Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-01-24
SOME OLD SILVER PRODUCERS WILL BE
 ACTIVE IN 1920

The outstanding features regarding silver production in new and old sil- ver-mining districts in 1919 were:
 CD The increase in production at Pachuca, Mexico, amounting to about 5000, ,0O0 ounces a year chiefly by the U. s, Smelling & Refining Co.,, which owns at Pachuca the two largest silver mines in the world.
 (2) The development of the Di- vide, Nevada, district and certain sil- ver-lead mines in the Stewart, British Columbia, district, chiefly the Premier mine.
 (3) The reopening of the historic silver mines at Candelaria, Nevada, and other former great Nevada silver districts.
 (4) The amalgamation of the lead ing companies at Rochester, Nevada.
 (5) The decline in Cobalt and Ton opah production to about 9h and 6h million ounces, respectively, versus 31 and IA millions, respectively, a few years ago when these camps were in / their prime.
 The decline in silver production, ow- ing to curtailment at lead-silver mines and at copper-silver mines throughout the world, was temporary feature, more or less, though it will continue in 1920, too.
 However, the great decline in Co., bait and at Tonopah and the practi- cal certainly of further decline in 1919 and 1920 at these rapidly dying camps is of vital importance. The decline from 45 million ounces a year in 1910-1911 to under 16 million ounc- es in 1919-1920 makes serious hole in the silver production of the world, which must be filled by other sources.
 Important as are re-opening of the Candelaria and other districts in Nevada, and the discovery of such new districts as Divide, etc., and the in- crease in production from Mexico, all these combined add but drop in the bucket, in filling the great void creat- ed by the dying out of the Cobalt and Tonopah heavy silver production of former and recent years. Y !, V
 New silver districts and heavy re- vivals of old districts are imperative to supply adequate supplies of silver.
 The continued imperative curtail- ment of copper production in 1920, as in 1919, insures scarcity of silver in 1920, and makes for conditions fav- orable to a boom in silver and silver issues. ..-.
 A large number of old and new sil- yer promotions have been offered to investors in 1919 and doubtless more are coming in 1920. The cautious in vestor will steer clear of large num- Der of so-called "silvers" in Colorado, Eureka, Nevada; Big Hole, Montana, and other districts, where the ores are comparatively low grade silver lead-zinc-copper-gold-iron or "com- plex" ores difficult of treatment. '
 Among straight" silver mines, or silver-gold mines, so called old-time producers, the alleged production fig ures are generally fictitious, even when "conservatively" given in "offi- cial estimates" so-called, by the gov ernment (U. S. Geological Survey). Recent work shows that when the old timers let go, as at many of the great mines at Tuscarora, Austin, Eureka, Pioche aod other districts in Nevada, there was not much left for even mod ern methods and modern equipment in the great majority of cases. ..,..
 unquestionably, however, numerous old-time, bona fide, silver mines will be restored to profitable operation, and doubtless number of new straight" silver districts discovered or opened up during 1920 and ensuing years. Financial Review. '