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Historical Silver Production, 1493–1927

A historical data explorer · Bureau of Mines, 1930

Explore how the reported geography and scale of silver production changed across 435 years. Read the long periods as averages, follow the annual world series, and examine the ore classes behind U.S. output.

01 / Analysis

Read the source on its own terms

The Bureau of Mines compiled world, country and U.S. ore-source statistics to support mineral-economic research. Its opening argument connects silver output to other nonferrous mining because much silver was recovered alongside other metals. The data begin in 1493; the report also discusses earlier mining, which is outside this statistical coverage.

Published in 1930, with the manuscript completed in November 1929 and series ending in 1927. Early periods are historical estimates, not modern annual measurements. The 66-page archived scan includes the full Table 46 foldout. This release transcribes Table 1, Table 5, Table 6 quantities and regional shares, Table 12, and Table 45; the foldout remains a linked source, not a fully digitized dataset. [1]

A fine ounce means a troy ounce of silver at 1,000 fineness. Long-period totals and their reported annual means have different time bases. The publication year, 1930, is separate from the observation years, which end in 1927. [1]

Historical cumulative output is not all silver ever mined: production before 1493 lies outside the tabulated series. It is also not a measure of metal remaining above ground, mine reserves or silver available for delivery. [1]

02 / Analysis

Compare period averages, not invented annual data

The bars use the non-overlapping century groups in Table 1. Each bar represents the source’s rounded annual average over its full date range. The accompanying table retains all 18 published summaries, including overlapping periods that must not be added together. [1]

World production across five broad periods

Linear scale · 0–200,000,000 fine oz/year

  1. 1493–16007,000,000 fine oz/year
  2. 1601–170013,000,000 fine oz/year
  3. 1701–180018,000,000 fine oz/year
  4. 1801–190051,000,000 fine oz/year
  5. 1901–1927200,000,000 fine oz/year
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Table 1 · rounded, overlapping summaries
PeriodYearsPeriod total [fine oz]Published annual mean [fine oz/year]Published share of 1493–1927 [%]
1493–1600108747,000,0007,000,0005.2
1601–17001001,272,000,00013,000,0008.9
1701–18001001,833,000,00018,000,00012.8
1801–19001005,099,000,00051,000,00035.5
1901–1927275,406,000,000200,000,00037.6
1493–18883967,067,000,00018,000,00049.2
1889–1927397,289,000,000187,000,00050.8
1493–18003083,852,000,00013,000,00026.9
1801–1850501,064,000,00021,000,0007.4
1851–1875251,036,000,00041,000,0007.2
1876–1900252,999,000,000120,000,00020.9
1851–1900504,035,000,00081,000,00028.1
1901–1910101,830,000,000183,000,00012.7
1911–1920101,958,000,000196,000,00013.6
1921–192551,113,000,000223,000,0007.8
1901–1925254,901,000,000196,000,00034.1
1926–19272505,000,000253,000,0003.5
1493–192743514,357,000,00033,000,000100.0
Economic Paper 8 · Table 1 · Troy ounces, 1,000 fine; calendar years. Source quantities are reproduced at their reported precision.Download CSV · Open source page ↗ · Download figure SVG

03 / Analysis

Follow the annual world series, 1876–1927

Annual world mine production

Annual world output, 1876–1927The 52 source quantities are available in View table. The line connects reported annual values.0100200300Million fine ounces1876: 66,932,201 fine ounces1877: 74,174,990 fine ounces1878: 78,291,041 fine ounces1879: 78,876,244 fine ounces1880: 77,902,694 fine ounces1881: 84,487,883 fine ounces1882: 88,274,154 fine ounces1883: 89,956,458 fine ounces1884: 82,307,566 fine ounces1885: 91,997,703 fine ounces1886: 95,484,904 fine ounces1887: 97,148,513 fine ounces1888: 110,030,745 fine ounces1889: 126,564,054 fine ounces1890: 134,429,165 fine ounces1891: 138,283,427 fine ounces1892: 154,377,339 fine ounces1893: 166,594,198 fine ounces1894: 164,829,094 fine ounces1895: 167,744,560 fine ounces1896: 157,321,170 fine ounces1897: 160,765,331 fine ounces1898: 169,537,121 fine ounces1899: 168,806,306 fine ounces1900: 173,688,775 fine ounces1901: 173,100,586 fine ounces1902: 162,936,273 fine ounces1903: 167,814,265 fine ounces1904: 164,274,497 fine ounces1905: 172,393,042 fine ounces1906: 165,998,018 fine ounces1907: 184,784,361 fine ounces1908: 204,103,994 fine ounces1909: 213,391,993 fine ounces1910: 221,428,092 fine ounces1911: 227,128,987 fine ounces1912: 225,899,157 fine ounces1913: 227,519,787 fine ounces1914: 177,246,560 fine ounces1915: 189,454,264 fine ounces1916: 174,632,240 fine ounces1917: 179,890,233 fine ounces1918: 203,428,269 fine ounces1919: 179,931,884 fine ounces1920: 173,345,280 fine ounces1921: 171,580,712 fine ounces1922: 209,828,662 fine ounces1923: 246,275,858 fine ounces1924: 239,680,209 fine ounces1925: 245,280,193 fine ounces1926: 253,806,386 fine ounces1927: 251,396,555 fine ounces187618861896190619161927
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Table 5 · annual world production
Calendar yearWorld quantity [fine oz]
187666,932,201
187774,174,990
187878,291,041
187978,876,244
188077,902,694
188184,487,883
188288,274,154
188389,956,458
188482,307,566
188591,997,703
188695,484,904
188797,148,513
1888110,030,745
1889126,564,054
1890134,429,165
1891138,283,427
1892154,377,339
1893166,594,198
1894164,829,094
1895167,744,560
1896157,321,170
1897160,765,331
1898169,537,121
1899168,806,306
1900173,688,775
1901173,100,586
1902162,936,273
1903167,814,265
1904164,274,497
1905172,393,042
1906165,998,018
1907184,784,361
1908204,103,994
1909213,391,993
1910221,428,092
1911227,128,987
1912225,899,157
1913227,519,787
1914177,246,560
1915189,454,264
1916174,632,240
1917179,890,233
1918203,428,269
1919179,931,884
1920173,345,280
1921171,580,712
1922209,828,662
1923246,275,858
1924239,680,209
1925245,280,193
1926253,806,386
1927251,396,555
Economic Paper 8 · Table 5 · Troy ounces, 1,000 fine; calendar years. Source quantities are reproduced at their reported precision.Download CSV · Open source page ↗ · Download figure SVG

Calculated from Table 5, world output fell 22.10% between 1913 and 1914. On printed page 6, the authors attribute roughly 43 million ounces of the approximately 50 million-ounce decline to disruption in Mexico during the revolution. That explanation is the report’s interpretation, rather than a causal estimate produced by this chart. [1]

The line connects the 52 reported calendar-year quantities. It does not interpolate observations before 1876. The report’s discussion of future output was written in 1929 and is not a present forecast. [1]

04 / Analysis

Compare the source’s producing territories

Select a period and compare quantity or calculated share of that period’s world total. Rankings include the source’s regional and unallocated groupings, clearly labeled in the table. Multi-year quantities are period totals; 1926 and 1927 are annual quantities. [1]

Producing territories and source groupings

1493–1927 · period total

Reported quantity · world denominator 14,356,724,911 fine ounces. Bars show the top 12 numeric source areas; the table includes all areas and unreported cells.

Linear scale · 0–5,123,242,279 fine oz

  1. Mexico5,123,242,279 fine oz
  2. United States2,995,643,236 fine oz
  3. Bolivia1,567,624,166 fine oz
  4. Peru1,349,052,029 fine oz
  5. Canada539,449,516 fine oz
  6. Germany496,917,138 fine oz
  7. Australia458,099,584 fine oz
  8. Austria325,098,355 fine oz
  9. Chile294,944,645 fine oz
  10. Japan243,176,024 fine oz
  11. Spain200,990,531 fine oz
  12. Russia93,404,949 fine oz

World total minus numeric territory sum: -1 fine ounces. Printed values are retained.

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Table 6 · 1493–1927
Source territory / groupingQuantity [fine oz]Calculated world share [%]Source qualification
Mexico5,123,242,27935.69Historical source grouping
United States2,995,643,23620.87Historical source grouping
Bolivia1,567,624,16610.92Historical source grouping
Peru1,349,052,0299.40Historical source grouping
Canada539,449,5163.76Historical source grouping
Germany496,917,1383.46Historical source grouping
Australia458,099,5843.19Historical source grouping
Austria325,098,3552.26Austria-Hungary prior to 1918.
Chile294,944,6452.05Historical source grouping
Japan243,176,0241.69Historical source grouping
Spain200,990,5311.40Includes Portugal.
Russia93,404,9490.65Historical source grouping
Colombia92,506,0020.64Historical source grouping
Central America78,842,6910.55Regional grouping, not a single country.
France71,242,8900.50Historical source grouping
Undistributed Europe69,000,0000.48Source grouping retained.
India46,071,3820.32Historical source grouping
Norway45,859,6430.32Historical source grouping
Greece45,428,1120.32Historical source grouping
Italy40,477,6510.28Historical source grouping
United Kingdom31,465,6560.22Historical source grouping
New Zealand25,003,0140.17Historical source grouping
Union of South Africa24,691,0960.17Includes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915.
Turkey24,030,4630.17Serbia included under Turkey prior to 1876.
Netherland East Indies22,094,0350.15Historical source grouping
Sweden11,378,3460.08Historical source grouping
Argentina11,179,0790.08Historical source grouping
Czechoslovakia7,051,6240.05Historical source grouping
Rhodesia4,301,5670.03Historical source grouping
Brazil4,077,7880.03Historical source grouping
German Southwest Africa3,022,4860.02Included under Union of South Africa since 1915.
Algeria2,630,6950.02Historical source grouping
Poland1,266,3200.01Historical source grouping
Venezuela1,113,0650.01Historical source grouping
China1,098,7850.01Historical source grouping
Ecuador1,048,6700.01Historical source grouping
Guianas, Uruguay, and others888,2850.01Source grouping retained.
Taiwan737,0280.01Historical source grouping
Rumania606,7340.00Historical source grouping
Yugoslavia523,6310.00Serbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876.
Other Africa463,4960.00Historical source grouping
Chosen462,0290.00Historical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment.
Philippine Islands351,3160.00Historical source grouping
Belgian Congo125,1980.00Historical source grouping
Indo-China28,3450.00Historical source grouping
Various15,3380.00Unallocated source category.

1493–1600 · period total

Reported quantity · world denominator 746,932,166 fine ounces. Bars show the top 9 numeric source areas; the table includes all areas and unreported cells.

Linear scale · 0–355,360,000 fine oz

  1. Bolivia355,360,000 fine oz
  2. Peru94,360,000 fine oz
  3. Mexico90,410,000 fine oz
  4. Austria87,770,000 fine oz
  5. Germany50,300,000 fine oz
  6. Undistributed Europe36,000,000 fine oz
  7. Japan25,000,000 fine oz
  8. Colombia4,100,000 fine oz
  9. Sweden3,632,166 fine oz

World total minus numeric territory sum: 0 fine ounces. Printed values are retained.

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Table 6 · 1493–1600
Source territory / groupingQuantity [fine oz]Calculated world share [%]Source qualification
Bolivia355,360,00047.58Historical source grouping
Peru94,360,00012.63Historical source grouping
Mexico90,410,00012.10Historical source grouping
Austria87,770,00011.75Austria-Hungary prior to 1918.
Germany50,300,0006.73Historical source grouping
Undistributed Europe36,000,0004.82Source grouping retained.
Japan25,000,0003.35Historical source grouping
Colombia4,100,0000.55Historical source grouping
Sweden3,632,1660.49Historical source grouping
AlgeriaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
ArgentinaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
AustraliaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Belgian CongoUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
BrazilUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
CanadaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Central AmericaUnreportedUnreportedRegional grouping, not a single country.
ChileUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
ChinaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
ChosenUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment.
CzechoslovakiaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
EcuadorUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
FranceUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
German Southwest AfricaUnreportedUnreportedIncluded under Union of South Africa since 1915.
GreeceUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Guianas, Uruguay, and othersUnreportedUnreportedSource grouping retained.
IndiaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Indo-ChinaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
ItalyUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Netherland East IndiesUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
New ZealandUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
NorwayUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Other AfricaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Philippine IslandsUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
PolandUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
RhodesiaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
RumaniaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
RussiaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
SpainUnreportedUnreportedIncludes Portugal.
TaiwanUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
TurkeyUnreportedUnreportedSerbia included under Turkey prior to 1876.
Union of South AfricaUnreportedUnreportedIncludes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915.
United KingdomUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
United StatesUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
VariousUnreportedUnreportedUnallocated source category.
VenezuelaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
YugoslaviaUnreportedUnreportedSerbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876.

