The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1913-01-09
MINES Of NORTHWEST
ADD LARGELY TO THE
ZINC AND LEAD OUTPUT
PROPERTIES SUPPLY IDAHO
PART OF LEAD YIELD
Nevada Produced Nearly Six Times as
Much Of the Heavy Metal in 1912 as
in the Previous Year-California
Shows Falling OF.

The production of lead in Montana
in 1912 was slightly larger than that In
1911. thus maintaining the increased
output of that year. The zinc pro-
d,lction, on the other hand, fell away
over 40 per cent from the large pro-
duction of the preceding year. This
was on account of the ideness of the
Elm Orlu mine, which was one of the
two largest producers in the state in
1911. The first 50O-ton unit of the
new l,O0O-ton concentration of the
Butte e. Superior Co. was started up
in June, and the second one later in
the year. Additions in progress at the
close of the year to both the mill and
the flotation plant, will considerably
increase the capacity in 1912. Previ-
Gus to the completion of the new mill
the ores from the Butte & Superior
mine were treated at the Basin con-
centrator Large increases in the zinc
output of the Butte district are to be
expected.
Idaho made gain of per cent in
lead production in 1912 over that of
1911, which was the largest for sew
eral years. This output of lead was
made by the mines of the Occur
d'Alene region and by two mines In
Lemhi county. The lead smelter at
Hahn was burned in September and
the only smelter operated in the state
in 1912 was the old lead stack at Clay
ton, in Custer county, The zinc pro-
duction of Idaho gained more than 60
per cent over the record output Of 1911.
The Success mine was the largest pro-
ducer- shipping approximately 1000
tons of zinc concentrates a month. The
Morning mine, at Mullan, was also an
important producer and there were
shipments from several other districts.
The production of lead in Utah in
1912, which was increased about 2 1-2
per cent over that of 1911, was derived
chiefly from the Park City and Bing-
ham districts. though the Tintic dis
trict and Beaver county made the
usual output. The production of zinc
for the year showed a loss of 20 per
cent from that of the previous year. A
production from the Tin
tic district began to come in late in
the year. and that district will figure
largely in the output for the coming
year. The other principal producers
were the Parg City and Bingham dis
tricts and Beaver county.
The output of lead in Arizona in
1912 fell off over 30 per cent from that
of 1911 though it was still consider
ably above the average for the last few
years The ore came from the Warren
district. of Cochise county, and from
Mohave county. The production of
zinc In Arizona, which showed a gain
of 80 per cent, was derived from Mo-
have county The larger part came
from the Golconda mine. which In
September was shipping at the rate of
1900 tons of ore and concentrates
The ore from the other pro-
ducing mines was concentrated in the
separator at Needles. Cal.
Nevada produced nearly six times as
much lead in 1912 as in 1911. surpass-
ing any production in the last 10 years.
The increase is due principally to ad-
iustments of litigation and to the COM
,,Jletion Of the railroad spurs to Bull
ionville and at Phoebe. Lincoln county,
In 1912. Regular shipments of lead ore
were made through the latter half of
The year. Clarke county also had
large lead output. The yellow Pine
mill operated the entire year. produc-
Ing lead as we'll as zinc concentrates,
The zinc production of the state was
between three and four times as large
rs In the preceding year. The Yel-
low Pine mine was the largest pro-
1ucer, shipping more than 1000 tons Of
mouth. The Potosi nine
also had large output.
The production of lead In California
IN 1912, which was less than half that
in 1911, was derived from Invo, Mono,
and San Bernardino counties The
of zinc made a large in
,rease being about double that Of the
rnvious year There are but two pro-
Ulcers. the Cerro Gordo mine. in 1nyo
ana the Uncompagre. In San
county. The Ccrro Gordo
mine, formerly operated as lead
mine, shipped zinc carbonate ore at
The rate Of 300 tons monthly during the
greater part of the year
The output of lead in Washington In
1912 was only little over one-half
that of the previous year, there being
only few shipments from Stevens
No zinc ore was marketed.
The Tacoma smelter was remodeled
to treat copper ores.