Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-01-10
ARIZONA LEADS IN
RED METAL MINING
Production in United States Shows
Marked Increase Over Last Year
While Stores Decreased

statistics and estimates received by
the United States Geological Survey
irom all plants known to produce Bills
tcr copper from domestic ores and
from all Lake mines indicate that the
copper output from the United States
In 1911 exceeded that Of 1910 and
nearly equaled the record production
of 1909.
Smelter Production.
The figures showing smelter produe.
ton from domestic ore, which have
been collected by b. 3. Butler, Of the
survey, represent the actual produc.
ton Of each company for eleven
months and include an estimate Of
the December output. The November
figures for few companies were not
available and these companies fur
nished estimates for the last two
months Of tho year. According to the
statistics and estimates received, the
output Of blister and Lake copper
was 1901 $4,000 pounds, against
l,OsOl59,509 pounds in 1910 and l..
0929jl ,624 pounds in 1909.
Refined Copper.
Statistics showing the output of re.
fined copper by plants in the United |
states are not collected by the Geo.
'ogieal Survey at this time. Figures
published by the Copper Producers
association for the first eleven months
Of 1910 indicate that the production
Of marketable copper by the regular
refining plants from all sources, do.
nestle and foreign will amount TO
about l,42s,ooo,ooo pounds, against
l,453,Oo0,000 pounds in 1910.
Imports
According TO the Bureau of Stats.
ties, imports Of pigs, bars, ingots,
plates, and old copper for the first
eleven months amounted to 244,s79, 504
pounds, and the copper content Of ore,
matte, and regulus imported amounted
20 63,466,7s1 pounds. II the imports
for December were equal to the aver.
age monthly import for the first
eleven months the amount Of copper
entering the United States for the
wear was about 336,OOO,OOO pounds,
against 44,435,771 pounds in 1910.
Exports.
Estimates based on figures for the
first eleven months, published by the
Bureau of Statistics and also by the
copper Producers association, indi. 4
cate that the exports Of copper will
considerably exceed the exports Of 1
1910, and that they may be as much !
as 75o,0o0,o00 pounds.
Stocks. q
Stocks Of refined copper held in the /
United States on January ], 1912, are !
probably somewhat less than on Jan T
uary !, 1911, and foreign stocks are c
also less. Roth domestic and foreign
stocks have been materially reduced
since the middle Of the year. Il
Cousumptaon. S
Statistics showing the domestic de- o
liveries for the first eleven months Of ?
The year, as given by the Copper Pro !
dneers' association, indicate con- =
siderable decrease In domestic con. v
sumption compared with 1910 II T.
may, however, exceed 7oo,0oo,oo0 b
pounds. u
The average quoted price Of cleo e
rolytic copper for the year showed
further decline from the average for
1910. The average for 1911 was near
~ l2.4 cents q pound, compared with
l2.74 cents for 1910. Near the close o
II the year copper was selling at u
higher figure, the average price for
December being materially above that L
for the year. d
Leading Copper. Producing States n
Arizona. a
For 1911 Arizona again holds first
place among the copper.produeing y
states, but the output will hardly q
equal that for 1910, viz, e97,25O,OOO h
pounds. II
The Bisbee district was the largest {
producer, with an output of about e.
i39,O00,00o pounds, a marked decrease A
from the A2,5OO,000 ponds produced n
IN 1910. A part Of this decrease was Il
due to the stopping of shipment by
the Shattuck-Arizona mine during the
later part Of the year. Development "
disclosed some new and important ore O.
bodies in the district. The Calumet j
d Arizona and Superior & Pittsburg y
companies were consolidated and the b.
new company began the construction {