Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-08-10
NEvADA'S OUT
PUT OF METALS

The value OF the mine output Of
gold silver, copper and zinc in Nevada
in 1911. according to V. c. Heikes, Of
the United States Geological Survey.
was $33.952,529, against $34, ,l4S in
1910. decrease of only $l996l9, or
less than per cent
The production OF gold in 1911 was
valued at $lS,l93,397, decrease of
$6S5 .4o7. There were increases in
gold in several districts, including
Manhattan, but large decreases in Ma
tonal' and Goldiield OF the gold OFT
put. l0.lSl05 fine ounces came from
placers, largely in the X ,unG Noun
tain and Manhattan districts, in Nye
county, S47, ,l24Sl ounces from slice
ous ores. 2l.S4l.27 ounces from cop
per ores, S95 90 ounces from lead ores,
and small amounts from zinc. copper
yielded over 90 per cent of the en-
tire gold production. From bullion
H. gold and silver mills was recovered
29,25233 fine ounces. concentrates
produced $1,000 fine ounces. and
crude ore shipped TO smelters con
tanned 59.56992 fine ounces The lead
ing county in production OF gold was
Esmeralda which yielded Sll. l.l9S.602
mostly from the Goldfeld district Nye
county produced S3.6l7.276 OF which
the Tonopah mines yielded $500, ,495,
The Comstock mines OF Storey count y
produced S977 $40 in gold. against
$50. .S43 in 1910 More than hall the
total value of the State output OF pre-
cious metals is that of gold.
The production OF silver i'll Nevada
in 1911 was more than in any previous
year. being l3lS4.60l fine ounces, val
ucd at S6.oS7. .S39. against l2,479,&i
fine ounces. valued at S6.739 l30 i'll
1910 About 81 per cent came from
>iiceous ores Nye county produced
l09lS. 263 ounces OF silver. OF this out
put the Tonopah district yielded TO-,
S68. .26S ounces. or S24 per cent OF the
entire silver production OF the State.
Storey county (Comstock). produced
6lS006 ounces
Copper production increased III Ne
yada from 64 1850 .39S pounds, valued at
SS.l73.643. in 1910. to 67,377,5lS
pounds. valued at SS.422 100, in 1911.
The increase was practically due to
the mines AT Ely, in the Robinson dis
trict. White Pine county, which yield
ed 67.033.547 pounds, or 9949 per cent
Of the entire State production.
The production OF lead in Nevada in
1911 was 3.263,657 pounds, valued at
Sl46.S65. against 4,S71.l30 pounds, val
ued at $2l432o. in 1910. a decrease OF
about 80 per cent. Lead decreased III
all counties but Clark and Dougla ;.
The mines of Clark county. the largest
producer. yielded l629.57l pounds, an
increase OF 3l9.SS7 pounds over the
production OF 1910.
Crude ore shipped to smelters con
tanned all but 692, lS0 pounds OF the
total lead output. of Nevada in 1911.
The zine production of Nevada was
3.54S,032 pounds, valued at $2O2.25S, III
1911. against 2,707,07l pounds, valued
at Sl46.l82. in 1910 This was almost
equally divided between lead-zi
ore and true zine ore. Concentrates
contained 2l0.257 pounds and crude
ore 3.337,775 pounds.
There were oil mines producing
gold, silver. copper. lead or zinc III
Nevada in loll compared with o',S III
1910. OF these u were placer mines
The total quantity OF ore sold or treat
ed in Nevada in 1911 was 4,l32Izl
short tons, an increase OF 4Io,94o tons