The Winslow mail., 1912-01-20
AND SILVER in 1911

The geld production in Arizona in
1911 increased slightly and the silver
output considerably over the yield of
1910, according to V. G. Heikes, of the
United States Geological Survey. The
greater production of gold was attribu-
table to the mining of siliceous lead
ores, and copper-lead ores, AS the total
gold output from copper ores remained
about the same as in 1910 The princi-
pal producers of siliceous gold ores
were the Tom Reed, Gold Road, North
Star, Tiger, Congress, and Vulture
mines, in Mohave, Yuma. Yayapai, and
Maricopa counties. There is promise Of
an incrs ased output from the dry
placers near QuartZSite, in Yuma Coun-
". and from the vicinity of Greaterville,
in Cochise County. Placer mining was
revived on Frisco River, in the Clifton
Morenci district of Greenlee County
The dredges of Yavapai County, on
LYNX Creek and near Kirkland, were
not successfully operated Two dredging
plants of the suction type were erected
on Colorado River, one in Arizona and
the other near Pahreah, Utah. Both
plants are said to be operating and pro-
ducing.
The increased output of silver de-
pends mainly on the increased produc-
ton of copper and lead ores. All the
old copper producers at Bisbee, Clifton,
Globe, and Jerome maintained an out
put WEIGH combined made narly the
same weld of ore as in 910 The mines
of the Consolidated. Arizona and the
two new producers, the Miami and
Ray, largely made up for the idleness
of the ImI erial and the curtailed out
put of several other properties. How
ever, there was large increase in lead
output and a somewhat larger zinc pro-
dnction, due to the create yield of lead
ore in the Warren district of Cochise
County and the zinc and lead ores of
Mohave County. The largest silver pro
ducers of recent years have been the
Commonwealth and Tombstone mines.
The output of both diminished in 1911
The Commonwealth is in the hands of
new owners and the Tombstone is work
ed by lessees,
Near Paradise 10O-ton concentra-
ton mill was started in November. The
2O-stamp amalgamation and cyanida-
ton mill built in 1910 at Vulture mine,
in Maricopa County, has been in sue
cessful operation. New mill equipment
was ordered for the Big Blue mine and
the Monarch mine, the latter having |
been idle three years. The Tom Reed
and Gold Road mines, in Mohave Coun-
ty, produce gold-bearing ore, which is
treated in cyanide plants. The former |
averaged nearly $4,000 in gold per
month from the operation of its 20
stamp mill in 1911, and the latter, with
better grade of ore than formerly.
averaged nearly the same amount from
the treatment of about 800 tons daily.
In the Union Pass district the Frisco
mill, recently built, provides for fine
grinding and cyanidotion.
Two other gold mills the oold Grown
and Ruth, were opened. In Todd Basin
the Orc Planta mill is under construc-
ton The new owners of the SOthern
Be le mine, in Pinal County, have ord
cred a lOO-ton mill. The Huebabi mine.
on Santa Cruz River, i'll Santa Cruz
County, recently equipped with tube
mill and cy anide plant. Large bodies
of low grade ore are reported to exist
in this mine. The Congress mine and |
mill, in Yavapai County, were closed
after being operated the first three
MOI th- of 1911 Al the Monico and Rn
con god mines preparations wert
made to operate. The Tiger mine and
mill, near Crown King, we're operated
steady, producing gold bullion and
lead concentrates. Grading was com
menced for the cyanide mill on the
Venezia mine, in Crook Canyon IL
Yuma County the Stafford Lane mill,
near Vicksburg, was in regular opera
tion. and also the North Star. at Kofa.
According to preliminary figures
prepared by the Districtor of the Mint.
which do not include statistics of ex-
ports, the production of gold in Ariz
ona in 1911 was valued at 81, 954, 7e0 and
that of silver was 1, ,594, 428 fine ounces,
valued at $876;935. Final figures for
1910 gave for Arizona $3,413, 200 worth
of gold and 2,655. 700 fine ounces of
silver. valuad at 81, 434, 100.