Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-09-18

The mine output of gold. silver.
copper. lead and 3inc Ia California
in 1919, according Ia Charles q. Yale
OF the United States geological SUR
vey, was valued "a S26.3S3.946. an
increase OF 9t.209.2G9 over the cor
responding value for the year 1911
The increase IL due mainly 10 gain
in yield OF gold from deep mines, in
creased value from copper and sill
yer, and increased output Of zinc.
The greatest gain was In the value
of copper and was due tn an advance
in commercial value of the metal, as
the quantity produced was materially
less In 1919 than In 1911. To less
degree the same may be said of sill
yer, and the zine quantities and val
ues also increased.
The mine production of gold In
1919 was valued at Sie.1l3,i1S, "a
nominal decrease OF S25.430 from
1871. The output of silver WAS
l.3OO.i36 fine ounces. valued at
S79g.5S4. an increase of 2a,69i ounces
In quantity and of si26.2iS In value.
The production OF copper was 49,"
i5l.672 pounds, valued az x5,bl 1895
decrease OF g.SGi,f6i pounds IN
quantity but an increase OF SgSO,O0y
In value, The output of lead was
1.if4,7St pounds, valued az Sslials,
which Is a decrease OF 253,3SO pounds
In quantity and Of &ii,t03 In value.
Tho output of zine was 4.3i5,ioai
pounds. valued al S29e,SiG. an in
crease for tho year 1912 of l,53S,ba6
pounds In quantity and ti5a,Sf5 IN
value.
| There were i.0ii metal mining
properties reported productive IN
1919, of which b32 were deep mines
and sos placers OF various kinds
This shows IA total decrease OF li0
producing mhics in 1919. There wcre
$40 deep gold mines. II silver. "a
copper, IS r-ioad-zinc, and
zine.
! OF the placer producers 14l were
hydraulic mines. 50 dredges, iid
/ drift. and i5l surface or sluicini
4 mines. There were 90 less deep and
IS less placers producing Ia 1912 than
In 1871.
The deep mines of California pro-
duced 2,6fl,417 tons OF ore In 1919
a decrease OF 1855. 764 tons. OF this
output s.225,42a ions was siiiceou'
ore. l0S, 622 tons copper ore, ga tons
lead ore. and 6.i72 tons zine ore, tn,
sillceous ore output decreased I0,ai'
tons, tho copper ore decreased S5.6bi
TONS the lead ore decreased i,03'
tons. and the zinc ore increased sal
tons.
Ores Yield Larger Returns.
Tho total average value from al
ore sold or treated IN California II
l19l2 was &G.1l ton. against s5.ii
a ton In 1911 and t6.7i a ton in 1919
AZ gold and silver mills In californis
lin 1912 the tonnage milled wal
1.077.SO0 short TONS yielding Si0,
lG47 IN gold and 3O7.S06 ounces %
silver. valued az SlSS,9a3. or an az
crage value In gold and silver Of 500
a ton, compared with St0f Ia ia
land f5.2b in 1919. or this averag'
value s4.i7 was recovered as hullloi
I'm batteries and on plates In mills
1.-THE smelling ores. i5G,735 tons. pro
dueed all the copper and zinc an'
J practically all the lead, as we'll a
$3.50 fine ounces of SILVER, value'
at S5S7.36G. ANA &592.532 In gold
There were also treated l0t.f62 ton
Of old talNngs. yielding sl03,aS6 Il
gold. an average Of 96 cents a ton
and Sl,2aS In silver, an average of
cent ton.
Nearly $1,000. 900 From I'lacers.
The plucers OF California in ~
yielded ss.Gfb G6s In sold and $3.50
ounces OF silver. valued az &2i,92o,
ldecfeaso 81 faaa,Sah from the place