Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1917-01-06

The value Of the gold, silver, copper
lead and zinc from the mines of Ne
vada in 1916 was approximately
$52,475,000. 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
Sl8.000,000. or about 81 per cent
above the corresponding figure OF
1915. which was $34 .55l .43o. There
were large increases, and record pro-
ductions. made III copper, lead, and
zinc, but there was a slight decrease
in silver and a large decrease in gold
The mine output of gold was valued
at approximately S900O,0O0 in 1916
a decrease OF y per cent from the
output OF 1915, which was 81 ,404,30O
The gold output from copper ore wa
increased but that from amalgama
ton and cyanide mills was less in
many OF the camps. The Pittsburg
Silver Peak mill, in Esmeralla
county was dismantl ID. and the Buck
horn, in Eureka on "y, wa closed
down Both OF these were -ainolht-
ant producers in past years. The
Coldfield Consolidated, which Is the
most important gold prodhcer g; I'll"
State, was treating approximately
10000 tons OF ore Pc month. ne
OUTPUT. however, was considerably
less than in former years. A large
fotation plant was being added - this
prperty. The Jumbo Extension
doubled its ore report, shipping from
1000 TO 5000 tons per month. Ship
ments were also made from the At
lanta, and fotation concentrates by
the Nevada Metal Extraction Com
many. One OF the most important
additions TO the gold and silver pro-
duction was from the operations Oh
a cyanide mill at the Elko Prince
property at Midas. Operations al
Seven Troughs, National. and kouhd
Mountain were somewhat less thah
in the preceding year. FROM Seatcn-
light. i'll Clark county, ore precipi
tates were shipped, and at Rawhlde
inu Mineral county, the Nevada ne"
Mines acquired the Black Eagle prop
erty and operated two mills. At Au-
rora. there was also increase in Cold
output.
The mine production OF silver was
about 1900 900 ounces, which repre-,
sents a decrease from l4,4o',o4o
ounces in 1915. The value OF this out
put. however, on account OF the higher
nrice OF silver increased from 1881
l3o. to about S9,000,000, or IS per
cent. The silver output comes chiehy
from Tonopah district, where there
was a marked decrease. In 1918 the
district produced 5lo,337 tons OF ore
s. 22S So83 in gold, and l0,l7l,5/4
ounces OF silver. In 1910 the district
produced Approximately 44S,OOO ton ,
OF ore. ST. .o4l 900 in gold, and S,Ss4,
600 ounces of silver The larges
producers were the Tonopah Belmont
Tonopah Extension, Tonopah MIN
ING lin Butler, West End, Montan
Tonopah. Halifax Tonopah, and To
nopah Midway. The Rescue Eul;
and Cash Boy were ne wproducers
AT the Tonopah Extension propert,
ten stamps were added to the mil
eou;pment. In the Rochester dis
trict. of Humboldt county, there wa
an increase in both gold and siiVe
production from mill operations q
the Nevada Packard and the Roches
ter Mines Company. each treannl
100 tons day. 1t is planned
double the capacity OF the plant
the Rochester Mines Company. IL
the Comstock district. of Store,
county. there was an increase of ap
proximately 90 per cent in the value
of the gold and silver output The
production in 1915 was valued az
$378,73l. The Union CONSOLIDATED
mine was the most important pro
ducer. shipping ore to the Mexican
mill Other producers were thf
Ophir. Sierra Nevada, Andes, Cholar
Potosi. Comstock Phenix, and Jack
ct Crown Point Belcher mines. Tho
Yellow Jacket mill was run principal,
on dump ore, particularly after thu
Belcher mine was closed on accoun
of fire on the l,400-foot level. Ir
the north end of the territory. wate'
is being lowered from the 200 to
the 2.o00-foot level, which will ope'
II, considerable new ground. II
Churchill county the mills of the Ne
vada Hills and the Nevada Wonde'
were both operated throughout th'
year and no great change was mad
in production of gold and silver
Some silver was contributed by th'
Monitor Belmont hotation plant a
Belmont. in Nve county.
The mine production of copper in
creased from 6S.636. $40 pounds ir
fo's to over lO3O00,0OO pounds il
1916. an increase of nearly $4,000 0o'
pounds. The valve Of the copper in
creased from $l20ll .365 to abou'
$28. 10000 ar l34 per cent. Thel