Arizona republican., 1911-10-01
Figures Of Geological Sur- Vey Are Encouraging
COPPER IS IN THE LEAD
Report Shows That Other Minerals Are Source of Wealth-Total Produc- tion for 1910 Exceeds S42,OOO,OOO.

The following report. just issued by
 the geological survey, relating to the
 mineral wealth of Arizona, will be found of especial interest Because
 of this fact the complete report. with
 the figures of production for 1910. is
 given in full as follows:
 The total value of the mine output
 of gold, silver, copper. lead and zinc in Arizona in 1910, according to V. C. Heikes, of the United States geolog- ical survey, was $42, ,73I,5I9. against
 S44,053,023 in 1909. The decrease in value in Arizona, as in California. was due mainly to the decrease in the production of copper.
 The total production of gold in Arizona in 1910 was 152, 2,350.5S fine ounces, valued at s3,149.366 an in crease in value of s411,S66 Of this output 1.25727 fine ounces came from placers. 95.395O7 ounces from siIiceous ores, and 52, ,707.4O ounces from cop, ,,e-' ores. From bullion in gold and silver mills were recovered S4173S5 fine ounces. concentrates produced 9.955.75 fine ounces. and crude ore sent to smelters contained 56,443.59 fine ounces. The largest production of gold was from Mohave county S1.145,O22 in 1910. against S35f,35S in 1903
 Arizonas silver production in 1910 was 2.566,52S fine ounces. .alucd at s1.3S5,925, against 2.601, ,161 fine ounces, valued at s1,352, ,604, in 1909 Of this output 1,934,363 ounces came from copper ores, 44O,126 ounces from slice Ous ores. and 119,O34 ounces from lead ores. Bullion at gold and silver mills produced 59,S12 ounces oi silver Tn 1910, concentrates produced Gi,'9I fine ounces, and crude ore sent to smelters contained 2,4O2, ,229 ounces. Cochise county produced 1,20S,274 fine ounces of silver in 1910, against l,454,- 390 fine ounces in 1909, and Yavapai county 699.7O2 ounces in 1910, against 57S.5SO ounces in 1909.
 Copper production decreased in Arizona from 3O3, S99. .461 pounds, val ued at s39,5O6, ,93O, in 1909, to 297,- 491.1 pounds, valued at $37,.S1.3.6, in 1910. but Arizona still ranked firs1 among the copper producing states in the country in 1910. Concentrates produced 59.425.O5S pounds of the output and crude ores sent to smelt- CTS produced 237,z74,349 pounds. Co chise county. which includes the great Warren or Bisbee district, produced 145.31O.623 pounds of copper, against 14O.SIO.472 pounds in 1909. Greenlee county, embracing the former eastern portion of Graham county and lnciud- ing the famous Clifton MOrenct cop per region of Copper Mountain and Greenlee districts, produced 72.SIo,"94 pounds of copper. against 1,e21, 1O pounds in 1909 Yavapai county in cluding the Verde district, produced 4O.S24,556 pounds of copper, against 37l25.964 pounds in 1909. and GilI county. including the Globe district, l produced 31,33O,222 pounds of copper in 1910, against Ss,451,S96 pounds in 1909
 The production of lead in Arizona | in 1910 was 2.696,99S pounds, valued | at s11S,66S. against 3,O9S,OS3 pounds, | valued at s133, ,21S, in 1909. Cochise county, in which are the Tombstone | mines. produced 1.176,416 pounds. fol- lowed by Mohave county, with 740,O9l | pounds. Increased output in 1910 was | made from Mohave and Santa Cruz | counties. Concentrates produced 30G,- 26S pounds of lead in Arizona in 1910 | and 2,393,610 pounds were contained | in crude ores sent to smelters.
 The zinc production of Arizona was 5.4S4,S ,S99 pounds, valued at s296,1S4. in 1910, against 5,977,237 pounds, val ued at $322,771, in 1909. Mohave mainly from Union Pass camp. produced 5.474,O46 pounds of zinc in 1910, against 5.264,121 pounds in 1909. Cochise county, which pro- duced 713,116 pounds of zinc in 1909 from the Tombstone district, pro duced none in 1910.
 There were 373 mines producing gold silver, copper, lead or zinc in Arizona in 1910, against 26S in 190:
 The total quantity of ore sold or treated in Arizona in 1910 was 3,J14,- 969 short tons, a decrease of 114,9S6 tons.
 The gold production for the various for 1910 was as follows:
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