50 YEARS AGO –OCTOBER, 1937– Canada will have 141 gold mines by

Canada now has 128 gold mills in operation with 13 additional plants under construction and eight proposed. There are also 23 properties equipped with idle mills. Ontario leads the way with 55 producers and British Columbia is second with 49. In 1931 Canada had 30 gold mills and production from all sources including nickel, copper, zinc and lead mines amounted to 2.7 million oz. In the first half of 1937 the output was almost two million oz and it is probable that the whole year will report 4.2 million oz with an estimated valuation of $147 million. Reprinted from The Northern Miner, October, 1937.