The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1914-01-07
STATES MINERAL PRODUCTION
Nevada's Precious Metal Pro-
duction Runs More Heavily
To Silver Than Gold


from ores sold or treated, $36,374,-
600 in value in gold silver, copper,
lead and zinc, according to prelim-
mary estimates of V. C. Heikes, of
the United States Geological Sur
vey. OF this total, which is about
5 per cent less than 1912, the val
ue of copper forms the largest part,
or 81 per cent; that of gold 80 per
cent; that of silver, 25 per cent;
and the values of, lead and zinc each
about 2 per cent.
The mine production cf geld Tell off
about 10 per cent, from $13, 49,
$50 in 1912 to $12, 2,072, 900 in 1913.
The silicious ores cyanided were the
main source of gold, which in the
form of bullion, was shipped chiefly
from Goldfeld, Tonopah, Fairview,
Wonder, Virginia City. Manhattan,
Round Mountain, National and Sew
en- Troughs. An increase estimated
at Is per cent in the Nye County
production of gold, from s3,123,935
in 1912 ID s3,602,753 in 1918, is
due to the large tonnage of silver
ore treated at Tonopah and of gold
ores at Manhattan which by
the closest estimates, produced
s577.900 in gold fron: quartz mines
AID placers, as against s497,330 in
1912. At the Goldneld Conscli-
dated mines a. Goldfield nearly she
same tonnage 20 cold ore was treat
ed at the mill as in 1912, but the av-
erege g.ado WIS lower, aes0r.ing to
printed monthly reports. Ore ship
nerts In the district were maiefrom
the c. o. D.. Nevada Eagle Vernal,
Belmont, Great Bend, and Diamond
noid Black Butte mines. Aside
from Goldfeld Consolidated the most
important production came from the
Jumbo Extension mine ffcm which
1000 tots per month we're concen-
trated t the Bona.e Clare mill 3S
rifles sad h of Goidfiela. The las.
falf of the yc; r this mill was cltes-
ed also to cyanide orc from the Flor-
cree Goldfield mine, and in October
so tons per day were being treated.
In Churchill County important gold
and silver productions were made
by the Nevada Wonder and Nevada
Hills companies. In lA~ Searchlight
district of Clark county much gold
ore was cyanided, especially at the
Quartette mine but the plant burn
ei in August. Production from Ma
tional and Seven Troughs was COM
paratively small.
Nevada in 1913 was the leading
state in silver production, which
came mainly from the silver ores at
Tonopah. The mine production in
creased to about 100000 ounces,
or about per cent. Eleven of he
Tonopah inires produced 11,923,651
ounces of silver, which was extract
ed from the ore largely by the cyan
ide process. In 1912 the district
yielded 10 144,9S7 ounces of silver.
The Belmont mine followed by the
Tonopah Mining and West End Con-
solidated were the largest producers
On the Comstock lode in Storey cou-
nty the silver ores yielded about ST.
24s, 200 in gold and silver. This is
slightly less than the output valued
at $1,352,0S9 in 1912. The newly
opened mines of Rochester in Hum
boldt County increased production
in 1918. These are essentially sill
yer ores. In September, 100 tons
per day were being shipped by way
of Oreana, new narrow gauge road
to this point being completed At
Virginia City the Mexican mill turn
ed out much bullion, not only from
the Mexican mine but also from the
Monte Cristo mine which was leased
The Buffers plant of the Chollar
Leasing Co. was active on Chollar
and Potosi ore and the new Com
stock Phoenix mill in Six Mile Can
yon was operated.
An increase at per cent in the
mine production of copper, from &c.
AT, ,494 pounds in 1912 to about Ss,
36S,S90 pounds in 1913, is due to a
slight increase in the output of the
Nevada Consolidated and Ciroux
mines from copper 'porphyries" at
Ely and in a larger output of cop
per matte at the Thompson smelter
from Mason Valley, Nevada Doug
las, and custom ores. Shipments of
copper ore were made from thePyra-
mid Lake region in Washoe County
since transportation reached the dis
triGt.
The lead mine output decreased
from 195OO100 mounds in 1912 To