The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-12-09
UTAH COOPER 10
OPEN UP MINES
NINE AT BINGHAM AND PLANTS
AT ARTHUR AND GARFIELD
TO BE OPENED IN APRIL
General Manager Says IL Market
Activities Continue, Operations
Can BE Resumed Then on
Small Scale

Salt Lake.-April /, next, has been
tentatively set by the Utah Copper
company for the reopening Of its great
mine at Bingham and the resumption
of operations at its plants at Arthur
and Garfield.
Should the present rate of consump-
ton Of copper continue through the
remainder Of this year and the begin
ming of 1922, the company will reopen
its mine and plants on the date named,
but not to the extent that prevailed
for some time previous to the closing
down of the properties several months
ago.
This announcement was made Satur-
day by r. c. Gemmell, general man
ager Of the Utah Copper company, at
the weekly meeting and luncheon OF
the mining committee Of the CONNER.
cial club and chamber of commerce, at
the conclusion of an address on the
copper situation.
Mr.. Gemmell stated that while April
l had been tentatively named as the
date for the resumption of operations,
the plans of the company in this re-
spect depended solely upon the con-
tinued activity of the copper market,
and in this there might be experienced
a disappointment
In reply to a question as to the i'm
portance Of the operations Of the Utah
Copper company to the well being OF
Salt Lake and the several suburban
towns, he said that while the company
made no claims in this respect it was
undoubtedly true. At the height Of the
company's operations, he stated, there
were employed, directly or indirectly,
about TOGO men, who were paid an av-
erage Of IS day or total Of $35, 900
q day, while large amounts were paid
for supplies all of which were purchas-
ed here, 50 far as possible and which
day.
Mr.. Gemell said that possibly nc
more than 1000 men would be en-
ployed when the operations are resum.
ed, but that the number undoubtedly
would be gradually increased there
after and as rapidly as circumstances
warranted although he believed tina
5000 would be the ultimate maximum
while the wages would average 81 {
day.
In his address on the general cop
per situation, Mr.. Gemmell said:
"Since July, the refinery output ha
shown an increase and the Septembe
production Of refined copper from 10
cal ores Chat is ores mined In tn
United States only, was 100000
pounds, while imports totaled $4,000
900 pounds, having total output 0
56OOO,OOO.
"October copper sales were 100000
900 pounds, which is, by far, the larg
est monthly sales for 1921, but whic
have been unable to verify; the prey
ious high record being in May whe
110,0O00O0 pounds were sold. Frol
January to July 81, slow busines
period, the deliveries of copper, fc
Doth domestic and foreign consuml
ton averaged SO,OOOOOO pounds p'
month, or at the rate Of 40 per cent {
the 1918 output, the biggest year tn
copper industry has ever saw.
"A fairer way to put 1t to say thu
1t was 81 per cent of the 1913 output
The year just prior to the war; II tt
pace get during October is maintaine
during November and December,
would mean that consumers are ia
ing copper at the rate Of 60 per Gel
Of the 1918 maximum and at the ra
Of 90 per cent of the 1913 production.
1.-The official figures Of the Unit
States geological survey show that Il
socks Of refined copper in the Unit
States on January /, 1921, totaled 63-
100000 pounds. In addition to tn
273,OOO,OOO pounds were In process
that Is en- route to the refineries or
storage at smelters and refinerl'
awaiting the extraction Of the gold Al
silver contents. 1t Is estimated tn
the production Of primary copper
the United States, az well as impol
Tor the current year, will total apprc
tmately 1,OO0,OOO,OOO pounds"