The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1913-01-11

Arizona experienced in 1912 an ex-
ceptionally good year in mining, espe-
cially i'm the mining of copper ore
and the preliminary total value of all
metals estimated at more than $685.
000, 900, an increase of more than
500 200, 900, or 40 per cent, above the
production of 1911. Of this total
value, the copper output represented
over $58,OOO,OOO, gold $3,5O0,0O0, and
silver $2,OOO,OOO
The production of gold increased
only about 3 per cent, giving an out
put of over 10000 ounces. The two
main sources were copper ore and
cres amalgamated or cyanided. Pre-
cious metal bullion came principally
from Mohave county, where great in
creases were made in output by the
operators of the Tom Reed and Gold
Road mines, particularly the latter.
Silver came mainly from copper
ores and production increased to
about 100000 ounces in 1912, or
about per cent. Lead ore from
Cochise and Mohave counties also
contained a considerable percentage
of silver. The ore of the new cop
per producers, Miami and Ray, con-
tains so little gold and silver that
it is not relatively important source
for precious metals.
Arizona led all other states in the
production OF copper. The output
has grown from 100000 pounds in
1904 to about 100000 pounds in
1912, an increase of II per cent over
the 1911 record The value of the
product was increased by over $13,-
100000 on account of the price of
copper being higher by about 3.75
cents pound in 1912 The great
est increases were made at the Ray,
Miami, and Copper Queen mines,
while substantial increases were
made by the Arizona Copper, Detroit,
Shannon, and Old Dominion compani-
es. In production there was little
change at the Calumet and Arizona,
where construction was progressing
on the new smelling plant equipped
with rOasters to reduce Sulphide ores
now found on the property new
plant was also in course of con-
StructiOn at the Arizona Copper Co.'S
property at Clifton, and the Ameri
can Smelling & Refining Co.'S plant
at Hayden was completed and work
ing in June on Ray concentrates. The
output was much less from the Con-
sOlidated Arizona smelter at Hum
bOldt, and the plant at Swansea was
active only part of the year. The
Pioneer Smelling Co., in Pima Co,
operated a small mating plant for
time. and the United Verde Cop
per Co., made arrangements for the
building OF a large new plant near
Jerome. In Santa Cruz county the
R. r.. R. mine developed into an i'm
portant producer of copper ore.
The lead output for 1912 was about
1000, 900 pounds, a decrease of 32
per cent from that of 1911. 1t was,
however, much larger than the pro-
duction of any of the last eight years
except 1911, which was unusually
iph
ed in the State. Lead ore from the
Copper Queen and Shattuck Arizona
mines and lead concentrates and ore
from Mohave county were shipped to
Ell Paso,. Tex, and Needles, Cal.
Spelter production increased about
80 per cent over that of 1911 and was
about 100000 pounds in 1912. From
the Golconda mine at Union Basin
zinc ore and concentrate were ship
ped continuously, in September at
the rate of 1900 tons a day Ore
from Mohave county was concentrate
ed at Needles and shipped east.
California Production.
California shows an increase in
output of both gold and silver in
1912 compared with 1911, according
to preliminary figures by Charles G.
Yale, of the United States Geologic
al Survey The difference is not
very marked but is sufficient to show
that the precious output of the State
is advancing somewhat. California
retains first rank in gold output, re-
gained from Colorado in 1911. The |
mime figures of the survey for 1911 |
We're gold valued at $40, 738, 90S and
l .27O. 445 ounces OF silver. while esti- |