of 1925 and 1926.
Twenty-one gold mines were active during the period. In addition five other properties made small shipments for which returns were received. Of the large gold producers the leader in point of value was the Lake Shore with S9,356,922 (exclusive of the silver contents) followed in order by Hollinger S7,440,224, Teck-Hughes #4,518,060, Mcintyre S3,999,211, Dome 13,066,514 and Wright-Hargreaves 2,675,165. The above six mines produced 131,056,096 or 98.4 per cent, of the total provincial output. While the percentage value of the recovery by the other small shippers is low, there are possibilities of growth not only individually but also by the bringing in of new mines. As a case in point, the Ashley joined the list of producers in November. At Porcupine the March mill ceased operations July 17, while that of the Ankerite resumed milling May l, leaving six mines active. The Hayden mill operated for a short time but shut down in July pending the installation of cyanide equipment. At Kirkland Lake the list of producers was extended by Toburn, formerly the Tough-Oakes- Burnside which reopened its mill August 4, and thus the list of active properties
in that camp totalled seven at the end of the period. Reports that new ore at the Croesus in Munro township had been found may result in an addition to the output next year. It will be remembered that this property produced some phenomenal ore during the war years. In Northwestern Ontario the Howey, Parkhill, Minto, and Moss together produced in the neighbourhood of S125,000 per month. In addition development is now going on at several old gold properties in this area, which includes Lake of the Woods, and some of these may be expected to produce gold economically.
As regards the new fields of Swayze, Three-Duck Lakes and Matachewan some excellent surface showings have been uncovered. The Swayze area in particular offers good opportunities for capital inasmuch as the gold has been found at widely separated points and the field would appear to be extensive
Silver-Cobalt
Silver from all sources in Ontario marketed during the first nine months totalled 4,769,532 fine ounces valued at #1,510,085 as against 5,111,504 ounces worth 11,420,118 during the corresponding period of the previous year. Of the total sold during this year 319,535 ounces were contained in the crude gold bullion recovered by the gold mines. The refining of nickel-copper mattes furnished 399,853 ounces, while the remainder or 4,050,144 ounces were recovered from silver-cobalt ores.
The shipments of ore and concentrate from the Cobalt area as reported by the T. St N.O. Railway were 1,772.06 tons to Deloro; 596 tons to West St. John for export and 411.33 tons to Trail, B.C., or a total of 2,779.39 tons.
The price of silver on the New York market reached a high point of 30.136 cents per ounce in February and then showed a gradual decline for the remainder of the period, the average for the nine months being 28.422 cents. The average for the same period in 1931 was 28.058 cents per ounce. The silver market is therefore seen to have been a declining one. This condition has unfortunately continued and, on December 2, New York spot silver was quoted at 25 cents per fine ounce, the lowest level in history. The previous low level was 25^4 cents established on February 16, 1931, and repeated on November 26 of this year.
Silver production in Ontario, therefore, has been pursued under the difficulty of extreme low prices. This condition has been in some measure offset by the production of the metal cobalt, which is found with the silver. Cobalt producers finding a ready market in Ontario for their output, and production has been well maintained during the period as will be noted in the table on page 3.
Nickel-Copper
An examination of the accompanying statistics of output by the nickel-copper industry during the first nine months of the past four years shows that 1930 was the period of greatest production as regards both quantity and value. The marked decrease in the 1932 figures can be explained by the slowing down during August and September of this year. The official statement on July 27 by Donald McAskill, General Manager, was as follows:
Owing to the continued uncertain condition of business, the International Nickel Company has decided to further curtail operations. The electrolytic department at Port Colborne will be closed down for a period of three months, beginning August 1. Also the output from the Coniston plant and Garson and Creighton mines will be discontinued for a like period. There is no change contemplated in the output of the Frood mine or the Copper Cliff plants. In accordance with the policy in the past the company will take care for its employees where necessary during the period of the shut down.
