Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-07
Heavy Increase In Lead and Zinc
Production In Past II Months Is
Reported By Geological Surrey

~ reported locally that all IN,
productive territory In the Milan
camp. Oklahoma. except one tract
has been placed under option 60 4
large zinc.smeltlng company for
81, 10000
IN northern Arkansas, according IN
X W. Willott. the output Of zinc con.
centratea TN 1919 was increased 40
per cent over that OF the previous
year. and the production Of lead con
centrates Was ABOUT the Same 90
usual The principal Gestures of the
year were the development Of zinc
carbonate mining In the vicinity OF
Zinc and the construction OF goo.
ton mill at the old Morning star
mine long q producer of carbonate
ores.
New Mexico made small increase
In the production of zinc ores In 1919
over the previous year but In lead
output exceeded the production %
i9ii by two-thifds
Colorado mines produced about 20
per cent more zinc IN 1879 than in
1911. This was contained va carbon
ate ores, practically al from Lead
VILE. ana IN zinc sulphide ores from
Leadville and other districts The
output 81 carbonate ore at Ieadville
was about $4,000 tons. averaging 30
per cent zinc as compared with u
iittl" less than $1,000 tons the pre-
vious year. The production Of lead
showed an increase Of about Z per
cent The mixed suiphidc ores from
Leadville and elsewhere we're reduced
to marketable g,nc concentrates ia
roast magnetic separation plants at
Breckenridge. Kokomo. canon Ci,y.
Denver, and In Eagle county, and also
IN the elcctto.statiU separation plant
~ Silverton. The magnetic COncsn.
trstion plant near the mouth ot the
YAK tunnel at Lcadviiie. remained
Idle during the year
The production of lead In Montana
In iai, was slightly larger than that
In 1911. thus maintaining the IN
creased output Of that year The zinc
production. on the other hand fell
away over 90 per sent from tho large
production OF the preceding scar.
This was on terOunt Of the ldlcusss
OF the Elm Orlu mine. which was one
~ the two largest producers IN the
state IN 1911. The FIRST 5Op.t0n unit
of Inc new l.0uO-ton concentration OF
tile Butte a. Superior co. was started
mp In June ana the second one later
In the year Additions In progress at
the close Of the year to both the mill
and the Rotation plant, viii consider
ably increase the capacity IN 1919.
Previous 20 she completion OF the new
mill the ores from the Butte a. SUI
Derior mine were treated AZ the Basin
concentration. Large increases IN the
zinc output of the Huttc district are
60 be expected.
Idaho made a satin of per cent
IN lead production IN isis over that
ot isil, which was the lurgcst for
several years This Output ul lead
Was mad" hN IN" mines OF the occur
d'Alcnc region and b' two mines IN
Leuht COUNTY The lead smeIter at
Hahn was burned IN September and
the only smelter operated ~ the state
IN 1911. VAS the DID lead stack ~
clayton. m custer county The zinc
production OF iduho gained more than
80 per cent over the record output of
iati. The Success mine was ia"
largest producer shipping approx.
matcly LOCO tons OF zinc concentrate
= month The Morning mine at Mui-
han WAS also an important producer
and there were shipments from sew
Cral other districts
The production oi lead IN Utah IN
1919, which Vas increased about go
per cent over that ut lpll. VAS de-
rived chiefly from the PARK Ditl and
Bingham districts, though the Tintic
district ana Beaver county made th"
usual output The production uf zinc
for tn" wear showed loss ut 80 pei
cent from tat OF the previous year.
\ considerable production from the
Tintic district began tn come IN late
IN the year. and that district viii ~
IRE largely IN the output Tor the com
ms year The utbcr principal pro
duCcrs we're the Park city and Bins
ham districts and Beaver county.
The output oi lead m Arizona IN
1871. fell of over 80 per cent from
that of t9tl. though IL Was sull con
sidcrahN above the average for IN"
last few wears The ore came from
the Warren district. ~ Cochiss Cuun
ty. and from MOhdNc county Tho
production uf yinc IN Arizona, which
showed gain ~ So per cent. was de-
rived from MuhsN" county Tho
larger part came from the Gulyonda
mine. which IN september was ship