This section is from the book "Manual Of Useful Information", by J. C Thomas. Also available from Amazon: Manual of useful Information.
Gold. | Silver. | |||||
Countries. | Tons. | Value. | Ratio. | Tons. | Value. | Ratio. |
Africa...................... | 740 | $520,000,000 | 7.1 | .......... | ............ | ..... |
Australia...................... | 1,840 | 1,290,000,000 | 17.8 | .... | .......... | ..... |
Austria...................... | 460 | 325,000,000 | 4.4 | 7,930 | $305,000,000 | 4.1 |
Brazil...................... | 1,040 | 725,000,000 | 10.0 | ..... | ................ | ..... |
Germany...................... | ..... | ............... | ..... | 8,470 | 325,000,000 | 4.4 |
Mexico...................... | ..... | ................ | ..... | 78,600 | 3,040,000,000 | 40.7 |
Peru, etc...................... | ..... | ............... | ..... | 72,000 | 2,770,000,000 | 37.3 |
Russia...................... | 1,235 | 865,000,000 | 12.0 | 3,200 | 120,000,000 | 1.7 |
Spanish America......... | 2,220 | 1,550,000,000 | 21.5 | ••• | .................... | ... |
United States........... | 2,042 | 1,430,000,000 | 19.7 | 11,600 | 445 000,000 | 6.08 |
Other Countries...................... | 778 | 535,000,000 | 7.5 | 11,200 | 430,000,000 | 5.8 |
The World............................ | 10,355 | $7,240,000,000 | 100.0 | 193,000 | $7,435,000,000 | 100.0 |
The estimates in this table of gold and silver production for five hundred years (1380-1880) are made by Mulhall.
 
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