Gold.
The total production of the world of this metal in the calendar year 1900 amounted in value to $256,462,438, a decrease from $313,645,534 in 1899, owing to the
British-Boer war in the former South African (or
Transvaal) republic.
Among countries the
United States led, with $78,658,785;
Australia ranking second with $75,283,215;
Canada third (because of the
Klondike production) with $26,000,000; and
Russia, fourth with $23,000,862. The production in the
American States and
Territories was, in round numbers, as follows:
Alabama, $4,300;
Alaska, $5,450,500;
Arizona, $2,566,000;
California, $15,198,000;
Colorado, $25,892,000;
Georgia, $113.000;
Idaho, $1,889,000;
Maine, $3,600;
Maryland, $800;
Michigan, $100;
Missouri, $100;
Montana, $4,760,000;
Nevada, $2,219,000;
New Mexico, $581,000;
North Carolina, $34,500;
Oregon, $1,429,500;
South Carolina, $160,000;
South Dakota, $6,469,500;
Texas, $6,900;
Utah, $3,450,800;
Vermont, $100;
Virginia, $7,000;
Washington, $685,000; and
Wyoming, $29,200.