Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-10
MINERAL
PRODUCTION
Synopsis Of Article in Governor
0tero's Report Written by
Professor F. A. Jones.
VALUABLE STATISTICS
Heavy Falling OFF in Precious Metals
in Santa Fe, BernaIiIlo and
Socorro Counties.

A Washington dispatch gives the
following synopsis Of an article on the
Mineral Production of New Mexico fol
the year 1902, written for Governor
Otero's annual report by Professor
Fayette A. Jones of the United States
Geological Survey. The article says:
The following is a report on the
production Of the precious metals OF
New Mexico, including also copper
and lead, for the year 1902:
The aggregate production of gold.
silver, copper, and lead, was $1,4S9,-
016
This result is rather disappointing
in one sense, but when we come 70
consider the character of the improve
ments and the adaptability of the
metallurgical processes for the treat
ment Of the ores in the various camps
it is quite gratifying to note the chang
es now going forward are decided
improvement over that of former
years. AS stated in a similar report
to you last year, New Mexico is now
passing through period of indiges-
tion. as was the case with Colorado,
Montana, and California and erron-
eous ideas are fast being superseded
by eXperimen facts and chemical
analyses. The year 1902 was the year
in which a strong undercurrent for
the betterment of mining conditions
throughout the Territory was notice
able in a marked degree, especially
believed that the mining operations
conducted hereafter will be more on
the conservative order, and the time
has about passed for building mills
that are wholly unadapted for the
treatment of a particular class of ore.
The metallurgical engineer is destined
from now on to play an important part
in the successful extraction of the
metals of economis value from their
common gangue."
The following is the amount If
gold. silver, copper and lead ore
mined in New Mexico during 1902:
Grant County 55,110 short tons; So
corro 23,734 tons, Lincoln 23,500 tons;
Bernalillo 9,194 tons; Sierra 1924
tons; San Miguel 1875 tons; Santa
Fe 1880 tons; Otero 1860 tons; Luna
1856 tons; Taos 1868 tons; Otero
1860 tons; Colfax 1853 tons; Rio Ar
riba $50 tons; Dona Ana Ais tons;
Mora $50 tons; Valencia 10 tons. The
total for the Territory is 1888 short
tons of which 77,173 tons were sold or
treated. The stock of ore on hand on
December 81, 1908. was 1886 tons,
and on December 81, 1902, 22,746 tons.
The gold production was $254,205
from lode mines and $13O,4S0 from
placer mines, total of $384,410. The
gold production from lode mines, by
counties, was as follows: Grant $751;
10; Lincoln $5O,607; Bernalillo $44,-
1872; Socorro $42,056; Sierra $21,7O5;
Santa Fe $6,341; Colfax 1852; Dona
Ana s3,400; Otero $4,000; Rio Ar
riba $42
From placer mines the gold produc-
tion by counties was: Colfax $117,-
$50; Sierra $3.50; Grant 1865;
Santa Fe $2,145; Lincoln $3.50; Otero
1915; Rio Arriba $115; Taos 500.
The silver production by counties
was as follows: Socorro $75,07S;
Grant $25,125; Bernalillo $19,746;
Sierra sl5,U96; Lincoln $6,009; Luna
$5,416; Rio Arriba $1,000; Santa Fe
$945; Dona Ana 500; Otero $76; Col
fax $3S; a total of s14S,659.
The copper production by counties |
is: Grant $793,O28; Socorro $48,636; !
Otero $11,732; Sierra $5,728; Rio Ar |;
riba $79S; Santa Fe $500; San Miguel
S315; Bernalillo $110, total of $780,
737.
The lead production by counties |
was: Socorro $43,489; Luna $2S,275; |
Grant $1S,162; Sierra 1886; Santa
Fe 81 1,294: Dona Ana $400.
The report says further:
1T will be noticed that by compar
ing the production Of 1901 with the |
above heavy falling on in output of
the precious metals occurs in Bernalil.
10. Santa Fe and Socorro Counties.
The cause of this in Bernalillo Coun-
ty is due to the closing down of the
Albemarle mine, in Santa Fe County
TO the suspension of work of the San
Ia Fe Gold and Copper Company, at
San Pedro, and in Socorro County to
the shutting down of the Rosedale
mine.
"The above properties when in op-
GRAFTON produced about two-thirds Of
The gold of the Territory.
sOn the other hand, decided in
crease is noticeable n Colfax, Dona
Ana, Grant, Sierra, and Rio Arriba
The largest gain is in Col
lax ,0tanty, Ame to the blg dredge Of
he ge dredging Company.
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