The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-05

Record Production in 1878. Increases
IA Gold, Copper and Others,

The United States Geological Survey
The total value of the mine output
was about $1,000, 600. an increase of
nearly 6 per cent over the value of
1912, which was s67,050.7s4. The cop
Per output was value1 az nearly SEA,
100000; the gold at ahout s3,94s ,OOo;
the silver al more than s2,963. 900: Tho
lead n sGl2.OOO; and The zinc al $50.
O0n
The mine yield of gold in Arizona in
1913 was more than l9i 900 ounces. an
increase Of : per cent ever the output
Of 1912, which was 1Sl.99G.9l fine
ounces. or this total. over ~ per cert
was taken from copper ores. which are
undoubtedly the sourc" Of the incrons-
ed gold output in 1913. Tho three
largest producing gold mines were the
Tom Reed, Gold Roads and Vuture.
The Tom Reed output was about the
same as in 1912. the Gold Roads had
q slight increase, and the Nulture "a
substantial increase. IN Yuma coun-
Nv operations were resUmod az the Ia
Fortuna mine.
creased about = per cent. amounting
To more than 3.773,OOO ounces. against
3.49O3S7 ounces in 1912. Most Of the
silver was derived from copper ore,
but i'm 1919 the increase is due largely
To shipments Of lead ore and con-
centrates from Cochs, and Mohave
counties Much silver also comes from
siliceous ore About 500 tons OF ore
per month was shipped from the
Tombstone property and a large ton
mage Of old tailings was taken from
The Commonwealth dump. a $40 ton
cyanide mill AT this property was com
plcted during the year.
With mine production at about
1859. 900 pounds OF copper i'm 1913.
Arizona led all other copper produc-
ne states. The output in 1913 shows
an Increase Of more than $4,000, 00o
pounds. or about 10 pc" cent over that
"f 1912, which was 365, 03s.Gi9 pounds.
As the price of copper was slightly
lower in 1913, the value of the meta:
increased only about S3,500.000. There
were II active copper smelling plants
In the state, ana ore and concentrat"
were also sent 10 6 copper and lead
plants in other states. Of the former.
the greatest increases in output wer"
made at the Hayden Calumet & Ariz-
ona, Copper Queen. old Dominion
Consolidated Arizona and Swansea
plants. Al the Unitei Verde and De
troit plants there was little change
from The figures Of 1872. Those maxi
ing less copper wcr" the shannon,
Arizona Copper. and Pioneer plants.
New plants were completed by the
Arizona Copper and Calumet & AriZ-
una companies, and another was in
curse of construction for United Yer
De ores. The disseminated copper
mines in CHA. Pinal. and Grcenleo
counties Welded approximately 1i5.-
500, 600 rounds of copper. Included in
this estimate of copper produced are
The outputs OF the Miami. Ray. Arizona
Copper and Detroit mines. The Mia
mi product did not greatly exceed that
of 1912 The 3,000-t ton concentration
plant was active and the product went
mostly % Cananea, Mexico. The Inter-
national Smelling & Refining Co. vii!
build n copper plant al Miami to treat
this ore ana that from the Inspiration
mine. rest plants using the Notation
process We're operated at the Miami
and inspirations as the saving by con-
Centration alone is not sufficient The
RAY Consolidated COPPER Co. greatly
increased its output. from nearly So
OOO. 900 pounds OF copper in 1912 10
about 1000, 900 pounds in 1913. treat
ing G 900 tons of ore nor day. Produc-
ton from Yuma and Pima counties
was not what IL could have been,
since the Swansea and Pioneer plants
were operated only n few months. At
Globe. greatly increased shipments
were made from the superior & Bos-
ton. Iron Cap, and Black Warrior
mines. and in Pinal county from the
Magma mine.
With an increase OF more than 1Ol
per cent, the mine production Of lea1
was larger than in any other year
The total output was nearly l4,O0O,OO0
pounds. valued at about $6l2000. as
against G,SO6.443 pounds. valued AZ
S3O6. 800 in 1912 The mines at Bis
bee produced much lead ore. and in
1913 there was n large increase. The
Shattuck mine became n regular pro-
duccr of silver-lead ore as well as
conner ore. In NIohave county an in
creased tonnage was shipped regular
~ from the Tennessee mine To the
plant ut Needles, Cali
fornia.
The mine production of recoverable
shelter was about 100000 pounds,
valued 1T $4,000. which was an in
crease Of about $4,000 pounds, or
nearly per cent. over the production
of 1912. on account Of the lower
rrice paid for the rletal. tho total
value decreased more than 100000. Tho
Golconda mine In Mohave county. for
mcrly the largest producer. was maxi
ing shinments of zinc ore and concen"
tratos only part of the year. and there
fore had n greatly decreased output.
Much ore was. however, shipped from
the san Xavier mine in Pima county
and much concentrate was made from
Nohave county ores milled at Needles.
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