The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1916-01-01
NEVADA MINING PROSPEROUS
Report of Geological Survey
Shows Increased Output of
All Metals But Silver

The United States Geological Sur
vey reports the value of the 1915
output of gold, silver, copper, lead.
and zinc from Nevada mines as APP
proximately $34, 566. 900. This repres-
ents an increase of nearly Is per cent
over the output of 1914, when metals
valued at $29, 300, S42 were produced.
These estimates by " C. Heikes of the
Salt Lake City Office of the Survey
indicate a marked increase in zinc
output, and increase in lead and cop
per yield. as compared with 1914.
The copper production however was
below that of 1913 when Nevada had
a record output of over 80, 200, 900
pounds. There was a slight increase
in the gold production, but a de-
crease in silver largely in the Tono-
pah district, where the output was
affected by the decreased price of
silver.
The silver production from Nevada
mines decreased from 15,455, 491
ounces in 1914 to about 14,478, 900
ounces in 1915. The decrease was
at Tonopah. where the mines were
affected by the low price of silver.
At the Comstock district of Storey
County, the production was also de-
creased, and the idleness of the Ma
son Valley copper smelter to a small
extent lessened the silver output.
The greatest silver producers in the
State were the Tonopah Belmont,
Tonopah Mining Company, Tonopah
Extension. Jim Butler, and West End
at Tonopah, Nevada Wonder and Ne
vada Hills in Churchill County, and
the Rochester district in Humboldt
County. The mines in the last named
district were active, but particularly
so after the advent of the Nevada
Short Line railroad. The 100-ton
cyanide custom mill was operated,
producing gold and silver bullion,
and a small mill was active on the
Lincoln Hill property. There was
considerable activity in the Rand
district of Mineral County, where
unusually rich ore was shipped from
the Last Hope, Gold Pen, Queen Re-
gent, and Eagle properties. In the
old camp of Belmont in Nye County,
a 2OO-ton mill using f1otation was
being constructed to treat dump ore
containing silver.
The mine production of copper in
creased from 60,986. 450 pounds in
1914 to about 67,48O, 900 pounds in
1915, an increase of 10.6 per cent.
The total value of the output. on &C
count of the high average price in
1915 increased from SILL, 1913 to ap-
proximately Sill, 708, 900. AS the Ma
son Valley smelter was idle during
the year, the greater part of the
output came from White Pine Coun-
ty, where the Nevada Consolidated
was particularly active toward the
end OF the year on account of the
price of copper. which increased to
nearly 20 cents a pound.
The lead production of Nevada
mines increased from 2.8O9, 655
pounds in 1914 to about ID, 1872, 900
pounds in 1915, an increase of over
Is per cent. This output, however,
is not as great as that of 1913, when
over 6 1000. 900 pounds were pro-
duced. There was great activity in
the Yellow Pine district of Clark
County. where lead-zinc ore is sepa-
rated into lead and zinc products.
Several dry concentrating mills were
added during the year. A large por-
ton OF the output came from Lin
coin County. where the Prince Con-
solidated was reported shipping at
the rate of 1900 tons per month in
October.
A great increase. nearly 81 per
cent, was made in the mine output
of zinc in Nevada, from 2 1880, 232
pounds of recoverable spelter in 1914
to over q. 600. 900 pounds of the met
al in 1G16 As the nrice Of tho mat