Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-07-01


of the biggest and richest mines in
the state is not abating. About both
Ray and Magma the successes scored
by the parent companies are giving
the encouragement required to gain
general development and production
from the surrounding mineralized
zones
The Ajo district with New Cornelia
engaged in production and each day
adding increased success to the high
record for efficiency far in excess of
capacity of plant as rated when Speci-
flea tons were first made, is fixed in
prominence and due for a great deal
further consideration.
In the Warren district there is
maintenance of the tremendous devel-
opment and production activities of
the Copper Queen, Calumet and Ari-
IONA and Shattuck mines. These prop
q ties enter IN the Warren district
the greatest established activities
along permanent, fixed lines that are
entertained in any of the Arizona dis
tricts. Avenues are opening through
new development which may Won
derfully increase the work and pro-
ductior of the district within the
next year ar two, which will be filled
with exploratory work and new in
vestment. But little will be required
to set the district raising away to
place far in advance of all others,
position it maintained in the state
until the coming in Of Inspiration
which has brought the Globe Miami
district up to almost neck and neck
standing Meantime the Warren dis
trict is the backbone of copper pro-
duction in the state and of its strong
est business and investment enter
prise. 1t not molly puts great deal
of nancy into mines but is a heavy
contributor to farm and range devel-
opment Anything affecting its
strength would be the greatest blow
to all of the state that could occur
at this time, by reason of the divers
ity and extent of the investments
which would be checked.
Like the Warren district. the Cliff
| tom Morenci district is upon the
threshold of much new development
| of Importance, development which is
! giving promise of making important
! extension of it's ore areas Likewise
! they have much coming up through
/ improved mill and smelter practice
that is being brought about. The
Shannon Copper company is also
reaching outside and eXerting i'm
portant influence in several districts
of the state where it is investing
money and giving competent engine
ering ability to research which is like
ly of large results more wages, taxes
and output.
Copper is going abroad from the
United States at the rate of 100 $50,
/ 900 pounds per month. This includes
copper in brass, forming a little more
| than %, 1000, 900 pounds of the total and
which has been worked up by do
nestle consumers prior to export. The
export of raw copper thus far this
year has been at the rate of a billion
pounds per year, or half of the total
production estimated for the Ameri-
can continent in 1917 1t means the
total output of Arizona for the year
plus a very few million pounds ad
| ditional outside production. provided
Arizona production makes the pickup
and holds to it that now seems as
| sured. The export figures are by far
the highest in the history fthe cop
per industry. They are partly ac-
| counted for by the fact that during
| the last several months the producers
have been rushing forward shipments
on contracts made during the middle
| part of last year and on which they
| fell behind for a while, due to en-
bargoes by rail, inability to get ships
tie ups in the eastern electrolytic
plants and home demands for metal
| which they We're obliged to take care
| of. At the immediate time the pro-
ducers are without stocks on hand
and have nothing for delivery before
August. Domestic demands in the
| meantime are increasing. Government
call for an important tonnage is an
additional item of demand which is
now expected any day. 1t Will require
the earliest possible delivery in all
likelihood. The price will be fixed by
the government on this order, it is
understood. and be somewhere around
% cents. The higher price paid by
the government together with Other
factors of the situation occasion con-
fidence that the general market viii
work higher rather than lower. A
thirty cent average for copper in July
| and possibly this month, is not con-
sidered at all improbable. Its attain
ment will means return for Arizona
miners to the highest wages of the
year, their pay being BASED, under
the mutual understanding or volun-
tary profit sharing plan given by the
producing companies, upon the aver
age price paid for copper in the opeI
market each month. The forces en-
ployed in Arizona on copper produc-
ton are constantly growing, in con-
sequence of which attainment now tt
the high wage of the year will NEAR
more money distribution than in any
previous month in the conduct of the
industry. BY the same token tax pay.
>ments, based in Arizona upon profits
earned on total output of metal, viii
be higher to state and county than II
any previous month of the year.
General Mining News
BISBEE, Ariz., June 23.-Appropria-
ton of 100000 by the Ray Hercules
Copper company this week for the
construction of another short line rail-
road devoted solely to the copper in
dustry was part of the weeks con-
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