The gold production of the world in 1897 amounted in value, according to the most reliable estimates, to more than $237,000,000, and in 1898 to more than $280,000,000; and it is the opinion of the Director of the Mint that the final compilation of figures will show that the production was "somewhere between $290,000,000 and $300,000,000!" _Gold Production of the World._ ----------------+---------------------------------+--------------------------------- | 1897. | 1898. +----------+---------+------------+----------+---------+------------ COUNTRIES. | Fine | Kilo- | | Fine | Kilo- | | ounces. |grammes. | Value. | ounces |grammes. | Value. ----------------+----------+---------+------------+----------+---------+------------ | | | | | | _North America._| | | | | | United States | 2,774,935| 84,870.5| $59,210,795| 3,110,788| 95,200.7| $64,300,000 Canada | 299,467| 9,164.0| 6,190,000| 686,502| 22,071.1| 14,190,000 Newfoundland | 3,000| 93.3| 62,010| 3,000| 93.3| 62,010 Mexico | 344,498| 10,715.0| 7,121,189| 365,032| 11,354.0| 7,668,866 Central America | 25,399| 789.9| 525,000| 25,399| 789.9| 525,000 | | | | | | _South America._| | | | | | Argentina | 15,235| 473.8| 314,907| 15,235| 473.8| 314,907 Bolivia | 3,144| 98.0| 65,000| 3,144| 98.0| 65,000 Brazil | 70,732| 2,200.0| 1,462,120| 84,633| 2,591.0| 1,750,000 Chile | 68,096| 2,118.0| 1,407,544| 68,096| 2,118.0| 1,407,544 Colombia | 188,679| 5,868.7| 3,900,000| 188,679| 5,868.7| 3,900,000 Ecuador | 6,430| 199.9| 132,900| 6,430| 199.9| 132,900 Guiana (British)| 101,505| 3,156.9| 2,098,098| 88,617| 2,756.0| 1,861,393 Guiana (Dutch) | 32,983| 1,025.8| 681,748| 28,273| 865.3| 584,421 Guiana (French) | 59,859| 1,861.7| 1,237,310| 66,593| 2,038.0| 1,376,477 Peru | 5,787| 180.0| 119,628| 5,787| 180.0| 119,628 Uruguay | 6,880| 214.0| 114,600| 6,880| 214.0| 114,600 Venezuela | 39,384| 1,224.9| 814,067| 39,384| 1,224.9| 814,067 | | | | | | _Europe._ | | | | | | Austria-Hungary | 105,397| 3,278.2| 2,178,556| 105,397| 3,278.2| 2,178,556 France | 10,513| 327.0| 217,304| 10,513| 327.0| 217,304