Arizona republican., 1917-01-01
COPPER OUTPUT THREE HUNDRED
 MILLIONS NET.
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 WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-Three bill lion dollars is the value put upon the 1916 output of American mines in an estimate made to Secretary Lane today by the geological survey. The enor- nous production was anticipated by the greatest profits the mining indus try of the country ever has known, copper alone netting about $300,O00,0OO.
 Production, it is estimated, has run at least 25 per cent ahead If 1915.
 The copper output was the sensation of the year in the mining world. At an average price of 27 cents pound the 1916 production had a value of S52O 900, 900 compared with S243, 000, GOO. the year before. The profits were the greatest ever known in the metal. Prices averaged slightly more than 2 cents as against about IT cents in 1915. Arizona led the states in copper production. mining 675.000,000 pounds against 432, 100000 pounds the year be- fore. Montana came second with $50, GOO 900 pounds and Michigan was third with 269 9,000,0 900. Alaska mined l20 1000 pounds which was almost twice the 1915 production. Tennessee alone failed to increase its yield.
 Iron contends with copper for first place among the metals production. Shipments of iron ore amounted to Sl7S, 900, an increase of SIT, 900, 900 over 1915. The country's mines pro- duced 75,50O0 000 gross tons against 55,000000 the year before. Production of pig iron during the year made a record with 39,0O0.000 tons against 30,- 000 900 tons in 1915. Iron ore is put at 10000 coo tons, a falling off of 5000, 000 tons since last year.
 The 1916 coal production also was the greatest ever known. The mines sold 597, BOO 600 tons, compared with 570,000 00). the record established in 1913 The quantity of bituminous coal mined was 509,000,000. an increase of 66.50O,u0O over last year.
 More than 35,000 900 tons of beehive coke was manufactured, an increase of 20 per cent over the year before. and 500,0O0 tons more than the record breaking total of 1910. By-product coke manufactured amounted to 19,- 200, GOO tons. an increase of 5,000. 600 tons over 1915.
 Preliminary estimates indicate four per cent more crude petroleum was marketed in 1916 than in 1915. The total amount produced is put at 292,- 300,000 barrels About 3S per cent of this came from the Oklahoma and Kansas fields. 30 per cent from Cali fornia and the remainder from the Appalachians Indiana. Illinois, North Texas, North Louisiana, Gulf Coast and Rocky Mountain fields.
 The 1916 domestic output of quick silver was valued at S3,643, 900, the greatest production in quantity since 1904 and the greatest in value since 1875. High prices stimulated unusual activity in the western states.
 The value of spelter from the United States ore in 1916 was $500 900 The output of zinc increased 9j, ,00( tons, making a new record for the metal Lead also shows a large in- crease, the s75,OOO,O0O output repre- senting fl gain of 50 per cent.
 Every western state shows a biz mining gain. Arizonas output alone shows an increase of $100. 900, 900; Utaf and Montana combined show another s100,O00,000. Ten mines in Arizona paid S34,000, GOO in dividends during the year. Utah, Montana, Nevada anC Idaho combined paid s6600O,000 il dividends
 Alaska also had it's best mining year. contributing a total value of $50, O0O,OOO, a. fifty per cent gain over 1915
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