The Parker post., 1916-01-08
OUTPUT OF ORES.

cordlng to the United States Geo
logical Survey, an increase of nearly
48 per cent from that of 1914, which
was SIS, 1856, ,029 There was very lit
tie change in the output of gold, but
there were notable increases in other
metals, especially in lead and zinc.
Increased prices made a difference
of nearly $26,OOO, 900 in copper, $780,
900 in lead, and over 100000 in
zinc. These figures are estimates
of " C. Heikes, statistician of the
survey
The output of gold in Arizona mines
increased about l per cent from that
Of 1914, which was $4179,155. Gold
production from copper ores increased
as every effort was made to market
copper bullion when the price ad-
vanced but gold from silicious ore
decreased, three of the largest pro-
ducers of the state having combin-
ed decrease of about 80 per cent in
gold and silver bullion The Com
onwealth mine at Pearce, was also
a large producer, though the main
value of the bullion was silver. The
discovery Of gold near the Tom Reed
mine at Oatman was of interest in
1915. There was considerable activ-
ity in the camp, where large body
OF ore is said to be opened at the
Tom Reed mine. In August about
20 tons were being shipped daily to
United Eastern property, east of the
the Gold Road mill, and later in The
year preparations were made for the
building of a 20O-ton mill
A record production of silver
was made from Arizona mines in
1915, the output increasing from A.
377 y994 ounces in 1914 to about s.
458, 900 ounces in 1915, or over "a
per cent The value of this output
increased to about $2,718,000. The
greater part of the silver as formerly,
came from the copper ores but the
increase in the shipments of silver
lead ores also contributed to the in
crease. The silver production from
zinc ores and lead-zinc ores is not
great, but silicious ores in Cochise
county supply a material percentage.
The Commonwealth mine at Pearce,
was treating approximately 10, 900 ton
of ore monht, making bullion con-
tanning principally silver. At the
Tombstone property, operated by the
Bunker Hill Mines Co., ore and tail
ings were being treated by cyanida-
tiOn toward the end of the year.
Work was resumed at the McCrack-
en- silver mine in the Owens district
of Mohave county for which mill is
planned.
Arizona is the leading copper pro-
ducing state of the country and had
an output of nearly 100000. .OO0 pounds
in 1915, an increase in quantity OF
nearly 100000 pounds and in value
CT nearly $4,000, 900 In the latter
part of 1914 many of the copper
mines had been closed or worked on
a fifty per cent basis. AS the price
of copper increased in 1915 from
1850 cents a pound in January to
1915 cents in June, mines and smell
ters took advantage OF the raise in
price and toward the end of the year
We're producing at more than the
normal rate. Great increases We're
made at the smelling plants at the
& Arizona, Copper Queen,
United Verde, Heyden, International
at Miami and Consolidated Arizona
at Humboldt. The new plant of the
international S. and R. Co. was start
ed in the middle of the year and
treated concentrates from the Miami
Copper Co The new smelter of the
United Verde was blown in May Is
and the old smelter closed August q.
On account of floods in April, the Old
Dominion plant did not increase it's
output for the year, and on account of
the strike in the Cifton-Morenci dis
trict September, the output of the
Copper, and Shannon
smelters were greatly decreased. At
the Inspiration property the new mill
using concentration and flotation was
treating 5000 tons daily in October.
The Ray Consolidated during the
first three-quarters of the year, pro-
duced nearly A ,00O,0 900 pounds of cop
per, or at the rate of a little less
than 5000, 900 pounds a month.
The mine output of lead in Arizo-
ma increased from 15,003,O O6S pounds
in 1914 to about 22,272,OOO pounds in
1915, an increase of over 4S per cent
The value increased from $685., ,120
to s1,O3S,0O0. The greater part of
tf $ output comes from the Copper