1601–1700 · period total

Reported quantity · world denominator 1,271,922,450 fine ounces. Bars show the top 12 numeric source areas; the table includes all areas and unreported cells.

Linear scale · 0–456,860,000 fine oz

  1. Bolivia456,860,000 fine oz
  2. Peru332,440,000 fine oz
  3. Mexico306,650,000 fine oz
  4. Japan75,000,000 fine oz
  5. Austria30,220,000 fine oz
  6. Germany26,560,000 fine oz
  7. Undistributed Europe20,000,000 fine oz
  8. Colombia11,200,000 fine oz
  9. Norway10,970,000 fine oz
  10. Sweden1,952,450 fine oz
  11. Brazil50,000 fine oz
  12. Chile20,000 fine oz

World total minus numeric territory sum: 0 fine ounces. Printed values are retained.

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Table 6 · 1601–1700
Source territory / groupingQuantity [fine oz]Calculated world share [%]Source qualification
Bolivia456,860,00035.92Historical source grouping
Peru332,440,00026.14Historical source grouping
Mexico306,650,00024.11Historical source grouping
Japan75,000,0005.90Historical source grouping
Austria30,220,0002.38Austria-Hungary prior to 1918.
Germany26,560,0002.09Historical source grouping
Undistributed Europe20,000,0001.57Source grouping retained.
Colombia11,200,0000.88Historical source grouping
Norway10,970,0000.86Historical source grouping
Sweden1,952,4500.15Historical source grouping
Brazil50,0000.00Historical source grouping
Chile20,0000.00Historical source grouping
AlgeriaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
ArgentinaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
AustraliaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Belgian CongoUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
CanadaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Central AmericaUnreportedUnreportedRegional grouping, not a single country.
ChinaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
ChosenUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment.
CzechoslovakiaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
EcuadorUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
FranceUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
German Southwest AfricaUnreportedUnreportedIncluded under Union of South Africa since 1915.
GreeceUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Guianas, Uruguay, and othersUnreportedUnreportedSource grouping retained.
IndiaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Indo-ChinaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
ItalyUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Netherland East IndiesUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
New ZealandUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Other AfricaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Philippine IslandsUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
PolandUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
RhodesiaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
RumaniaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
RussiaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
SpainUnreportedUnreportedIncludes Portugal.
TaiwanUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
TurkeyUnreportedUnreportedSerbia included under Turkey prior to 1876.
Union of South AfricaUnreportedUnreportedIncludes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915.
United KingdomUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
United StatesUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
VariousUnreportedUnreportedUnallocated source category.
VenezuelaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
YugoslaviaUnreportedUnreportedSerbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876.

1701–1800 · period total

Reported quantity · world denominator 1,832,768,759 fine ounces. Bars show the top 12 numeric source areas; the table includes all areas and unreported cells.

Linear scale · 0–1,044,510,000 fine oz

  1. Mexico1,044,510,000 fine oz
  2. Peru360,220,000 fine oz
  3. Bolivia213,550,000 fine oz
  4. Germany66,620,000 fine oz
  5. Austria62,050,000 fine oz
  6. Russia31,125,000 fine oz
  7. Colombia15,100,000 fine oz
  8. Norway14,250,000 fine oz
  9. Undistributed Europe13,000,000 fine oz
  10. Chile6,470,000 fine oz
  11. Brazil2,700,000 fine oz
  12. Sweden1,173,759 fine oz

World total minus numeric territory sum: 0 fine ounces. Printed values are retained.

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Table 6 · 1701–1800
Source territory / groupingQuantity [fine oz]Calculated world share [%]Source qualification
Mexico1,044,510,00056.99Historical source grouping
Peru360,220,00019.65Historical source grouping
Bolivia213,550,00011.65Historical source grouping
Germany66,620,0003.63Historical source grouping
Austria62,050,0003.39Austria-Hungary prior to 1918.
Russia31,125,0001.70Historical source grouping
Colombia15,100,0000.82Historical source grouping
Norway14,250,0000.78Historical source grouping
Undistributed Europe13,000,0000.71Source grouping retained.
Chile6,470,0000.35Historical source grouping
Brazil2,700,0000.15Historical source grouping
Sweden1,173,7590.06Historical source grouping
Japan1,000,0000.05Historical source grouping
United Kingdom1,000,0000.05Historical source grouping
AlgeriaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
ArgentinaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
AustraliaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Belgian CongoUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
CanadaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Central AmericaUnreportedUnreportedRegional grouping, not a single country.
ChinaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
ChosenUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment.
CzechoslovakiaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
EcuadorUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
FranceUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
German Southwest AfricaUnreportedUnreportedIncluded under Union of South Africa since 1915.
GreeceUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Guianas, Uruguay, and othersUnreportedUnreportedSource grouping retained.
IndiaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Indo-ChinaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
ItalyUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Netherland East IndiesUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
New ZealandUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Other AfricaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Philippine IslandsUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
PolandUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
RhodesiaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
RumaniaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
SpainUnreportedUnreportedIncludes Portugal.
TaiwanUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
TurkeyUnreportedUnreportedSerbia included under Turkey prior to 1876.
Union of South AfricaUnreportedUnreportedIncludes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915.
United StatesUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
VariousUnreportedUnreportedUnallocated source category.
VenezuelaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
YugoslaviaUnreportedUnreportedSerbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876.

1801–1850 · period total

Reported quantity · world denominator 1,064,261,495 fine ounces. Bars show the top 12 numeric source areas; the table includes all areas and unreported cells.

Linear scale · 0–605,050,000 fine oz

  1. Mexico605,050,000 fine oz
  2. Peru159,240,000 fine oz
  3. Bolivia101,310,000 fine oz
  4. Germany44,560,000 fine oz
  5. Austria40,550,000 fine oz
  6. Chile38,010,000 fine oz
  7. Russia34,177,000 fine oz
  8. Spain20,490,000 fine oz
  9. Colombia5,700,000 fine oz
  10. Norway5,485,996 fine oz
  11. United Kingdom4,900,000 fine oz
  12. France2,342,374 fine oz

World total minus numeric territory sum: 0 fine ounces. Printed values are retained.

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Table 6 · 1801–1850
Source territory / groupingQuantity [fine oz]Calculated world share [%]Source qualification
Mexico605,050,00056.85Historical source grouping
Peru159,240,00014.96Historical source grouping
Bolivia101,310,0009.52Historical source grouping
Germany44,560,0004.19Historical source grouping
Austria40,550,0003.81Austria-Hungary prior to 1918.
Chile38,010,0003.57Historical source grouping
Russia34,177,0003.21Historical source grouping
Spain20,490,0001.93Includes Portugal.
Colombia5,700,0000.54Historical source grouping
Norway5,485,9960.52Historical source grouping
United Kingdom4,900,0000.46Historical source grouping
France2,342,3740.22Historical source grouping
Sweden1,050,5250.10Historical source grouping
Japan500,0000.05Historical source grouping
United States425,6000.04Historical source grouping
Brazil420,0000.04Historical source grouping
Italy50,0000.00Historical source grouping
AlgeriaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
ArgentinaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
AustraliaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Belgian CongoUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
CanadaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Central AmericaUnreportedUnreportedRegional grouping, not a single country.
ChinaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
ChosenUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment.
CzechoslovakiaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
EcuadorUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
German Southwest AfricaUnreportedUnreportedIncluded under Union of South Africa since 1915.
GreeceUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Guianas, Uruguay, and othersUnreportedUnreportedSource grouping retained.
IndiaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Indo-ChinaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Netherland East IndiesUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
New ZealandUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Other AfricaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Philippine IslandsUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
PolandUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
RhodesiaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
RumaniaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
TaiwanUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
TurkeyUnreportedUnreportedSerbia included under Turkey prior to 1876.
Undistributed EuropeUnreportedUnreportedSource grouping retained.
Union of South AfricaUnreportedUnreportedIncludes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915.
VariousUnreportedUnreportedUnallocated source category.
VenezuelaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
YugoslaviaUnreportedUnreportedSerbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876.

1851–1900 · period total

Reported quantity · world denominator 4,034,289,688 fine ounces. Bars show the top 12 numeric source areas; the table includes all areas and unreported cells.

Linear scale · 0–1,337,727,544 fine oz

  1. United States1,337,727,544 fine oz
  2. Mexico1,259,034,854 fine oz
  3. Bolivia320,297,515 fine oz
  4. Chile197,119,747 fine oz
  5. Germany174,719,723 fine oz
  6. Australia156,005,312 fine oz
  7. Peru125,297,367 fine oz
  8. Spain79,600,412 fine oz
  9. Austria73,579,861 fine oz
  10. France58,201,688 fine oz
  11. Colombia39,941,378 fine oz
  12. Greece30,418,311 fine oz

World total minus numeric territory sum: 0 fine ounces. Printed values are retained.

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Table 6 · 1851–1900
Source territory / groupingQuantity [fine oz]Calculated world share [%]Source qualification
United States1,337,727,54433.16Historical source grouping
Mexico1,259,034,85431.21Historical source grouping
Bolivia320,297,5157.94Historical source grouping
Chile197,119,7474.89Historical source grouping
Germany174,719,7234.33Historical source grouping
Australia156,005,3123.87Historical source grouping
Peru125,297,3673.11Historical source grouping
Spain79,600,4121.97Includes Portugal.
Austria73,579,8611.82Austria-Hungary prior to 1918.
France58,201,6881.44Historical source grouping
Colombia39,941,3780.99Historical source grouping
Greece30,418,3110.75Historical source grouping
Japan30,402,0380.75Historical source grouping
Canada30,184,4760.75Historical source grouping
Italy25,177,8520.62Historical source grouping
United Kingdom22,858,5170.57Historical source grouping
Russia21,258,2120.53Historical source grouping
Central America19,732,8850.49Regional grouping, not a single country.
Argentina9,438,5340.23Historical source grouping
Turkey8,249,9260.20Serbia included under Turkey prior to 1876.
Norway7,492,2910.19Historical source grouping
Sweden2,692,6720.07Historical source grouping
Union of South Africa2,258,0000.06Includes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915.
New Zealand1,606,3970.04Historical source grouping
Brazil301,3330.01Historical source grouping
India223,0000.01Historical source grouping
Other Africa194,0960.00Historical source grouping
Netherland East Indies80,6590.00Historical source grouping
Ecuador77,3220.00Historical source grouping
Yugoslavia73,2880.00Serbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876.
Algeria42,0840.00Historical source grouping
Guianas, Uruguay, and others1,4430.00Source grouping retained.
Rhodesia9510.00Historical source grouping
Belgian CongoUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
ChinaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
ChosenUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment.
CzechoslovakiaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
German Southwest AfricaUnreportedUnreportedIncluded under Union of South Africa since 1915.
Indo-ChinaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Philippine IslandsUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
PolandUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
RumaniaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
TaiwanUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping
Undistributed EuropeUnreportedUnreportedSource grouping retained.
VariousUnreportedUnreportedUnallocated source category.
VenezuelaUnreportedUnreportedHistorical source grouping

1901–1925 · period total

Reported quantity · world denominator 4,901,347,412 fine ounces. Bars show the top 12 numeric source areas; the table includes all areas and unreported cells.

Linear scale · 0–1,614,722,340 fine oz

  1. Mexico1,614,722,340 fine oz
  2. United States1,534,422,940 fine oz
  3. Canada464,279,982 fine oz
  4. Australia284,406,919 fine oz
  5. Peru237,699,456 fine oz
  6. Germany123,298,557 fine oz
  7. Bolivia109,009,808 fine oz
  8. Japan101,697,876 fine oz
  9. Spain94,842,898 fine oz
  10. Central America52,456,667 fine oz
  11. Chile47,547,987 fine oz
  12. India34,698,614 fine oz

World total minus numeric territory sum: -200 fine ounces. Printed values are retained.

