The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-01-31
MINERAL OUTPUT IN 1872 LARGEST ON
 RECORD
United States Shows Remarkable In- crease in Production of Mineral,
 Especially Coal and Copper.

OldIeS lOT 1S1A, dCOruIuS IO Ile SPeCld
 ists of the United States Geological
 Survey figures of coal produc
 ton are the most sensational, all
 previous records having been sur
 passed by about 5O,OOO,OOO tons, an in. crease equal to the total production of the country 40 years ago. The pro- duction for 1911 was 496, ,221, ,16S short tons; the estimate for 1912 is 55O.000.- 900 tons, and the final figures may even reach a still higher mark.
 The production of copper was also the largest in the history of the indus try, the high-water mark reached in 1911 being handsomely surpassed. Ac- cording to the statistics and estimates received by the Survey the output of blister and Lake copper was 1,249, 9,000,- 900 pounds in 1912, compared with 1,O97, ,232,749 pounds in 1911,- the re- spective values being nearly $200,000,, 900 and $137,154,O92, The production of refined copper is estimated aI 1,56O 100000 pounds in 1912, com pared with 1,433, ,S75, ,026 pounds in 1911. The production in Arizona may have eX- ceeded 350,000,000 pounds, not only a record output for Arizona but record for any State for any one year.
 The gold mining industry of the United States was generally normal in 1912, but the Survey estimates in- dicate the smallest production since 1907, when the output was valued at $90, 0,435,700. That for 1912 is esti- mated at s91, ,6S5, ,16s. In 1909 the gold production reached very nearly the $1OO, 1000, ,OOO mark.
 Alaska's mineral output in 1912 is estimated at $21, ,S5O,0O in value, an increase of $1,200,000 over the figure for 1911 Of the total for 1912 the 650,OOO The total value of Alaska s mineral production since 1880, when mining began in the Territory,is stat ed in round numbers at $229, 100000 of which S202,000,000 is represented by the value of the gould output.
 In silver production in the United States in 1912 the indications are for a possible output of 64,000,000 fine ounces, the highest figure since 1892, when the production was estimated at 6, ,5O0,00O ounces. The high prices generally paid for silver, copper, and lead in 1912 stimulated production. The average price for silver for the year is stated at 60.9 cents an ounce.
 In lead the preliminary figures of the Survey show a small decline in 1912 from the high record figures of 1911, the output of refined lead, de- silverized and soft, from foreign and ores, being 4SO,965 short tons in 1912 and 4s6,976 short tons in 1911 The value of the 1912 output is stated at $43,2S6,S5O. The domestic production of lead ore is stated to he about 10000 tons greater than the 1911 output of 441,1S7 short tons.
 In the zinc industry the figures show a phenomenal activity.The pro- duction of primary spelter in 1912 is estimated at 323,961 short tons from domestic ores and 14,669 tons from foreign ores, a total of 33S, ,63O tons, valued at $46, ,731, ,0OO, compared to 2S6,526 tons, valued at $32, 1868 ,964, in 1911
 Quicksilver production in 1912 shows a hevay gain over the 1911 produc. over that of 1901. The 1912 figures are stated at 25,147 masks of 75 pounds each, worth $42O4 a pound, or ST. O57, ,1S0.
 The production of iron ore in 1912 was, according to Survey estimates, from 9 to g per cent greater than that of 1911, the figures for 1912 being between 54,500,000 and 57,500,000 long tons, against 43,550,6 ,633 tons in 1911. It is believed possible that the record figure of 56,SS9,734 tons produced in 1910 may be exceeded by the 1912 out put.
 The United States continued to lead he world in petroleum production iii I912-in fact, produced more than all he rest of the world-and is esti- mated to have about maintained the tremendous record of 22O,449,39 bar els made in 1911 The Geological Surveys estimate for 1912 is 220,300, 100 barrels. The estimated value of he 1912 output, however, is much greater than that of 1911, the figures being S15O,OOO,OOO, against $134.144, -52
 UNITED VERDE EXTENSION.