The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-01-02
MINERAL PRODUCTION
OF UTAH DECREASED 1918
SILVER PRODUCTION INCREASED
BUT ALL OTHER METALS
LESS THAN 1917.

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The output Of gold silver. copper,
lead and zinc from the mines of Utah
IN 1918, according to Victor c. Heikes
OF the United States geological sur
vey, department of the interior, had
value of about $S7,60O,OO0. which
represents decrease of nearly $l2,-
100000 from the value of the output
III 1917. Except in silver the produc-
ton of which increased slightly, there
were decreases in all five of the met
ais produced The average price of
silver for the year was much higher
than in 1917, but the prices of copper.
lead and zinc We're less. The indus
try in general was greatly hampered
by the scarcity of labor and the UNI
usually high cost of materials and
supplies.
The four smelling plants of the
state We're active throughout the year
on both Utah ores and custom ores,
but they were not run at full capac-
ity during the entire year and no rec
ords were made.
Gold.
The mine production of gold de-
creased from 1886, 1876 in 1917 to ap-
proximately 100000 in 1918, a de-
crease of nearly 10 per cent Most of
the gold came from copper, lead and
zinc ores treated at smelling plants,
No great amount of ore was either
amalgamated or cyanided.
Silver.
The mine output of silver increased
from 13,479,133 ounces, valued at SILL
106S06, in 1917, to about 13,6S0,OOO
ounces, valued at $13,200,000 in 1918.
Although this is not a large increase
in quantity, it is rather surprising
that the output was upheld, mas
much as there We're decided decreases
in all the other metals. The main in
crease in silver production came from
the Tintic Standard mine, north OF
Eureka The Chief Consolidated held
the record Of producing more silver
than any other mine in the state. Sill
yer from the Park City district was
considerably less, though a notable
quantity came from the shipments OF
ore from the Ontario mine. In the
Bingham district the Utah Apex and
Utah Copper We're the largest silver
producers, followed by the Utah Con-
solidated
Copper.
The mine production of copper de-
creased from 246,764,153 pounds II
1917 to 233,000,000 pounds in 1918. Al
the price was somewhat less, thu
), value of the output decreased from
$67 ,342,O44 to about $57,664,0OO TIT
largest production of copper CAM
from the Utah Copper property "a
Bingham, which yielded close to 10,
SOC. 900 pounds month Throughout
the year. This is practically tn
same as the production in 1917 s
that the decrease in the total amour
of copper produced was due to IN
smaller operators in the state he
ports for the second quarter of tn
: year showed that the Utah Cope
: company was producing a larg
) amount of metal from the treatmer
of copper ores in the new leachin
1 plant. Next to the Utah Copper, tn
= Utah Consolidated was the larges
copper producer, followed by the ohl
s Copper company, whose output wa
y considerably less than in 1917. In tf
n other districts the principal cope
= nroducers were the Utah Leasir
e company at Newhouse, the Iron Blo
J. som in the Tintic district, the Oph
Hill at Ophir, the Columbus -ReXall
: Alta. the Salt Lake Copper compaf
y near Tecoma, New, and the lint
Y, Standard in the Tintic region
N Lead.
J. The mine output of lead decreas
lg from 17S,521,95s pounds in 1917
l. 1872 600, 900 pounds in 1918, decrea
to Of over 9 per cent. The value OF
N output decreased from $15,S52,SSS
about $12,2OO,OO0 The Utah Apex
n Bingham was by far the largest le
r. producer in the state. Other nota'
d, PRODUCERS were the Eagle and Bl
al Bell. Silver King Coalition, Utah co
solidated, Daly-Judge, Ophir Hill co
solidated, Chief Consolidated, Card
Horn Silver, and Silver King Cons
idated