El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-03

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w To 1913 there was a record
mine production Of gold, silver
conner lead and zinc in Arizona, &C
cording to preliminary figures Of "
O.. Heilles, Of the United states OeolQS-
ical survey. The total value OF the
mine output was about SIl,OOO,OUU' an
increase of nearly percent over me
value of 1912, which was 50 SU0U, -
The copper output was valued at He e.
~ $4,000, 600; the gold at ABOUT 30
$4,000. the silver at more tnan -
$1,000; the lead at $612,OOo, and the
zinc at $4,000.
The mine yield Of gold in Arizona
in 1918 was more than $4,000 ounces
an increase Of 5 percent over the out
put Of 1912, which was l6lSyb.5L Ilhe
ounces. OF this total, over AZ perceht
was taken from siliceOus ores ana
most of the remainder came from cop
per ores which are undoubtedly the
source of the increased gold output
in 1913 The three largest producing
gold mines were the Tom Reed, Colo
Roads and Vulture. The Tom Reed
output was about the same as In 1917,
the Gold Roads had a slight increase,
and the Vulture a substantial increase
In Yuma county operations were re-
sumed at the La Fortuna mine,
silver shows Increase
The mine production of silver IN"
creased about eight percent amount
Inc tn more than 3.T7S, 600 ounces,
sg9inst 94gO.3g7 ounces in 1912. Most
Of the silver was derived from copper
ore. but in 1913 the increase is due
largely to shipments of LEAD ore ana
concentrates from Cochlse ana MO
17sve counties. Much silver also comes
from siliceous ore. About 500 tons OF
ore Der month was shipped from the
Tombstone property and large TON
mage Of old tailings was taken IRON
the Commonwealth dump. A sou ton
cyanide mill at this property was com
pleted during the year
Leads All In Copper.
With a mine production Of aDouC
41A5g3. 600 pounds OF copper IN 1919,
Arizona led all other copper producing
states The output in 1913 shows an
increase Of more than 4s'uUv,UOo
pounds. or about II percent over lhal
of 1912, which was 365,O3864s POUNDS.
As the price of copper was snghtLy5
lower in 1913 the value of the metal
increased only about S5,50O,O O0-
There we're II active copper smelt-
ing pIants in the state, and ore ana
concentrate were also sent to six cop
per and lead plants in other states
Of the former, the greatest increases
in output were made at the Hayoen,
Calumet & Arizona. Copper Queen, Old
Dominion Consolidated Arizona anu
Swansea plants. At the United Verde
and Detroit plants there was Ilttle
change from the flgures OF ISL
Those making less copper were the
Shannon, Arizona Copper and Floheet
New plants were completed by the
Arizona Copper and Calumet q arr
IONA companies, and another was IN
course Of construction for United
Verde ores The disseminated copper
mines in ella. Pinal and Greenlee
counties yielded approximately 49,
100000 pounds Of copper. Included IN
this estimate of copper produced are
the outputs of the Miami, Fay, Arizona
CoDper and Detroit mines The MANI
product did not greatly exceed that On
was active and the product went most
" to Cananea. Mexico. The Interna-
tional Smelling & Refining Co, VIII
build coDDer plant at Miami TO treat
this ore and that from the Insplraylon
mine. Test plants using the uotauon
process were operated at Miami ana
Inspiration, as the saving by concen'
tratiOn alone is not sufficient.
Ray increases Output Greatly.
The Ray Consolidated Copper Co,
greatly increased its output from
nearly 36,0OO.00O pounds Of copper IN
1912 to about 100000 pounds in 1913,
treating 5000 tons of ore per day
Production from Yuma and Pima
counties was not what it could nave
been. since the Swansea and Pioneer
plants were operated only rev
months At Globe greatly increased
shipments were made from the super
Tor & Boston, Iron Cap, and Back
Warrior mines. and In Pinal count
from the Magma mine.
With an Increase Of more than lO4
percent the mine production Of lead
was greater than in any other year
The total output was nearly 1900 {
600 pounds. valued at about S6l2O0O, (
as against 6,806,443 pounds, valued al
SS06.290 in 1912 The mines at Bisbee
produced much lead ore and in 1918 +
there was large increase. The Shat I
tuck mine became a regular producer I
of silver-lead ore as well as copper +
ore In MOhave county an increased 4
tonnage was shipped regularly from /
the Tennessee mine to the cOncentra- (
ton plant at Needles, California.
Half Million in Spelter.
The mine production of recoverable I
spelter was about 100000 pounds,
valued at 100000 which was an in /
crease Of about 600 pounds, or !
nearly 4 percent over the production
Of 1912. On account of the lower price |
paid for the metal, the total value /
decreased more than $50 00G The Col I
conda mine, in MOhave county, former 1
" the largest producer, was making l
shipments of zinc ore and concentrates 4
only part of the year, and therefore +
had a greatly decreased output. Much 4
ore was, however, shipped from the /
San Xavier mine in Pima county ana 4
much concentrate was made from MO-
have county ores rnff1p6 at Needles.