Arizona republican., 1914-09-20
THE MINES OF ARIZONA

resources, and that the interference With manufacturing caused by inter- ruption of the flow of importations may be overcome almost wholly by development of neglected resources in our own country.
 War Effects Copper
 Already the copper industry has felt the injurious effect of war" he said, and production has been cur tailed While considerable copper is consumed in the munitions of war. the constructive arts of peace furnish far better world market for Ameri- can copper than will the destructive art of war. In the case of zinc, how ever, the effect of the European war is the opposite. The smelting cen- ters of the continent are in the zone of fighting In Rhenish Prussia, Aus tria- Hungary and zinc smelters lie along the line of attack chosen by Prussia, Austria Hungary and Rus sian Poland the smelters are like wise located where military. opera tions promise to be most active It is within the limits of probability to expect loss of a half million tons in the foreign production of zine or nearly half the worlds output, with beneficial effect upon the recent over production in the United States. especially as affording the opportun- ity to export zinc and galvanized iron products to South American coun- | tries. which market has hitherto been only in part utilized by our exporters.
 Arizona Leads All Other States in Copper
 Arizonas output of gold, silver copper, lead and zinc, according to Victor c. Heikes of the United States geological survey, during 1913. was $7O,S75,027 against $67,050,7S 7S4 in 1912 The increase in value is due mainly 10 the greater production of copper Arizona Gold Increase The production of gold in Arizona is making rapid increase, and it is predicted by conservative mining ex- equal if not surpass any other state in the union in gold output. The pro- | duction of gold in Arizona in 1915 was 194, ,656.69 ounces, valued at $4, ] 023.911, an increase in value over the preceding year of $261.701 Of this output $3O,691 came from placers ! *2,55S,426 from dry or silicious ore and s1,332 OBS as by products from copper ore.
 Mohave County Leads in Gold Output 1 The largest production of gold was made from Mohave county, $1,S74,5f' i in 1913; ores amalgamated amounted to S302, 120; from ores cyanided, S2,- 007, ,704; from concentrates, s3OS,O9O and from ores shipped to the smel- ters, s1,362, ,504 The Tom Reed Golo mine is now producing at the rate ol s1OO, ,0OO a month, or over $1,20O,OO' per annum in gold.
 Arizona Silver Production Silver from Arizona ores increased from 3,4903S7 ounces, valued at S2,- 146.5SS in 1912 to 5,O48,0S1 ounces
 valued at s2,SS4 647 in 1913. Of thi: output, 2,SS5,115 ounces came iron drv or silicious ore and 49S,457 ounce: rom 4cdu olC9-
 Silver Bullion from Cysniding Bullion recovered from gold ant silver ores. principally by cyanidatior yielded 772, ,S99 ounces of silver II 1913, concentrates; concentrates pro- duced 393. .533 ounces, and crude ores | shipped to smelters contained 3,4o3' OO8 ounces silver. Cochise county ] mines produced 2,127,191 ounces o silver in 1913 as against 1,962'944 ounces in 1912.
 Ranks First as Copper Producing
 State
 The copper produced from ATT zona ores increased from SO5,O3S'64S pounds valued at s6O,221,$77 in 1slz to 4O7. .923. .4O2 pounds, valued at So9' 22S.127 in 1915. Thus in 1913 Arizoha continued to rank first among the copper producing states. In the mex. year or two the copper output WI vastly increase owing to the deVeiop ment of the porpphyry copper ue.