The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-17
REPORT OF NEVADA
Mining YEAR 1917

The value of the gold. silver, coppe4,
lead and zinc mined in Nevada in 1917
was over $53,000,000, according to pre-
liminary figures compiled by Victor c.
Heikes of the United States Geologi-
cal Survey. This total represent an
increase of over $3.000,000 in spite of
the fact that there was a slight de-
crease in recoverable zinc and a
marked decrease in both gold and sill
yer. There was fair increase in the
output of both copper and lead. The
average prices of silver, copper and
lead were unusually high in 1917, and
this fact had much to do with making
the total value greater than that of
the previous year.
The gold output of Nevada in 1917
was valued at about $6,852, 900, a de-
crease of about 100000. This de-
crease was due in great part to the
reduced output of the Goldield Con-
solidated Mining Company. which has
for years been the main gold producer
of the State. The production of the
Tonopah district, the ores of which
contain considerable gold, was also
less. The gold output was valued at
about $1,612,000 against s1,941,44 in
1916. The main producers were the
Tonopah Belmont, Tonopah Mining,
Jim Butler. Tonopah Extension, AMI
West End. Much gold came from the
Elko Prince. the Aurora Consolidated
at Aurora, the Round Mountain placer
and quartz properties, the Rochester
district, and the mines at Manhattan.
where there was renewed activity. At
the White Caps mine a large ore body
is developed from five levels. The new
mill, with roaster. was active during
the last part of the year. making a
considerable output The War Eagle,
Big Pine, and Union Amalgamated
mills were also operated and a large
amount of placer gravel was treated
by twelve operators. Bullion produe.
tion from Seven Troughs district de-
creased. as did the placer output from
the Battle Mountain district of Ian
der county, but the mills in Eldorado
canyon, in Clark county. were UNITS
ually active. The National mine. p
large producer in the past, was unpro-
ductive in 1917. About one-sixth of
the gold came from copper ore and
lead ore mainly from copper ore.
The production of silver decreased
from 1887 .525 ounces in 1916 10 abont
11.3940 ounces in 1917. The price
of silver which averaged around 81
nutg
value of S92290 900. which is slightly
more than the value of the output in
1916. The principal silver producers
were the mines at Tonopah. the Ne
vada Wonder. the Rochester mines.
Nevada Packard, Elko Prince. Com
stock properties. Yellow Pine, and Ne
yada Hills. With the improved price
ii was possible 10 treat Iow-grade
ores, especially at Tonopah where
the silver output decreased TO about
100000 ounces from S.734,726 ounces
in 1916 The Tonopah Belmont. Tono-
pah mining. and Tonopah Extension
each produced more than 1000 900
ounces of silver as well as consider
able gold The Mexican mill at Vir-
ginia City, treated custom ore, largely
from the Union Consolidated mine, bur
the bullion output of the district was
much less.
The copper production of Nevada in
creased to nearly 100000 pounds
in 1917. an increase of nearly 5000
600 pounds over that of the previous
year. The value of the output in
creased from $25.S5S7 1856 to about $39-
100000 The main copper producer,
as formerly. was the Nevada Consoli-
dated at McGill The company was
milling over 100000 tons of ore
month and shipped a first-class pro
duct The production from the smel-
ter was somewhat less than in 1916
but the loss was more than compen
sated for by the operation of the
ason Valley plant. in Lyon county. A
large part of the ore treated came
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