The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-08-30
Copper Metal
COPPER PRODUCT FOR YEAR.
Government Figures Show De-
crease of Smelter Production
of JS,S0O,f0 Pounds.

Ot JS,COOs 1VH VuhuN'
The smelter production of copper
in the United States in 1907, accord
ing TO l.. c. Gates, of the United
States geological survey, was $685.
966,491 pounds. From the record
figures of 1906 this is decrease of
4S,S09,191 pounds, or &c per cent,
the largest actual decrease ever re-
corded and the largest relative de-
crease since the American copper in
dustry became important This is
the first time since 1901 that the
annual production has been smaller
than that of the preceding year, and
the first time since 1872 that it has
been smaller than that of the second
year preceding.
The total given above is made up
of the fine copper content of blister
produced and of the smaller output
of ingot and anode copper from
Michigan. OF this quantity, approxi-
mately 10,075,04S pounds in blister
were produced in foreign shelters
from domestic materials exported.
In addition to the domestic materials
handled, smelters in the country
turned outas blister 64,145,5 SOS
pounds from foreign ore, con-
centrates and matte. Domestic blister
containing 42,350,963 pounds was
exported unrefined, while blister
from foreign sources containg APP
proximately S3,530.132 pounds fine
copper was imported for refining in
this country.
WHERE FALLING OFF OCCURRED
a in If.afs
output are shown by the returns
from the three states that ranks
higest. Montana's production, which
was 294.701,252 pounds in 1906,
was but 294, 263,7S9 pounds in 1907,
and the state yielding first place to
its rival, Arizona, whose production,
however, showed a decrease of nearly
5000. 900 pounds from 262,566, 1913
pounds in 1906 TO 256,77S.437
pounds in 1907. Michigan still holds
third place, with its production de-
creased from 229.695.730 pounds in
1906 to 219,131,5 500 pounds in 1907.
Decreased production is also shown
by the returns from Alaska, Oregon.
Washington and North Carolina.
Many of the other copper produc-
ing states showed substantial gains.
The output of Utah, the fourth state
in point of production, was nearly
II 100000 pounds in excess of that
of 1906--66. 41S,370 pounds in 1907
against 0.329,119 pounds in the
preceding year. The production of
California increased from 2S,153.202
ponds in 1906 to SO, $50, COZ pounds
in 1907: that of Colorado from T.
427,253 pounds in 1906 to 1895
496 pounds in 1907; that of New
Mexico from 7,099.s42 pounds in
1906 TO 10,140,140 pounds in 1907,
and that of Idaho from S.57S.046
pounds i'm 1906 to 9.707.299 pounds
in 1907. Nevada and Vermont also
showed productive gains.
REFINED COPPER.
The production in 1907 of refined
new copper of domestic origin was
7S4,271,427 pounds. a decrease of
103. 4f0.960 pounds, or 1872 per
cent, from the production of 1906.
The total output of refined copper
Exclusive of domestic scrap, etc.
by domestic refineries in 1907 was
1.032. 5t6.247 pounds. In addition
TO this production of refined copper
%. 9.617 pounds were recovered
during the year by the regular cop
per refining companies of the country
from domestic scrap, dresses, etc,
and returns from practically all the
known refners of secondary ma
terials indicae that 35,355.966
pounds additional were turned out by
them as casting copper and in alloys.
The copper produced from secondary
sources i'm 1907 was therefore some
what in excess of 10000 600 pounds
or more than 10 per cent of the
years production of refined new
copper
STOCK OF COPPER.
Returns from all the lake and
electrolytic refiners are practically
complete and show the following
stocks of refined copper on hand at
the beginning and end of the year:
Pounds
Jan. l. 1908 ......... 125,745,t96
Jan. l. 1907 .......... 46,497.1S1
Increase during 1907. 79.24S,615
Undelivered sales are almost en-