Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-12-12
new MEXICO MINERALS
Prof. F, A, Jones Contribution on
the Subject Found In Governor
OieIo's Report,
SOME VERY VALUABLE STATISTICS

mineral production OF New Mexico for
the year 1902. written for Governor
Otero's annual report by Professor
Fayette A. Jones oi Albuquerque, VINO
Is a member of the United states Geo
lcgica Survey The article says.
The following is report on the
production OF the precious metals Of
New Mexico. including also copper
end lead for the year 1902.
The aggregate production of gold,
silver opor and lead. was 81 ,4Sg,.
UlG.
This result is rather disappointing
IN one sense, but when we come TO
consider the character OF tho improve
ments and the adaptability of the
nictalurgical processes for the treat
inent Of the ores in the various camps
q is quite gratifying to note the
/ changes now going forward are a de-
] cided Improvement over that OF for
| rer years As ! stated in a similar
/ report 10 you last year. New Mexico
/ Is now passing through a period of in.
/ digestion. as was the case with Colo.
| roneous ideas are fast being suppressed
s q hy experimental facts and chemical
/ analyses The year 1902 was the year
/ IN which strong undercurrent for
the hettermont of mining conditions
throughout the territory was notice
able In a marked degree. especially
in some OF the larger camps II is
I H..
conducted hereafter will be more on
TIE conservative order. and the time
Las about passed for building mills
Tat are wholly unadapted for the
treatment OF particular class of ore.
The metallurgical engineer is destined
from now on to play an important part
N the successful extraction OF the
metals 81 economic value from their
common gangue.'
The following is the amount of
sold, silver, copper and lead ore min.
90 in New Mexico during 1902: Grant
county SOLO short tons: Bernahllo
49, tons; Sierra 5S24 tons, San
Miguel 4375 tons; Santa Fe 1850
tons; Otero 1860 tons. Luna 800
~
tons, ColfaX l 1853 tons; Rio Arriba
$50 tons, Dona Ana 4l5 tons; Mora
$50 tons. Valencia 10 tons. The to.
tai for the territory Is 1888 1853 short
tons Of which 77,173 tons were sold or
t'oated. The stock of ore on hand on
december 81, 1903 was 16G. $3.50 tons.
end on December 81, 1902. % TAG tons.
'rum lode mines and slS0.4S0 from
placer mines. a total Of 1884, 40. The
eold production from lode mines, by
counties was as follows: Grant SIS. /
no; Lincoln s5o.Go7 Bernaliuo si4.- !
y; Socorro s42.056; Sierra s21 ,7o5;
santa Re s6.3i1; Colfax $3.552; Dona
ana $4,000; Otero $500; Rio Arriba
si2
From placer mines the gold produc. |
ton by counties was: Colfax $ll7.- |
$50; Sierra $3.50. Grant. SS.665: |
santa be S2,1i5; Lincoln $3.50; Otero |
s275, RIO Arriba slfj Taos 800.
The silver productions by counties !
was as follows: Socorro S7b,07s; |
Grant S25125; Bernalillo s19,746;
Sierra $l3,096; Lincoln $4,000; Luna
55,i16; Rio Arriha $1,000; Santa Fe
$945; Dona Ana 500; Otero sac, Col !
tax S3s; a toal of s14S.659.
The copper production by counties |
IS: Grant S793,O2S; Socorro SIS .636:
Otero s11.732; Sierra s5.72S; Rio Ar
liba $685. Santa Fe 1890; san Miguel |
1915, Bernalillo $ll0; a total OF $3.50.
ISL
The lead production by counties |
was. Socorro $40. 4s9, Luna s2S,275;
Grant s1S.162; Sierra s3,3l5 Santa |
re 81 ,294; Dona Ana $500
The report says further:
IT VIII be noticec that by compar.
ing the production of 1901 with the
above heavy falling OF in output OF
the precious metals occurs in Bernelil- |
10, Santa Fe and Socorro counties. !
The cause OF this in BernalillO coun- |
" Is due TO the closing down of the |
Albemarhle mine, In Santa Fe county
"a 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
abe above properties when in OPP
Grafton produced about two-thirds OF
t..e gold OF the territory.
"On the other hand a decided in.
crease is noticeable in Colfax, Dona
Ana. Grant Sierra and Rio Arriba
counties. The largest gain is In Col
TAX county due to the big dredge of
he Ore Dredging company.
The property of the Ore Dredging
company produced 2s.s per cent of all
the gold In New Mexico for 1909.
THE largest plant In course of cree
ton on the Rio Grande near Rineon-
ada, In Taos county. by the Glenwoody
Mining company will nodoubt revolu-
tionize the treatment of low grade
gold ores. The Rio Grande will do all
the mining and milling OF the ore, the
cost of which should not exceed so
cents per ton.
THE Improvements now being made
At the Cooney mine in the Moggollons
are very commendable and show what