Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1919-01-08


OF Arizona's total gold output was
due to the cyanidation OF gold ores
in the san Francisco district. OF Mo-
have county, known as the Oatman
region The United Eastern remain
ed BY FAR the largest gold producer
OF the state, and the Tom Reed CON
tinued to supply notable gold output
The Gold Road mine was not pro-
ductive, and the output of the Cop
per Chief in Verde district was much
less.
The mine output of silver decreas-
ed slightly, from 6,9S3,913 ounces in
1917 to about 6.7S7 600 ounces in
1918 On account of the increase in
the price OF silver, the value OF the
output increased from $5,z54744 to
about S6,569,OO0 It is probable that
the slight decrease in quantity re-
suited from a decrease in shipments
of lead ore, which contains consider
able silver. The increase in the cop
per output came partly from ores
which contained little or no silver,
such as the New Cornelia at Ajo
The mine output Of copper increas>
ed from 7l2,166,S9l pounds in 1917
to nearly 100000 in 1918. In
spite Of this increase of nearly 65,-
100000 pounds in quantity, the value
of the output decreased from $l94,-
/ 421 SOL in 1917 to little over $192,-
/ 100000 in 1918, as the average price
OF copper decreased from 27.3 cents
10 about PAYS cents a pound Aside
from the steady operation OF the cop
per plants Of Arizona, two of the
main features which contributed to
the larger copper production were
the blowing in OF the new copper
smelter of the United Verde Exten-
sion company at Verde, near Jerome.
and the continuous operation of the
teaching plant OF the New Cornelia
at Ajo. Another decided increase re-
suited from the International plant
at Miami, which treats concentrate
from the Inspiration property. In
| Grcenlec county the plants OF the
Shannon, Arizona Copper. and De
troit returned to normal outputs
after the strikes OF 1917.
The mine production of lead in
4 Arizona decreased from 23,465, AS
pounds in 1917 to less than 100000
pounds in 1918. The value of the
output decreased from S2,OlS,O2S to
about $685., 900. One of the main
reasons for the decrease in lead as
we'll as in zinc, was the idleness OF
the Tennessee mine, in Mohave
county. As there were very few
shipments OF zinc ore or lead-zinc
ore, the lead from residues was con-
siderably less. Most OF the lead came
from the Copper Queen and Shat
tuck Arizona properties in Cochise
county.
The output Of recoverable zinc de-
creased from 2O.S94,S6O pounds in
1917 to about 100000 pounds in
1918. The value decreased from over
/ 100000 TO about Sl5l 600. The
Golconda mine, in the Wallapai dis
trict, Mohave county, formerly q
laroe producer was closed. and the
Tennessee mine, which produced
lead-zinc milling ore, was practical
" worked ont and sold to the
Schuylkill Mining company, which
owns adjoining ground. Consider
able zinc shipments came from the
Duquesne property in Santa Cruz
county, and from the Hillside prop
erty, in Yavapai county
Dividends from Arizona mining
companies during the first eleven
months OF 1918 amounted to S35,O03,-
/ 6S3. exclusive OF those of the Phelps
Dodge Corporation. which also op-
crates mines in Mexico and New
Mexico. The total including those OF
the Phelps Dodge Corporation was
nearly S45,OOO.OOO The companies
paving dividends were the Miami,
Arizona Commercial, Inspiration
Iron Cap, Shattuck. United Eastern,
United Verde, United Verde Exten-
sion, Arizona Copper, Calumet &
Arizona. Consolidated Arizona Smell
ting, Magma, Old Dominion, Ray
Consolidated, New Cornelia, and
Phelps Dodge.