White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-05
NEVADA NINE OUTPUT IN 1918

The value of the gold, silver, lead,
and zinc mined in Nevada in 1918.
was over s45, 900, 600, according to
the preliminary figures compiled by
Victor c. Heikes of the United States
Geological survey, department of the
interior. This is a decrease of over
50, 900. 900 from the output of 1917,
when the mines produced S54,424.-
$50. The decrease was general, and
In point of value the largest decrease
was that of copper, which amounted
to more than $7,000,S00.
The gold output of Nevada de-
creased from ~s6,959,46S in 1917. to
about Sc, 700. 900 in 1918. This ic
a comparatively small decrease when
the isolation of the camps and the
excessive costs are considered. Al
though the Goldfeld Consolidated
has held the record of being the larg-
est producer of gold in Nevada for
several years, the gold output declin-
ed about 40 per cent. Gold from the
Tonopah district was also decidedly
decreased and amounted to about
1900 900. Gold producers of the
state which had IN output of more
than $500, 900 each we're the Nevada
Consolidated from copper ore; the
Aurora Consolidated, the White
Caps. at Manhattan; the Elko Prince;
the Olympic Mines, in Mineral
ty; the Union Consolidated, at yir-
ginia City; and the Rochester Mines,
at Rochester. Other notable gold
producers were the Leasing Company,
and Consolidated Coppermines.
There vas a decided decrease in gold
from the Seven Troughs district and
from Churchill county. As a result
of the developments at depth on the
Comstock lode, that district produced
more than 100000 in gold.
The mine production of silver de-
creased from 12,269,969 ounces to
about 10, 600, 900 ounces in 1913. The
value of the output, however. in
creased from $~9,2S6,454 to about
$9,6S7,000. The largest output of
silver, or about 100000 ounces,
was produced in the Tonopah district,
where the principal contributors were
the Tonopah Extension, Tonopah
Mining. ronopah Belmont, and West
End. Large quantities of silver also
came from the Nevada Wonder, in
Churchill county; and the Rochester
Mines, in Humboldt county. Smaller
outputs came from the Yellow Pine
Nevada Packard, Prince Consolidat-
ed. Elko Prince, and several proper
ties at Virginia City. The Comstock
district produced about 10000
ounces, and several properties at
Rochester produced about $4,000
ounces.
The mine output of copper de
creased from 122.794,704 pounds in
1917 to about los, 900 900 pounds In
1918. The value of the output de-
creased from s33.522,954 to about
$4,000, 600. The Nevada Consoli-
dated, at Ely, in White Pine county.
the largest producer, contributed
more than 100000 pounds of cop
per a month, and the Consolidated
Coppermines. in the same county, was
producing more than 1000, 900
pounds a month. At Thompson, in
Lyon county. the Mason Valley smell
ter was operated throughout the year
at the rate of about 1 1900, 600 pounds
a month. In this region the Blue
stone mine was a large producer, and
the Nevada Douglas made consider
able shipments. At Luning, In Min
eral county. the Wall Street shipped
a large tonnage OF copper ore. and in
Lander county the Copper Canyon
made a notable production.
The mine output of lead decreased
from 2~7,677.92s pounds In 1877 to