El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
MINES Of NEW MEXICO ADD MANY
MILLIONS To THE STATE WEALTH
Total Ore Production in 1917 State Was $35 OOO
About One-Half the Agricultural Production of
New Mexico; Remarkable Financial Show
ing Made by New Mexico Counties

n ANITA FE. n. Il, Jan 26.-rhe
metal ore production Of New
- Mexico the past year reached
almost ss5.0ea.soO, OF about one-half
the value Of the agricultural produc-
ton Of the state
The gold production amounted to
sL01G000s silver. 1858. 600 ounces,
lead s.sz00O0 pounds; copper, IO4.-
100000 pounds; zinc, $780, 900 recov-
cradle pounds. valued IN all at s33,-
10000; the production Of other min
erals easily making il a total Of $685.
10000. This IS as compared with
91.ss2.4s0 in gold in 1916. when the
silver production was 1,7s6.274
ounces; copper. 92.747.2ss pounds;
lead. s.21A1Ss pounds; zinc, 56.570,649
pounds. This shows q decrease in
gold production Of ss72. $50. Of 49s.274
ounces. and Of s15o.05s IN value Of
silver and Of nearly 100000 pounds
and s.. 900. coo in value Of zinc: but an
sncrease Of 11.s00.O00 pounds in guam
fity and s5.s0o.o0o in value OF copper.
and OF 126.00o pounds in quantity and
100000 in the value OF lead.
Chino Greatest Copper Producer.
The principal copper production is
credited 20 the Chino Copper compa-
ny's low grade deposits at Santa Rita
and milled at Hurley in a large wet
Standardization plant In 1917
this company made its largest out
put SLo5Q.653 pounds The Burro
Mountain Copper company's cOncen-
f-ari0n mill increased its production
considerably The output Of copper
from the Lordsburg district was not
equal 10 that OF 1916 During the lat
Ter part Of 1917 a flOtation plant was
being built in this district at the
Lighly-FiVe mine. The Santa Fe Gold
and Copper c0mpany's 125 ton mating
plant az san Pedro was operated for
cliiE three months ia 1917.
Increased shipments Of copper ore
sEere made from the AIagdalena dis
rrict SocOrrO county and a large
clautity Of low grade copper ore in
q Ezngue Of calcite was shipped from
The Apache mine. Hachita- Orc
Erande. Olero county, also contributed
some copper Small quantities Of cop
T,aE ore were shipped from the Mora
Erant and from the Nacimiento noun
fzfns. as well as the Carocito district,
near Scholie-
Lead Shipments
Lead ores were shipped from the
districts. Grant county. and Cooks
Peak. Tres Hermanos and Victoria
districts. Luna county. Considerable
Quantities Of lead carbonate and lead
zinc carbonate ores were shipped from
Kelly. SocorrO county. During the
latter part OF the year lead shipments
we're started from the Organ noun
tain district, Dona Ana county. The
old lead smelter at Deming was re-
built in April and was operated on
lead ores until the shelter was de-
streved by fire in October
New Bill Replaces Burned One.
At Kelly, the principal producing
mines were the Kelly. Graphic and
Juanita- The Ozark mill was destroyed
BY fire in August, 1916. but a new
mn was put in operation IN the sum-
nrer - 1877. and made a considerable
oEtuut for the year. The Kelly mag
netic mill was also In operation in
1917. At Hanover. zinc carbonate ores
were shipped from the Hanover mines
and others, and zinc sulphide concen- |
trztes were shipped from the Hanover /
ma gueffc separation mill The CleVe- /
rfros Altos was operated steadily. !
Ins mill erected in the revived Stee-
s1erock district. Grant county, was |
ESQ operated for a time Zinc sui /
rlide concentrates were also shipped !
from the Rocky Mountain mill at |
CerrfIlos. Zinc carbonate ores we're /
shipped from the Magdalena, Han
ever. Cooks Peak. Florida Mountains, /
Tres Hermanos, Hachita and Pinos /
Altos districts
The zinc ore and concentrates /
ehir1zd from mines in New Mexico IN |
zs17 amounted 10 bs.400 tons OF % ]