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Table 6 · 1901–1925
Source territory / groupingQuantity [fine oz]Calculated world share [%]Source qualification
Mexico1,614,722,34032.94Historical source grouping
United States1,534,422,94031.31Historical source grouping
Canada464,279,9829.47Historical source grouping
Australia284,406,9195.80Historical source grouping
Peru237,699,4564.85Historical source grouping
Germany123,298,5572.52Historical source grouping
Bolivia109,009,8082.22Historical source grouping
Japan101,697,8762.07Historical source grouping
Spain94,842,8981.94Includes Portugal.
Central America52,456,6671.07Regional grouping, not a single country.
Chile47,547,9870.97Historical source grouping
India34,698,6140.71Historical source grouping
Austria30,904,7670.63Austria-Hungary prior to 1918.
New Zealand22,543,9720.46Historical source grouping
Union of South Africa20,437,4320.42Includes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915.
Netherland East Indies17,363,7460.35Historical source grouping
Colombia16,207,2540.33Historical source grouping
Turkey15,330,4370.31Serbia included under Turkey prior to 1876.
Greece14,514,4020.30Historical source grouping
Italy14,193,5500.29Historical source grouping
France10,128,3580.21Historical source grouping
Norway7,030,8950.14Historical source grouping
Russia6,273,2370.13Historical source grouping
Czechoslovakia5,536,1330.11Historical source grouping
Rhodesia4,051,2680.08Historical source grouping
German Southwest Africa3,022,4860.06Included under Union of South Africa since 1915.
United Kingdom2,619,0790.05Historical source grouping
Algeria2,301,3830.05Historical source grouping
Argentina1,710,5450.03Historical source grouping
Venezuela1,106,6350.02Historical source grouping
Guianas, Uruguay, and others870,8420.02Source grouping retained.
China863,7850.02Historical source grouping
Ecuador803,7470.02Historical source grouping
Sweden716,0240.01Historical source grouping
Taiwan707,7140.01Historical source grouping
Poland694,6200.01Historical source grouping
Brazil565,7830.01Historical source grouping
Rumania372,3610.01Historical source grouping
Chosen358,1020.01Historical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment.
Yugoslavia351,5780.01Serbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876.
Philippine Islands278,9470.01Historical source grouping
Other Africa267,5930.01Historical source grouping
Belgian Congo104,5890.00Historical source grouping
Indo-China16,9660.00Historical source grouping
Various15,3380.00Unallocated source category.
Undistributed EuropeUnreportedUnreportedSource grouping retained.

1926 · annual quantity

Reported quantity · world denominator 253,806,386 fine ounces. Bars show the top 12 numeric source areas; the table includes all areas and unreported cells.

Linear scale · 0–98,291,166 fine oz

  1. Mexico98,291,166 fine oz
  2. United States62,672,953 fine oz
  3. Canada22,371,924 fine oz
  4. Peru21,499,798 fine oz
  5. Australia10,800,073 fine oz
  6. Bolivia5,834,003 fine oz
  7. Germany5,358,858 fine oz
  8. India5,124,962 fine oz
  9. Japan4,776,110 fine oz
  10. Central America3,499,118 fine oz
  11. Spain3,000,656 fine oz
  12. Chile2,876,911 fine oz

World total minus numeric territory sum: 0 fine ounces. Printed values are retained.

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Table 6 · 1926
Source territory / groupingQuantity [fine oz]Calculated world share [%]Source qualification
Mexico98,291,16638.73Historical source grouping
United States62,672,95324.69Historical source grouping
Canada22,371,9248.81Historical source grouping
Peru21,499,7988.47Historical source grouping
Australia10,800,0734.26Historical source grouping
Bolivia5,834,0032.30Historical source grouping
Germany5,358,8582.11Historical source grouping
India5,124,9622.02Historical source grouping
Japan4,776,1101.88Historical source grouping
Central America3,499,1181.38Regional grouping, not a single country.
Spain3,000,6561.18Includes Portugal.
Chile2,876,9111.13Historical source grouping
Netherland East Indies2,363,8290.93Historical source grouping
Union of South Africa982,5940.39Includes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915.
Czechoslovakia765,4910.30Historical source grouping
Italy519,3510.20Historical source grouping
New Zealand425,2870.17Historical source grouping
Norway308,6400.12Historical source grouping
Poland271,7000.11Historical source grouping
France261,8300.10Historical source grouping
Greece254,2740.10Historical source grouping
Russia250,0000.10Historical source grouping
Turkey225,0500.09Serbia included under Turkey prior to 1876.
Algeria169,1410.07Historical source grouping
China135,0000.05Historical source grouping
Colombia125,9530.05Historical source grouping
Rhodesia117,7630.05Historical source grouping
Rumania93,6850.04Historical source grouping
Sweden80,3750.03Historical source grouping
Ecuador80,0000.03Historical source grouping
Chosen51,9270.02Historical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment.
Yugoslavia45,0100.02Serbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876.
Philippine Islands44,0130.02Historical source grouping
United Kingdom41,3450.02Historical source grouping
Brazil20,6720.01Historical source grouping
Argentina15,0000.01Historical source grouping
Taiwan14,3140.01Historical source grouping
Austria14,0500.01Austria-Hungary prior to 1918.
Belgian Congo10,0000.00Historical source grouping
Guianas, Uruguay, and others8,0000.00Source grouping retained.
Venezuela3,2150.00Historical source grouping
Indo-China1,2200.00Historical source grouping
Other Africa1,1250.00Historical source grouping
German Southwest AfricaUnreportedUnreportedIncluded under Union of South Africa since 1915.
Undistributed EuropeUnreportedUnreportedSource grouping retained.
VariousUnreportedUnreportedUnallocated source category.

1927 · annual quantity

Reported quantity · world denominator 251,396,555 fine ounces. Bars show the top 12 numeric source areas; the table includes all areas and unreported cells.

Linear scale · 0–104,573,919 fine oz

  1. Mexico104,573,919 fine oz
  2. United States60,394,199 fine oz
  3. Canada22,613,134 fine oz
  4. Peru18,295,408 fine oz
  5. Australia6,887,280 fine oz
  6. India6,024,806 fine oz
  7. Germany5,500,000 fine oz
  8. Bolivia5,402,840 fine oz
  9. Japan4,800,000 fine oz
  10. Central America3,154,921 fine oz
  11. Spain3,056,565 fine oz
  12. Chile2,900,000 fine oz

World total minus numeric territory sum: -900 fine ounces. Printed values are retained.

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Table 6 · 1927
Source territory / groupingQuantity [fine oz]Calculated world share [%]Source qualification
Mexico104,573,91941.60Historical source grouping
United States60,394,19924.02Historical source grouping
Canada22,613,1349.00Historical source grouping
Peru18,295,4087.28Historical source grouping
Australia6,887,2802.74Historical source grouping
India6,024,8062.40Historical source grouping
Germany5,500,0002.19Historical source grouping
Bolivia5,402,8402.15Historical source grouping
Japan4,800,0001.91Historical source grouping
Central America3,154,9211.25Regional grouping, not a single country.
Spain3,056,5651.22Includes Portugal.
Chile2,900,0001.15Historical source grouping
Netherland East Indies2,285,8010.91Historical source grouping
Union of South Africa1,013,0700.40Includes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915.
Czechoslovakia750,0000.30Historical source grouping
Italy537,0980.21Historical source grouping
New Zealand427,3580.17Historical source grouping
Norway321,8210.13Historical source grouping
Russia321,5000.13Historical source grouping
France308,6400.12Historical source grouping
Poland300,0000.12Historical source grouping
Greece241,1250.10Historical source grouping
Turkey225,0500.09Serbia included under Turkey prior to 1876.
Rumania140,6880.06Historical source grouping
Rhodesia131,5850.05Historical source grouping
Colombia131,4170.05Historical source grouping
Algeria118,0870.05Historical source grouping
China100,0000.04Historical source grouping
Ecuador87,6010.03Historical source grouping
Sweden80,3750.03Historical source grouping
Yugoslavia53,7550.02Serbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876.
Chosen52,0000.02Historical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment.
United Kingdom46,7140.02Historical source grouping
Philippine Islands28,3560.01Historical source grouping
Brazil20,0000.01Historical source grouping
Argentina15,0000.01Historical source grouping
Taiwan15,0000.01Historical source grouping
Belgian Congo10,6090.00Historical source grouping
Indo-China10,1590.00Historical source grouping
Austria9,6770.00Austria-Hungary prior to 1918.
Guianas, Uruguay, and others8,0000.00Source grouping retained.
Venezuela3,2150.00Historical source grouping
Other Africa6820.00Historical source grouping
German Southwest AfricaUnreportedUnreportedIncluded under Union of South Africa since 1915.
Undistributed EuropeUnreportedUnreportedSource grouping retained.
VariousUnreportedUnreportedUnallocated source category.
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Table 45 reports Mexico at 35.68% of cumulative production from 1493 through 1927. Its rounded percentage is reproduced separately below; the explorer’s percentages are calculated from the source quantities. [1]

Cumulative production, 1493–1927

Linear scale · 0–5,123,242,279 fine oz

  1. Mexico5,123,242,279 fine oz
  2. United States2,995,643,236 fine oz
  3. Bolivia1,567,624,166 fine oz
  4. Peru1,349,052,029 fine oz
  5. Canada539,449,516 fine oz
  6. Germany496,917,138 fine oz
  7. Australia458,099,584 fine oz
  8. Austria325,098,355 fine oz
  9. Chile294,944,645 fine oz
  10. Japan243,176,024 fine oz
  11. Spain200,990,531 fine oz
  12. All others762,487,407 fine oz
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Table 45 · cumulative output, 1493–1927
Source territory / grouping1493–1927 total [fine oz]Published cumulative share [%]
Mexico5,123,242,27935.68
United States2,995,643,23620.87
Bolivia1,567,624,16610.92
Peru1,349,052,0299.40
Canada539,449,5163.76
Germany496,917,1383.46
Australia458,099,5843.19
Austria325,098,3552.26
Chile294,944,6452.05
Japan243,176,0241.69
Spain200,990,5311.40
All others762,487,4075.32
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05 / Analysis

Trace the changing regional distribution

Regional distribution by period

  • North America
  • South America
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Africa
  • Australasia
  • Various
  • Arithmetic residual

