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Is this one of the rare examples of a typo on a metal plaque?
"The Ovens yielded 120,000 in gold..." makes no sense. 120,000 ounces? No. This site produced less than 600 ounces in 96 years. What measure does the "120,000" refer to? It has been suggested that this is a mistake, perhaps by the foundry, perhaps in the information supplied to the foundry. Maybe the 120,000 was meant to be £20,000 and the "£" was mis-read by someone. However, this does not agree with the historic price of gold, which was about £3 to £4 per ounce in the 1860s, at the peak of the Ovens production. A reasonable estimate of the total value of this site's gold production is closer to £2,000 than to £20,000. The plaque text is a mystery. |
Links to Relevant Websiteshttp://www.ovenspark.com/ Gold in Nova Scotia http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/is/is13.htm Troy Ounces of Gold Produced http://www.gov.ns.ca/natr/meb/is/is13tab.htm The Ovens (1862-1958) 550.4 troy ounces 17.1 kilograms |
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