Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1904-01-14
PHOENIX. ARIZONA, JAN. IA, 1870
TIE Production OF Copper.

MIR Horace j. stevens. IN ms 2ilnudl
: review Of the American copper trade
estimates that Arizona produced $780,
: oOO. Oce rounds of copper last year. This
is a heavy increase over 70. mer years
Thus the actual production in 1902 was
1l9.S&tSu pounds, and in 1901 it was
isl. 7fS*iI pounds.
me production of the principal
vr,ne4 IN this territory for the yer
u estimated by Mr.. Stevens as fol-
lows:
The Copper Queen 37,5OO.OOO pounds;
Arizona Copper company, 100000;
United Verde. SO,OOO,OOO; Calumet and
Atizonn. q. OOO. 900: Detroit Copper COM
many. 10000; Shannon Copper COM
mani. 100000; Old Dcm.n.on. 9,OO0,-
,sr. II will be seen that this estim-te
sxSresa,es l62, 500. coo pounds, or r.
sOouio pounds more than the estimated
focal fer the entire territory. The de-
tailed figures correspond more nearly
to the estimate furnished BIZ Mr.. Ste
vens TO The Republican several weeks
aso. when he fixed Arizonl's copper
production for 1903 at 160,OO0,OOO
pounds. And it should be remembered
that in addition to the seven mines
above enumerated there were many
cooper properties which. while stu in
the development stage, yielded con-
siderable total
Mr.. stevens points out that Arizona
els the scene of the most 2. onOunc d
activity in copper Mining Gevel-p-
ments in any part of the United
states" This territory has four large
" developed fields. these being in or
der Of present production, the BiEbea
field of Cochise county, the Clifton
Morenci field Of Graham county. the
Jerome field of Yavarai Co-nty. ard
the Globe district of ella county. Be
fore the end of the present year. how
ever, Pima county will have joined the
list Of heavy producers, By virtue os
the operations of the Imperial Copper
company in the Silver Belle di t.ict.
The old Boot" which had more than
$4,000 600 worth of copper ore booked
out when the group passed to the own
ership of the Imperial company. has
since been developed throughout a
large area in the sulphide zone, and
the mine now deserves to be clasSed
with the largest copper properties in
Arizona An extensive field is under
development in PinnI county. also. and
before the end of the year that county
will be able to show some very valua-
BILE copper mines.
Notwithstanding the large increa- e
of production in Michigan and Arizona,
the figures collated by Mr.. Stevens
show that the estimated increase in
American domestic production for 1903
is equivalent to about 80 per cent,
or about the normal rate of increase
noted for some years past. This hap
pens because Montana's production
suffered a heavy decrease. Michigan,
Montana and Arizona, comprise most
OF the important copper mines of the
United States, of course, although in
other states ambitious efforts are be
ing made to develop large producers.
not coming to the front as a copper
producer as rapidly as was expected
a few years age. The Mountain re-
mains the only big mine in the state.
Utah has made a substantial gain in
production in 1908. and the future OF
the industry In that state is no lorg I
subject to doubt. The gold and silver
values carried with the copper aid
greatly in making profitable mines.
New Mexico has proved disappoint-
ing rs u copper field. A few small
mines continue working and obtain re-
spectacle products, considering the
limited scale Of their operations, but
the big mines that have been prom.
ised ia every copper boom for the last
quarter Of a century remain to come
Wyoming has two hundred OF more
copper mining companies, mostly viii
just enough money to do a little more
than their assessment work. There
are several promising proper ties under
DEVELOPMENT.
Idaho has large copper deposits. o
which the most promising are in ti'
Seven Devils district, near the Wash
ington line.
In Washington, copper ores are scat
tered in nearly every Part of the ate