Bisbee daily review., 1911-01-13
BIG OUTPUT WITH LOW
 PRICES

E1ULaNE Js s-lGAEAnt NL AApHEnLQl. Mich, has prepared for the Boston News Bureau the following review or the copper industry for 1910. of which the following is an extract.
 The year has been one of heavy production and heavy consumption in the copper trade throughout the world, but has been marked by low prices, fluctuat ng within a very mar TOW range and giving the mines smaller net profits than usual
 In 1910 the Lake Superior mines yielded about 225,G0O.000 pounds of Finished copper, or practically the same as for the two preceding years. With a good demand for copper, at a somewhat higher price than the present level. the Lake Superior min es are in a position to produce a maximum output of about 250,0)0,o00 pounds
 in Tenneaece. the Tcnne ssee and DucstoUn companies remain the on lv producers.
 North Hut.e remains tho only large prod-cer of Montana not owned by Amalgamated Int North Butte man agement is qJet closely affiliated with Amalgamated interests The East Butte has become a consider able producer during the latter half of the year. and smaller but impor tant productions were being secured by the TuOiumne and Butte-Balla- klava until the latter was put out of business G5 producer by l'tiga- ton over apex rights with the Ana cOnda
 In Idaho. the SnCwstorm remains the only producer of importance. but owing to a continuous change of pro gram in its policies, Is very cratic in production.
 Utah has shown, dur ng 1910, Q fine gain in copper production, due mainly to the output of the Utah Copper Co. which, during the year has absorbed the Boston Consolidat- ed. and has become one Of the iarg- est and most profitable copper pro. ducers of the world. Utah Consolid- ated. formerly the >premier copper producer of the state; ends the var with a scandal. due to the belated discovery that ore reserves are only one fifth the amount formerly es- timated
 Nevada has more than held its own during l9l0 practically all of the production com ng from Nevada i. Consolidated which has fully dem Onstrated it's ability to produce enor- nous tonnage or metal at tow cost. The Yerington district in Lyon coun- ty should begin regular production during 1911
 In California shasta county re mains the only producing sect on of importance In this district much trouble has Leen had by the smelt- F-T- -rr ed by the agricultural interests claim ing smoke damage. Attempts at the elimination of tunes through install alton Of bag-hOuses have been only partially successful, but good pro tgress has been made in this direc- .tion. In southern California the Cal averas Copper CO is reOpening the old mines at C3pperopolis upon a considerable scale
 Arizona remains the largest cop per producing state of the union. Arizona has copper deposits of i'm Dortance in every county, and the Icamps of Bisbee, Clifton, Globe and Jerome are all large producers. Tn Bisbee the Copper Queen, owned by lthe Phelps-DOdge interests, has con ttinued it's policy of quiet but per sistent expansion and hetterment. At ithe end of the year a merger of the lCalumet & Arizona and Superior 6c Pittsburg properties is proposed.
 In the CiiftOl-Morenei district, the Arizona, Detroit, and Shannon mines remain the principal producers, though several other properties are making a little copper each. and other properties of promise are un- ider development
 At Globe there has been gerateT activity in the way of develop ng new properties than in almost any other Arizona camp, but the old Do Iainfon remains the only important producer of the district. Miami however, is in shape to begin pro duct'on shortly. and as this is much he most thoroughly tested of any of the new porDnyry coppers. so cali ed. it is safe to predict a large pro ductiOn and reasonable costs.
 fn the Jerome district the United Verde remains. as for many years past, the only important producer
 The Ray district of Pinal county Arizona, is not producer. but very extensive development work is under way at the Ray Consolidated, under control of the Guggenhelm interests anu llCiC Ac lAtltC lAIoAAOA tA4at ttAAs camp will become an important pro ducer.
 In New Mexico, near Silver City the Phelps-Dodge interests are pro ducing copper from the Burro noun tain mine, and the Chemung and sev eral adjoining properties are showing large bodies of low grade ore. Eas fly the most important work now under way in New Mexico is the de lvelopment of the Chino mine, for lmerly the Santa Rita where a tom ,ase of iow-grade disseminated ore running into the tens of millions has been developed within the past two years, and Chino bids fair to be come one of tBe important copper producers of the world
 In Alaska, the Coast mines. main
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