Calculated share · linear scale 0–100% of the stated total

  1. 1493–1600
  2. 1601–1700
  3. 1701–1800
  4. 1801–1850
  5. 1851–1900
  6. 1901–1925
  7. 1926
  8. 1927
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Table 6 · regions and reported / calculated shares
PeriodSource regionQuantity [fine oz]Published world share [%]Calculated world share [%]
1493–1927North America8,737,177,72260.8660.86
1493–1927South America3,322,433,72923.1523.14
1493–1927Europe1,440,711,57910.0310.04
1493–1927Asia338,049,4072.352.35
1493–1927Africa35,234,5380.250.25
1493–1927Australasia483,102,5983.363.36
1493–1927Various15,338Unreported0.00
1493–1600North America90,410,00012.1012.10
1493–1600South America453,820,00060.7660.76
1493–1600Europe177,702,16623.7923.79
1493–1600Asia25,000,0003.353.35
1493–1600AfricaUnreportedUnreportedUnreported
1493–1600AustralasiaUnreportedUnreportedUnreported
1493–1600VariousUnreportedUnreportedUnreported
1601–1700North America306,650,00024.1124.11
1601–1700South America800,570,00062.9462.94
1601–1700Europe89,702,4507.057.05
1601–1700Asia75,000,0005.905.90
1601–1700AfricaUnreportedUnreportedUnreported
1601–1700AustralasiaUnreportedUnreportedUnreported
1601–1700VariousUnreportedUnreportedUnreported
1701–1800North America1,044,510,00057.0056.99
1701–1800South America598,040,00032.6332.63
1701–1800Europe189,218,75910.3210.32
1701–1800Asia1,000,0000.050.05
1701–1800AfricaUnreportedUnreportedUnreported
1701–1800AustralasiaUnreportedUnreportedUnreported
1701–1800VariousUnreportedUnreportedUnreported
1801–1850North America605,475,60056.8956.89
1801–1850South America304,680,00028.6328.63
1801–1850Europe153,605,89514.4314.43
1801–1850Asia500,0000.050.05
1801–1850AfricaUnreportedUnreportedUnreported
1801–1850AustralasiaUnreportedUnreportedUnreported
1801–1850VariousUnreportedUnreportedUnreported
1851–1900North America2,646,679,75965.6065.60
1851–1900South America692,474,63917.1617.16
1851–1900Europe496,072,82712.3012.30
1851–1900Asia38,955,6230.970.97
1851–1900Africa2,495,1310.060.06
1851–1900Australasia157,611,7093.913.91
1851–1900VariousUnreportedUnreportedUnreported
1901–1925North America3,665,881,92974.7974.79
1901–1925South America415,522,0578.488.48
1901–1925Europe311,476,2596.366.35
1901–1925Asia171,316,1873.493.50
1901–1925Africa30,184,7510.620.62
1901–1925Australasia306,950,8916.266.26
1901–1925Various15,338Unreported0.00
1926North America186,835,16173.6173.61
1926South America30,463,55212.0012.00
1926Europe11,265,2654.444.44
1926Asia12,736,4255.025.02
1926Africa1,280,6230.510.50
1926Australasia11,225,3604.424.42
1926VariousUnreportedUnreportedUnreported
1927North America190,735,27375.8775.87
1927South America26,863,48110.6910.69
1927Europe11,667,9584.644.64
1927Asia13,541,1725.395.39
1927Africa1,274,0330.500.51
1927Australasia7,314,6382.912.91
1927VariousUnreportedUnreportedUnreported
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Table 6’s period quantities are used to calculate the stacked chart shares, so reported rounded percentages remain visible as separate fields in its table. Blank source cells are labeled unreported. A residual segment accounts for the world total not allocated to the numeric regional cells; it does not reclassify a blank as a reported zero. [1]

Historical geography and territorial footnotes
  • Austria includes Austria-Hungary prior to 1918.
  • Spain includes Portugal.
  • Yugoslavia covers Serbia from 1876 to 1918; Serbia was included under Turkey prior to 1876.
  • German Southwest Africa is included under Union of South Africa since 1915.
  • Union of South Africa includes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915.
  • Historical labels and source groupings are retained; values have not been reassigned to current national borders.

Source: Table 6, printed 9 and 11 / PDF 16 and 18.

06 / Analysis

Examine the U.S. ore-source mix, 1906–1927

Table 12 divides U.S. production into seven ore classes. Its annual quantities support calculated shares across 22 years. The printed percentages are retained for the four five-year summaries and for 1926 and 1927; the other annual percentage cells are unreported. [1]

U.S. production by ore class

  • Placer
  • Dry and siliceous ore
  • Copper ore
  • Lead ore
  • Zinc ore
  • Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores
  • Lead-zinc ore
  • Arithmetic residual

Calculated share · linear scale 0–100% of the stated total

  1. 1906
  2. 1907
  3. 1908
  4. 1909
  5. 1910
  6. 1911
  7. 1912
  8. 1913
  9. 1914
  10. 1915
  11. 1916
  12. 1917
  13. 1918
  14. 1919
  15. 1920
  16. 1921
  17. 1922
  18. 1923
  19. 1924
  20. 1925
  21. 1926
  22. 1927

1909 has an 8,964,000-ounce arithmetic residual in the printed annual row. The residual is shown separately; the five-year summary does not overwrite the annual cell.

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Table 12 · U.S. ore sources and arithmetic residuals
U.S. periodSource ore classQuantity [fine oz]Published U.S. share [%]Calculated U.S. share [%]
1906Placer171,058Unreported0.30
1906Dry and siliceous ore16,792,799Unreported29.27
1906Copper ore15,880,870Unreported27.69
1906Lead ore15,328,653Unreported26.72
1906Zinc ore98,423Unreported0.17
1906Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores6,815,678Unreported11.88
1906Lead-zinc ore2,274,972Unreported3.97
1906Reported total57,362,453—100.00
1906Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1906–1910Placer768,5720.280.28
1906–1910Dry and siliceous ore98,644,81135.7935.79
1906–1910Copper ore79,106,74328.7028.70
1906–1910Lead ore78,752,75828.5728.57
1906–1910Zinc ore1,298,7640.470.47
1906–1910Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores9,490,6953.443.44
1906–1910Lead-zinc ore7,582,3482.752.75
1906–1910Reported total275,644,692—100.00
1906–1910Arithmetic residual1—0.00
1907Placer126,808Unreported0.24
1907Dry and siliceous ore19,038,042Unreported36.26
1907Copper ore13,955,436Unreported26.58
1907Lead ore17,318,811Unreported32.99
1907Zinc ore93,419Unreported0.18
1907Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores489,825Unreported0.93
1907Lead-zinc ore1,474,725Unreported2.81
1907Reported total52,497,066—100.00
1907Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1908Placer159,285Unreported0.31
1908Dry and siliceous ore19,862,038Unreported39.04
1908Copper ore14,945,189Unreported29.38
1908Lead ore14,049,481Unreported27.62
1908Zinc ore37,605Unreported0.07
1908Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1,099,283Unreported2.16
1908Lead-zinc ore722,906Unreported1.42
1908Reported total50,875,787—100.00
1908Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1909Placer152,040Unreported0.27
1909Dry and siliceous ore10,862,890Unreported18.95
1909Copper ore18,300,705Unreported31.93
1909Lead ore17,027,737Unreported29.71
1909Zinc ore313,948Unreported0.55
1909Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores549,923Unreported0.96
1909Lead-zinc ore1,141,434Unreported1.99
1909Reported total57,312,677—100.00
1909Arithmetic residual8,964,000—15.64
1910Placer159,381Unreported0.28
1910Dry and siliceous ore23,125,042Unreported40.15
1910Copper ore16,024,543Unreported27.82
1910Lead ore15,028,076Unreported26.09
1910Zinc ore755,369Unreported1.31
1910Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores535,987Unreported0.93
1910Lead-zinc ore1,968,311Unreported3.42
1910Reported total57,596,709—100.00
1910Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1911Placer170,084Unreported0.28
1911Dry and siliceous ore25,205,749Unreported41.25
1911Copper ore16,759,638Unreported27.43
1911Lead ore15,596,638Unreported25.52
1911Zinc ore630,573Unreported1.03
1911Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores285,006Unreported0.47
1911Lead-zinc ore2,460,152Unreported4.03
1911Reported total61,107,840—100.00
1911Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1911–1915Placer764,8740.220.22
1911–1915Dry and siliceous ore133,101,90039.1239.11
1911–1915Copper ore87,365,74525.6725.67
1911–1915Lead ore89,988,87526.4426.44
1911–1915Zinc ore2,662,9100.780.78
1911–1915Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores2,175,0780.640.64
1911–1915Lead-zinc ore24,247,0507.137.13
1911–1915Reported total340,306,432—100.00
1911–1915Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1912Placer163,955Unreported0.25
1912Dry and siliceous ore26,363,436Unreported39.92
1912Copper ore18,744,661Unreported28.39
1912Lead ore16,632,377Unreported25.19
1912Zinc ore664,421Unreported1.01
1912Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores654,596Unreported0.99
1912Lead-zinc ore2,810,939Unreported4.26
1912Reported total66,034,385—100.00
1912Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1913Placer123,739Unreported0.17
1913Dry and siliceous ore28,010,875Unreported39.35
1913Copper ore18,250,253Unreported25.64
1913Lead ore18,629,246Unreported26.17
1913Zinc ore86,432Unreported0.12
1913Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores752,563Unreported1.06
1913Lead-zinc ore5,334,120Unreported7.49
1913Reported total71,187,228—100.00
1913Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1914Placer152,128Unreported0.22
1914Dry and siliceous ore27,812,335Unreported39.95
1914Copper ore14,829,828Unreported21.30
1914Lead ore19,302,081Unreported27.72
1914Zinc ore145,264Unreported0.21
1914Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores248,866Unreported0.36
1914Lead-zinc ore7,132,747Unreported10.24
1914Reported total69,623,249—100.00
1914Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1915Placer154,968Unreported0.21
1915Dry and siliceous ore25,709,505Unreported35.53
1915Copper ore18,781,365Unreported25.96
1915Lead ore19,828,533Unreported27.40
1915Zinc ore1,136,220Unreported1.57
1915Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores234,047Unreported0.32
1915Lead-zinc ore6,509,092Unreported9.00
1915Reported total72,353,730—100.00
1915Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1916Placer126,351Unreported0.16
1916Dry and siliceous ore24,593,656Unreported31.19
1916Copper ore24,541,234Unreported31.12
1916Lead ore19,216,586Unreported24.37
1916Zinc ore1,274,292Unreported1.62
1916Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores533,273Unreported0.68
1916Lead-zinc ore8,572,141Unreported10.87
1916Reported total78,857,533—100.00
1916Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1916–1920Placer486,2330.150.15
1916–1920Dry and siliceous ore107,169,23032.8732.87
1916–1920Copper ore90,350,11227.7127.71
1916–1920Lead ore88,025,10227.0027.00
1916–1920Zinc ore3,257,4451.001.00
1916–1920Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores2,107,5550.650.65
1916–1920Lead-zinc ore34,618,68410.6210.62
1916–1920Reported total326,014,361—100.00
1916–1920Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1917Placer118,604Unreported0.17
1917Dry and siliceous ore21,489,465Unreported30.41
1917Copper ore20,314,233Unreported28.75
1917Lead ore19,096,474Unreported27.03
1917Zinc ore549,656Unreported0.78
1917Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores448,042Unreported0.63
1917Lead-zinc ore8,645,038Unreported12.23
1917Reported total70,661,512—100.00
1917Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1918Placer89,494Unreported0.13
1918Dry and siliceous ore21,564,982Unreported31.69
1918Copper ore20,462,597Unreported30.07
1918Lead ore18,291,243Unreported26.88
1918Zinc ore135,676Unreported0.20
1918Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores224,580Unreported0.33
1918Lead-zinc ore7,290,380Unreported10.71
1918Reported total68,058,952—100.00
1918Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1919Placer78,401Unreported0.15
1919Dry and siliceous ore19,043,515Unreported36.69
1919Copper ore12,880,624Unreported24.82
1919Lead ore14,351,293Unreported27.65
1919Zinc ore39,480Unreported0.08
1919Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores232,157Unreported0.45
1919Lead-zinc ore5,273,990Unreported10.16
1919Reported total51,899,460—100.00
1919Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1920Placer73,383Unreported0.13
1920Dry and siliceous ore20,477,612Unreported36.22
1920Copper ore12,151,424Unreported21.49
1920Lead ore17,069,506Unreported30.19
1920Zinc ore1,258,341Unreported2.23
1920Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores669,503Unreported1.18
1920Lead-zinc ore4,837,135Unreported8.56
1920Reported total56,536,904—100.00
1920Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1921Placer81,375Unreported0.18
1921Dry and siliceous ore24,117,251Unreported52.05
1921Copper ore4,782,538Unreported10.32
1921Lead ore14,912,990Unreported32.19
1921Zinc ore6,163Unreported0.01
1921Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores449,417Unreported0.97
1921Lead-zinc ore1,983,222Unreported4.28
1921Reported total46,332,956—100.00
1921Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1921–1925Placer301,4500.100.10
1921–1925Dry and siliceous ore117,873,71838.1838.19
1921–1925Copper ore64,230,36420.8120.81
1921–1925Lead ore89,446,38828.9828.98
1921–1925Zinc ore4,060,6331.321.32
1921–1925Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores4,631,9441.501.50
1921–1925Lead-zinc ore28,132,9469.119.11
1921–1925Reported total308,677,443—100.00
1921–1925Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1922Placer60,769Unreported0.10
1922Dry and siliceous ore28,631,579Unreported46.78
1922Copper ore10,376,123Unreported16.95
1922Lead ore16,756,835Unreported27.38
1922Zinc ore1,676,967Unreported2.74
1922Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores669,809Unreported1.09
1922Lead-zinc ore3,035,907Unreported4.96
1922Reported total61,207,989—100.00
1922Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1923Placer57,752Unreported0.08
1923Dry and siliceous ore27,636,947Unreported39.28
1923Copper ore14,684,333Unreported20.87
1923Lead ore20,139,928Unreported28.63
1923Zinc ore2,171,186Unreported3.09
1923Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1,348,025Unreported1.92
1923Lead-zinc ore4,317,503Unreported6.14
1923Reported total70,355,674—100.00
1923Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1924Placer51,251Unreported0.08
1924Dry and siliceous ore20,388,065Unreported31.82
1924Copper ore16,335,433Unreported25.50
1924Lead ore18,858,782Unreported29.43
1924Zinc ore24,431Unreported0.04
1924Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1,194,323Unreported1.86
1924Lead-zinc ore7,218,459Unreported11.27
1924Reported total64,070,744—100.00
1924Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1925Placer50,303Unreported0.08
1925Dry and siliceous ore17,099,876Unreported25.63
1925Copper ore18,051,937Unreported27.06
1925Lead ore18,777,853Unreported28.15
1925Zinc ore181,886Unreported0.27
1925Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores970,370Unreported1.45
1925Lead-zinc ore11,577,855Unreported17.36
1925Reported total66,710,080—100.00
1925Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1926Placer49,8900.080.08
1926Dry and siliceous ore13,567,09521.7121.71
1926Copper ore17,039,54627.2727.27
1926Lead ore15,528,45424.8524.85
1926Zinc ore313,1190.500.50
1926Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1,415,6992.272.27
1926Lead-zinc ore14,573,41623.3223.32
1926Reported total62,487,219—100.00
1926Arithmetic residual0—0.00
1927Placer49,8290.080.08
1927Dry and siliceous ore11,775,38419.7519.75
1927Copper ore14,556,57224.4124.41
1927Lead ore15,762,19726.4426.44
1927Zinc ore1,685,7642.832.83
1927Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores2,171,7923.643.64
1927Lead-zinc ore13,624,14422.8522.85
1927Reported total59,625,682—100.00
1927Arithmetic residual0—0.00
Economic Paper 8 · Table 12 · Troy ounces, 1,000 fine; calendar years. Source quantities are reproduced at their reported precision.Download CSV · Open source page ↗ · Download figure SVG

