Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-01-12
NEVADA METAL
OUTPUT FOR 1914

Geological Survey, and is credited to
the influence of the European war in
lowering the price of the baser met
ais, especially copper. The value of
the metal output of Nevada in 1913
was 37,097, 900 and the estimate for
1914 by V. G.. Hikes, of the Geologi-
cal Survey, is S2S, 900. Mr.. Hikes
states that there was a marked de-
crease in copper production in Neva-
da, especially during the last third Of
the year, a considerable falling of in
lead and zinc and smaller decreases
in gold and silver.
The output of gold represented
about 40 per cent of the total value.
In 1914 there was a decrease of 4 per
cent. from $11, 795,130 to about SILL
100000, owing partly TO the lessened
output of copper ore and partly to a
decrease in production of silicious
ores, although many gold camps in
creased their production. The Gold
field district Mas by far the largest
gold producer in the state, as in for
mer years. The Goldfeld Consolidat-
ed company treated over $4,000 tons
of ore, but the yield declined by over
a million dollars. This was offset in
part by better production from other
mines near by, especially that OF the
M Extension company. which
was milling and shipping from 1900 to
5000 tons a month, the ore being
treated at Bonnie Glare the first half
OF the year and later in a section of
The Goldfield Consolidated plant. The
Goldfield Florence and Diamondfeld
were also active producers. At the
close of the year promising strikes
were made in the camp. At Tonopah
the gold output increased from SO.
6l3,S43 in 1913, to 2,6OO.O 900 in 1914
In the Fairview and Wonder districts.
Churchill county, there was n slight
increase in gold, principally at the Ne
vada Ellis and Nevada Wonder
mines. At Round Mountain a SLIGHT
increase was recorded. but AT both
National and Seven Troughs marked
NlS HldOt. IN Mineral
county the Aurora Consolidated prom.
erty a acquired by the Goldfeld
Consolidated company. the new mill
was completed and n considerable
production was reported. At Manhat-
tan production decreased about 40
per cen Four mills were active for
part of The year. The Big Pine. Com
mercial mines, Manhattan CONSOLIDATE
ed and White Caps were large nro.
ducers. a new 20O-ton mill for the
Big Pin was completed in December.
At ~Buckhorn, in Eureka county. a 300
ton. cyanide plant was active. Mills
were active at Rawhide and Jarbidge
and new 1O-stamp plants were erect
ed at BullfrOg and Basalt. At Blair
the Pittsburgh Silver Peak mill was in
continuous operation, producing gold
bullion, principally by amalgamation.
h silver output decreased from
16,O9O,SS0 ounces in 1913 to about
I3'2OO'OOO ounces in 1914, or only
about D per cent, although the price
49, "No lituNh ltuuCbu. i liz
value decreased from $9,718,41O to
about $S,313,00 The Tonopah dis.
trict produced about II, Il 900 ounces
from $4,000 tons of ore. gains H.
563,437 ounces in 1913. The largest
output came from the Tonopah Bel
mont, Tonopah Mining. Tonopah EN-.
tension, West End and Jim Butler
mines. The rest of the silver came
largely from the Nevada Hills and
Nevada Wonder mines in Churchill
county, and from the Comstock dis
trict, Storey county. The OUTPUT
from the Comstock. however, was
considerably decreased. Much silver
ore was shipped from the Rochester
district, which produced FOL 0
ounces in 1913. The greater part of
the Nevada silver output continues
to come from the s~iliceous ores eva.
nided. At Virginia City the work of
unwatering the mines at the 279OO.foot
level was accomplished. Tube mill
and classiicrs were added to the con.
centratiOn plant of the Yellow Jacket
Co. and a cyanide plant was damned
for the Silver Hill mine.
On account of the market depres.
sion the copper production was rc.
duced onc-third in Nevada. OF from
9O.693,751 pounds in 1913 TO about
6O,5G1 900 pounds in 1914. Most of
this came from the Nevada Consoli-
dated and GirouX mines at Ely. They
were producing at the rate of over
100000 pounds of copper a month
from January 20 August. but later re-
duccd the output About so per cent.
About 2.7OO,OCO tons of ore was con.
ccntrated and smelted. At the Mason
Valley plant two converts were add
ed, and blister copper was shipped
instead of matte as formerly. The
plant was closed in August and it's
total output was thereby reduced to
one.half that of 1913. The Goldfeld
Consolidated property at Goldfeld
was also an important producer of
copper.