Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-26

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Great strides were s0adc by the state
Of Montana in 1912 ln th- production
OF gold. silver. copper. lend and kline.
according TO Y. o.. Heikcs. 81 the
United states geological survey. the
value Of the output being placed at
ss4.764,61s. against t4G.s5s,sS7 tn
1911. an Increase 81 st7,79s.32G. due
to the Rerater pr ductlon and hieher
value 90 copper. Most % this in-
crease--S .7gS. GaS--may he credited
10 the production 81 silver Bow
county. which includes the Butte dis
trlct. The combined production Of
the other counties In Montana WAS
only SG2S greater In 1919 than IN 1871.
The value Of the silver. copper, and
lead production combined was SIS
l5gi4s7 more than in 1911. while the
value 81 the gold and zinc was fs2a.-
IA less than In 1911.
The production 81 gold In 1912 was
vaued al S3,625.235. against ta,1io.-
I ISL IN iaif over SO per cent of the
gold. or aS.77s.Tg ounces. WIS derived
/ from sillceous ores; aa.0iO.b2 ounces.
or 22.2 per cent from placers. and
, "a. 20n.S3 ounces. or 1875 per cent.
! from copper ores. The placer gold
produced IN 1912 amounted To tS0t.-
/ 4is. Of which f7t0.aS7 was obtained
/ by dredging The gold won from
/ placers in 1879 WIS s121.6tS more
1 than in 1911, and that taken from the
/ lode mines was s309.9af less The
gold recovered from ore treated at
gold and silver mills amounted 90
lSl.Oa947O. that from concentrates
T a. nd
crude ores shipped 10 shelters. ST.
i0a.255.
increase la silver Output
The production OF silver Ia Montana
In 1919 was i2.53i.63S ounces, valued
lat s7.S20.95e against il.sSi,ia6
ounces in 1871 Nevada probably led
In silver output In 1912. followed oy
Utah and then by Montana. OF Mon
tana's output 81 silver. lo.6i5.o55
ounces. or S3.5 per cent. came from
copper ores and i,3iS,50a ounces. or
about 10 per cent from siliceous ores.
bullion recovered at gold and silver
mills produced only GS,f43 ounces.
while concentrates produced S.aaia53
ounces. and crude ore shipped 60
smelters contained 4.O39.623 ounces.
silver Bow county produced il.3i2, 100
ounces. ar 50 per cent of the states
production. compared with i0,25S.i22
ounces In 1911.
The production OF copper IN Mon
tana increased from 252.bi1,5Oa
pounds IN 1911 to 500. T3S.S73 pounds.
valued al f5i.t0g.9l4, in 1912. gain
Of 36.Sgl,t6S pounds The summit
VALLEY or Butte district contributed
an but l,516.32G pounds Of the total
\ Million Morc Pounds ~ lead.
/ The production OF lead Ia Montana
/ Increased from 6.48i,575 pounds in
1911 20 7.f46.7t9 pounds valued at
I Sa35.103. In 1919 Ncmly an the
metal mining counties In Montana
made a small yield ~ lead hut Case
cade. Jefferson Lincoln. and silver
/ Bow counties. with production Of
+ G.gs5,2T2 pounds in 1912. against a.
3 7S8.8g3 pounds In 1911. produced 50
per cent of the output for the state in
1919 and "A per cent In 1871.
/ MontanR's zinc output in 1919, re-
Z ported MS spelter. aggregated 26,atN,-
ISL pounds. valued at &l,Si7.402.
against t3.Sle,l45 pounds In 1871. The
summit Valley ditlrict, In silver Bow
county, yielded nh the sulphide con
centrates, containing 26,T92,55u pounds
of spelter, and Jefferson, Lincoln, and
Fergus counties produced 1876
pounds, the content Of sulphide and
carbonate ore shipped direct 10 east
ern reduction works.
The number Of deep mines produc-
Ing metals In Montana In 1879 was
f52. against A30 in 1871, and the NUM-
Der 81 producing places mines was ~,
against $50. The total quantity of ore
sold or treated was a.b52,iGi IONS, ana
the total average recoverable value
per ton or ore produced increased
from seas IN 1871 20 sli.S2 In 1912.
Iincs u Nice Man $40.
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