The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1914-02-12
ARIZONA FIRST PLACE
As COPPER PRODUCER
INTERESTING FIGURES COMPILED
; FROM STATISTICS FOR THE
YEAR 1918.
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|, For 1913 Arizona, with record pro-
duction, continues in first place among
the copper producing states. The pro-
|. duction for 1913. according to the
United States geological survey, vii.
greatly exceed the 1858, 900 pounds
produced in 1912 and may exceed
400.000.0OO pounds. The Bisbee dis
trict will show large increase over
the 14O0000O0 pounds of blister cop
per produced in 1912. the output prob
iably reaching nearly 160,000,000
pounds in 1913. The Morenci- Metcalf
district will not equal the 79,900O00
pounds produced in 1912, but the 1913
output will doubtless exceed 70,0O0000
pounds. The Globe Miami district viii
show an increase OF several million
pounds over the 61.6O0,00O pounds pro-
duced in 1912. The Mineral Creek Or
Ray district made a large increase, the
output for 1913 being approximately
j"VsUop,pVu PoaLdS, SOlIlpdEeu Will
100000 pounds for 1912. The output OF
the Jerome district will probably ex-
coed the 1912 production of 31,6SO,0o)
pounds by a few million pounds.
Alaska Shows Decrease. I
The production Of copper by the
mines of Alaska in 1913 has been est-
mated by the United States geological
survey at 100000 pounds. The de-
crease from the production Of 1912 is
due to the reduced output from the
"copper" river district caused by the
part destruction of the plant of the
KenAicott- Bonanza mine and the con-
sequent interruption of production.
The production of copper from Cali
fornia for 1913 changed but little from
the 35,S35,000 pounds produced in 1912.
As In previous years the largest out
put was from the Shasta county re-
gion, with important production from
the foothil belt. The Shasta county
district will probably show a slight in |
crease over the 100000 pounds pro-
duced in 1912
Idaho Shows Increase.
Copper production in Colorado is |
largely incidental to the production of |
other metals, and the output will prob |
ably not change greatly in 1918 from
the 100000 pounds produced in 1912. |
The production Of copper from Idaho |
for 1913 will show some increase over
the 7,1S2,o00 pounds produced in 1912.
As in 1912, the main output was de-
rived from the Occur dAlene and AL
der creek districts. Owing to the SER
ious labor troubles In the Lake Super
ior district during the later part Of the
year, the production of copper from
Michigan for 1913 was the smallest in
many years The output for 1913 WIS
approximately 152,O0O.OOO, compared
with 231,112,000 pounds in 1912.
The output of copper from Montana Il
decreased from the 1912 production of Il
SoS, 10000 pounds The production for
1913 will probably be about 2SOOOO,- |,
300 pounds. As in previous years, the
copper was derived mainly from the Ia
deposits of the Butte district. The pro- a
luction of copper from Nevada in :.
1913 remained nearly the same as that la
Or 1912, which amounted to 83,413,00O la
pounds. As in 1912, the Ely and Yer c
ngton districts were the principal pro.
lucers. In 1912 the Ely district pro- IS
'uced 67400,000 pounds Of blister cop
'er and the Yerington district 14700,-
100 pounds Both districts will showl'
approximately the same output for
913
The production of blister copper of
Sew Mexico increased largely over
hat of 1912, owing to the increased
production Of the Chino Copper COM
any of the Santa Rita district. The n
utput of copper in concentrates by -
he Chino company for the first three Ie
uarters of the year was over 39,OOO,- Ict
90 pounds, indicating production for u
ne year of over 50,000,O00 pounds. The isst
reduction Of copper from Tennessee
Ill show little change from the 49, I'm
$4,000 pounds produced in 1912. AS LOT
previous years, the output came Ia.
ON the Ducktown district In 1913,w
tab made large increase in the pro- Ina
uction of blister copper over the 1872, or
10000 pounds produced in 1912 AS in p
revious years, the Bingham district ca
as the principal producer. though tho sa
intic district made considerable
and the San Francisco and ~
her districts also contributed.