Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-02
METAL STATEMENT
FOR NEW MEXICO
IS MADE PUBLIC
Production of Gold, Silver
Copper and Zinc Has In
creased While That of Lead
Has Fallen Off.

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santa Fe. Aug LIN 1914 the pro- |
ducuon of metals from New Mexico /
mlncs, according 10 Charles w Hem /
dersou OF the United states geoloeical /
survey showed am increase In gold, /
SILVER copper and zinc and a decrease /
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The Mog0llon district. Socorro
county, eighty miles from the near
est railroad, at silver city, Grant
county continued 20 be the most pro-
ductive district in New Mexico in out
put of gold and silver. The produo-
tiuu in 1914 Of $629,102 i'm gold and
1,4l0327 ounces of silver was an inn
crease of $9.2t6 for gold and 1903. 56l
ounces i'm quantity, but "a decrease of
$9.317 i'm value for silver The gold
output of the district i'm 1914 repre-
scented ga per cent of the states pro-
duction of this metal. ana the silver
output was 70 per cent of the states
total silver output All the ore was
milled in the district by concentra-
ton, shining. and agitation ana per-
collation. in cyanide solution, the bulk
of the product being cyanide precipi-
tates. though there were several cars
OF high grade gold-silvor concentrates.
In terms of recovered metal, the ore
averaged per ton 02236 ounce, or
$t62 i'm gold, and 1886 ounces, or
S573 i'm silver. A small quantity OF
lead was recovered from concentrates.
In one or two veins in this district
considerable quantities of the copper
minerals bornte ana chalcocite are
found. but no ore was produced from
thees veins i'm 1914. Pinos Altos dis
trict, Grant county became the sec
ond i'm gold output, with a yield OF
S135,741 i'm gold from both placer ana
deep mines, the yield increasing heav-
lily from both sources some eXeep-
tionally high grade gold ore was ship
ped from this district i'm several lots
of ton or less each. Ihls district
produces also silver copper, lead.
and zinc There was an increased
output of gold bullion from the NAL
gamation mill on the North ana South
Homestate mines, at Whitcoaks, LIN
coin county. This district has yield
ed large quantity of gold. The
Elizabethtown district, ColfaX coun-
IT, one of the leading mining districts
In New Mexico in total production 90
date from both plaCers and lode
mines, made a heavily increased out
pat Of gold i'm bullion, smelling ore,
and concentrates from the Aztec
mine. with only slightly increased
placer yield this district i'm 1914 gave
way to Pinos Altos as the principal
placer district The Lordsburg dis
trict. Grant county, with heavily i'm
creased shipments OF silceous gold
and silver bearing copper and dry
ores from fissure veins. doubled its
gold output ana increased It's silver
yield over SO per cent During 1914
gold was found i'm the concentrates
Of the Chino copper company in
amounts sufficiently large to be cred
tied under their smelling contrat
with 27t cents per ton of original
crude ore treated or Oh cents per
POUNDS OF copper prouuceu, amount
ing m me assieBale % cohsldefaple
quantlty OF solu' a Increase OF over
one-hau In the output OF Bold-copper
ores from inc Jarlil1 uislIlct hear
ofoBIade' Otero COUNTY dld MOI
however, decrease tiie yleld OF Bolu
~ the same proportion as tle aver
aye content IN solu was hisIier IN
Iva. me mines ana hlatle siilell-
er OF the SANTA re COD ana copper
company, at san feuIo SANTA re
county tfeopehed IN July' l7lz' aver
heingNdle since I9VD' we're operated
Ioi ohiy one hiolilh ~ l0l4 " com
pared with lV ~ inohlhs IN lei5 An
thal lheIt was "a "t'le deeu "ulpul on
sold from llil5 district inc districts
OF sierra county inaue ohlY small
pIoduclloh ne Nochll tblanu)
DISTRICT adllupNau county, inactive
SINCE l3Of, pul win record from
1874 10 l8N4 OF g. DltUUfIihn OF hbbJ.a