Mohave County miner., 1911-07-29
Utah Rich in Minerals.

The National Copper bank of Salt Lake City, Utah, in it's trade and f. nance letter for June, says regarding the mining industry in the state:
 "Every year since the OK teams haul ed the first loads of ore down the can- yon and the smelters began to extract the rich metals from them, many mill ions have been added to the wealth of Utah. The mountains of the seven mineral counties of the state have yield ed of thelr precious store 4S2, l06, ,000S worth of gold, silver, lead, zinc and copper, and they have, in fact, only commenced to give up their metal treasures.
 "Salt Lake couty is today the com mercial ore smelling center of the U- nited States. The mammoth plants at Tooele, Midvale, Murray and at Gar field now employ an average of 2,470 men the year through and pay them in wages PITS, ,0O0S. Their other running expenses, taxes and fixed charges annu. ally double that amount, besides the distribution of dividends and the thou sands spent for improvements and up- to-date facilities for reducing ores. Their present investment in plants, power houses and machinery aggre- gates F, 25O, ,OOOS, besides their large holdings in lands, mining claims and mines. In the past six months they have handled 1,O7S, ,S2O tons of ores. The four plants have a combined treat ment capacity of ll,700 tons daily. The latest feature is the facility for treating low-grade lead and zinc ores heretofore unavailable. This means much to the state, as Utah now stands third in the Union in the production of lead ores. Utah also stands second in production of silver, fourth as to cop per and sixth in gold. The total value of all ores smelted inthis state in 1910 has been placed at z,,o2o, l76S. The output for 1911 is expected to exceed this amount.
 "The many concentrating mills in the state play large part in the hand ling of ores from the time they leave the mines. Most every large mine has its concentrator near by. Much of Utah's mineral output is of such a grade that it can be treated economic ally at the smelling plants as it comes from the mines. Principal among these concentrators in the state are the great Magma and Arthur mills of the Utah Copper company at Garfield, en- ploying l,466 men; the plant of the Ohio Copper company at Lark, the United States Smelling company at Midvale, those of the Silver King, Daly West, Daly-Judge, Ontario and Gras- elli at Park City, the cyanide mill of the Consolidated Mercur Gold Mines company at Mercur, the Bingham-N New Haven, the Redwing and Utah Apex at Bingham, and that of the South Utah Mines company at Newhouse. There are many other similar plants in the various mining districts of the state. It is estimated that all these mills represent a total investment of 6,745, ,0OOS, that they employ 2,51O peo- pie and carry monthly payroll of 222,- 025S. Salt Lake county takes an enor- nous toll from this industry. Most of the output from the mines of the state come into the county for treatment at the smelters, thence the bullion is ship ped eastward for refining.
 "The millions invested in this region in mining properties and equipment, in concentrating mills and in smelling plants assure beyond argument the permanency of this industry. The mineral resources of the state have scarcely been touched. The hidden treasure vaults of the mountains con- tain many more million tons of the pre- cious metal than have been marketed. As they are reduced to tangible wealth the major part will undoubtedly be us ed in the improvement of their farms and cities and in the upbuilding of other wealth-produclng industries"