Dry and siliceous ore is an ore class, not a synonym for primary silver mining. These U.S. data do not establish a numerical global byproduct share. [1]

Table 6 reports U.S. output of 60,394,199 fine ounces in 1927; Table 12 reports 59,625,682. The 768,517-ounce difference remains unresolved in this release. Both totals are preserved, and Table 12 alone is the denominator for its ore-class shares. Some printed row and summary arithmetic also differs slightly; the table shows the residual rather than adjusting an ore class. [1]

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Territory / classPeriodMeasureValue / unitSource locatorQualification
World1493–1600Period total747,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1493–1600Annual mean7,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1493–1600Published share of 1493–1927 output5.20
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1601–1700Period total1,272,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1601–1700Annual mean13,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1601–1700Published share of 1493–1927 output8.90
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1701–1800Period total1,833,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1701–1800Annual mean18,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1701–1800Published share of 1493–1927 output12.80
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1801–1900Period total5,099,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1801–1900Annual mean51,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1801–1900Published share of 1493–1927 output35.50
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1901–1927Period total5,406,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1901–1927Annual mean200,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1901–1927Published share of 1493–1927 output37.60
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1493–1888Period total7,067,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1493–1888Annual mean18,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1493–1888Published share of 1493–1927 output49.20
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1889–1927Period total7,289,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1889–1927Annual mean187,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1889–1927Published share of 1493–1927 output50.80
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1493–1800Period total3,852,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1493–1800Annual mean13,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1493–1800Published share of 1493–1927 output26.90
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1801–1850Period total1,064,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1801–1850Annual mean21,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1801–1850Published share of 1493–1927 output7.40
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1851–1875Period total1,036,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1851–1875Annual mean41,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1851–1875Published share of 1493–1927 output7.20
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1876–1900Period total2,999,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1876–1900Annual mean120,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1876–1900Published share of 1493–1927 output20.90
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1851–1900Period total4,035,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1851–1900Annual mean81,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1851–1900Published share of 1493–1927 output28.10
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1901–1910Period total1,830,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1901–1910Annual mean183,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1901–1910Published share of 1493–1927 output12.70
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1911–1920Period total1,958,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1911–1920Annual mean196,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1911–1920Published share of 1493–1927 output13.60
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1921–1925Period total1,113,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1921–1925Annual mean223,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1921–1925Published share of 1493–1927 output7.80
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1901–1925Period total4,901,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1901–1925Annual mean196,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1901–1925Published share of 1493–1927 output34.10
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1926–1927Period total505,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1926–1927Annual mean253,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1926–1927Published share of 1493–1927 output3.50
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1493–1927Period total14,357,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 1 · PDF 6Published round numbers; overlapping summaries must not be added.
World1493–1927Annual mean33,000,000
fine troy ounces/year		Table 1 · PDF 6Published rounded mean across the full period; not annual observations.
World1493–1927Published share of 1493–1927 output100.00
percent		Table 1 · PDF 6Rounded source percentage; denominator is the full 1493–1927 total.
World1876Annual quantity66,932,201
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1877Annual quantity74,174,990
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1878Annual quantity78,291,041
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1879Annual quantity78,876,244
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1880Annual quantity77,902,694
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1881Annual quantity84,487,883
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1882Annual quantity88,274,154
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1883Annual quantity89,956,458
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1884Annual quantity82,307,566
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1885Annual quantity91,997,703
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1886Annual quantity95,484,904
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1887Annual quantity97,148,513
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1888Annual quantity110,030,745
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1889Annual quantity126,564,054
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1890Annual quantity134,429,165
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1891Annual quantity138,283,427
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1892Annual quantity154,377,339
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1893Annual quantity166,594,198
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1894Annual quantity164,829,094
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1895Annual quantity167,744,560
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1896Annual quantity157,321,170
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1897Annual quantity160,765,331
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1898Annual quantity169,537,121
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1899Annual quantity168,806,306
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1900Annual quantity173,688,775
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1901Annual quantity173,100,586
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1902Annual quantity162,936,273
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1903Annual quantity167,814,265
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1904Annual quantity164,274,497
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1905Annual quantity172,393,042
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1906Annual quantity165,998,018
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1907Annual quantity184,784,361
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1908Annual quantity204,103,994
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1909Annual quantity213,391,993
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1910Annual quantity221,428,092
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1911Annual quantity227,128,987
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1912Annual quantity225,899,157
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1913Annual quantity227,519,787
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1914Annual quantity177,246,560
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1915Annual quantity189,454,264
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1916Annual quantity174,632,240
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1917Annual quantity179,890,233
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1918Annual quantity203,428,269
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1919Annual quantity179,931,884
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1920Annual quantity173,345,280
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1921Annual quantity171,580,712
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1922Annual quantity209,828,662
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1923Annual quantity246,275,858
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1924Annual quantity239,680,209
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1925Annual quantity245,280,193
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1926Annual quantity253,806,386
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
World1927Annual quantity251,396,555
fine troy ounces		Table 5 · PDF 13Reported calendar-year world output.
United States1493–1927Period total2,995,643,236
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Mexico1493–1927Period total5,123,242,279
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Canada1493–1927Period total539,449,516
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Central America1493–1927Period total78,842,691
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Regional grouping, not a single country. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Argentina1493–1927Period total11,179,079
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Bolivia1493–1927Period total1,567,624,166
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Brazil1493–1927Period total4,077,788
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Chile1493–1927Period total294,944,645
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Colombia1493–1927Period total92,506,002
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Ecuador1493–1927Period total1,048,670
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Peru1493–1927Period total1,349,052,029
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Guianas, Uruguay, and others1493–1927Period total888,285
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Source grouping retained. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Venezuela1493–1927Period total1,113,065
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Austria1493–1927Period total325,098,355
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Austria-Hungary prior to 1918. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Czechoslovakia1493–1927Period total7,051,624
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
France1493–1927Period total71,242,890
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Germany1493–1927Period total496,917,138
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Greece1493–1927Period total45,428,112
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Italy1493–1927Period total40,477,651
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Norway1493–1927Period total45,859,643
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Poland1493–1927Period total1,266,320
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Rumania1493–1927Period total606,734
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Russia1493–1927Period total93,404,949
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Spain1493–1927Period total200,990,531
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Includes Portugal. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Sweden1493–1927Period total11,378,346
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
United Kingdom1493–1927Period total31,465,656
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Yugoslavia1493–1927Period total523,631
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Serbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Undistributed Europe1493–1927Period total69,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Source grouping retained. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
China1493–1927Period total1,098,785
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Chosen1493–1927Period total462,029
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
India1493–1927Period total46,071,382
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Indo-China1493–1927Period total28,345
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Japan1493–1927Period total243,176,024
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Netherland East Indies1493–1927Period total22,094,035
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Philippine Islands1493–1927Period total351,316
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Taiwan1493–1927Period total737,028
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Turkey1493–1927Period total24,030,463
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Serbia included under Turkey prior to 1876. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Algeria1493–1927Period total2,630,695
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Belgian Congo1493–1927Period total125,198
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
German Southwest Africa1493–1927Period total3,022,486
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Included under Union of South Africa since 1915. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Rhodesia1493–1927Period total4,301,567
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Union of South Africa1493–1927Period total24,691,096
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Includes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Other Africa1493–1927Period total463,496
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Australia1493–1927Period total458,099,584
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
New Zealand1493–1927Period total25,003,014
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Various1493–1927Period total15,338
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Unallocated source category. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
North America1493–1927Period total8,737,177,722
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
North America1493–1927Published world share60.86
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
South America1493–1927Period total3,322,433,729
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
South America1493–1927Published world share23.15
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Europe1493–1927Period total1,440,711,579
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Europe1493–1927Published world share10.03
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Asia1493–1927Period total338,049,407
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Asia1493–1927Published world share2.35
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Africa1493–1927Period total35,234,538
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Africa1493–1927Published world share0.25
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Australasia1493–1927Period total483,102,598
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Australasia1493–1927Published world share3.36
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Various1493–1927Period total15,338
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Various1493–1927Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
World1493–1927Period total14,356,724,911
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · world · PDF 16Source denominator retained; cumulative total overlaps its component periods.
United States1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Mexico1493–1600Period total90,410,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Canada1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Central America1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Regional grouping, not a single country. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Argentina1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Bolivia1493–1600Period total355,360,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Brazil1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Chile1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Colombia1493–1600Period total4,100,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Ecuador1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Peru1493–1600Period total94,360,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Guianas, Uruguay, and others1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Source grouping retained. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Venezuela1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Austria1493–1600Period total87,770,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Austria-Hungary prior to 1918. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Czechoslovakia1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
France1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Germany1493–1600Period total50,300,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Greece1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Italy1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Norway1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Poland1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Rumania1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Russia1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Spain1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Includes Portugal. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Sweden1493–1600Period total3,632,166
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
United Kingdom1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Yugoslavia1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Serbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Undistributed Europe1493–1600Period total36,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Source grouping retained. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
China1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Chosen1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
India1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Indo-China1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Japan1493–1600Period total25,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Netherland East Indies1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Philippine Islands1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Taiwan1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Turkey1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Serbia included under Turkey prior to 1876. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Algeria1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Belgian Congo1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
German Southwest Africa1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Included under Union of South Africa since 1915. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Rhodesia1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Union of South Africa1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Includes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Other Africa1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Australia1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
New Zealand1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Various1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Unallocated source category. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
North America1493–1600Period total90,410,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
North America1493–1600Published world share12.10
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
South America1493–1600Period total453,820,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
South America1493–1600Published world share60.76
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Europe1493–1600Period total177,702,166
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Europe1493–1600Published world share23.79
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Asia1493–1600Period total25,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Asia1493–1600Published world share3.35
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Africa1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Africa1493–1600Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Australasia1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Australasia1493–1600Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Various1493–1600Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Various1493–1600Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
World1493–1600Period total746,932,166
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · world · PDF 16Source denominator retained; cumulative total overlaps its component periods.
United States1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Mexico1601–1700Period total306,650,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Canada1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Central America1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Regional grouping, not a single country. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Argentina1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Bolivia1601–1700Period total456,860,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Brazil1601–1700Period total50,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Chile1601–1700Period total20,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Colombia1601–1700Period total11,200,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Ecuador1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Peru1601–1700Period total332,440,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Guianas, Uruguay, and others1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Source grouping retained. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Venezuela1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Austria1601–1700Period total30,220,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Austria-Hungary prior to 1918. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Czechoslovakia1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
France1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Germany1601–1700Period total26,560,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Greece1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Italy1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Norway1601–1700Period total10,970,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Poland1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Rumania1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Russia1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Spain1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Includes Portugal. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Sweden1601–1700Period total1,952,450
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
United Kingdom1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Yugoslavia1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Serbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Undistributed Europe1601–1700Period total20,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Source grouping retained. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
China1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Chosen1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
India1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Indo-China1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Japan1601–1700Period total75,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Netherland East Indies1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Philippine Islands1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Taiwan1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Turkey1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Serbia included under Turkey prior to 1876. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Algeria1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Belgian Congo1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
German Southwest Africa1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Included under Union of South Africa since 1915. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Rhodesia1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Union of South Africa1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Includes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Other Africa1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Australia1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
New Zealand1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Various1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Unallocated source category. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
North America1601–1700Period total306,650,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
North America1601–1700Published world share24.11
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
South America1601–1700Period total800,570,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
South America1601–1700Published world share62.94
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Europe1601–1700Period total89,702,450
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Europe1601–1700Published world share7.05
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Asia1601–1700Period total75,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Asia1601–1700Published world share5.90
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Africa1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Africa1601–1700Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Australasia1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Australasia1601–1700Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Various1601–1700Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Various1601–1700Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
World1601–1700Period total1,271,922,450
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · world · PDF 16Source denominator retained; cumulative total overlaps its component periods.
United States1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Mexico1701–1800Period total1,044,510,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Canada1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Central America1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Regional grouping, not a single country. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Argentina1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Bolivia1701–1800Period total213,550,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Brazil1701–1800Period total2,700,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Chile1701–1800Period total6,470,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Colombia1701–1800Period total15,100,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Ecuador1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Peru1701–1800Period total360,220,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Guianas, Uruguay, and others1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Source grouping retained. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Venezuela1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Austria1701–1800Period total62,050,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Austria-Hungary prior to 1918. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Czechoslovakia1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
France1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Germany1701–1800Period total66,620,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Greece1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Italy1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Norway1701–1800Period total14,250,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Poland1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Rumania1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Russia1701–1800Period total31,125,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Spain1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Includes Portugal. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Sweden1701–1800Period total1,173,759
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
United Kingdom1701–1800Period total1,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 15Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Yugoslavia1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Serbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Undistributed Europe1701–1800Period total13,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Source grouping retained. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
China1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Chosen1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
India1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Indo-China1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Japan1701–1800Period total1,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Netherland East Indies1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Philippine Islands1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Taiwan1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Turkey1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Serbia included under Turkey prior to 1876. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Algeria1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Belgian Congo1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
German Southwest Africa1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Included under Union of South Africa since 1915. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Rhodesia1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Union of South Africa1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Includes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Other Africa1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Australia1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
New Zealand1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Various1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 16Unallocated source category. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
North America1701–1800Period total1,044,510,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
North America1701–1800Published world share57.00
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
South America1701–1800Period total598,040,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
South America1701–1800Published world share32.63
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 15Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Europe1701–1800Period total189,218,759
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Europe1701–1800Published world share10.32
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Asia1701–1800Period total1,000,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Asia1701–1800Published world share0.05
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Africa1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Africa1701–1800Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Australasia1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Australasia1701–1800Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Various1701–1800Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Various1701–1800Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 16Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
World1701–1800Period total1,832,768,759
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · world · PDF 16Source denominator retained; cumulative total overlaps its component periods.
