Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-09
Report Of Geological Survey
Has Interesting Figures on
Production in Two New
Southwestern States; Ari.
zOna's Biggest Increase in
Copper and Zinc.

son VI lhc United States Goolosic, u
survey. showed q small Increase o, r
the output ct k162.SOs in igiis the
output of silver un increase 81 about
10000 ounces 90, g the production 90
i,3af5to ounces ln ieii lead az u,
crcas' uf about i.iV0.080 pounds ffou,
The Yield Ut NEARLY 3,00o.O00 pounds
In iaii and copper an increase rrun
f,ub1Vto pounds in 1911 go sbott
2s.oon.oVo pounds a 1919. The oul.
pu, of zinc made little change in tel1
from the output 81 tO.e3f.tiG pounds
in 1911 ~ increase iu the value ct
copper ATOM adds over stu6O zoe o.
10" value Ut the output 40 Nc"
Mexico
THE output 90 guld aud silver fruni
the cyanide plants ~ Mugullou. Sc.
'orvv county showed sWnll iucrcas,
aud u slightly invrcas Il output at th"
Precious metals Was also derived FROM
the gold and ElhCr bearing silicsnus
ana copper ores ct the t.ordsburg au,l
Central 4 stricts Grant county Tna
reopen d copper miucs st san Pedro.
santa re county add 4 go th, output
of gold aud silver
The increase In the cuppcr uutui
came chiefly from the operations ~
the chino Copp company. which 81
MINING low Rrade copper dopvsit u
santa ltlia ht ~ am Rhu,rts This
ore " concentrated ~ uurict. Who,
S,000-ton plant has been .ompleiri
IN no sections, two sections being 90
operation at the ginning at tn yea.
1919 and ihc other three bcins sue.
" al III faNN HafIa 4
the year, th" last being cunpIct d 10,
December. The public report OF this
company for uinc months ct IN year
shows an output ij.a0e.5S1 pounds
90 copper ami thc output tor the lat
three months Vss approx lmatob A..
VVV.0O0 pounds IN. second ,upptr
district Ina impurtano, uas The Lords
burg di'tri.t. with au Increased outul Il
Tor 1878 The Ourru Mountain ds.
trici where much Development vvrt
has been don, durinr the last Cd,
wars mad smsll output The cop.
per mines and smciicr st san Pedro.
santa Ic C1unty V-tr rcup,urd u
August and op rated throughout thi
rest OF IN, year
The lead OUTPUT 90 Sow NcAt,o
comes chiefly from -, .hipm ut vl
lead ore ana concentrates. from dc
ad-zinc deposits al k.lls. Socut.u
county, but thctc vor, ,lsO nct,s.,.l
fhipmrnis ur Head "rr ttum The Cooke
district. Luna county,
shipments 81 zinc -ulphid, 80, Au1
con vntratc~ ltUm k,lr vct' about
thr same in qusntit o. lea lPI1. hHt
those ~ kline Virbcr.tr Decreased
This district Yields ,nr greater pet
ot thc Nn, uuippi ct Nov Mcs,." g.,
Jsnulf3, 1919. ih lin, deposit .l
Hanover Grant county. ser, 90.
opened. after r'iuR ldl tor % s',3.
ana ziEc concentrates .ud uty u,r'
shipped from r.nvs Altos Grant
Cnunt,
tiikUna's biggest increase shown ~
Copper aud Iiuc.
Arizona ApcricucCd Zoo iSI. 800 "a
c"ptiunally good year iu miuins u-.
pc'i'lly in the mining uf copper q.
and thr preliminary total value uf ui
metals o. estimated Dt mur, tn,u Sba.
100000, an increase uf mor. than
f2s0op ooU. or ~ per cent al,,,, th
production for 1"ll on ths total
value. Tho copper output r.pr,.'ut %
over 1hN.o"o. uu', Euld p, 900. Uuu tuI
silver se.0oo.0oo.
uhu production Of gold m,r.t-, 3
uni' aburt 40 prf cent. Eit ing 1000 uEr
put oi over .p.UUb uuu,,s Th' fu,
main source. w"r" 'opp.r one aul
ores um'ipHmYicd oT ,.suid,J rl.
"i"uH metal buiuuu conn puu,ipsu
from Moha' ,ouuit. Hh'rD great %.
'rrHs'r vrr. mad, Ip ouipu' Do, th
Operators eft lhr Tom I;,,d tud G,ld
Road miu'" particular. h batter
silver anne mtulf from coupe.
90 and rrodu,tiuu 900, creased foo about
1880. 600 u.uu's M l'I9. o. about Co.
per cent lead ur, from 'u,hI., ,ud
MuhNr counties s'so Contained OBJ COON
sid rHhl. percentage 90 fIf'r Tho
CT OF the u,., ,upb,y prpdu.,r. Ni
AMI aud Es. .uutsiur SEQ bili. gut3
and silver that b. is not q r,loti.r'.
important .uurDv tor precious metals.
Ari1our lrd 90 either states boo b..
production ui copper The output uIs
grown FROM 100000 uuunl. Boo
tot- nn u,f.t., ~ a. u,r mt uN..
the 1871 record The value "t thu
product sea. increased hy over iiE,-
Goa. 600 uu account at thu price Of cog.
per being higher Cos about $40 '.nif
pound Boz i4Is IN" greatest n
grcas,a v,r, made - the ROW MJn.
and Copper gu,cu mtuCs white suD
stuutJ' fn.rra. 20 we're made 70. m.
Atiz"us rurpr. Detroit shannon Eul
pId Dominion ,pmpIni,s IN pruou.
tiuu thor, Hsr httl, chang 1i ih
Daumrl Hud Arizona where ,uu.'ru.
zion vur pruEr, ssius un The new
-m''tiug plan, quWprd With r"' tors
Go r,du,, Hirhido nr.r now found un
the prupkr 4 new plaul ru ti.f
Boo course uf construction a th, Ar
luut Copper 'p.s prup,tiE 1t Il.ii 'H.
sud Ga, American smelling aud G".
iuiug ."mpau,H plant go ll,fd,u "'.
completed aud working in juu' 900
l.hy concentrates Tho output 'N
much l,sa from IN, Iousuiidul'd Nr'
1uu. sr,N,r ut Uumhuidl and 'h'
plant Hi on.1.,u was active wlN p#N
ut thu E,.r Tn lhon, Sm'nl"E
,umpiut u rlml COUNT. up'r'l.j OBJ
small Inof fue plant fur u time -1d
"a, tntod verde copper g"mp'
mad, arrangement Tor tho huild NJ
larr r,. pluut u.ir j'run' in
Santa Dru. county the a.; d u. m.n'
developed u'u am important produce
w ,opp,r uI
Th, I.J output for ipls "a. ah"
.g0U. 600 .uuuds Is dccr'at' col DO p'
,sut from tbaa ct 1911 g. "ar, hos.
ever much mgcr than ia" production
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