Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-04-13
BUTTE COPPER PRODUCTION
Anaconda outpDtting Less Than 20,
100000 Pounds per Month
east Butte and North Butte
increasing

eutte despatch to the Boston
News Bureau SAYS: Anaconda produe
tion for March was slightly in ex
cess Of February, the total being abouf
2z,o09.oe0 pounds, representing tbs
output Of the smelters at Anacond:
and Great Falls, which includes tbs
production OF North Butte of about
2.250.o00 pounds, and a small quaint
~ from other independent mines. The
actual production of Me Anaconda
mines is therefore running consider
ably less that 20.oO0.00 pounds 4
month.
Since December there has been g
| very material reduction In the out
pat fthe Anaconda mines and smelt
ers. due to important changes that are
being made both at the Washoe and
Great Falls smelte RS, and improve
ments at a few of the big mines. On
the other hand the ore production OF
North Butte has been gradually raised
for some months, and the value of the
ore has also improved materially.
East Butte has increased its pro
duction and the Monthly output is con
siderably more than 1000. 900 pounds
so that the production of the mines
OF the district aggregates about "a,
900 900 pounds for March
The grade OF orc mined by Aana
conda has not varied materially for q
long time, but that OF North Butte has
Improved, and that of East Butte has
decreased slightly, while the quantity
mined has increased In the East Butte
production is included the output oil
the Butte-Alex Scott and some Other
custom ore. East Butte ore yields
about Sc pounds of copper to the ton
while the average yield of North Butte
is 60 pounds and that Of Anaconda
e. pounds.
Since the consolidation Of all the
mines of Anaconda, there have been
ne separate records kept Of any group
OF mines, though there are records OF
individual mines as to production and
cost OF mining per ton. All records
are kept in New York, and it has fol
some time been impossible to obtain
the slightest official information in
BUTTE regarding production and ore
values.
Notwithstanding this, however, one
financial news agency continues 70
publish monthly figures OF alleged
production by the Boston Il Montana,
Washoe, Parrot. Trenton, BGtte Coall-
ton and Original companies. which
long ago passed out OF existence,
their mines for several years having
been mined through and in connec.
ton with other mines of the Anacon-
da company.
These monthly publications pretend
10 give the amount OF ore mined by
these various Companies" the yield
per ton OF ore, and gross yield for
me month, the total OF all the mines
being usually several million pounds
ont OF the way and in excess OF actual
production. The Anaconda company
and other producers have yainly
sought TO stop these misleading and
damaging statements of production,
and TO that end have lee i"'i state
ments each month Of The ;e'ai actual
output, but these Statements are is.
sued only after the close OF the month,
while the other figures OF production"
are published usually a day or two
before the end of the month.
The fact is there has been very
material curtailment OF production By
the Anaconda company, due, it is
claimed, only TO the restricted ca'pac-
ity of the smelters and rot to any
purpose related to the COPPER market