United States1801–1850Period total425,600
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Mexico1801–1850Period total605,050,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Canada1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Central America1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Regional grouping, not a single country. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Argentina1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Bolivia1801–1850Period total101,310,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Brazil1801–1850Period total420,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Chile1801–1850Period total38,010,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Colombia1801–1850Period total5,700,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Ecuador1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Peru1801–1850Period total159,240,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Guianas, Uruguay, and others1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Source grouping retained. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Venezuela1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Austria1801–1850Period total40,550,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Austria-Hungary prior to 1918. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Czechoslovakia1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
France1801–1850Period total2,342,374
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Germany1801–1850Period total44,560,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Greece1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Italy1801–1850Period total50,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Norway1801–1850Period total5,485,996
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Poland1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Rumania1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Russia1801–1850Period total34,177,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Spain1801–1850Period total20,490,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Includes Portugal. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Sweden1801–1850Period total1,050,525
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
United Kingdom1801–1850Period total4,900,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Yugoslavia1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Serbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Undistributed Europe1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Source grouping retained. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
China1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Chosen1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
India1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Indo-China1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Japan1801–1850Period total500,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Netherland East Indies1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Philippine Islands1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Taiwan1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Turkey1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Serbia included under Turkey prior to 1876. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Algeria1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Belgian Congo1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
German Southwest Africa1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Included under Union of South Africa since 1915. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Rhodesia1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Union of South Africa1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Includes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Other Africa1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Australia1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
New Zealand1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Various1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Unallocated source category. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
North America1801–1850Period total605,475,600
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
North America1801–1850Published world share56.89
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
South America1801–1850Period total304,680,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
South America1801–1850Published world share28.63
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Europe1801–1850Period total153,605,895
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Europe1801–1850Published world share14.43
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Asia1801–1850Period total500,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Asia1801–1850Published world share0.05
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Africa1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Africa1801–1850Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Australasia1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Australasia1801–1850Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Various1801–1850Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Various1801–1850Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
World1801–1850Period total1,064,261,495
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · world · PDF 18Source denominator retained; cumulative total overlaps its component periods.
United States1851–1900Period total1,337,727,544
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Mexico1851–1900Period total1,259,034,854
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Canada1851–1900Period total30,184,476
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Central America1851–1900Period total19,732,885
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Regional grouping, not a single country. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Argentina1851–1900Period total9,438,534
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Bolivia1851–1900Period total320,297,515
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Brazil1851–1900Period total301,333
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Chile1851–1900Period total197,119,747
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Colombia1851–1900Period total39,941,378
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Ecuador1851–1900Period total77,322
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Peru1851–1900Period total125,297,367
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Guianas, Uruguay, and others1851–1900Period total1,443
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Source grouping retained. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Venezuela1851–1900Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Austria1851–1900Period total73,579,861
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Austria-Hungary prior to 1918. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Czechoslovakia1851–1900Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
France1851–1900Period total58,201,688
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Germany1851–1900Period total174,719,723
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Greece1851–1900Period total30,418,311
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Italy1851–1900Period total25,177,852
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Norway1851–1900Period total7,492,291
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Poland1851–1900Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Rumania1851–1900Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Russia1851–1900Period total21,258,212
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Spain1851–1900Period total79,600,412
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Includes Portugal. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Sweden1851–1900Period total2,692,672
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
United Kingdom1851–1900Period total22,858,517
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Yugoslavia1851–1900Period total73,288
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Serbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Undistributed Europe1851–1900Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Source grouping retained. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
China1851–1900Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Chosen1851–1900Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
India1851–1900Period total223,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Indo-China1851–1900Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Japan1851–1900Period total30,402,038
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Netherland East Indies1851–1900Period total80,659
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Philippine Islands1851–1900Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Taiwan1851–1900Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Turkey1851–1900Period total8,249,926
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Serbia included under Turkey prior to 1876. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Algeria1851–1900Period total42,084
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Belgian Congo1851–1900Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
German Southwest Africa1851–1900Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Included under Union of South Africa since 1915. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Rhodesia1851–1900Period total951
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Union of South Africa1851–1900Period total2,258,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Includes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Other Africa1851–1900Period total194,096
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Australia1851–1900Period total156,005,312
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
New Zealand1851–1900Period total1,606,397
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Various1851–1900Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Unallocated source category. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
North America1851–1900Period total2,646,679,759
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
North America1851–1900Published world share65.60
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
South America1851–1900Period total692,474,639
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
South America1851–1900Published world share17.16
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Europe1851–1900Period total496,072,827
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Europe1851–1900Published world share12.30
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Asia1851–1900Period total38,955,623
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Asia1851–1900Published world share0.97
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Africa1851–1900Period total2,495,131
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Africa1851–1900Published world share0.06
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Australasia1851–1900Period total157,611,709
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Australasia1851–1900Published world share3.91
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Various1851–1900Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Various1851–1900Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
World1851–1900Period total4,034,289,688
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · world · PDF 18Source denominator retained; cumulative total overlaps its component periods.
United States1901–1925Period total1,534,422,940
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Mexico1901–1925Period total1,614,722,340
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Canada1901–1925Period total464,279,982
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Central America1901–1925Period total52,456,667
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Regional grouping, not a single country. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Argentina1901–1925Period total1,710,545
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Bolivia1901–1925Period total109,009,808
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Brazil1901–1925Period total565,783
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Chile1901–1925Period total47,547,987
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Colombia1901–1925Period total16,207,254
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Ecuador1901–1925Period total803,747
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Peru1901–1925Period total237,699,456
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Guianas, Uruguay, and others1901–1925Period total870,842
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Source grouping retained. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Venezuela1901–1925Period total1,106,635
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Austria1901–1925Period total30,904,767
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Austria-Hungary prior to 1918. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Czechoslovakia1901–1925Period total5,536,133
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
France1901–1925Period total10,128,358
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Germany1901–1925Period total123,298,557
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Greece1901–1925Period total14,514,402
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Italy1901–1925Period total14,193,550
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Norway1901–1925Period total7,030,895
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Poland1901–1925Period total694,620
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Rumania1901–1925Period total372,361
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Russia1901–1925Period total6,273,237
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Spain1901–1925Period total94,842,898
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Includes Portugal. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Sweden1901–1925Period total716,024
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
United Kingdom1901–1925Period total2,619,079
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Yugoslavia1901–1925Period total351,578
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Serbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Undistributed Europe1901–1925Period totalUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Source grouping retained. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
China1901–1925Period total863,785
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Chosen1901–1925Period total358,102
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
India1901–1925Period total34,698,614
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Indo-China1901–1925Period total16,966
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Japan1901–1925Period total101,697,876
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Netherland East Indies1901–1925Period total17,363,746
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Philippine Islands1901–1925Period total278,947
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Taiwan1901–1925Period total707,714
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Turkey1901–1925Period total15,330,437
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Serbia included under Turkey prior to 1876. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Algeria1901–1925Period total2,301,383
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Belgian Congo1901–1925Period total104,589
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
German Southwest Africa1901–1925Period total3,022,486
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Included under Union of South Africa since 1915. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Rhodesia1901–1925Period total4,051,268
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Union of South Africa1901–1925Period total20,437,432
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Includes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Other Africa1901–1925Period total267,593
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Australia1901–1925Period total284,406,919
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
New Zealand1901–1925Period total22,543,972
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Various1901–1925Period total15,338
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Unallocated source category. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
North America1901–1925Period total3,665,881,929
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
North America1901–1925Published world share74.79
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
South America1901–1925Period total415,522,057
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
South America1901–1925Published world share8.48
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Europe1901–1925Period total311,476,259
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Europe1901–1925Published world share6.36
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Asia1901–1925Period total171,316,187
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Asia1901–1925Published world share3.49
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Africa1901–1925Period total30,184,751
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Africa1901–1925Published world share0.62
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Australasia1901–1925Period total306,950,891
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Australasia1901–1925Published world share6.26
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Various1901–1925Period total15,338
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Various1901–1925Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
World1901–1925Period total4,901,347,412
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · world · PDF 18Source denominator retained; cumulative total overlaps its component periods.
United States1926Annual quantity62,672,953
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Mexico1926Annual quantity98,291,166
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Canada1926Annual quantity22,371,924
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Central America1926Annual quantity3,499,118
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Regional grouping, not a single country. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Argentina1926Annual quantity15,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Bolivia1926Annual quantity5,834,003
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Brazil1926Annual quantity20,672
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Chile1926Annual quantity2,876,911
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Colombia1926Annual quantity125,953
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Ecuador1926Annual quantity80,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Peru1926Annual quantity21,499,798
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Guianas, Uruguay, and others1926Annual quantity8,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Source grouping retained. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Venezuela1926Annual quantity3,215
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Austria1926Annual quantity14,050
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Austria-Hungary prior to 1918. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Czechoslovakia1926Annual quantity765,491
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
France1926Annual quantity261,830
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Germany1926Annual quantity5,358,858
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Greece1926Annual quantity254,274
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Italy1926Annual quantity519,351
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Norway1926Annual quantity308,640
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Poland1926Annual quantity271,700
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Rumania1926Annual quantity93,685
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Russia1926Annual quantity250,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Spain1926Annual quantity3,000,656
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Includes Portugal. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Sweden1926Annual quantity80,375
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
United Kingdom1926Annual quantity41,345
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Yugoslavia1926Annual quantity45,010
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Serbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Undistributed Europe1926Annual quantityUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Source grouping retained. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
China1926Annual quantity135,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Chosen1926Annual quantity51,927
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
India1926Annual quantity5,124,962
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Indo-China1926Annual quantity1,220
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Japan1926Annual quantity4,776,110
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Netherland East Indies1926Annual quantity2,363,829
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Philippine Islands1926Annual quantity44,013
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Taiwan1926Annual quantity14,314
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Turkey1926Annual quantity225,050
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Serbia included under Turkey prior to 1876. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Algeria1926Annual quantity169,141
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Belgian Congo1926Annual quantity10,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
German Southwest Africa1926Annual quantityUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Included under Union of South Africa since 1915. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Rhodesia1926Annual quantity117,763
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Union of South Africa1926Annual quantity982,594
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Includes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Other Africa1926Annual quantity1,125
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Australia1926Annual quantity10,800,073
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
New Zealand1926Annual quantity425,287
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Various1926Annual quantityUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Unallocated source category. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
North America1926Annual quantity186,835,161
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
North America1926Published world share73.61
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
South America1926Annual quantity30,463,552
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
South America1926Published world share12.00
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Europe1926Annual quantity11,265,265
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Europe1926Published world share4.44
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Asia1926Annual quantity12,736,425
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Asia1926Published world share5.02
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Africa1926Annual quantity1,280,623
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Africa1926Published world share0.51
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Australasia1926Annual quantity11,225,360
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Australasia1926Published world share4.42
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Various1926Annual quantityUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Various1926Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
World1926Annual quantity253,806,386
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · world · PDF 18Source denominator retained; cumulative total overlaps its component periods.
United States1927Annual quantity60,394,199
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Mexico1927Annual quantity104,573,919
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Canada1927Annual quantity22,613,134
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Central America1927Annual quantity3,154,921
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Regional grouping, not a single country. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Argentina1927Annual quantity15,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Bolivia1927Annual quantity5,402,840
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Brazil1927Annual quantity20,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Chile1927Annual quantity2,900,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Colombia1927Annual quantity131,417
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Ecuador1927Annual quantity87,601
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Peru1927Annual quantity18,295,408
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Guianas, Uruguay, and others1927Annual quantity8,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Source grouping retained. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Venezuela1927Annual quantity3,215
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Austria1927Annual quantity9,677
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Austria-Hungary prior to 1918. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Czechoslovakia1927Annual quantity750,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
France1927Annual quantity308,640
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Germany1927Annual quantity5,500,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Greece1927Annual quantity241,125
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Italy1927Annual quantity537,098
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Norway1927Annual quantity321,821
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Poland1927Annual quantity300,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Rumania1927Annual quantity140,688
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Russia1927Annual quantity321,500
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Spain1927Annual quantity3,056,565
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Includes Portugal. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Sweden1927Annual quantity80,375
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
United Kingdom1927Annual quantity46,714
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 17Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Yugoslavia1927Annual quantity53,755
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Serbia from 1876 to 1918; included under Turkey prior to 1876. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Undistributed Europe1927Annual quantityUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Source grouping retained. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
China1927Annual quantity100,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Chosen1927Annual quantity52,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source label retained; no modern-border reassignment. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
India1927Annual quantity6,024,806
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Indo-China1927Annual quantity10,159
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Japan1927Annual quantity4,800,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Netherland East Indies1927Annual quantity2,285,801
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Philippine Islands1927Annual quantity28,356
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Taiwan1927Annual quantity15,000
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Turkey1927Annual quantity225,050
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Serbia included under Turkey prior to 1876. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Algeria1927Annual quantity118,087
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Belgian Congo1927Annual quantity10,609
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
German Southwest Africa1927Annual quantityUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Included under Union of South Africa since 1915. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
Rhodesia1927Annual quantity131,585
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Union of South Africa1927Annual quantity1,013,070
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Includes Swaziland, Tanganyika, and Bechuanaland and Southwest Africa since 1915. Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Other Africa1927Annual quantity682
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Australia1927Annual quantity6,887,280
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
New Zealand1927Annual quantity427,358
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Historical source grouping; estimated compilation.
Various1927Annual quantityUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · territories · PDF 18Unallocated source category. Blank or dash in source; not converted to zero.
North America1927Annual quantity190,735,273
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
North America1927Published world share75.87
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
South America1927Annual quantity26,863,481
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
South America1927Published world share10.69
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 17Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Europe1927Annual quantity11,667,958
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Europe1927Published world share4.64
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Asia1927Annual quantity13,541,172
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Asia1927Published world share5.39
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Africa1927Annual quantity1,274,033
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Africa1927Published world share0.50
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Australasia1927Annual quantity7,314,638
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Australasia1927Published world share2.91
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
Various1927Annual quantityUnreported
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Historical continental grouping; source blanks retained.
Various1927Published world shareUnreported
percent		Table 6 · regions · PDF 18Rounded source percentage; blank does not mean a reported zero.
World1927Annual quantity251,396,555
fine troy ounces		Table 6 · world · PDF 18Source denominator retained; cumulative total overlaps its component periods.
United States · total1906Annual quantity57,362,453
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1906Annual quantity171,058
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1906Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1906Annual quantity16,792,799
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1906Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1906Annual quantity15,880,870
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1906Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1906Annual quantity15,328,653
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1906Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1906Annual quantity98,423
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1906Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1906Annual quantity6,815,678
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1906Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1906Annual quantity2,274,972
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1906Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1906–1910Period total275,644,692
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Placer1906–1910Period total768,572
