The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-05-07
Spelter and Lead in 1913

The worlds production of zinc for
the year 1913, according to statistics
published by The United States geo.
logical survey and various consular
reports amounted to 1,l03.S59 short
tons, which is an increase of 1894
tons over the production of the previ-
Gus year. OF this output of spelter.
the United States was the largest pro-
Queer, with a production of 346,6l6
tons; Germany was second with 311,-
914 tons; and Belgium third with
217,941 tons. The imports of zinc in
to the United States during the year
1918 were valued at $722,962 as COM
pared with $1,363,SS4 for the previous
year. The exports from. the United
States for 1913 amounted to $1,7S5.O99.
while that of the preceding year was
$1,S46,301.
Zinc in Australia.
In Australia almost the entire spell
ter production was practically con-
fined to the Broken Hill district Of
New South Wales, where the zinc
blende production was Of minor i'm
portance until the advent OF flotation
methods when the old failing dumps,
together with the zinc bearing failing
from the lead concentrators, had been
made to yield a good profit. The de-
velopment of treatment for these
ores forms one Of the most interest
ing chapters in the zinc metallurgy,
beginning with the Potter acid flota-
ton experiments in 1901 and subse-
quent developments in acid and Oil
flotation until in 1909 the problem
passed from the experimental stage,
although several years previous to
this large tonnages of zinc ores were
being successfully treated by flota-
ton methods. Hhe advance which has
taken place in zinc mining and metal
lurgy in the treatment of Australian
ores Is evidenced by the production OF
zinc concentrates, which has ad-
vanced from 81 tons, valued at $4SOS
in 1889, to 516,37S tons valued at s6,-
SS5,999 in 1911. Practically all OF this
concentrate is smelted in the Euro
pean smelters of Belgium and Ger
many, though some is treated locally
at the Port Prize smelter of the Bro
ken Hill Proprietary Mines company.
Germany Big Producer.
TO
Austria for 1912 amounted to about
34,674 tons, valued at $577,451; Of this
amount about one-half was devoted to
government uses, according to con-
sular report. The Hungarian pro-
duction is not significant, amounting
in 1912 to only S57 tons valued at
$13,961. The Hungarian government
is reported to be endeavoring to slim
ulate an interest in zinc mining and
smelling and a natural gas smelter Is
for Pennsylvania. During
1912 the zinc imports into Hungary
were valued at $9S1,919. The German
production for the year 1913 was 311,-
914 tons of spelter, material increase
over the production of the previous
year, which was 29S,794 tons. The
imports and exports of both zinc oxide
and lithopone showed an increase dur
ing 1912, the exports Of oxide amount
ing to 2S,731 long tons, as compared
with 20,994 tons for the previous year.
The exports of lthopone increased
from 1912 tons in 1911 to 1917 tons
in 1912. The Italian mines during
1918 produced about 100000 tons of
zinc concentrate, which was shipped
to the smelters of France and Bel
GUM
Russian Zinc.
While zinc ores are found in asso-
citation with silver and lead ores in
various parts of the Caucasus noun
tains, the principal production at the
present time is from near Sadon in the
Vladikovkaz district Of the Tersky
province. The total production Of
silver, lead and zinc ores in the eau
casus in 1912 is reported by the min
luS ucpdI tlIlCAl " I4lc NduSoSu0 W
have been 2S,495 tons, as compared
with $4,000 tons for the preceding year
In the Olkusz district there was
production of 4S,427 tons of zinc car
Donate and 1878 tons of zinc carbon
ate carrying some lead. The latest
available statistics from Spain are for
the year 1911, during which period
162,140 long tons of zinc ore valued at
$1,213,649 was mined. Most OF the
production come from the provinces OF
Murcia, Santander, and Cordoba. The
exports of blende and calamine for
1911 amounted to 1852 long tons,
valued at s1,1SSS3. Zinc as bars and
sheets totalirig 1885 long tons and val
ued at $294,37O was exported, the fin
ished product going to France, Great
Britain, Argentina and the Neither
lands.
Worlds Lead Production.
Stats ties of the worlds lead produce
tion for 1913 are not yet available, put
final figures for the production OF the
United States as compiled by c. f.
SieOenthal of the United States geo.
logical survey, have recently oeen
printed. According to his figures, the
total production of refined lead maze
r... o.o o,,,ouptad to Ago AGO tons OF