The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-01-15
INCREASED PRO
DUCTION FOR STATE

The United States Geological Survey
reports the value of the 1915 output of
gold, silver, copper, lead, and zine from
Nevada mines as approximately $34,-
| $4,000 This represents an increase of
nearly 1S per cent over the output of
1914, when metals valued at $29, ,300,-
SAP were produced. These estimates by
v. G. Heikes of the Salt Lake City Of
| fee of the Survey indicate a marked
increase in zinc output, and increase in
lead and copper yield, as compared
with 1914. The copper production,
however was below that of 1913, when
Nevada had record output of over
| 90,000000 pounds. There was slight
increase in the gold production, but a
decrease in silver, largely in the Tono
pah district, where the output was af
fected by the decreased price of silver.
The production Of gold was valued at
about 81 ,96S 900, an increase of per
cent over the production of 1914. The
greater part of the gold came from
siliceous ores milled, and about 90 per
cent of the total came from Tonopah.
The Goldfeld Consolidated treated over
| $780, 900 tons of ore, but produced some
what less gold than in 1914. Other
mines in the district, however, went to
make up this deficiency, for important
tonnages came from the Jumbo Exten
sion, which was shipping about 1900
tons per month the early part of the
year and subsequently nearly double
this output. The Atlanta and Florence
Goldfeld also shipped considerable gold
ore. Goldfeld district produced approx
imately 40 per cent of the total gold of
the state. The Nevada Wonder and
Neada Hills properties in Churchill
county contributed, though less than
in 1914. The output from Round Noun
tain in Nye county was also somewhat
less, due to the installation of a pipe
line for placer operations. There was
great increase, however, in the
Seven Troughs district, where the
/ Seven Troughs Coalition has added con
siderably to the gold production. The
National mine in Humboldt county in
creased its output, but nothing was
published concerning the property.
Though the plant of the Aurora mine
was closed part of the year for altera-
tions to the mill, the bullion shipments
were far in advance of those in 1914.
The Pittsburg Silver Peak company, at
Blair, Nevada, was treating nearly
1000 tons of ore per month, and the
ore and bullion which contained some
gold, though principally silver. The
output of gold from the Tonopah els
trict decreased from 12S, 1882 nrrees
in 1914 to about 113, 900 ounces in 1915,
giving a production of over So 335.000
in gold, though the district is primarily
silver camp. In Clark county Mt the
Quartette property ore was treated at
the Cyrus Noble mill as formerly, and
a new cyanide plant was reported OPP
Grating at the Colorado Nevada mine.
In Elko county, the Bluster mln at
Jarbidge and the Rex mill at Gcl1
Circle were active.
The silver production from Nevada
mines decreased from 15.45J.4y1
ounces in 1914 to about 14,41S.D"r
ounces in 1915. The decrease was at
Tonopah, where the mines were affect
ed by the low price of silver. At the
Comstock district of Storey county. the
i production was also decreased, and tie
idleness of the Mason Valley copper
smelter to a small extent lessened the
silver output. The greatest silve- pro
ducers in the state were the Tonopah
Belmont, Tonopah Mining company,
Tonopah Extension, Jim Butler, and
West End at Tonopah, Nevada Won
der and Nevada 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 Min
eral county, where unusually rich ores
were shipped from the Last Hope, Gold
Pan, Queen Regent and Eagle proper
ties In the old camp of Belmont in
Nye county, a 200-ton mill using fiota-
ton was being constructed to treat
dump ore containing silver.
The mine production of copper in
creased from 60,9s6,450 pounds in 191
to about 81, ,4S0, 900 pounds in 1915, an
increase of 10.6 per cent. The total
| value of the output, on account of the
high average price in 1915, increased
from $s,111, 1913 to approximately $11,-
7oS,000. As the Mason Valley smelter
was idle during the year, the greater
part of the output came from White
Pine county, where the Nevada Con-
solidated was particularly active to-
ward the end of the year on account of
the price of copper, which increased to
nearly 90 cents a pound. During the
first three quarters of the year 1881 ,36F
tons of ore were milled from this prop
erty and over 44,000,000 pounds of cop
per produced. The rate for the last
quarter was greatly increased. Ore
from the Giroux was also milled and
sinelted at the Nevada Consolidated
plant. Copper ore was also shipped
from the Goldfeld district. Ore was
shipped from the Nevada Douglas the
latter part of the year and a 250-ton
teaching plant completed for the treat
ment of low grade ore.
The lead production of Nevada mines
increased from l2,S09,655 pounds in
1914 to about 14,7s2,000 pounds in
1915, an increase of over l5 per cent.
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