Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1912-08-08

The value OF the mine output of
gold, silver. copper. lead. and zinc
In Utah In 1911, according to Vic
tor G. Heikcs. OF the United States
geological survey. was S3s.S37457.
against S32.t99.1S5 In 1910.
The total gold production in Utah
in 1911 was 227.2172S fine ounces.
valued az &i.6g6.g9S. against 1876.
O52.1l ounces. valued at S4.O32.Os5.
in 1910. an increase in value Of
f664,sl3. or over rs per cent. The
largest producer OF gold was salt
Lake county. which yielded S2.2S4.-
93f. against St.776.O5S In 1910.
The West Mountain or bingham dis
trict produced t2.7SG.SiO OF the
gold credited to Salt Lake county
and over per cent Of the total
Utah gold output The Tintic dis
trict. which is partly On Juab coun-
~ and partly In Utah county. pro
duccd sl.5g2.o52. or 80 per cent OF
the total output
The silver production Of Utah In
1911 showed an Increase from TO-
466.97l ounces. valued at Sb.G62.-
16i. In 1910. 90 t2.473.7S7 ounces,
valued AZ SG.Gtl.1O7. In 1871. The
Tintic district yield 81 silver in
creased from 5.222.7f2 ounces in
1910 TO 5.blf.7o2 ounces In 1911.
or the salt Lake county yloii the
West Mountain or Bingham district
contributed i.NOO.4tO ouncss In
1910 and 2.7SG.S1O In 1911. The
silver output OF the Park CITY min.
Ing district IN 1871 was 3.32S.65i
ounces. an increase OF S56.SSO oun-
ces. or over 30 per cent from that
~ 1910.
Copper production Increased In
Utah from i27.5D7.O52 pounds In
1919 to iiG,96O.S27 pounds In 1911.
an Increase OF io.3G3.7b5 pounds.
The Bingham district produced 1884,
995,S65 pounds OF copper In 1911.
against i13.725.2sO pounds In 1910,
92. 5O0,340 pounds In 1903. 7t,1bbs
7iO pounds in 1908. and 1881
s6i hounds In 1907. The Tintic
district yielded iO.922.t5i pounds
In NIL. against s.993.O3G pounds
In 1910. an Increase OF i.g2g,11s
pounds. The Park City district. in
Summit and Waaatch counties. pro-
dueed i.2si.i9O pounds In 1911.
against i.423.629 pounds in 1910.
The production OF lead In Utah In
1911 was valued at t6.it2.35f.
against tb.42G.2st In 1910. or the
1911 output. nearly 30 per cent was
derived from mines In the Park
City district. which produced a.
6a7.6t2 pounds. against 3s.129.7Gi
pounds In 1910. The Bingham or
West Mountain district produced
i6,637.337 pounds In 1911, or 80
per cent OF tho total Utah lead out
put, against 30.27i.Ol6 pounds in
1910. The Tintie district, which
yielded 37.55b3.455 pounds OF lead
In 1910, produced only 23.572.9
pounds In 1911.
The production OF zinc In Utah In |
1911 was i7.s4O.26i pounds. valued
a. fi.Ol6.s9b. against 1887. l0f
pounds. valued ut SsS3.s2i. In 1910.
This shows an increase OF i.f73.157 |
pounds. or o per cent. The Park |
city mining district alone produced |
s.bs6.b64 pounds OF zinc In 1911.
aud the Bingham district 4.7ib,l2l
pounds.
The zinc In concentrates. amount |
ing TO l3.i56,6S2 pounds. all came |
from Salt Lake. summit. and Wa
satch counties.
There were EOS mines producing /
gold, silver. copper. lead. or zinc In |
1911. against 1873 In 1910. The to- |
tal quantity OF ore sold or treated |
In Utah IN 1911 was 1898. $50 short
IONS. an Increase OF S79.t32 tons
The average total recoverable value /
per ton was S5.O7 In 1911. against
$500 In 1910. The average value |
per ton Is low on account OF the |
large tonnage Of copper ores, OF
which G,12t,O99 tons we're sold or
treated.
or the total ore OF all classes
2G7,lll tons went 10 gold and silver
mills. 5,S4O.O9l tons 20 concentrate
ng mills. and l.tO3,O54 tons 10