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GOLD OUTPUT [6 records]

Record 1 2026-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Production Management
  • Metals Mining
  • Precious Metals (Metallurgy)
DEF

A purchase agreement that provides an upfront capital payment to mine operators and explorers in exchange for a percentage of [precious‑metal] output [— such as gold, silver, or any platinum-group metal] at a below‑market cost.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Gestion de la production
  • Mines métalliques
  • Métaux précieux (Métallurgie)
DEF

Entente d'achat qui prévoit un paiement initial versé à des exploitants ou à des sociétés d'exploration minière en échange d'un pourcentage de la production de métaux précieux — tels que l'or, l'argent ou tout métal du groupe du platine — à un prix inférieur à celui du marché.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gold and Silver Mining
  • Various Metal Ores
CONT

Gold-rich pyritic deposits... are... an important type of gold mineralization, and account for approximately 10% of current Canadian gold output.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines d'or et d'argent
  • Minerais divers (Mines métalliques)
CONT

Les gisements aurifères associés à des amas pyriteux [...] constituent [...] un important type de minéralisation aurifère; ils comptent pour approximativement 10 % de la production actuelle d'or au Canada.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metals Mining
CONT

Lode gold mines recorded a small reduction in output, but this was offset by an increase in byproduct production from base-metal mines.

OBS

See "base metal."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines métalliques
CONT

La production des mines d'or filonien, des gisements alluvionnaires (placers) et la quantité d'or obtenue comme sous-produit des mines de métaux communs ont légèrement diminué en 1978.

Key term(s)
  • mine de métal commun
  • mine de métaux usuels
  • mine de métal usuel

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Numismatics
  • Coining
OBS

gold output from a mine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Numismatique
  • Monnayage
OBS

production d'or d'une mine

Spanish

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Record 5 1982-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gold and Silver Mining
CONT

Lode gold mines recorded a small reduction in output, but this was offset by an increase in byproduct production from base-metal mines.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mines d'or et d'argent
CONT

La production des mines d'or filonien, des gisements alluvionnaires (placers) et la quantité d'or obtenue comme sous-produit des mines de métaux communs ont légèrement diminué en 1978.

Spanish

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Record 6 1981-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics
  • Production Management
OBS

(...) the deflationary pressure on prices would have been even worse had it not been for growing methods of economizing on gold. Modern banks, which hold only fractional reserves, began to develop. The demand-deposit M they created meant that not quite so much gold was needed to keep up with growing total output.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Gestion de la production

Spanish

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