The Coconino sun., 1920-08-13
Additional State News
MINING IN ARIZONA
 SHOWS BIG ADVANCE

Mining conditions in Arizona i'm proved early in 1920, though the ship ments of ore, concentrates, and prec- ious bullion show no great change in production, according to V. c. Heikes, of the United States Geological Sur vey, department of the interior. The shipments of copper bullion from the smelting plants indicate a greater pro- duction for 1920, but they include a large quantity of copper that was left over from 1919. The value of the gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc produced from mines in Arizona in 1919 was about $10S, TOT ,0OO.
 The large smelting plants have been active in 1920, and most of them have disposed of their surplus copper. Much work was done on old silver and cop- per mines and in constructing mills.
 Gold.
 About $4,231 ,00O in gold was pro- duced in Arizona in 1919, which was much less than in 1918. In 1920 there will probably be another decrease in the gold obtained from copper ores. In 1919 the value of the gold from the United Eastern Mine was $1,97O,5O9, and the value in the first quarter of 1920 was $542,972. The Copper Queen, Calumet X Arizona, United Verde, and United Verde Extension mines and smelters, the ores from which con- tain considerable gold, have been ac- tive in 1920. The gold output of Ari- zona has been increasing on account of the large output of copper and the discovery of gold ore at Oatman, but many gold mines in the state are not operating.
 During the year ending April 1, 1920, the Tom Reed Gold Mines Co. realized $7.60 per ton for the ore treated, and the total costs were S6.68 per ton.
 ... Silver
 Most of the silver produced in Ari- zona is derived from copper ores and lead ores. The total output of silver in 1919 was about 4,927,500 ounces, valued at $5,479,000. The price of sil- yer was unusually high during the first four months of 1920, but unless the smelting of silver-bearing copper ores is increased during the last half of 1920, the production of silver will not be greater than in 1919. The ship ments of ore from the Bunker Hill mines at Tombstone increased to about so cars a month in 1920.
 Copper.
 The copper produced in Arizona amounted to about 522, ,O20, ,OOO pounds in 1919, against 764, ,S55,S74 pounds in 1918. The market for copper early in 1920 was rather dull, and the price re- mained close to 19 cents pound. The smelting plants were disposing of the copper on hand and the current out put, but the mines made no general increase in production. The large pro- ducers were shipping about 45,00O,000 pounds of copper a month, and some companies were shipping more than in 1919.
 --' Lead and Zinc.
 The output of lead in 1919 was about 10,052, ,000 pounds, a decrease from 12,503, ,6S9 pounds in 1918. The price of lead increased from 5.3 cents a pound in 1919 to about 8.S cents ear ly in 1920. The Shattuck Arizona Mining Co. was again making large shipments of lead concentrate to Fl Paso. The Arizona Hillside mine, in Yavapai County, was the only one large shipments of zinc ore in 1920.
 Dividends were paid in the first five months of 1920 by the Inspiration, Shattuck, United Eastern, Phelps Dodge, Ray Consolidated, United Verde, Miami, New Cornelia, and United Verde Extension companies.