Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-13
UTAH COMPANIES
RAISE STANDARD
MINES INCREASE EFFICIENCY
AT REDUCED COST
IDAHO PROPERTIES CLOSE YEAR
OF ACHIEVEMENT
Intermountain Region Swells Metal
output-Utah's Gold PRODUCE
tion Decreases, but State
Gains in Dividends

In the mining industry in Utah the year
1909 was one of bringing great projects TO
higher planes of efficiency-of increasing out
puts of metals at lower cost of production
rather than OF bringing in new mines, ac-
oording to the Salt Lake Herald-Repuollcan.
Examples of this tendency are louhu IN lne
Utah Copper company having brought the ca
pacity of its mine and mills up TO Suoo TONS
a day, with production of copper at the rate
of close to 6j 900. 600 pounds a year; IN Bus
ton Consolidated having pushed its milling ca
pacty up to 5000 tons day; in ONO copper
having placed in commission the nrst Two
sections of its S000-ton mill, with the others
soon to follow; in Nevada Consolidated nav
ing become a close second to Utah Copper IN
the production of copper metal, and IN the
Goldfeld Consolidated Mines company nav
ing taken its place as one of the largest
producers of gold as well one of the larg-
est dividend-paying mining companies IN the
world.
Progress of the industry in Idaho where are
many rich mining camps laboring under the
disadvantage of inadequate transportation Ia
cilities was marked by the building OF a
number of mills, which during the present
year viii no doubt have an appreciaoIe et-
feet in increasing the states meta! output, M
The greatest new district in that state to see
added activity is the Seven Devils region
where control of several of the larger copper
mines is said to have passed to the Lewisohns
of New York who are preparing to build
large smelter at Homestead, on the cutoff line
of railroad which the Oregon Short Line is
building down the Snake river.
Gold Output Decreases
In everything but gold was Utah's metal
output for 1909 increased over that of 1908,
the total increase of value having amounted
to slightly more than $S,ooO'OO Inc increase
In copper output came from the Bingham
mines Utah Copper and Boston Conson-
dated Tintic and Park City mines swelled
their outputs of silver and lead, and the
Increased zinc production came largely from
the Scranton mine of Tintc and the DAILY
Judge of Park City. The average price of
zinc was s5.45, compared with $4.69 for 1908;
that of lead s4.2, compared with $42o for lsoS;
that of copper slightly under 13c, compared
with 1S. 1860 for 1905; that Of silver 51.45c COM
pared with So 2SSc for the previous year.
Dividends paid by Utah mining companies
during 1908 amounted to s5,5S7,716, the total
sum paid in 1909 thus showing gain Of S2-
0Os. .066 over the previous year.
Iron Blossom, DAILY West, Grand Central,
Little Bell Boston Sunshine and Victoria were
added to the list during 1909. The dividend
paid by Lower Mammoth Extension was from
the sale of property.
Companies that paid dividends in 1908 and
did not in 1909 were Bullion Beck Mammoth
May Day and Puritan.
Exceeds $2e,ooo,ooo
IJtah's metal output for 1909 exceeded $780,
600 900, segregated as follows:
Gold 201 561 ounces "a 1856 255.S7
Silver H. 700, ,097 ounces 6,071 S99 %
Copper, TO- S95, ,256 pounds $685. 1854
Lead 129 367 024 pounds 8, 49S 09S. 80
Zinc IA 5O7 900 pounds ............... $780, 631.50
1Otal SAoi
Utah companies increase dividends $1,000 900
in 1909. A statement follows:
Boston sunshine ........................s 1850
Colorado Mining ....................... 9e0, 900
Dnlv West .......................... 1872 900
Grand Central ......................... 10000
Little Bell ........................... Is, 900
Iron Blossom OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4SO, 900
Lower Mammoth Extension ............ 1000
silver King Coalition ................ s37, 500
Sioux Consolidated .................... 573, 342
Uncle Sam Consolidated ............... $4,000
United States 2,403 44O
Utah Consolidated ..................... 600, 900
Utah Copper 1919 500
Utah Mine ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1000
Victoria . Observation-Disclosures. 5000
West Mountain Placer .................. $500
Total :. 545, 1872