The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-01-11
Silver Increased.

Silver production increased owing to
the large tonnage of argentferous lead
concentrates and ores shipped eSpeciahy
from Park city. where the output "as
fnl,r years In the Tintic district the
WELD of silver decreased owing. to the
reduced tonnage OF lead ores, but TINS
decrease was met by the increase III Inc
mining OF other ores That the total
silver yield was not much less than In
former years. According 10 early ng,
ures. Utah ranked first in output OF
Fortunately for Utah mine operators,
The facilities FOR treating ore and con
centrstcs were ideal In 1911, and the
,iGed with tho best competitive smelling
market that they have had for years
IN the other hand complaints were
nndc by the lead smelters AS la the
n Go per cent OF their maximum ca
oacity was in operation; Silver pro-
iuctIon under these conditions, OF course;
increased. as every available ION oi
lead ore was mined and shipped. \
rar, Of this ore awaits The completion
of the leaG furnaces at Tooele.
Nearly 1000 900 tons Of orc was mined
IN 1911 in Utah. OF this record-hrcaliing
output about S.S5U.00o tons WAS credited
10 the mines Of the Bingham district The
greater part Of this tonnage was low
zrsde copper bearing porphSry ore
mined from the Utah Copper and Ohio
properties. and lead and copper ore from
he mines Of the United States company
and the Bingham Mines company, The
jwo Inst named companies Increased their
shipments of ore To such AN extent that
The roasting capacity OF the lead smelt-
ers WAS overtaXed and they refused ores
ot high sulphur content III excess OF
contract agreements.
Beaver county mines yielded about
as. 900 tons OF ore. of which about 80
shipped from the Frisco. Star and New
ton districts The new equipment al
The Cactus mill WAS successful. The
mill OF the Horn Silver mine was closed,
as a favorable contract was offered by
the smetcrs. The Sheep Rock and Rob
Roy mines near Beaver City and the Su-
sannah mine and part OF the old dump
II the Century mine In Box Elder county
'ielded gold bullion.
Tintic Producers.
Mines In Juab county produced sp-
DroXlmatclv 2i6. 600 tons OF ore, of
which the Centennial Eureka mine.
gold silver copper producer, yield
II abou; ll1,000 tons, and the
he Iron Blossom about 10000 tons OF
siIiceous and lead ores. Other prop
critics In Juab county from which ship
ments were Increased are the Black
Jack. Bullion Beck Gemini. Golden
moth. opohongo, Uncle. Sam and Yam
kee. In the Fish Springs district the
Utah mine produced rich silVer-iead ore.
The Park city mines were productive Of
about 500, 900 tons of ore. against 215.-
:39 tons in 1910. Part of this ore was
concentrated. making about $4,000 tons
of lead concentrates and 1900 tons of
zinc concentrates, both averaging well in
silver. The crude ore shipped to smelt-
ers in 1911 contained silver ard lead
and aggregated over $4,000 tons. against
1910 tons in 1910. From the Ophlr
Rush Valley and North Tintic districts
in Tooelc county 3O,13S tons Of lead ores
were shipped from the Hidden Treasure.
Cliff and IIonorinc mines and lead, zinc
and zinc-lead ores from the Scranton
mines. In the Camp Floyd district at
MerCIr sS0. 600 tons OF low grade gold
ore was treated 10y tile cyanide process,
yielding about $551.000 in gold.
According 10 preliminary figures COM
piled by the director of the mint Utah
produced in 1911 S4,709.747 in gold and
12619,633 fine ounces OF silver, valued
at s6,973,7sS. against si.3i2.700 in gold
and 10.f45.e00 ounces OF silver, valued at
So $40. 500. In 1910.