At the time of writing this announcement still applies. Later in the year R. C. Stanley, President of the company, gave the following statement to the shareholders:
Your company has good reason to believe that the overdue revival in home building will become an important factor in reviving the metal industries. In due course, Nickel and "Monel Metal" and other alloys of high nickel content should benefit largely.
This excerpt is from the letter to shareholders accompanying the financial statement for the quarter ending September 30. The statement reflects an upturn in business. Earnings were |871,689 as compared with |470,932 for the second quarter of the year, and the net loss on operations was reduced from 1629,327 to 1199,097 after allowing for fixed charges.
NICKEL-COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING, 1929-1932
Product
Ore delivered
Ore smelted . . . . Nickel content
Copper content Matte exported
Matte treated in Ontario Nickel (metallic) Converter copper* . Output of precious Metals:
Gold...
Silver
KK . ....lb.((
. ....lb.u . ....lb.u
u
u
First nine months 1929
1,466,356 1,495,829 95,411 86,244,108 64,699,643 17,553 16,386,989 11,692,066 78,990 52,454,054 8,172,884 50,007,324
3,868 278,627
1930 1,641,643 1,779,066 122,396 91,581,560 102,333,453 27,808 33,081,041 10,224,620 113,607 47,220,052 3,402,100 93,395,091
12,620 753,495
1931 1,374,725 1,552,310 82,627 67,163,687 63,444,209 24,395 29,661,980 8,190,049 64,739 23,722,619 2,276,116 87,571,169
10,742 586,753
1932 660,655 662,541 29,759 26,855,872 19,914,385 15,203 12,043,012 11,663,487 6,651 12,225,708 1,229,344 46,244,820 10,465 399,853
*Converter or blister copper is about 95.7 per cent. pure. The average price of electrolytic copper on the New York market for the nine months was 8.608 cents a pound in 1931 and 5.665 cents in 1932.
During the period four mines were operated, namely, the Creighton, Frood and Garson owned by the International Nickel Company of Canada, and the Falconbridge mine of the Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd. In the table it will be noticed that the ore delivered during the period fell off more than 50 per cent.
Statistics on platinum metals are collected half yearly. At the end of June the total production of metals of the platinum group was reported as 41,762 fine ounces worth 11,363,075.
Pig Iron, Steel, Ferro-Alloys and Coke
The trend of the iron and steel industry in Ontario during the first mine months of 1932, as compared with the corresponding periods of the last two years, is well indicated by the figures presented in the table below. In common with the experience of practically every producing country, the Canadian iron industry shows the same tendency of downward production. The figures reflect the depression and greatly lowered prices of commodities prevailing during the past three years which resulted in the slowing up of business. During the period, two of the three pig iron plants in Ontario were active and in the third quarter only the Steel Company of Canada operated. Two pig iron producers and five
other firms made steel, while twelve plants in addition to two blast furnace companies manufactured coke. The figures of production follow:
PIG IRON, STEEL, FERRO-ALLOYS, AND COKE STATISTICS, 1929-1931*
Schedule
Basic...
Malleable.
Ingots. . . . . "
Prices per long ton:
Foundry No. 1 (Montreal) . . . . .fy Steel billets (Hamilton) . . . .|
Apparent consumption . . . . "
1929 996,602 577,861 376,976 48,255 152,630 71 S 21 S 697,510 17,705 57 93?
20.504.40 25.50 24.50 36.00 1,219,339 789,501 1,781 2,007,057
First nin(
1930 789,437 452,971 273,256 56,012 123,703 514,598 499,945 14,653 50 4-90 20.254.40 24.00 24.00 35.33 1,149,866 758,821 1,908,396291
; months 1931 493,919 271,703 185,447 27,296 58,960 383,361 372,129 1 1 232 3Q 96?
18.004.65 23.80 23.80 34.00 836,199 556,713 1,392,806106
1932 166,436
96,219 61,336 13,826 21,057 202,311 199,811 2,500 10,957 18.004.65 23.80 23.80 34.00 807,996 419,463 1,227,459
*Supplied by Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
