Apothecaries' system between actual and nominal weight. In the 19th century, most European countries or cities still had at least a "commercial" or "civil" system (such as the English avoirdupois system) for general trading, and a second system (such as the troy system) for precious metals such as gold and silver. The system for precious metals was usually divided in a different way from the commercial system, often using special units such as the carat. More significantly, it was often based on different weight standards. The apothecaries' system often used the same ounces as the precious metals system, although even then the
Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation Wheaton Precious Metals Corporation Silver Wheaton Corp. is a no longer pure play silver mining company but still the largest in the business of silver streaming. It produces over 26 million ounces and sells over 29 million ounces of silver mined by other companies (including Barrick Gold and Goldcorp) as a by-product of their main operations. In 2016 Silver Wheaton reported attributable production totaling 30.4 million ounces of and 353,700 ounces of . The Company also reported record silver and gold sales for the year, generating net earnings of US$195 million on operating cash flows of $584 million. In Q1