The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-08-28
MINING CONDITIONS
IN WESTERN STATES
MiDYEAR REPORTS SHOW RE
pUcED OUTPUT COMPARED
WITH 1918.
Utah..

The metal output of Utah was ser
iously retarded during the first half OF
1919 not only by the lower prices of
copper, lead, and zinc that followed
the curtailment of demand but by a
labor strike at Park City, according
TO V. C. Heikes, of the United States
Geological Survey, Department OF the
Interior. The states output of gold,
silver, copper, lead, and zinc in 1918
valued $S6,O47,597 showed decrease
from $99,32S,155 in 1915 Even II min
ing conditions improve considerably
the output of all these metals viii de-
crease in 1919 The smelters at Muir
ray, Mdvae, Garfield and lnterna-
tlonal remained active, but many OF
the furnaces at each of these plants
were idle.
Montana.
The metal output of Montana de-
clined notably after the war demand
for metals ceased, according to G. N
Gerry, of the United Safes Geological
Survey, Department of the Interior.
The period of transition from the war
to peace was one of curtailed pro-
duction and lower prices for copper,
lead and zinc. Production form the
mines at Butte. the sourc OF most OF
the states output was reduced during
the first half of 1919 to nearly halt
that Of the first half Of 1918. Several
Of the large copper mines were clos
ed and smelters at Anaconda, Butte,
and Great Fallh were operated on a
greatly reduced scale. Though pro-
duction was low at the Washoe smelt-
err at Anaconda, the plant was being
improved, the new stack and Cottrell
treaters having been completed and
connected with the furnaces. This
new equipment will afford large out
put of arsenic
Nevada.
The high price of silver and the dis
covery of rich gold-silver ore in the
Divide region. in Esmeralda county
materially added to the interest in mi
ming in Nevada. 1t is not probable
however that output of gold and sill
yer in 1918 will be exceeded in 1919
and it is nearly certain that the out
put of copper lead, and zinc will bt
less, according to V, C. Heikes, o.
the United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Oregon.
The bullion receipts from Oregon
! at the mint, smelters and reineres a
! San Francisco show falling off o
/ 1921 900 in gold and 544S ounces o
! silver for the first six months of 1911
as compared with the corresponding
period of 1918, according to Charlie
G. Yale of the United States Geologi
cal Survey, Department of the Inter
Tor. Though the United States ASA
offices at Boise and Seattle and smelt
ers at other points receive considerabl
gold from Oregon, the proportion O
the receipts at San Francisco indicat
es to certain extent the general con
ditions of the mining industry an
shows reduction in output for tn
period named in oregon as in othe
Western states. where high costs an
scarcity of Labor have affected adverse
~ the metal mining industry by clos
ing down some mines and curtailin
the operations Of others.
Arizona.
The value of the gold, silver copper
lead, and zinc mined in Arizana i
1918 was $2O2134 $780, the greater PAL
of which was "copper" according to
c. Heikes of the United States Geolog
ical Survey Department of the Inter
Tor. Arizona continued to be the larg
esi producer of copper in the Unite
States and will probably maintain ii
pc sition in 1919 but with greatly re
duced output during the first month
when curtailment of production has fo)
lowed by the reduction in the price
of metals