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Placer1906–1910Published U.S. share0.28
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1906–1910Period total98,644,811
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1906–1910Published U.S. share35.79
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1906–1910Period total79,106,743
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Copper ore1906–1910Published U.S. share28.70
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1906–1910Period total78,752,758
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Lead ore1906–1910Published U.S. share28.57
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1906–1910Period total1,298,764
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Zinc ore1906–1910Published U.S. share0.47
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1906–1910Period total9,490,695
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1906–1910Published U.S. share3.44
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1906–1910Period total7,582,348
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1906–1910Published U.S. share2.75
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1907Annual quantity52,497,066
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1907Annual quantity126,808
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1907Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1907Annual quantity19,038,042
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1907Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1907Annual quantity13,955,436
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1907Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1907Annual quantity17,318,811
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1907Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1907Annual quantity93,419
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1907Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1907Annual quantity489,825
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1907Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1907Annual quantity1,474,725
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1907Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1908Annual quantity50,875,787
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1908Annual quantity159,285
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1908Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1908Annual quantity19,862,038
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1908Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1908Annual quantity14,945,189
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1908Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1908Annual quantity14,049,481
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1908Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1908Annual quantity37,605
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1908Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1908Annual quantity1,099,283
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1908Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1908Annual quantity722,906
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1908Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1909Annual quantity57,312,677
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series. Printed annual row is 8,964,000 fine ounces short of its total; retained without correction.
United States · Placer1909Annual quantity152,040
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Printed annual row is 8,964,000 fine ounces short of its total; retained without correction.
United States · Placer1909Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1909Annual quantity10,862,890
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Printed annual row is 8,964,000 fine ounces short of its total; retained without correction.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1909Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1909Annual quantity18,300,705
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Printed annual row is 8,964,000 fine ounces short of its total; retained without correction.
United States · Copper ore1909Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1909Annual quantity17,027,737
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Printed annual row is 8,964,000 fine ounces short of its total; retained without correction.
United States · Lead ore1909Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1909Annual quantity313,948
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Printed annual row is 8,964,000 fine ounces short of its total; retained without correction.
United States · Zinc ore1909Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1909Annual quantity549,923
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Printed annual row is 8,964,000 fine ounces short of its total; retained without correction.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1909Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1909Annual quantity1,141,434
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Printed annual row is 8,964,000 fine ounces short of its total; retained without correction.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1909Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1910Annual quantity57,596,709
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1910Annual quantity159,381
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1910Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1910Annual quantity23,125,042
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1910Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1910Annual quantity16,024,543
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1910Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1910Annual quantity15,028,076
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1910Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1910Annual quantity755,369
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1910Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1910Annual quantity535,987
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1910Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1910Annual quantity1,968,311
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1910Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1911Annual quantity61,107,840
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1911Annual quantity170,084
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1911Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1911Annual quantity25,205,749
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1911Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1911Annual quantity16,759,638
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1911Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1911Annual quantity15,596,638
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1911Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1911Annual quantity630,573
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1911Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1911Annual quantity285,006
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1911Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1911Annual quantity2,460,152
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1911Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1911–1915Period total340,306,432
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Placer1911–1915Period total764,874
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Placer1911–1915Published U.S. share0.22
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1911–1915Period total133,101,900
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1911–1915Published U.S. share39.12
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1911–1915Period total87,365,745
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Copper ore1911–1915Published U.S. share25.67
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1911–1915Period total89,988,875
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Lead ore1911–1915Published U.S. share26.44
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1911–1915Period total2,662,910
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Zinc ore1911–1915Published U.S. share0.78
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1911–1915Period total2,175,078
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1911–1915Published U.S. share0.64
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1911–1915Period total24,247,050
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1911–1915Published U.S. share7.13
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1912Annual quantity66,034,385
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1912Annual quantity163,955
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1912Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1912Annual quantity26,363,436
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1912Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1912Annual quantity18,744,661
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1912Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1912Annual quantity16,632,377
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1912Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1912Annual quantity664,421
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1912Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1912Annual quantity654,596
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1912Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1912Annual quantity2,810,939
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1912Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1913Annual quantity71,187,228
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1913Annual quantity123,739
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1913Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1913Annual quantity28,010,875
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1913Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1913Annual quantity18,250,253
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1913Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1913Annual quantity18,629,246
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1913Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1913Annual quantity86,432
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1913Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1913Annual quantity752,563
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1913Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1913Annual quantity5,334,120
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1913Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1914Annual quantity69,623,249
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1914Annual quantity152,128
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1914Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1914Annual quantity27,812,335
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1914Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1914Annual quantity14,829,828
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1914Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1914Annual quantity19,302,081
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1914Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1914Annual quantity145,264
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1914Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1914Annual quantity248,866
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1914Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1914Annual quantity7,132,747
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1914Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1915Annual quantity72,353,730
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1915Annual quantity154,968
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1915Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1915Annual quantity25,709,505
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1915Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1915Annual quantity18,781,365
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1915Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1915Annual quantity19,828,533
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1915Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1915Annual quantity1,136,220
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1915Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1915Annual quantity234,047
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1915Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1915Annual quantity6,509,092
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1915Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1916Annual quantity78,857,533
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1916Annual quantity126,351
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1916Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1916Annual quantity24,593,656
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1916Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1916Annual quantity24,541,234
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1916Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1916Annual quantity19,216,586
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1916Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1916Annual quantity1,274,292
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1916Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1916Annual quantity533,273
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1916Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1916Annual quantity8,572,141
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1916Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1916–1920Period total326,014,361
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Placer1916–1920Period total486,233
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Placer1916–1920Published U.S. share0.15
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1916–1920Period total107,169,230
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1916–1920Published U.S. share32.87
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1916–1920Period total90,350,112
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Copper ore1916–1920Published U.S. share27.71
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1916–1920Period total88,025,102
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Lead ore1916–1920Published U.S. share27.00
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1916–1920Period total3,257,445
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Zinc ore1916–1920Published U.S. share1.00
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1916–1920Period total2,107,555
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1916–1920Published U.S. share0.65
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1916–1920Period total34,618,684
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1916–1920Published U.S. share10.62
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1917Annual quantity70,661,512
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1917Annual quantity118,604
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1917Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1917Annual quantity21,489,465
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1917Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1917Annual quantity20,314,233
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1917Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1917Annual quantity19,096,474
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1917Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1917Annual quantity549,656
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1917Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1917Annual quantity448,042
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1917Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1917Annual quantity8,645,038
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1917Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1918Annual quantity68,058,952
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1918Annual quantity89,494
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1918Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1918Annual quantity21,564,982
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1918Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1918Annual quantity20,462,597
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1918Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1918Annual quantity18,291,243
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1918Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1918Annual quantity135,676
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1918Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1918Annual quantity224,580
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1918Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1918Annual quantity7,290,380
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1918Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1919Annual quantity51,899,460
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1919Annual quantity78,401
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1919Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1919Annual quantity19,043,515
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1919Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1919Annual quantity12,880,624
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1919Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1919Annual quantity14,351,293
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1919Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1919Annual quantity39,480
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1919Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1919Annual quantity232,157
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1919Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1919Annual quantity5,273,990
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1919Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1920Annual quantity56,536,904
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1920Annual quantity73,383
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1920Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1920Annual quantity20,477,612
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1920Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1920Annual quantity12,151,424
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1920Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1920Annual quantity17,069,506
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1920Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1920Annual quantity1,258,341
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1920Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1920Annual quantity669,503
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1920Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1920Annual quantity4,837,135
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1920Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1921Annual quantity46,332,956
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1921Annual quantity81,375
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1921Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1921Annual quantity24,117,251
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1921Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1921Annual quantity4,782,538
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1921Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1921Annual quantity14,912,990
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1921Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1921Annual quantity6,163
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1921Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1921Annual quantity449,417
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1921Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1921Annual quantity1,983,222
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1921Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1921–1925Period total308,677,443
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Placer1921–1925Period total301,450
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Placer1921–1925Published U.S. share0.10
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1921–1925Period total117,873,718
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1921–1925Published U.S. share38.18
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1921–1925Period total64,230,364
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Copper ore1921–1925Published U.S. share20.81
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1921–1925Period total89,446,388
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Lead ore1921–1925Published U.S. share28.98
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1921–1925Period total4,060,633
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Zinc ore1921–1925Published U.S. share1.32
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1921–1925Period total4,631,944
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1921–1925Published U.S. share1.50
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1921–1925Period total28,132,946
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Five-year summary overlaps its annual rows; do not add both.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1921–1925Published U.S. share9.11
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1922Annual quantity61,207,989
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1922Annual quantity60,769
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1922Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1922Annual quantity28,631,579
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1922Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1922Annual quantity10,376,123
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1922Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1922Annual quantity16,756,835
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1922Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1922Annual quantity1,676,967
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1922Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1922Annual quantity669,809
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1922Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1922Annual quantity3,035,907
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1922Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1923Annual quantity70,355,674
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1923Annual quantity57,752
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1923Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1923Annual quantity27,636,947
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1923Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1923Annual quantity14,684,333
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1923Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1923Annual quantity20,139,928
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1923Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1923Annual quantity2,171,186
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1923Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1923Annual quantity1,348,025
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1923Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1923Annual quantity4,317,503
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1923Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1924Annual quantity64,070,744
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1924Annual quantity51,251
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1924Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1924Annual quantity20,388,065
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1924Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1924Annual quantity16,335,433
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1924Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1924Annual quantity18,858,782
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1924Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1924Annual quantity24,431
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1924Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1924Annual quantity1,194,323
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1924Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1924Annual quantity7,218,459
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1924Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1925Annual quantity66,710,080
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1925Annual quantity50,303
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1925Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1925Annual quantity17,099,876
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1925Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1925Annual quantity18,051,937
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1925Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1925Annual quantity18,777,853
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1925Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1925Annual quantity181,886
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1925Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1925Annual quantity970,370
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1925Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1925Annual quantity11,577,855
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1925Published U.S. shareUnreported
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1926Annual quantity62,487,219
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series.
United States · Placer1926Annual quantity49,890
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Placer1926Published U.S. share0.08
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1926Annual quantity13,567,095
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1926Published U.S. share21.71
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1926Annual quantity17,039,546
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper ore1926Published U.S. share27.27
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1926Annual quantity15,528,454
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead ore1926Published U.S. share24.85
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1926Annual quantity313,119
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Zinc ore1926Published U.S. share0.50
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1926Annual quantity1,415,699
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1926Published U.S. share2.27
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1926Annual quantity14,573,416
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1926Published U.S. share23.32
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · total1927Annual quantity59,625,682
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35U.S. ore-source series; distinct from the country series. Table 6 country total is 60,394,199; ore-source total is 59,625,682.
United States · Placer1927Annual quantity49,829
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Table 6 country total is 60,394,199; ore-source total is 59,625,682.
United States · Placer1927Published U.S. share0.08
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1927Annual quantity11,775,384
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Table 6 country total is 60,394,199; ore-source total is 59,625,682.
United States · Dry and siliceous ore1927Published U.S. share19.75
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper ore1927Annual quantity14,556,572
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Table 6 country total is 60,394,199; ore-source total is 59,625,682.
United States · Copper ore1927Published U.S. share24.41
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead ore1927Annual quantity15,762,197
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Table 6 country total is 60,394,199; ore-source total is 59,625,682.
United States · Lead ore1927Published U.S. share26.44
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Zinc ore1927Annual quantity1,685,764
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Table 6 country total is 60,394,199; ore-source total is 59,625,682.
United States · Zinc ore1927Published U.S. share2.83
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1927Annual quantity2,171,792
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Table 6 country total is 60,394,199; ore-source total is 59,625,682.
United States · Copper-lead and copper-lead-zinc ores1927Published U.S. share3.64
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1927Annual quantity13,624,144
fine troy ounces		Table 12 · PDF 35Published ore class; dry and siliceous ore is not equivalent to primary silver mining. Table 6 country total is 60,394,199; ore-source total is 59,625,682.
United States · Lead-zinc ore1927Published U.S. share22.85
percent		Table 12 · PDF 35Source percentage, not a calculated share; most annual percentage cells are blank.
Mexico1493–1927Period total5,123,242,279
fine troy ounces		Table 45 · PDF 65Historical cumulative output; not available inventory or reserves.
Mexico1493–1927Published cumulative world share35.68
percent		Table 45 · PDF 65Rounded source percentage.
United States1493–1927Period total2,995,643,236
fine troy ounces		Table 45 · PDF 65Historical cumulative output; not available inventory or reserves.
United States1493–1927Published cumulative world share20.87
percent		Table 45 · PDF 65Rounded source percentage.
Bolivia1493–1927Period total1,567,624,166
fine troy ounces		Table 45 · PDF 65Historical cumulative output; not available inventory or reserves.
Bolivia1493–1927Published cumulative world share10.92
percent		Table 45 · PDF 65Rounded source percentage.
Peru1493–1927Period total1,349,052,029
fine troy ounces		Table 45 · PDF 65Historical cumulative output; not available inventory or reserves.
Peru1493–1927Published cumulative world share9.40
percent		Table 45 · PDF 65Rounded source percentage.
Canada1493–1927Period total539,449,516
fine troy ounces		Table 45 · PDF 65Historical cumulative output; not available inventory or reserves.
Canada1493–1927Published cumulative world share3.76
percent		Table 45 · PDF 65Rounded source percentage.
Germany1493–1927Period total496,917,138
fine troy ounces		Table 45 · PDF 65Historical cumulative output; not available inventory or reserves.
Germany1493–1927Published cumulative world share3.46
percent		Table 45 · PDF 65Rounded source percentage.
Australia1493–1927Period total458,099,584
fine troy ounces		Table 45 · PDF 65Historical cumulative output; not available inventory or reserves.
Australia1493–1927Published cumulative world share3.19
percent		Table 45 · PDF 65Rounded source percentage.
Austria1493–1927Period total325,098,355
fine troy ounces		Table 45 · PDF 65Historical cumulative output; not available inventory or reserves.
Austria1493–1927Published cumulative world share2.26
percent		Table 45 · PDF 65Rounded source percentage.
Chile1493–1927Period total294,944,645
fine troy ounces		Table 45 · PDF 65Historical cumulative output; not available inventory or reserves.
Chile1493–1927Published cumulative world share2.05
percent		Table 45 · PDF 65Rounded source percentage.
Japan1493–1927Period total243,176,024
fine troy ounces		Table 45 · PDF 65Historical cumulative output; not available inventory or reserves.
Japan1493–1927Published cumulative world share1.69
percent		Table 45 · PDF 65Rounded source percentage.
Spain1493–1927Period total200,990,531
fine troy ounces		Table 45 · PDF 65Historical cumulative output; not available inventory or reserves.
Spain1493–1927Published cumulative world share1.40
percent		Table 45 · PDF 65Rounded source percentage.
All others1493–1927Period total762,487,407
fine troy ounces		Table 45 · PDF 65Historical cumulative output; not available inventory or reserves.
All others1493–1927Published cumulative world share5.32
percent		Table 45 · PDF 65Rounded source percentage.

