Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-09-12
BIG INCREASE
IN THE OUTPUT
OF COLORADO
ADVANCE nv ZINC, LEAD AND
SILVER, BUT DECREASES IN
COPPER AND GOLD.

put Of gold silver, copper, lead and
zinc recovered from placers, from
gold.silver bullion, and from ore sold
or treated in 1912, was s37,32O966,
as compared with S32,41s,21s in 1911,
an increase in value for 1912 Of $4,-
002,747, or Is per cent, according to
Charles w. Henderson of the United
States geological survey These fig
ures are compiled and tabulated
strictly as a mine report and with
reference to the locality of each in
dividual mine and not with reference
to the locality of the shipping point
Of the product
The production Of gold in Colorado
in 1912 showed a decrease in value
of $413,413: of silver, an increase of
Ss1, 9O2 ounces; of copper, a decrease
Of 9171S5 pounds; Of lead, an in
crease Of 5,562.97S pounds; and Of
zinc Figured as spelter and zinc
in zinc oxide) an increase Of 1885,
356 pounds. With increased market
prices for silver, copper and zinc
there we're increases in value of
$169,644 for copper, $1,165,4S4 for
silver, $25O3S4 for lead, and sS,73O.-
l749 for zinc.
The output of Cripple Greek in
1912 showed an increase Of $445,7O
in gold, the production being S11,00S,-
1862, or 50 per cent Of the total gold
yield of the state, The shipments
Of medium grade ore from Cripple
Greek to the custom milling plants
showed a small decrease, but the
shipments of the higher grade ores
to smelters showed a small increase
and also an increase in its average
content of gold, as well as heavy
increase in low grade dump and mine
ores sent to cyanide and cyanide con
centration mills in the district, ant
also an increase in amounts recover
ed from old tailings, shines, anC
clean up" of closed mills. In 1911.
cyanidation completed superseded
colonization in the treatment of Grip
Pile Creek ore. The San Juan region
and San Miguel counties showed
decrease of 100000 in output o
gold, Ouray county showing the larg
est decrease. There was also dc
crease in output from La Plata cour
ty, but an increase from San Jua
county. Other counties showing a
increased output Of gold We're Cha
fee. Gnpin. Eagle, Park, and Sun
4 nit. The placer output of gold wa
$423, 1885, an increase of S1O4,126 owe
the output Of 1911
Leadville lake county, continue
: to be the chief silver producing di
triet of Colorado, its output bein
3,000.397 ounces. which represents
per cent Of the state yield. The chi,
e silver producing counties in Colorat
in 1912 were Lake, San Miguel, Sa
Juan, Mineral, Ouray, Pitkin, Clei
: Creek and Gilpin, in the order named
these counties combined furnisht
SO per cent Of the total state produ
ton. Notable increases in output
silver were shown in San Juan, Mi
Le eral and San Miguel counties al
notable decreases in La Plata al
A Clear Creek.
- Copper production in Colorado {
creased from S,024,4S pounds in 10
to 7,1O7309 pounds in 1912. Lal
San Juan, Gilpin, San Miguel Do
res, Clear Creek and Ouray COT
ties, in the order named, were t
largest producers, Lake county alo
furnishing 20 per cent, San Juan
Gilpin Ia, and the I counties co
bined 80 per cent.
The production of lead in Co
RADIO increased from 69,679,2S9 pom
in 1911 to 75,242,267 pounds in 10
Lake county ranked first, and "
followed by San Juan, Pitkin, S
Miguel Mineral, Summit and Gle
Creek counties, in the order nam
lat The zinc output of Colorado
re. terms of spelter and zinc in zinc
,,s ide) was 132,222,S12 pounds in 10
as compared with 94.6O7, So pour
in 1911, an increase for 1912 of
~ 615,356 pounds in quantity and
'ut $S,7SO,S49 in value Lake county "
to an increase for the year Of 34,S35,
pounds furnished 1O5.945,7SS poun
or 80 per cent of the state yield. ]
output of zinc carbonate ore fr