The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-01-10
NEVADA MINERAL
OUTPUT SLUMPS
Decrease Of Fifty Per Cent For
1913 Reported BY U. S. Geo
logical Survey

ing 10 preliminary HSuFcs
by Victor C. Heikes, Of the United
States Geological survey. department
of the interior. This Is a decrease
Of over s24.s94,124. or more than SO
per cent. from the output of 1913.
when the mines produced s4s.52S.-
1874. The decrease was general. but.
in point Of value. the largest decrease
was that in copper. which Amounted
TO than s1s.114,000.
The gold output Of Nevada de-
creased from s6.e1s, s37 in 1918 to
about s~4.71s.o0O in 1919. a decrease
| of about 29 per cent. The Goldield
| Consolidated has for several years
held the record OF being the largest
| gold producer in Nevada, but in 1919
| the company ceased operations and
the property was turned over to a de-
| veloping company. The output OF
gold from the Tonopah district also
decreased notably, amounting to only
about $759,000, against ~$1.2S7,745
in 1918.
The Elkoro mine, at Jarbidge, was
the largest producer of gold in the
State. Other gold mines that had an
| output of more than 100000 each
we're the Nevada Consolidated, Fair
view Round Mountain, Florence Gold
field and Consolidated Virginia. The
-
White Caps. Round Mountain. Elko
Prince, Tonopah Belmont, Tonopah
Extension, Ophir Silver and Olympic
mines also produced considerable
gold. There was a decided decrease
in gold from the Seven Troughs and
Rochester districts. The mines of
the Comstock district were active.
though their output of gold W a 8
somewhat less than in 1918, when
they produced $5fS,154. In Clark
County, the Techatticup mine pro-
duced much gold as well as silver.
SILVER OUTPUT DECREASES
The mine production Of silver de-
creased in quantity from 10,000,59
ounces in 1918 to about 7,177, 900
ounces in 1919. and In value from
S1O,O00,69 to about 900.
| About 3,535,0OO ounces of silver was
produced in the Tonopah district,
where the principal contributors were
the Tonopah Belmont, Tonopah Elk
tension, Tonopah Mining and West
| End mines. Large quantities of silver
| also were produced by the Nevada
| Wonder, in Churchill County, and
the Rochester and Nevada Packard
| properties, in Pershing County. Small
er outputs were made by the Yellow
Pine, Prince Consolidated, Elk
Prince, and several properties at Vir-
ginia City. The Comstock district
produced about 100000 ounces, and
several properties at Rochester pro
duced about $4,000 n The
Tonopah Divide Mining company, In
the Divide district, shipped ore to
custom mill, and produced consider
able silver and gold.
The mine output of copper de-
creased in quantity from 116,316.441
pounds in 1918 to about $1,000, 00C
In 1919, and In value from $28,730,
161 to about s9.616.O00. The Ne
vada Consolidated. at Ely, In White
Pine County, was the largest produc-
or and contributed more than $500,
900 pounds of copper a month; and
the Consolidated copper mines. In
the same county, made a notable
though greatly reduced. production
The Mason Valley smelter. at Thomp'
son, in Lyon County, vas operated
for only two months. and the shut
down there resulted in a decrease OF
more than 1000, 900 pounds Of cop.
per per month. In this region the
Bluestone mine was a large producer
but the Nevada Douglas was idle
most of the year. A comparatively
small output vas made in Mineral
and Lyon Counties.
DIVIDENDS REPORTED
The mine output of lead decreased
in quantity from 2~3,316.534 pounds
IL 1918 to about 12.55S,000 pounds
in 1919, and In value from $685.
4z4 to about s71S,000. The Prince
Consolidated mine. at Phoebe. re-
NAMED the largest lead producer OF
the State. and the Virginia Louise
| Combined Metals and Black Metals
mines. in the same district. shipped
considerable ore containing lead. In
Clark County. the Yellow Pine mine
made a lead production second only
to that of the Prince Consolidated,
and the Good Springs Anchor Mining
company shipped a rich lead concen-
trate. At Eureka. the Eureka-Croe-
sus and Eureka : Holly companies
shipped much lead ore; but at Ward
IN White Pine County. the Nevada