El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-07-14
JUNE OUTPUT
I5S4.000,000
Yavapai Mines Produce
100000 Pounds Of
Copper in Month.
Ey WILLIAM ?. Dc WOLF

Prescott. Arlz-. July l+--Durlus the
month OF June the mines OF Yavapai
county produced nearly 100000
pounds OF copper. Of an estimated to-
tai value Of s4009.011. based upon an
average price of 80 cents per pound
Jerome led with the United Verde
mine topping the LIST. as usual The
United Verde Extension mine was.
however. q close second
The copper output figures for June.
follow. They are i'm the main correct
although a closer checking up OF late
June shipments may alter them
slightly one way or The other
Heavy June output.
United Verde mine. f.s-....u pounds 3
United Verde Extension mine l---l--
600 pounds Arizona Bllzlau--lu
mine. 100000 Blue Bell and De SOTO
mines, -5a,.-l- copper queen mines
10000: Bltleruur and Henrietta mines,
100000 Commercial mine. l-.lIl-
Copper Hin mine. 5000. Il addition 10
the foregoing the Duulee-Ar---la
mine 40 jerome sent out about l-s
tons OF per-E1-l-sllver ore during
June, OF "a general average value OK
$50 per Ton This ore was mined AT
shallow depth IN workings other than
those giving off from the main SHAH
The Blue Bel and De Soto mines, To-
Gated tl the south Of the Arizona
Bi1shamtol- near Mayer. are oper-
t-ec ll conjunction with the Hum
boIdt sUelrer- Their output repre-
seurs about ole-rhird of the ore
treated az that plant
The ore from the Copper Queen
mine, adjoining the B-lEhamtou, was
treated lt the la-ter's MILL The ore
from the Commercial mine located en-
Capne- Basin. and owned by the
Phelps-Dolee people. was sent as t--N
90 the United Verde and Humboldt
suel-ers. 81 portion OF the United
Verde Extension ore was treated -r
The Humboldt smelter, but the greater
portion was shipped 90 the phelps
Dodge shelters az outside points The
Henrietta and Bu--erlur ores were
treated az the shelter at Mayer The
Copper Hiu ore was shipped 90 me
reduction plant at Nlc6enourE-
Min 20 the south Producing
s noteworthy feature or the output
OF copper from here is the lncreas-
irE pouudaEe contributed by the
mines located along the uiuerl-l-el .
belt Of schis- which Dr. " alter Hir- .
vey Weed. T. H. Siockley and other .
to be the south extension Of the =
Verde belt
Less than two years ago there was
not regular productive property 10
the south or jerome, development
work was scant and sporadic and the
section I'm general was iu the mining
discard Then ~ v DE Camp opened /.
old and new ore bodies fin the Blue
Bell and De Soto mines and Investors
again took q hand In the mining same /
there Since that time the Arizona
Copper Queen. Gold. Big
Ledge. Butteruu- and Sterling have
passed through the successive stages
lf development leading from a mining
prospect TO a productive mine.
To ship - Percent Ore.
a shipment OF - percent copper
pre- viii 20 out July 10. from the lease
workings on the sunshine claim Of
The Arizona Copper Queen Mining
company. The property is located
Iear Cordes and is considered one Of
he most promising partially de-
-eloped mines TO the south OF Jerome
@ is equipped with 100000 plant Of
machinery and camp buildings. The
main shaft at q depth Of go feet Isl
iDed with ore that samples an aV-
rage OF 60 percent copper.