The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-01-17
NINE OUTPUT OF NEVADA
SHOWS INCREASE IN 1877
GOLD AND SILVER DECREASE
HIGH PRICES ACCOUNT FOR
GREATER VALUE.

The value of the gold, silver, cop
per, lead and zinc mined in Nevada
lin 1917 was over $53,000,000, according
to preliminary figures compiled by
geological survey, department of the
interior. This total represents an in
crease of over 100000 in spite of
the fact that there was slight de-
crease in recoverable zinc and mark
ed decrease in both gold and silver.
There was fair increase in the output
OF both copper and lead. The aver
age prices of silver, copper and lead
were unusually high in 1917, ard this
fact had much to do with making the
total value greater than that of the
previous year.
Gold.
The gold output of Nevada in 1917
was value at about $6,S52,00O a de-
crease of about 100000. This de-
crease was due in great part to the
reduced output of the Goldfield Con-
COIlpoiyb WhiSi iioo
for years been the main producer of
the state. The production of the
Tonopah district, the ores Of which
contain considerable gold, was also
less. The gold output was value at
about $1,612,2O0, against $1,941,441 in
1916. The main producers were the
Tonopah, Belmont, Tonopah Mining
company, Jim Butler, Tonopah Elk
tension and West End Much gold
came from the Elko Prince the Aur-
ora Consolidated at Aurora, the Round
Mountain placer and quartz proper
ties, 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 consider
able 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 production from
Seven Troughs district decreased, as
did the placer output from the Battle |
Mountain district of Lander county,
but the mills in Eldorado canyon, in
Clark county, were unusually active.
The National mine, large producer
in the past, was unproductive in 1917. J
About one sixth Of the gold came from
copper ore and lead ore, mainly from
copper ore.
Silver.
The production of silver decreased
from 13.S37.525 ounces in 1916 to about
11,394,O00 ounces in 1917. The price
of silver which averaged about 81
cents an ounce, gave this output a
value of $9,229,OOO, which is slightly
more than the value of the output in
1916. The principal silver producers
We're the mines at Tonopah, the New
ada Wonder, the Rochester Mines
company Nevada Packard Elko
Prince, Comstock properties, Yellow
Pine, and Nevada Hills. With the |
improved price it was possible to treat |
low grade ore. especially at Tonopah,
where the silver output decreased to
about 100000 ounces from S,734,726
ounces in 1916. The Tonopah Belmont,
Tonopah Mining, and Tonopah Exten-
sion each produced more than 1,000.-
600 ounces of silver as well as con-
siderable gold The Mexican mill at
Virginia City, treated custom ore,
largely from the Union Consolidated
mine, but the bullion output of the
district was much less.
Copper.
The copper production Of Nevada
Increased to nearly 10000, 900 pounds
in 1917. an increase Of nearly 5000. 900
pounds over that of the previous year.
The value of the output increased from
S25,S5S,736 to about $32,00O,OOO. The
main copper producer, as formerly,
was the Nevada Consolidated at Nc
Gill. The company was milling over
100000 tons of ore month and ship
ped q first class prnduct The x,z