The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-12-28

Utah mines will close the year
1916 with a record breaking ore out
put of gold, silver, copper, lead and
zinc having q total value of about
s97. 600 900, as estimated by Victor
C.. Heikes, of the United States Geo
logical Survey, Department OF the
Interior. This record indicates an
increase of nearly II per cent, or
s42,0OC,O00 over the out put OF
1915. All the metals showed in
creases and there were record out
puts of copper, lead, and zinc. About
100000 tons of ore were were
mined in 1916, against 10,451, 44O
tons in 1915. The mines at Bing-
ham produced the larger part of this
ore, or nearly 1900, 900 tons, most
iy by steam shovel mining. This
quantity includes about 100000
tons of porphyry copper ore. the out
put of which in 1915 ,amonted to
S,90S,567 tons. In all districts many
OF the old mine and failing dumps
were revoked or shipped directly
to the smelters. Ore shipments
from the Tintic district totaled about
100000 tons, representing an in
crease OF SO per cent over 1915. The
estimate includes a quantity OF oXi-
died iron ore greater than that
shipped in any previous year, caus-
ed by the demand for 1uX at the
different shelters. Several thou
sand tons of ore and old dump ma
terial that are not included in the
estimate were milled in the district.
In the Cottonwood and American
Fork districts over $1,000 tons of
ore of shipping grade was produced
in 1916. Nearly half the output was
hauled by wagon and tractor engines
down Big Cottonwood Canyon to the
valley furnaces. The Park City re-
gion produced less milling ore and
more ore of shipping grade. which,
with concentrates from three ore
mills and two large failing plants,
amounted to nearly 10000 tons, a
decrease of about $500 tons from
the output of 1915. In 1916 two
new mills were erected at Frisco
and Newhouse, in Beaver county, to
work falling yielding copper, lead
and zinc concentrates. which, with
the ore shipped from the different
Taines aggregated $4,000 tons. This
is an increase of more than 10000
tons over 1915 The ore output in
Tooele county, principally at Ophir
and the Stockton camps, including
the smaller districts, North Tintic,
Columbia, Dugway and Erickson,
amount 70 10000 tons. This in
cluded tho milling orc of the Ophlr
and Bullion Coalition properties,
There was an increase of $4,000
tons Of ore compared with 1915.
Some Increase in Gold and Silver
The gold output Of Utah shows
a slight increase, from S3,GO9,1O9 in
1915 90 $3,Gi7OOO in 1915. Most
OF the increase is probably derived
from copper ores, as the gold-pro,
ducing districts were not very active
Bull Valley, Sheep Rock, Ami,
Laurie. and West Mercur mines
each produced little gold bullion
The placer gold production in tn,
state Is negligible.
The production Of silver is s pc
cent greater, increasing from IL,
313,2O5 ounces in 1915 to 1887,
600 ounces in 1915, amounting t
an increase IN value of over $4,000,
600. Among the silver mines tn
Ontario was producing ore of shiT
ping grade, and a large increase ma
be made from the Cottonwood dist
riots In the Tintic district ,silvo
ore will benefit by the chloridlzine
roasting process. which was put i