Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1915-01-01
NEVADA MINING
I PROSPEROUS 1915
rom u. S. Geological Survey.

vey reports the value Of the 1915 out
put OF gold, silver, copper, lead. and
zine from Nevad:. mines as approx
mately S34.566,000 This. represents
an increase of nearly lS per cent over
the output of 1914, wiien metals val
ued at $50 ,3O0,842 were produced
These estimates by V. c. Heikes OF
the Salt Lake City Office of the SUR
vey indicate a marked increase in zinc
output, and increase in lead and cop
per yield. as compared with 1914. The
copper production, however, was be.
low that OF 1913, when Nevada had a
record output of over 90000,0OC
pounds. There was a slight increase
in the gold production, but decreas,
in silver largely in the Tonopah dis
trict, where the output was affected
by the decreased price of silver
The production of gold was valued
at about 81 .o68,0C0, an increase of q
per cent over the prducticn CT 1914.
The silver produs ton from the Ne
vada mines decreased from l4,455, ,4ol
ounces in 1914 to about l4,478.0O
ounces in 1915. The decrease was a.
Tonopah. where the mines were af-
fected by the low price OF silver. Al
the Comstock district of Storey coun
ty, the production was also decreased
and the idleness of the Mason Valley
copper smelter 10 a small extent less
ened the silver output. There was
considerable activity in the Rand dis
trict of Mineral county. where unus-
ually rich ore was shii ped from the
Last Hope. Gold Pen, Queen Regent
and Eagle properties. In the old
camp OF Belmont in Nye county. 20t
ton mill using ho,ation was being
constructed to treat dump ore con
tanning silver
The mine production OF copper in
creased from o09So, $50 pounds in lol.
to about 67,4SO,000 pounds in 1915, al
increase of l0o per cent The tota
value of the output, on acc cunt of tho
high average price in 1915 icnreaset
from sS III. .ios to approximately Sill.
7OS.00O. As the Mason Valley smell
ter was idle during the year, the great
er part OF the output came from White
Pine county, where the Nevada Con
solidaied was particularly active to
ward the end of the year on account
the price of copper, which increased
to nearly 20 cents per pound. Durinf
the first three quarters of the yeai
2.25l. .3o7 tons of ore were milled from
this property and over 44,0O0.0W
pounds OF copper produced. The rate
for the last quarter was greatly in.
creased. Ore from the Giroux wa,
also millci and smelted at the Nevada
Consolidated plant. Copper ore was
also shipped from the Gold6eld dis
triot. Ore was shipped from the Ne.
vada-Douglas the latter part of the
year an $50. ton teaching plant con-,
pleted for the treatment of low grade
ore.
The lead production OF Nevada
mines increased from l2,S0o,6s5
pounds in 1914 10 about l4782,000
pounds in 1915 an increase of over
Is per cent This output, however,
is not as great as that of 1913, when
over 10 million pounds were produced
A great increase, nearly o2 per cent,
was made in the mine output of zinc IN
Nevada. from l2,98Q,232 pounds of re-
coverable spelter in 1914 to over 2l,-
00O,000 pounds of the metal in 1915
AS the price of metal was abnormally
high in 1918. the value of the output
increase from $66l ,oo2 to about ST.
o93,o00 in 1915. The Yellow Pine dis
tiict OF Clark county was by far the
largest producer, but the Amalgamat-
ed Phoebe property in Lincoln county
made important shipments. and the
Poplar Star property and Arthur zinc
mine, both of Elko county, contrib
uted. Small shipments Of zinc ore
were also made from Ely in White
Pine county and from Mineral in
Eureka county. TIE latter part of the
year the Yellow Pine mine had in.
crease its shipments to the rate Of
1900 tons per month, the Potosi prop
city to about 800 tons per month, and
there was great activity in the other
zinc properties in the district. The
Green Monster was an important
shipper at the close Of the year.
The main dividend payers of the
State were Nevada Consolidated
Goldfcld Consolidated, Tonopah Min
ing. Tonopah Belmont. Tonopah Ex-
tension, Jumbo Extension. jun Butler
Nevada Wonder. Seven Troughs Goa
ut;on. and West End. To December