Tombstone epitaph., 1921-07-24
MINING AT srANpsrILl
IN MANY DISTRICTS


The metal output Of Arizona will
probably be less in 1921 than for many
years, according to V. c. Heikes, Of
the United States Geological Survey.
Department OF the Interior. In JAN
nary. February and March copper was
being produced al the rate OF about
IS. 100000 pounds month. instead Of
about $4,000 600 pounds a month as in
1920. In April. however. the market
for copper was so poor that most Of
the large producers OF copper stopped
mining and smelling ore. As copper is
metal produced ~most largely in Ari-
IONA. the production Of the associated
metals will be correspondinsly de-
creased. The copper in Arizona
amounted 70 55s,25e.s02 pounds n
1920, valued at s1O2, 7ls.1so. against
5ss,IGG,si4 pounds in 1915. valued a;
sI00,oss.757. Under present conditions
i. will be surprising il Arizona pro-
duces 2ooo0o,ooO pounds OF copper 10
1921.
The plant Of the Consolidated Ari-
IONA Smelling company at Humboldt
was closed in December, 1920, and the
smeiters al Douglas. Clifton. Hayden.
Miami and Globe weer closed in April
or May, 1921, in the Verde district the
United Verde Extension smelter was
closed in May and the United Verde
smelter was being operated TO only
part capacity.
Gold Output
The value OF the output OF gold in
Arizora in 1929 was s4,7s6,122, an in
crease from s4,50s.il3 in 1919. In
1920 the United Eastern and Tom
Reed mines al Oatman produced
about 50 per cent Of the total gold of
the state in 1921 these mines are
keeping up their remarkable records.
SO that the probable decrease in the
output of gold in Arizona will be due
largely to the closing OF the copper
mines and sme,ters. The copper ores
OF Douglas and jerome contain con-
siderable gold and silver. but those Of
Ray, Miami and Clifton contain little
of thees metals.
Silver Production
The output OF silver in 1920 was
5.355.503 ounces. valued al s5,s37 ESQ,
an increase from 5.2e6.605 ounces,
valued a, s5.s9s,5ss, in 1919. A large
decrease in the output OF silver can
be expected in 1921. as most of the sill
yer produced in Arizona comes from
copper ore and lead are, the produc-
ton OF which has been greatly re-
duced The price of silver has stimu-
lated production al several of the old
silver camps. especially az Tomb
stone. in Cochise county The ship
men tof ore from the Bunker Hill
mines at Tombstone continued during
the first three months o. 1921. but late-
the output was reduced owing 20 The
closing OF the smelters at Douglas. In
June arrangements were made for
shipping this ore to FL Paso, Texas.
Much silver ore and tailings were also
being shipped from the Common
wealth mines at Pearce.
Lead Mines Closed
The output Of lead in 1920 was a.
355.s2s pounds, an increase from TO-
2O3.07S pounds in 1919. The price OF
lead decreases from cents a pound
in 1920 TO about 4.6 cents early in 1871.
The Shattuck Erizona Mining con-
pany which shipped much lead corcen-
trate &c E Paso in 1890. was idle early
in 1921, and the output OF lead ORE
from other properties was small. The
Arizona Hillside mine, Yavapai county
the only producer of zinc ore in 1920
was idle in 1921.
Dividend were paid In the first five
months Of 1921 by United Eastern
Phelps Dodge, Miami, Calumet & Ari-
IONA. United Verde and United Verde