The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-01-02
MONTANA METAL MINES
INCREASE OUTPUT 1918
ONE OF FEW STATES IN WHICH
THE RECORD EXCEED.
ED 1917.

per, lead and zinc mined in Montana
in 1918. according to the estimate OF
c. N. Gerry, of the United States geo.
| logical survey, department of the in
terror, was more than 1922 900, 900, an
increase OF about $120O0OO0. There
was decided decrease in the gold
output but increases in all the other
metals The output Of Montana de-
ponds principally on the activity of
the mines at Butte, and though these
did not make record output, their
yield was not seriously curtailed by
labor strikes, as it was the year be-
fore.
Gold.
The value Of the gold output de-
creased from $3,517,253 in 1917 to
about $3,177,OOO in 1918, in spite of
the fact that gold from copper ores
probably increased. One Of the main
reasons for this difference was the de-
creased output from the Conrey
dredges, In Alder gulch, Madison
county. Gold from the properties of
the Barnes King Mining company
was also much less than in 1917,
though the company Is still one of the
chief gold producers in the state. The
Southern Cross mine, at Georgetown
from which iron ore is shipped, was
the third largest gold producer of
Montana. Some very rich ore came
from the Scratch Gravel mine. in
Lewis and Clark county.
Silver.
The mine output of silver increased
from 13,120,142 ounces in 1917 to about
100000 ounces in 1918, and the
value Of the output increased from
$10,817,589 to about $15,600,000. This
total makes Montana the leading sill
yer producer of the United States. AS
in past years, most of this silver came
from copper ores, but large part Of
the increase resulted from residues
from zinc ores. either those smelted in
the east or those treated in the cleo
trolytic plant at Great Falls. The
principal contributors of silver were
the combined Anaconda properties and
the Butte & Superior, the North
Butte, the Elm Orlu, the Davis-D Daily
and the Tuolumne.
Copper.
The output of copper increased from
ETA, 462.574 pounds in 1917 to about
S2S, 100000 pounds in 1918. This rep
resents an increase of nearly $4,000
900 pounds in quantity and over &c.
100000 in value. However, the in
crease was unusual, for the year 1917
was not normal one as the main
were idle for several
The average monthly pro-
1uction from the smelling plants of
the Anaconda Copper company ar
Great Falls and Anaconda according to
published statements, was about "a
100000 pounds Of copper The Pitts
mont plant Of the East Butte COM
pany produced approximately 5000, I
300 pounds a month. Aside from the |
mines of the Anaconda and East Butte /
the North Butte, Davis
DAILY, Elm Orlu, Butte & Superior,
utte-Duluth. Tuohmne, and Bull /
yielded considerable copper.
Lead.
The mine production of lead in
'reased from 21,951, 220 pounds in 1917 l.
D about 35,OOO,OO0 pounds in 1918 The i
'aue of the output increased from
i. 1857, sos to about $2,66S,0OO, A large
'art of the lead came from the lead
inc ores of the Anaconda properties
{ Butte, treated at Great Falls, The (,
Suite & Superior property, at Butte, /,
nd the Snowstorm NINE at Troy, /,
lincoln county, We're also notable /
Smaller quantities 3
anne from the Angelica and Pilgrim !
lines, in Jefferson county, and the i
'avis- Daily property, at Butte. The
nusual increases in both lead and
liver are due to the marketing of by +
roducts from the electrolytic zinc i
liant at Great Falls. r
Zinc. .
The output of recoverable zinc in \
Iontana increased from 1S6.259,3S1 q
,unds in 1917 to about 21O,0OO,OO0 d
,unds in 1918. The value of the out l.
1t increased from $1S,99S,45 to $19,- n
i 900 The three main zinc produc- h
$ of Montana were the Butte & Y
Iperior, the Anaconda mines, and
e Elm Orlu property other note
orthy producers were the Snowstorm "
inc, in Lincoln county; the Davis N
ally, at Butte; and the Emma mine +,
the Butte Copper & Zinc company.
any of the western states showed
creases in zinc production in 1918,
t Montana produced an unusually e
rye quantity on account of the ac-
'ity of the plant at Great Falls,
lich was making about 100000
unds of spelter month. :,
Dividends.
,,, an
Dividends paid by Montana COM l.,
MES for the first IL months of 1918
counted to $19, 745,S70 The princi-
dividend payers We're the Ana
ada, North Butte, Butte Copper & l.,
&c, DavisDaly and Barnes King. ~