The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1917-01-04

The value Of the gold, silver. cop
per, lead and zinc from the mines of
Nevada in 1916 was approximately
$52,475,O00, according to the prelim-
mary figures of Victor C. Heikes of
the United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior. This to-
tai represents an increase of nearly
SlS,0O0O00, or about SO per cent above
the corresponding figure of 1915,
which was $34,551,436. There were
large inereases-and record produe-
tions made in copper, lead and zinc,
but there was slight decrease in
silver and large decrease in gold.
The mine output of gold was val
ued at approximately $9,000,000 in
1915, a decrease of % per cent from
the output of 1915, which was Sill
404,300. The gold output from cop
per ore was increased, but that from
amalgamation and cyanide mills was
less in many of the camps. The Pitts
g-Silverpeak mill. in Esmeralda
county, was dismantled; and the
Buckhorn, in Eureka county, was
closed down. Both of these were inn
portant producers in past years. The
Goldfield Consolidated, which is the
most important gold producer in the
State, was treating approximately 3d.
600 tons of ore per month The out
put. however. was considerably less
than in former years. A large fiota-
tion plant was being added at this
property. The Jumbo Extension dou-
bled its ore output. shipping from
1000 to 5000 tons per month. Ship
ments were also made from the At
lanta. and flotation concentrates from
the Nevada Metal Extraction Com
pany. One of the most important
additions to the gold and silver pro-
duction was from the operations of a
cyanide mill at the Elko Prince prop
erty at Midas. Operations at Seven
Troughs. National and Round Noun
tain were somewhat less than in the
preceding year. From Searchlight, in
Clark county, ore and precipitates
were shipped; and at Rawhide, in
Mineral county. the Nevada New
Mines acquired the Black Eagle prop
erty and operated two mills. At Ar-
rora there was also increase in gold
output.
The mine production of silver was
about 13.6S0.000 ounces. which repre-
sents a decrease from 14,459,S40
ounces in 1915. The value of this
output, however. on account of the
higher price of silver, increased from
$7.331.139 to about $9.000000. or 29
per cent. The silver output comes
chiefly from the Tonopah district,
where there was a marked decrease.
In 1915 the district produced 516.397
tons of ore. S2,22S,9S3 in gold, and
10.171.374 ounces of silver. In 1916
the district produced approximately
AS 900 tons of ore. S1,941 900 in gold
and SS84.00 ounces of silver. The
largest producers were the Tonopah
Belmont. Tonopah Extension, Tono-
pah Mining. Jim Butler. West End,
Montana Tonopah, Halifax Tonopah
and Tonopah Midway. The Rescue
Eula and Cash Boy were new pro-
ducers. At the Tonopah Extension
property ten stamps were added to
the mill equipment
In the Rochester district. of Hum
boldt county. there was an increase
in both gold and silver production
from mill operations at the Nevada
Packard and the Rochester Mines
Company, each treating 100 tons
day. 1t is planned to double the ca
pacity of the plant of the Rochester
Mines Company. In the Comstock
district, of Storey county. there was
an increase of approximately so per
cent in the value of the gold and
silver output The production in 1915
was valued at SS7S,731. The Union
Consolidated mine was the most inn
portant producer. shipping ore to the
Mexican mill. Other producers were
the Ophir, Sierra Nevada, Andes,
Chollar- Potosi, Comstock Phoenix and
Jacket Crown Point Belcher mines.
The Yellow Jacket mill was run prin-
cipally on dump ore, particularly af-
ter the Beleher mine was closed on