The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-01-02

but the largest ever made by any
state for one year
The production of copper from the
Bisbee district will show a large in
crease over the 100, 20b, 900 pounds in
1911 and may exceed IA 600, 900 pounds
for 1912. A new smelling plant was
under construction by the Calumet &
Arizona Co. during the year.
The output Of the Morenci-Metcalf
district. will show a considerable in
crease over that of u 500, 900 pounds
for 1911 n may reach $1,000, 900
pounds for 1912. The building of a
new smelling plant by the Arizona
Copper Co. was in prog ress during the
ear.
The Globe Miami district will show
a large increase over TIL production of
44,600,O00 pounds in 19 II, this being
due to the larger output by the Miami
Copper Co. The prod ction for 1912
may reach. S. 0o, 900 pc nds. The larg-
er producers were the Old Dominion.
United Globe and Miami companies.
During the yea the In aspiration Con-
solidated Copper compa ny was formed
by a merger of the ms piration Copper
company and the Live Oak Copper
ASSSloPlIlVIL Ctllu blOCklllS
out of ore was carried On by this com
pany and plans for a concentrating
plant set under way. Development a
carried on by other CON panies.
In the Jerome district the output of
the United Verde mine will show little
change from the 80, 10000 pounds
poduced in 1911.
The production of the Mineral Creek
or Ray district will show a large in
crease over 1911, owing to the larger
output of the Ray Consolidated COM
pany, the only large producer of Ine
district. The output for the year will
be between 100000 900 and 35, 900, 900
pounds. r..
In 1912 the. Ray Consolidated COM
pany secured controlling interest in the
Ray Central company and the proper
ties will be worked together. The
smelling plant of the A merican Smelt-
ing & Refining COMPANY at Hayden
was placed in operation during the
year.
Montana.
Ihe copper output of Montana will
show a large increase over the 271,-
S14,491 pounds produced in 1911, owing
to the stimulation to pr oduction given
by the increase in the price of copper.
The 1912 output may reach 800 900
pounds. The Butte district, as in
previous years, was the only large pro-
ducer. Montana ranked second in cop
per production in 1912.
Important additions to the ore re-
serves of the Butte district are re-
ported and improvements have been
made in the methods of extracting and
treating the ores with d view to de-
creasing the cost of production.
Michigan.
The production of copper from Mich
igan, which ranks third among the
states, will show an
increase of nearly 15,00O,O 900 pounds
over'the output of 21S,1S5, 235 pounds in
1911. The output was made largely by
the old producers and the increase was
due to the stimulation OF higher metal
prices. Development CT new territory
has been active during the year.
The production of copper in Utah in
1912 will show a conside rable Increase
over the 142,340,215 pounds produced in
1911, the increase being due to tine
increased output of the Bingham dis
trict. AS in previous years, the Bing-
ham camp was the main producer,
though the Titanic distr4cr had a con-
siderable production and the San Fran
cisco and other districts also con-
tributed. The output of the mines at
Bingham was stopped for a time in the
latter part of the year by labor trou-
bles, thus materially rec ucing the ore
production of the state.
Nevada.
The copper production of Nevada in
1912 will show a large increase over
the 65,561,015 pounds pro duced in 1911.
The increase is due largely to the be-
ginning of noteworthy production from
the. Y%erington district. The total state
output for 1912 will pr Dbably reach
so, 900, 900 pounds. The Ely and Yering-
ton districts We're the only large pro-
ducers. In the Yerington district the
smelter of the Mason Valley Mines