The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-10-19
METALS MINED
EAST OF ROCKIES
What States Are Doing That
Are Not Rated as Real
Mineral States.

The mines of the eastern or AppaAa-
chan states. including Vermont, New
Hampshire. New Jersey, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia. Ala
bama and Tennessee, produced during the
calendar year 1907 gold. silver. copper.
lead and zine TO "A total value of s.. 729 y9S.
All the states named produced one or more
tons of the metals. and the output came
from 1O5 producing mines, of which 81
were placers.
Gold.
The gold production of these eastern
states amounted TO II. G15.26 fine ounces.
having a value of $239. 902-an increase of
3171 over the value of the production in
1906 The most notable increase in gold
production was in Georgia. a gain of SO
75S in value OF output being reported,
largely as the result Of activity in the
Franklin mine. Increased output was also
shown by the reports from Alabama.
North Carolina and Vermont but the
other gold-producing states of the south
showed a decrease in 1907.
Silver.
The silver output Of the Appalachian
states i'm 100. was 5.66l fine ounces. val
ned at $50. $50. the average value of silver
Der fine ounce for the year being So cents.
As compared with the value OF the pro-
huction in 1905 the figures show decrease
OF S3.f54. This loss I'm value was caused
decreased production Of that metal in the
latter part Of l991 in North Carolina. a.
the greater part of the silver product OF
the Appalachians is recovered from cop
per ores All the other states. however.
showed slight gains. due partly to in
creased copper mining at the prevailing
good prices in the earlier part of the year
and partly TO the increased output of
gold. Comparatively little silver was re
covered from lead ores in 1907. and nc
ores rich enough in silver to be classified
as silver ores have been mined in this sec
ton of the country FOR many years.
Copper,
The copper production of the eastern
states in the last calendar year amount
ed to 20.301. $50 pounds. valued at the aver
age price for the year of 20 cents per
pound, at S4.06l i36. This production was.
as usual, chiefly from the famous Duck
town mines Of Tennessee, but Alabama.
Georgia. Maryland. North Carolina, Yer
mont and Virginia all contributed. North
Carolina and Vermont each producing
more than 100000 pounds. As compared
with the production of 1906. the total pro-
duction of copper in the eastern states in
1907 showed an increase of .451,5l5 pounds,
valued at sf04l6l- The ores yielded an
average Of S2.9 pounds of copper to the
ton.
Lead.
total of 1859 pounds of lead, valued
at s.. iJl. was produced in New Hampshire.
Georgia and Virginia in 1901 the state last
named furnishing the bulk of the output
Zinc.
The spelter production of the eastern
states in 1897 amounted 10 -. AS 1893 pounds
valued at Sl.364.673- As figures for the
production Of this metal were not OBJ
tanned from the mines i'm 1906 comparisons
cannot be made. The zinc ores yielded
an average Of 1902 pounds of metal TO the
ton. and the average price of spelter for
q q ante md
great bulk of the zinc production was
from the famous mines at Franklin Fur
mace, y. j., but the southwestern extern
sion of the Virginia zinc belt into Ten
nessee was vigorously prospected during
the year. and production was reported
from a number Of mines