Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-07
Figures On Various Districts,
for 1912 Show High Output
J Of Two Metals; Zine Mining
Especially Active.

TsPseisi csrsesSosaeace 20 the asrsIal

hninary statement OF the lead and
Nlh' mining industry In 1911 has been
complied by G. y. Siebenthai, Of the
hited states geological survey. from
NC most reliable sources available nj
ms Time. II appears probable that
'ho mine production Of domestic lead
~ ore ~ 1879 made gain of little
Tess than 10000 short tons over the
ffLlbI tons mined in 1911. This
gain, compared with the estimated
increase ~ the sneiter production Of
h"neslic Head, 6.f1t tons. indicates
lhht stuctn OF domestic lead ore at
the smelters were slightly increased
during the year
zine mining, stimulated by the high
prices for spsltcr which prevailed
curing the year. WAS exceedingly ac-
i've throughout the country. resulting
IN large gain In recoverable zinc
~ ore, estimated 10 be approximately
'"'"ou short tons above the $4,000
tons produced by the mines IN 1871.
Ih' increase IN mino production
'hecks very closely with the 6g.I0i
Tons estimated gain IN smcltor uutput.
Nh'n allowance Is made for some
increase IN the production Of zinc
oxide u VIII be seen that there has
'eeh no increase In stocks OF zinc
ore ~ smclters, but rather depletion.
Production nv Districts.
IN the Edwards district. OF ~. Law
renee county, New YORK. operations
W"r" continued on the zinc property
opened IN 1911. \ hfty-ton mill. TN
ished early IN tn" year. hss not com.
pl"t"lr solved the concentration
problem and experiments are In
progress which promise e better re-.
coverS. The ore body has been de
N'loped To- depth OF more than 100
feet. with reported width Of -four
10 seven feet of blendc and pytite
In New Jersey energetic operations
~ the Franklin Furnace mines az the
New Jersey Zinc Co resulted In q
considerably larger output OF zinc ore
than usual. the increase from 1911
being approximately 20 per cent
Willemite concentrates from these
mines 10 the aggregate ~ 1883 short
tons we're exported abroad. thu 70.
mainder 90 the production of the
mines being made into zlnu oxide aud
spcltor.
Tho output of lead and zinr by
virginia mines IN 1919 was about the
same as IN the wear before. but there
was considerable activity In prospect.
ing and development work In Louisa
county IN the latter part OF the year.
Lead ana zinc snlphidos have been
encountered Ia tn" pyritc ore at that
district for several years and have
been recovered IN small way az
by-products uf p,rlts mining Re-
Gently. 70 ls reported now aud par.
Hll"i ore body has a",R developed 81
IN" l,nUu-ioot level which carries Head
and zinc sulphidcs with considerable
silver u is said that . iarg, acreage
"a line with the trend Of the dcvcl-
up"d properties. he under option 81
high figure 90 % prominent zine smrit-
ing COMPANY
iu Tennessee the output Of zinc
ur" was not Increased In 1879. owing
10 the fact that the American Zinc
TO prosecuted development work
only. The Holsgon shaft has reached
o. depth uf $50 feet and the fuundt-
lions ar" completed Tor I.oOO.tun
min which is under construction An
other SHAFT will bc sunk lu depth
CO.. 500 feet third zinc smelling
company has bccom" interested IN
the district pud ,s engaged in pros.
property az Jefferson CitN. u is re-
ported IN the mining press that de-
Nclupmeni work IN the Tennessee
district has demonstrated the cX-
istonco of several million tons 90
workable glnc ore
IN the western Kcntucky aud south
'rn Illinois district the lead produc.
uon was Practical, doubled IN 1919.
a.. Ia.
large new miu 90 Rosiobrc lll. The
output 81 zinc WaH probably not more
than IN 1871
The upper Mississippi VALLEY rr-
RIuu. including Wisconsin and Illinois
according Co the weekly reports ~
J. T.. KENNEDY continued 90 gain In
production 81 zine In 1919 hctt"ring
the output ct the previous year ny
nearly q third, though the lead pro-
duotiun showed e loss Of nearly 10
per cent The shipments ot 2inc con
.c"ntratos TO sm.lters approXimatcd
lun. 600 short toms. ana the output az
lead concentrates amounted To- q little
over 5000 tons. The rlectrostatc zinC
separator ~ Phttevillr, Wis, destroy
ed by lire hate IN 1871, has not been
rebuilt hut the magnetic separating
plant st Galoua. m burned ~ the
same time. has been reconstructed
with increased capacity The conccn-
trttion Of the mining properties VI
the district into the hands at fewer
Interests continued during the year.
In The southeast Missouri dissent
mated lead district the output pf lead
concentrates IN lgl. made gain of
about per cent over that az ia"
previous year, the Head content being
approximately la0,UUO short tons. ns
compared with bi.1ai tons IN 1871.
The PhorniN-Flcming properly, fer
mcrly worked boy the Madison Lend
A. Land Co, was pul into OperstiQg
condition by the Federal Lead 60.
ana was active during the greater
part OF the year. The North Amer
lean Lead co and the Eastern Lead
60. continued idle, but an other COM
puuics were stcadil, active.
The Joplin district Hs estimated
from the weekly sales reported IN the
local papers, made q gain ~ about
Sc 900 tons In 1919 over the output OF
1911 in Ainc-blende concentrates. with
zinc aliCate and lead concentrates
4bnut the "A ma AZ the uTpKiOus NRuT.