Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-08-09
PRODUCTION OF
METAL IN NEVADA
FOR YEAR 1911
SILVER OUTPUT BREAKS ALL
RECORDS WITH TONOPAH
PRODUCING 80 PER CENT

The value of the mine output OF
gold. silver, copper. lead. and zinc
in Nevada in 1911, according to V
c. Heikes, of the United States geo.
logical survey, was $SS.952,529,
against S34.152,14s in 1910. a de-
crease of only s1ss.619, or less
than per cent.
The production of gold in 1911 |
was valued at $1S,193,397, de-
crease of $685., 467. There were
increases in gold in several dis
tricts including Manhattan, but
large decreases in National and
Goldfield OF the gold output, TO-
1906 fine ounces came from the
placers largely in the Round
Mountain and Manhattan districts.
in Nye county. S47.124.S1 ounces
from siiceous ores, 21,S41.27 ounces
| from copper ores. 1886 ounces
4 from lead ores, and small amounts
from zinc. copper-lead and lead
zinc ores. Slliceous ores yielded
over 96 per cent of the entire gold
production From bullion in gold
and silver mills was recovered 49,
252.3S fine ounces. and crude ore
shipped to smelters contained 3d.
56992 fine ounces. Esmeralda,
which yielded $l1,19S.6O2, mostly
from the Goldfield district. Nye
county produced $3.617.276. of
which the Tonopah mines yielded
S2.366. 49, The Comstock mines
Of Storey county produced $977.349
III gold. against s5O2.S4S in 1910.
More than half the total value Of
the state output Of precions metals
is that of gold
The production Of silver in Ne
vada in 1911 was more than IN
any previous year, being 13.1S4,6O1
fine ounces, valued at s6,9S7,SS9.
against l2.179.S71 fine ounces, valu-
ued at s6.739,130 in 1919 About
81 per cent came from siliceous
ores Nye county produced iO.91S.-
263 ounces of silver or this out
put the Tonopah district Welded
10.S6S.26S ounces, or S24 per cent
of the entire silver production Of
the state. Storey county Com
stoch pTauced 61S,OO6 ounces.
Copper production increased in
Nevada from 64.359.39S pounds,
: valued at sS,173.64S, in 1910. to
67,377.51S pounds valued at So
422,l90. in 1911 The increase was
practically due to the mines at Ely
r. in the Robinson district, White
, Pine county, which Welded 67.O33..
! SAT pounds. or 99.49 per cent Of
I the entire state production.
: The production Of lead in Nevada
in 1911 was 3.26S.657 pounds. val
ued at s146,S65. against 4.S71.13t
pounds. valued at $214.329. II
1910. a decrease Of about 33 Del
cent Lead decreased IN all coun
ties but Clark and Douglas. Tn,
mines of Clark county, the larges
producer, Yielded 1.629.75l pounds
an increase Of 319.SS7 pounds owe
z the production of 1910
Crude ore shipped to smelter
contained all but 692,1S0 pound
4 of the total lead output of Nevad
in 1911
The zinc production OF Nevad
was 3.54S,032 pounds. valued a
s2O2.23S. in 1911 against 2.7O7
OIL pounds valued at s146.182. i
1910. This was almost equally di
vtded between lead-zinc ore an
true zine ore Concentrates con
tanned 2io.257 pounds and crud
ore 3,327.175 pounds
There were GGl mines prodncip
gold silver copper lead or ain
tn Nevada in 1911 compared wit
COS iu 1910. or these. ~ wer
placer mines The total quantity d
ore sold ~ treated In Nevada
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