The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-08-16
NEVADA METAL OUTPUT IN 1912.
From the United States Geological Survey

From the United States Geological Survey
The total value of the mine output Of gold. silver, copper, lead.
and zinc in Nevada in 1912. according to V. c. Heikes, OF the
United Statos Geological Survey, was s3S.35S 1872, against $685.,
952 529 in 1911, showing an increase of ~s4,4O6,2O3, or nearly 10
per cent
The total production Of gold in 1912 was 65O,9427 20 ounces, val
ued at SO, 456, $50, a decrease of s4,737, 217, or 80 per cent less
than the 1911 production. OF the gold output 11.2O62l ounces
came from placers mainly Nye County, ~60S,132S5 ounces from
siliceous ores, 2~3,51161 ounces from copper ores. and S,O92O3
ounces from lead. zinc. and copper-lead ores Siiceous ores yielded
over SO per cent of the entire gold production. From bullion In
gold and silver mills was recovered $50 Gil "a ounces, concentrates
produced SO, 34 OS ounces. and crude ore shipped to smelters con-
tanned &c, 996.6S ounces. The largest production of gold was from
Esmeralda County-s7,O 1859 in 1912. against s11 ,19S6O2 in 1911
OF this production, the Goldfeld district yielded sc, 1884, TAI, a de-
crease of s4.O47. 1928, or over 80 per cent, from the output of 1911
Nye County produced 1923, 935 in gold in 1912, against s3,6l7f
276 in 1911. The Tonopah mines yielded ~s2,223,S7S in gold, a de-
crease of s142,617, or over six per cent less than IN 1911 The
Comstock mines produced 1856. 494 in gold, against 1917 ,349 in 1911.
The silver production of Nevada in 1912 was 14,369,O63
ounces, valued at $3.50. 974, against IL, 1S4.601 ounces, valued at
s6,9S7 S39 in 1911. OF the 1912 output, 13135,677 ounces, or
over 81 per cent, came from siiceous ores, S41 1888 ounces from lead
ores, and 1855 ounces from copper ores. Bullion at gold and
silver mills produced 10000 29 ounces. concentrate 2,3Ol,6 94
ounces, and crude ore sent to smelters contained 1,546, 22O ounces
Nye County produced 10 2lO.2 96 ounces of silver in 1912, against
10, 91S .263 ounces in 1911. OF this output the Tonopah district
yielded 1~0,144.9s7 ounces, or ZOE per cent of the entire silver pro-
duction OF Nevada in 1912. Storey County (Comstock) produced
S06.853 ounces, against 6lS,O06 ounces in 1911.
Copper production increased in Nevada from 6 ,377,518 pounds
valued at 8,422 100 in 1911, to ~S6,477,194 pounds, valued at s14,
26S 7S7, in 1912. This increase W a due to the operation OF the
Mason Valley plant, which smelted ores from the Yerington district
and other mining districts in Nevada. This smelter and the Step
toe plant in White Pine County produced, from the treatment of
ores aud concentrates. SO, 1899. OS8 pounds, or sc. 4 per cent of the
entire State production Concentrates yielded ~64,979,228 pounds
of copper, and crude ore sent to smelers produced q, 423,6O1
pounds.
The production of lead in Nevada in 1912 was 19,500.100
pounds, valued at ST., sos, against $685. 57 pounds valued at s146.-
S65, in 1911, an increase in quantity of about 497 per cent The
mines of Lincoln and Clark Counties. the largest producers. yielded
II. 315 $50 pounds, an increase of Is $50 1S9 pounds over the 1911
production. The mines of Eureka County produced 230,71O
pounds in 1912 and 81 ,136 pounds in 1911. This increase is ac-
counted for by the operation of the railroad which was washed out
in 1910 Crude ore shipped to smeters contsned 6,55S,003 pounds
of lead, concentrates 5~,9l3,188 pounds, and old tailngs 7O2S,9O9
pounds
The zinc production of Nevada was L 1922, 998 pounds, valued
at 1919 $50, in 1912, against 3,548,032 pounds, valued at 5000, 238
in 1911. The entire production of 1912 was derived from Clark and
Lincoln Counties from ores shipped to shelters containing 1862
SIC pounds and from concentrates containing S,653,I72 pounds.
There were 702 producers of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc
in Nevada in 1912, compared with 66I in 1911 The total quantity
of ore sold or treated in Nevada in 1912 was 4763,965 short tons
an increase of $751; 44 tons