The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-04-20
LAST YEARS PROGRESS Aefu.
1NTtvqa7 in METAL MINING

for their claims. As to its economic re-
suits. present and prospective, there
will be many different opinions
Before entering into some account Of
the mining of the different metals in
1906. IL Is well to note that. in addition
TO the metals mined in the United
States. our smeiters and refners handle
a large quantity of material from other
countries. Most of the copper comes
from Mexico and Canada; large part of
lead from those countries: crude metal
from Central and South America, and
even from Australia. come here to be
put in their final form and marketed.
Copper comes here as matte, black cop
per. and copper bullion; lead as base
bullion. and other metals in various
forms. The extent of this work viii be
appreciated when II is stated that the
output OF our smelters from this for
eign material in 1906 was approximately
1t is too early for exact figures-s0.0 900
tons of lead. 200. 900. 900 pounds of cop
per, 81, 900, 900 ounces of silver, and
s12. 600, 900 in gold. All this is in adj
dition to the product from our own
mines.
In gold mining In 1906 the most
prominent feature Is the production
from the new regions in the desert OF
Southern Nevada. Tonopah and Cold
field have become established mining
c~enters, while the newer camps OF Man
haitian, Bullfrog, Kawich and the rest,
have all contributed. This gold region
extends over the state border into the
Panamint and Death Valley regions OF
southern California. To these new re-
gions is due the growth of gold produce
ton from 1884, 900, 900 in 1905. to approx
imately ss5, 900, 900 in 1906. Alaska has
lone well during the year; the old mines
of California. Colorado. South Dakota.
and the southwest have held their own.
while Montana and Idaho make a good
report. In our Oldest gold mining re-
gion, In North Carolina and Georgia.
there are signs OF revival which promise
well for the future.
The gold production of the world.
which has been growing for the last de-
cade, again made a substantial gain In
1906. From a total of $379,600.000 In
1906. the Increase carried 1t to over
$40. 900. 900 in 1906. To the years out
put the Transvaal contributed nearly
s125 ,00e. 900: the United States. $685.
900. 900; Australia, $50. zoo. 000; Russia.
$50, 900. 900; Canada and Mexico each
about $4,000. 900; the rest coming from
many countries in smaller mounts.
Outside of the Transvaal. probably the
largest comparative increase was In
Mexico. where gold mining in recent
years has made great advances-much
greater than the silver mining. which
is additionally the chief interest of the
country.
Lead mining was active during the
year. Like all other metals, there was
a very large consumption, so large. In
fact, thai in addition to our own output
of about $50. 900 tons, over $4,000 tons
of foreign lead was needed. 1t is hardly
necessary to add that hig prices ruled
for the greater part of the year. the
chief lead mining centers-the Occur
d'Alene region. in Idaho, Colorado and
southeast Missouri-had a very pros
porous year: and the Same may be said
of the smaller districts scattered
through the country.
Zinc mining also made a good record.
in quantity of output-approximately
go, 900 tons-in demand and in the price
realized for the metal. An interesting
feature of the year has been the revival
of the zinc districts of southwest Wis.,
consin. AS a lead mining region this
one of the Oldest in the United States.
AS depth was attained some zinc ores
took the place of lead and it was prac-
tically abandoned for nearly half .
century. Not long ago it was taken up
by enterprising men and is now becom-
ing a considerable factor in the supply
Of zinc ores for the shelters.
With the minor Observation-Disclosures.
manganese ores, aluminium. nickel. etc.
year 1906 was also a prosperous one.
Demand was everywhere good and pro-
ducers could do little more than keep up
the required supply. This condition
naturally meant good return to all.
The mining interests of Mexico and
Canada are so closely allied to those OF
the United States that they should have
at least a brief claim. In Mexico the
chief incidents of the year were the
growth of gold production in the great
camps of FL Orc and elsewhere. and the
rapid development of the copper mines
of Sonora. There are owned and oper-
ated almost entirely by capital from the
United States. In Canada the spectac-
ular incident has been, of course. the
rise and progress of the remarkable
silver camp of Cobalt-so dazzling in
its present and so p-roblematical In its
future. Apart from this. substantial
progress has been made in the iron
mines of British Columbia, and the
nickel mines of Sudbury. To these may
be added most promising discoveries
of gold. copper and asbestos in the here
tofore ~unexplored Chigogamoo region OF
northern Quebec.-Frederick Hobart in
the New York Times.