Arizona republican., 1913-07-07
MINE OUTPUT OF ARIZONA SHOWS
 GREAT INCREASE
Total Value of Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead and Zinc for 1912 Aggregates $67,- O50,78 Against $444 157,223 in 1911.
Special to The Republican,


 WASHINGTON, July 6.-The total value of the mine output of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc in Ari- zona in 1912 according to Y. C. Heikes, of the United States geologic al survey. was s67o5O,7s4, against S44,- 151223 in 1911. This large increase in value was due mainly to the in- crease in the production of copper
 The production of gold in Arizona in 1912 was 1S1.996.90 ounces. valued at $3.762,31 an increase in value of $33LS0- Of this output, 2,082.55 ounces came from placers, 112,06777 ounces from dry or siliCeous ore and 5I.507-S6 ounces from copper ore From bullion recovered in gold and silver mills 1O2,244.72 ounces were produced, concentrate yielded 10.276 ounces, and crude ore sent to smeltcrs contained 67086.88 ounces. The largest produc- ton of gold was from Mohave county -$1, ,899,131 in 1912, against $L547,- 663 in 1911.
 Increase in Silver Production
 ArizOna's silver production in 1912 was 3,49O,3S7 ounces. valued at s. .146.58S. against 3,2z6.571 ounces, valued at $1,736583 in 1911. Of this output, 2,378, 593 ounces came from copper ore, 373.255 ounces from siIiceous ore, and 599.110 ounces from lead ore. Bullion produced a gold and silver mills yielded 45G00 ounces of silver in 1912. concentrate produced 3S1159 ounces and crude ore sent to smelters contained 2.9S2,O49 ounces. Cochise county mines produced 1862, ,644 ounces of silver in 1912, against 1,94G.319 ounces in 1911, and Yavapai county produced 74S,S72 ounces in 1912, against 764.744 ounces in 1911. Copper Production Greatest in United
 States
 Copper production increased in Ari- zona from 306,141,538 pounds. valued at $38,267692. in 1911 to 365, ,038,649 pounds. valued at $6O,231,377, in 1912. Arizona continued to rank first among the copper producing states in 1912. Concentrates produced 135,666.515 pounds of the output, and crude ore sent to smeltcrs produced 224,141,31S pounds, COchise county, which includes the great Warren or Bisbee district. produced 147.654,6 661 pounds of copper, against 1322900O7 pounds in 1911. Grenlee county, embracing the Copper Mountain and Greenlcc districts of the Clifton Morenci region, produced 76,- S4S,299 pounds of copper, against TO- 926.3 .33O pounds in 1911. YaVapai county, including the verde ulStfIct, produced 34.Of3, O05 pounds of copper, against 36,1O3, ,649 pounds in 1911 and 40.S24.556 pounds in 1910. GiIa coun- ty, including the Globe district pro- duced 63,969,423 pounds of copper in 1912, against 49,226,341 pounds in 1911. Tn Pinal and Gila counties the so- called low grade schist and porphyry ores yielded 76.848,299 pounds of cop per, against 30.666,515 pounds in 1911, The copper output of Greenlee county is largely from the same class of deposits.
 Increase in Zinc but Decrease in Lead
 The production of lead in Arizona in 1912 was 6,S06,443 pounds, valued at $3O6 290, against 10.274,552 pounds, valued at $462, ,355, in 1911. Cocnise county is credited with SGT pounds, valued at S169,959, the largest
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