Search by territory, year, ore class or source table. Each row retains the observation period, measure, source locator and qualification. This is a transcription of selected tables, not complete digitization of the master foldout. Overlapping rows are intentionally available for inspection and must not be summed as a single production history. [1]

08 / Analysis

Sources, provenance and further research

The original manuscript identifies historical sources and their limitations on printed page 2. Changes in borders, definitions and statistical coverage require reconciliation before joining these series to later datasets. [1]

  1. Digitize the master foldout

    Which source-specific qualifications in Table 46 explain changes across the smaller tables?

    Evidence to seek A reviewed transcription of the full foldout, keeping its annual and aggregate rows distinct.

  2. Reconcile U.S. country and ore-source totals

    What original reporting boundaries account for the different U.S. totals?

    Evidence to seek The underlying Bureau of Mines and other cited source records; no silent adjustment to the historical tables.

  3. Compare with modern observations

    How did producer concentration and ore-source dependence change after 1927?

    Evidence to seek A separately sourced later series with definitions, historical borders and revisions reconciled before comparison.

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A historical source analysis reviewed on 4 October 2026. Values describe the periods, territorial groupings and ore classes in Economic Paper 8. The compilation uses historical estimates and records of varying quality. It establishes neither present mine output nor present inventories, reserves or availability.

Reported facts retain their source dates and definitions. The resource implications and research questions are SilverWars analysis. Policy announcements and critical-mineral designations do not by themselves prove adequate inventory or an inevitable shortage.

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    Original government statistical compilation · archived scan

    Summarized Data of Silver Production

    Bureau of Mines · Government Printing Office · 1930

    Evidence and source limits
    Locator
    Economic Paper 8. Table 1, printed vi / viewer 6; Table 5, 6 / 13; Table 6, 8–11 / 15–18; Table 12, 28 / 35; Table 45, 58 / 65; Table 46, viewer 66.
    Supports
    Historical production quantities, period definitions, reported rounded percentages, territorial footnotes and the authors’ ore-source interpretation.
    Limit
    A historical compilation with estimates and mixed source quality. Source blanks are retained as unreported cells; they are not silently converted to zero. Annual ore-class and country totals are separate series. Scan publication/upload dates are not data observation dates.
    Reviewed
    October 4, 2026
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    Government-document catalog

    Economic Paper 8 library catalog

    University of North Texas Libraries · 1930

    Evidence and source limits
    Locator
    Title, creator, publisher, physical description and 1930 creation date.
    Supports
    Bibliographic identity and year of publication.
    Limit
    Catalog accession and later update dates do not describe production observations or a revised statistical edition.
    Reviewed
    October 4, 2026
Original document provenance

Reviewed 66-page archived PDF. Printed report numbering and PDF viewer numbering differ; links use the PDF viewer page. Original file SHA-256:

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