The Arizona copper camp., 1917-01-13
1915 RECORDS
MADE BY MINES
Of AR|z D n A


The output of gold, silver, copper
lead and zinc from mines in Arizona in
1916 had record total value of nearly
2O3,00O,000 compared with 100000, 349
for 1915 according, to the estimate of
Victor c. Heikes of the United States
Geological Survey, department of the
interior. The notable output of cop
per and the high prices of metals both
assisted in this increase of 423 per cent.
There were record productions, also of
gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc
/ The production of gold from Arizona
mines increased from $4,166,O25 in 1915
to approximately $4,427,OO in 1915, an
increase of over per cent The pro-
duction of gold from copper ores in
most counties was naturally greater
/, than in 1915, but there was a marked
Iamalgamation and cyanide mills, par
ticularly in Mohave and Maricopa coun-
ties. Several new gold mines were
added to the list during the year, es-
pecially in the Oatman camp, Mohave
county, but the production was not suf-
| ficient to offset the decline in the out
put of the older properties. A new 200
ton mill was being completed for the
United Eastern property, and consider
able ore was opened at the Big Jim and
Gold Ore mines.
The production of silver from the
mines increased from 5,649,020 ounces
in 1915 to a record output of about
|6,S23,O0O ounces in 1916 AS the market
price was much higher, the value in
creased from $2,864,O53 to nearly AGO.
600, an increase of nearly 81 per cent
in value. There was no great change
in the production from the Common
wealth property, which is principally
a silver producer, so the increase is to
be credited largely to the remarkable
output of copper ore
The mine output of copper surpassed
creased from 1922 ,295 in 1915 to ap-
proximately 699,OOO,OOO pounds in 1916.
The value of the output, on account of
the unusual market, increased from
$50, 495, 1872 to nearly 100000, 900. The
increase of 1876 per cent IN the value of
copper alone in Arizona was therefore
~ % ~,
put of the state in the previous year.
All the smelling plants of the state
were worked at full capacity and made
much greater shipments of copper bull
lion. The plant at Sasco, in Pima
county, was again operated and made
a large contribution. The Inspiration
mine was milling nearly 100000 tons in
August and was producing 100000
pounds of copper, an output that made
it one of the largest producers in the
state. The Ray Consolidated Miami,
United Verde and United Verde Ex-
tension made great increases. The
Swansea property, in Yuma county,
made a larger output, and large
teaching plant was being constructed
at Ajo, in Pima county.
The mine production of lead in
creased from 21,738,969 pounds in 1915
to record production of over 10000,
0OO pounds in 1916 The value of this
output increased from $1021,732 to
81, 5000, or 73 per cent The Copper
Queen and Shattuck- Arizona mines, in
the Warren district, and the Tennessee
mine in Mohave county, continue to
contribute the largest part of the lead
output
The production Of zinc from the
mines increased from 1S,22O,S63 pounds,
valued at $2,259,3S7, in 1915 to about
20, $50, 900 pounds, valued at $2,S74,26O
in 1915, an increase of nearly 27 per
cent in value. The greater part OF the
zinc ore and concentrates was shipped
from the Golconda and Tennessee prop
critics. in Mohave county. There were,
however, two new and important ship
pers of zinc ore-the Magma copper
company in Pinal county, which opened
up zinc ore and constructed a concen-
traitor late in the year, and the Du-
ouesne property, in Santa Cruz county.
Shipments were also made from the
Kingman company near Kingman, the
San Xavier mine in Pima county, and
the Gemmill Randolph tailings at
Crown King. Possibly $4,000 tons OF
crude zinc ore and concentrates were
/ shipped from the state during tne year.