The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-10
METAL PRODUCTION IN NEVADA
Mine Production Of Gold, Silver,
Copper, Lead, aud Zinc in
1911 Was Valued at
$33,952,5 29

The value OF the mine output Of gold,
silver, copper. lead, and zinc in Nevada
in 1911. according TO v. O. Heikes, Of
the United States Geological Survey.
was s33, 952. 529, against $S4. 152. 148 in
1910. Q decrease of only s199. 619, or less
than one per cent.
Decrease In Gold Production
The production Of gold in 1911 was
valued at $l8. 1893. 1877, a decrease of
$685.. 467. There we're increases In gold
In several districts, including Manhst.
tan, but large decreases in National and
Goldield. or the gold output. 10. 1S1. 05
fine ounces came from plaoers, largely
In the Round Mountain and Manhattan
districts. in Nye County, SAT. 124.81
n from siliceous ores. 1,841. 81
ounces from copper ores, 800. Sc ounces
from lead ores, aud small amounts from
zinc. oopper-lead, and lead zinc ores.
Siliceous ores yielded owe SO per cent
of the entire gold production. From
bullion In gold and silver mills was re.
covered 729. 252. 33 fine ounces, concen.
trates produced S1,097.6 81 fine ounces.
and crude ore shipped to smelters con-
tanned 69.669 90 fine ounces. The lead.
ing county in production Of gold was
Esmeralda, which yielded $11, 1913, 500,
mostly from the Goldfeld district. Nye
County produced $S,617, 276. Of which
the Topopah mines yielded $2.S66, 495.
The Comstook mines Of Storey County
produced $977. $40 in gold. against $502..
843 in 1910. More than half the total
value of the State output of precious
metals is that Of gold.
SlOer Output Breaks Record
The production of silver in Nevada in
1911 was more than in any previous
year, being IS. 184. COL fine ounces. val.
ued at 70. 9S7. $3.50. against IL, 479. S71 fine
ounces, valued at $6,7 s9. 100 in 1910.
About 81 per cent came from siliceous
ores. Nye County produced 10. 918, 1858
ounoes of silver. OF this output the
Tonopah district yielded 10. s6s, 1858
ounces, or s2.4 per cent of the entire
silver prod uction of the State. Storey
County (Oomstook) produced 618,006
ounces.
Copper Shows An Increase
Copper production increased in Ne
vada from 64,S59, 1893 pounds. valued at
70. 178. 64S. in 1910, e 81. z .51S pounds,
valued at ss.4s2. 100. in 1911. The in.
crease was practically due to the mines
at Ely. in the Robinson district. White
Pine County, which yielded 81. 1888, SAT
pounds. or 30. 40 per cent of the entire
State production.
Lead Output Decreased
The production of lead in Nevada in
1911 was 1898. 657 pounds, valued at
si4e. S65. against 4 .s7l. 100 pounds. valued
at $214. 329, in 1910, q decrease of about
83 per cent. Lead decreased in all coun.
ties but CLARK and Douglas. The mines
Of CLARK County. the largest producer.
yielded 1929. 671 pounds. an increase of
319. 1877 pounds over the production Of
1910
Crude ore shipped to smelters con.
tanned all but go, 1870 pounds Of the total
lead output Of Nevada in 1911.
Increase In Zinc
The zinc production of Nevada was
3.548. 032 pounds. valued al 5000. 1888. in
1911. against a,707.07 pounds, valued
at $l46. 1879. in 1910. This was almost
equally divided between q lead. Zinc ore
and q true zinc ore. Concentrates con-
lained 210,257 pounds and crude ore
1887, 1856 pounds.
There were 661 mines producing gold,
silver. copper. lead, or zinc in Nevada
in 1911. compared with sos in 1910. OF
these. 72 were placer mines. The total
quantity of ore. sold or treated In Nevada
in 1911 was 4. 132. 721 short tons, an in
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