El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-30
MINES OUTPUT
IS S40,000,000
Estimate For II Months of
Year in New Mex. Made
By Geological Survey.

Santa Fe, y N. Dec. 3O-FOr the first
time in many years. the value of the
output OF the mines in New Mexico
equals that of New Mexico agriculture
and horticulture. Cor the total product
OF New Mexico mines in 1916. sums M
$4,000. 900. However. If livestock is
D included in farming operations, as it
is officially. New Mexico farm products
are 30 percent ahead OF the mine prod
ucts
The United States geological survey
places the output Of New Mexico mines
for i months Of 1916. with an estimate
+ for December. as follows Gold. 1850
600: silver. 1900. 600 ounces, lead. 100
zoo pounds. copper. 91400.000 pounds
zinc. 36.500.000 pounds, valued in all at
sSe.3b9. 400 as compared with Sl,461-lO5 in
gold. 2.O05.531 ounces OF silver, 4.60O.000
pounds or lead. 76,1SS.366 pounds of COP
uer and 25.404.064 pounds of zinc valued
.u all at S19.2s9.46S in 1915.
To this must be added a coal produc-
ton of 100000 and possibly S5.G0e.000
fo- clay. lime. building materials. gyp-
sum and other minerals
NossolIon Most Productive
The MoEOllOu district. SocOrrO county.
continued to be the most productive dis
triCt in New Mexico in output OF gold
and silver There was great deal OF
new development work N the district
10. Dul Lut y4e4G decreased dp-
rreciably- The SocorrO Fanny and the
Mogollon tErnestine) mines and mills
were active
The Elizabethtown district. Colfax
county. from the Aztec mine alone. was
also very large producer of metallic
gold. gold bullion and gold concentrates
The Cossak cyanidatiOn mill. in the
COchit district. Sandoval county, closed
in December. 1915. was started up again
in the spring Of 1916 and contributed
considerable yield of silvergOld bullion.
Gold bullion continued TO be produced at
the amalSamatiOn mill on the North and
South Homestake mines at Whiteoaks.
Lincoln county
LOrdsburg Shipments Increase
The T.ordsburg district, Grant county,
which has been steadily increasing its
shipments of siliceous gold and silver
bearing copper and dry ores. again
greatly increased its tonnage shipped
The copper concentrates OF the Cnino
Copper company containing as they 30
small quantities of gold. contributed to
the gold yield The continued activity
% the mines and matte smelter at san
Pedro. santa Fe county. also added an
increased quantity Of gold TO the New
Mexico yield. shipments Of copper ores
from the Jarilla district. Otero county,
carried some gold
The principal metal produced in New
Mexico is copper. and since 1910 the
yield has been chiefly from the Chino
Copper company's low grade deposits a
Santa Rita The ore is milled at Hur-
lev in q large wet concentration flOta-
ton plant. During 1916. the largest ton
mage in the history OF the company was
treated and the gross output was 10
100000 pounds. The Burro Mountain
Copper company's new concentration be
san operation in April and started
running at full capacity June I. 1916
shipments From DOna Ana.
Copper ores were shipped from The
Organ mountains district Dona Ana
county where the Phelps-Dodge COM
pauy has secured a large area which Il
has been developing during 1916 This
district viii produce all five metals
The yield of lead shows an appreci-
able increase. Lead ores were shipped
from the Central. san Simon and Pinos
Altos districts Grant county. and Cooks
Peak and Victorio districts. Luna coun-
" Considerable tonnages OF lead car
Donate ore were shipped from Kelly,
Socorro county
The Kelly magnetic mill was oper-
ated from Nav throughout the year AT
Hanover. zinc carbonate ores were
shipped from the Hanover mines and
others and from June on. zinc sulphide
concentrates were shipped from the
Hanover magnetic separation mill The
Cleveland magnetic separation mill. al
Pinos Altos. was operated steadily A
mill was erected in the revived Steeple
Rock district Grant county. and some
shipments were made Shipments OF
ziuc ore and concentrates from New
Mexico were 1900 tons OF 30.15 per
cent grade. as compared with 4lS52
tons OF IS percent in 1918