El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-08
MINING NEWS

Washington. D. c., Jan. S-Arizona
experienced in 1912 an exceptionally
good, year in mining, especially in the
mining of copper ore, and the prellTn-
mary total value of all metals Is es-
timated at more than $4,000, GOO, an
increase of more than S2O,OOO,0OO, or ~
percent, above the production for 1911
OF this total value, the copper output
represented over S5S,OOO, OOOy gold
$500, 600, and silver 100000.
The production of gold increased
only about percent, giving an output
of over 1000 ounces. The two main
sources were copper ore and and ores
amalgamated or cyanided- Precious
metal bullion came principally, from
MOhave county. where great increases
were made in output by the operators
of the Tom Reed and Gold Road mines,
particularly the latter.
Silver From Copper Ores
Silver came mainly from copper ores
and production increased to about
100000 ounces in 1912, or about :
percent Lead ore from COchise and
Mohave counties also contained a CON
siderable percentage Of silver the
ore of the new copper producers, MI
ami and Ray, contains so little gold
and silver that it is not relatively
important source for precious metals.
Leads All States in Copper.
Arizona led all other states IN the
production of copper. The output has
grown from 199, 100000 pounds in 1903
to about $4,000 600 pounds in 1912,
an increase of II percent over the 1911
record The value of the product was
count of the price of copper being
higher by about 3-75 cents a pound IN
The greatest increases were made
at the Ray, Miami, and Copper
Queen mines.t while substantial in
creases were made by th6 Arizona
Copper. Detroit. Shannon, and Old Do
miniOn companies
Many New Plants.
In production there was little change
a the Calumet and Arizona, where con-
structiOn was progressing on the new
smelling plant equipped with roaSterS
to reduce sulphide ores now found on
the property. A new plant was also IN
course of construction at the ARIZONA
Copper cOmpany's property at CIlILon'
and the American Smelling and ReIln-
ing company's plant at Hayden was
completed and working in June on Ray
concentrates. The output was mucH
less from the Consolidated Arizona
smelter at Humboldt, and the plant at
Swansea was active only part OF the
year. The Pioneer Smelling company
in Pima county. operated small mat
ting plant for a time. and the United
Verde Copper company made arrange
ments for the building of a large new
plant near Jerome In santa cruz
county the R r R. mine developed into
an important producer of copper ore
Lead Output Decreases
The lead output for 1912 was about
1000. 600 pounds, a decrease of 81 per-
cent from that of 1911 II was; now
ever. much larger than the production
OF any of the last eight years except
1911, which was unusually hlsh- no
lead smelters were operated IN the
states Lead ore from the Copper
Queen and Shattuck-AriZona mines
and lead concentrates and ore IRON
MOhave county We're shlpped 10 FL
Paso Tex. and Needles, Cal
Arizona SpeIter Output.
SpeIter production increased about
50 percent over that of 1911 and was
about S.5O0OOO pounds in ISL IRON
the Golconda mine at Union BASIN
zinc ore and cencentrate were shipped
continuously. in September at the rate
Of 1900 tons day Ore from MohaVe
county was concentrated at Needles
and shipped east.