Mohave County miner., 1911-09-30
Mine Production of Gold, Silver, Cop per, Lead, and Zinc in An
 zona Tn 1910.


 creased production of silver, copper, lead. and zinc, shown by figures of United States Geological Survey.
 The total value of the mine output of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc in Arizona in 1910, according to V. c. Hsikes. of the United States Geological Survey, was s42, 73l, ,5l9, against s44,- O53. .O23 in 1909. The decrease In value in Arizona, as in California, was due mainly to the decrease in the produc- tion of copper.
 The total production of gold in Ari- zona in 1910 was l52, ,35O.58 fine ounces, valued at 3,l49, ,366S, an increase in value of All ,S66s. Of this output, I.257.27 fine ounces came from placers, 95.395.O7 ounces from sil.ceous ores, and g, ,7O7. 40 ounces from copper ores. From bullion in gold and silver mills were recovered 4,173.S5 fine ounces, concentrates produced 9.955.76 fine ounces, and crude ore sent to smelters contained 56,443.59 fine ounces. The largest production of gold was from Mohave county--sl, l45,O22 in 1910, against 356, ,363s in 1909.
 Arizona's silver production in 1910 was 2,566,52S fine ounces, valued at 1885, ,925s, against 2,6Ol, l6l fine ounces, valued at 1852, ,6O4S, in 1909. Of this output 1884, ,363 ounces came from cop per ores, 40, ,l26 ounces from siliceous ores, and 1l9, ,034 ounces from lead ores. Bullion at gold and silver mills pro- duced 59,8l2 ounces of silver in 1910, concentrates produced 96,S94 fine ounces, and crude ore sent to smelters contained 2,4O2, 229 ounces. Cochiso county produced 1,20S,274 fine ounces of silver in 1910, against l,454, 39O fine ounces in 1909. and Yavapai county, 69s, ,7O2 ounces in 1910, against 57S,5SC ounces in 1909.
 Copper production decreased in Arl' zona from 3O3, ,S99, 46l pounds, valued at 39, ,5O6.93Os, in 1909, to 297, ,49l, l5l pounds, valued at 37,7Sl, ,376s in 1910 but Arizona still ranked first among the copper-producing states in the country in 1910. Concentrates pro. duced 59, ,425,O5S pounds of the output and crude ores sent to smelters pro duced 237, 7,774,349 pounds. Cochise county, which includes the great War ren or Bisbee district, produced l45, 3lO,623 pounds of copper, against 40, 8IO,472 pounds in 1909. Greenlet county, embracing the former eastern portion of Graham county and includ ing the famous Clifton Morenci copper region of Copper Mountain and Green lee districts, produced 72, SIS, ,094 pound of copper, against 71,S25, ,75O pounds il 1909. Yavapai county, including tn, Verde district, produced 4O,824. .55 pounds of copper, against B, l25,96 pounds in 1909, and Gila county, in cluding the Globe district, produce, 3l,33O,222 pounds of copper in 1910 against 39, ,45l, 1896 pounds in 1909.
 The production of lead in Arizona il lJlU was ZsOJOsSJO pOuuuSs NdIuSu d lIS,66SS, against 3,O9S,OS3 pounds valued at l33.2lS in 1909. Cochis county, in which are the Tombston mines, produced 1,176,416 pounds, fol lowed by Mohave county, with 74O,O9 pounds. Increased output in l6lO wa made from Mohave and Santa Cru counties. Concentrates produced 300 26S pounds of lead in Arizona in l9l and 2,3O3, ,6lO pounds were contained l crude ores sent to smelters.
 The zinc production of Arizona va 5,484, ,S99 pounds, valued at 296, 1S4S, i I61O, against 5,977, ,237 pounds, value at 22,771S in 1909 Mohave Count, mainly from Union Basin camp, prt duced 5,474,O46 pounds of zinc in 19l, against 5,264. l2I pounds in 1909. C. chise county, which produced 7l3,l1 pounds of zinc in 1909 from the Toml stone district, produced none in 1910.
 There were 373 mines producin gold, silver, copper, lead or zinc Arizona in 1910, against 26S in 1909.
 The total quantity of ore sold ( treated in Arizona in 1910 was 1914, 9t short tons, a decrease of IA, ,9S6 tor
 Ore treated in Mohave county Wi 99,2S3 tons. Gold, 1,145,O22S; silve II2,44 fine ounces; copper, 529, T
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