The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1917-01-05

per, lead and zinc from the mines
OF Nevada in 1916 was approximate
ly S52,475 900, according to the pre-
lmnary figures of Victor c. Heikes.
OF the United States Geological sur
yey. This total represents an increase
of nearly s1S,OO0.OOO, or about So
per cent, above the corresponding fig
IRE of 1915, which was $34,55l.436.
There were large increases, and rec
ord productions, made in copper, lead
and zinc, but there was a slight de-
crease in silver and a large decrease
in gold
The mine output of gold was val
ued at approximately $4,000 ,0GO in
1916, a decrease of % per cert from
the output of 1915, which was Sill
4O4, 300. The gold output from con-
per ore was increased, but thar from
amalgamation and cyanide mills was
less in many camps. The Pittsburg
silver Peak mill, in Esmeralda coul-
ty, was dismantled, and the Buck
norm, in Eureka county, was closed
down. Both of these were important
producers in years past. The Gold
fleld Consolidated, which is the most
important gold producer in the state
was treating approximately 10000
tons or ore per month. The output
however, was considerably less than
N former years. A large fotation
plant was being added to this prop
erty. The Jumbo Extension doubled
's ore output, shipping from 2Go0
% 5000 tons per month. Shipments
ere also made from the Atlanta.
evada Metal Extraction company.
OIe of the most important additions
:" the gold and silver production was
from the operations of a cyanide
mill at the Elko Prince property at
Midas. Operations at Seven Troughs,
National and Round Mountain were
>meWhat less than in the preceding
year. From Searchlight, in Clark
q Inty, ore and precipitates were
ipped, and at Rawhide, in Mineral
dnty, the Nevada New Mines ac-
uuired the Black Eagle property and
operated two mill At Aurora there
was also increase in gold output.
NINE MILLIONS IN SILVER
The mine production of silver was
about l3,6S0,o00 ounces, which rep
resents a decrease from 14.459.S4O
ounces in 1915. The value of this ont
put however, on accout of the high
er price of silver, increased from ST.
33l,l39 to about $9,000,O0O, or 23
per cent. The silver output comes
chiefly from the Tonopah district.
where there was a marked decrease
In 1915 the district produced 516,-
337 tons of ore, $2,22S,9S3 in gold
and lO,l71,374 ounces of silver. In
1916 the district produced approx
lmately 44S,000 tons of ore, $1,94l.-
600 in gold, and S,SS4,O0O ounces
or silver. The largest producers were
the Tonopah Belmont, Tonopah Ex-
tension, Tonopah Mining, Jim But
Ter, West End, Montana Tonopah.
Halifax-Tonopah and Tonopah Mid
way. The Rescue Eula and Cash Boy
were new producers. At the Tono-
pah Extension property 10 stamps
were added to the mill equipment In
the Rochester district, of Humboldt
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 capacity of
the plai &C the Rochester Mines
company. In the Comstock district
or Storey county, there was an in
crease of approximately 60 per cent
In the value of the gold and silver
output. The production in 1915 was
valued at $37S,731. The Union Con-
solidated mine was the most import
ant producer. shipping ore to the
Mexican mill. Other producers were
the Ophir, Sierra Nevada, Andes.
Chollar-Potosi, Comstock and Jacket
crown Point-Belcher mines. The
Yellow Jacket mill was run princi-
pally on dump ore, particularly af-
ter the Belcher mine was closed on
account Of fire on the 140O-foot level.
In the nolth end of the territory, wa
ter is being lowered from the 200
TO the 2900-foot level, which will op-
en- considerable new ground. In the
county Of Churchill, the mills of the
Nevada Hills and Nevada Wonder
were both operated throughout the
year,and no great change was made
IN production of gold and silver. A
little silver was contributed by the
monitor Belmont fotation plant al
belmont, In Nye county.