Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1921-01-04
NEW MEXICO METAL
MINING IN 1920

The output OF the metal mines OF
New Mexico for IL months OF 1920 and
the estimated output for December, as
the United States Geological Survey,
Department of the Interior, amounted
TO S476O00 In gold, 762, 900 ounces OF
silver, 2.600.OO0 pounds Of lead, 54,-
100000 pounds OF copper, and 11,Si0,-
coo pounds Of ziac These preliminary
figures represent decrease from 1919
Of $4,000 for gold $1,000 ounces OF
silver, and 100000 pounds OF lead, but
an increase * 100000 pounds OF cop
per and $4,000 pounds OF zinc.
At Mogollon the Mog0llon Mines
Co.'S coneentration-cynnid mill
was operated steadily, with an increas-
ed output OF gold and silver, but the
Fanney mill, closed In April, 1919, was
idle during 1920. The output OF gold
from the Aztec mine, at Baldy, Colfax
county, was not so large as In 1919. The
shipments OF gold-bearing sillceous cop
per ores from Lordsburg were large
and equal to those of the preceding
year. Tie gold properties at Nogal
were idle, The Whiteoaks district con-
tinued 10 produce small quantity OF
slsld from amalgamating mills. Some
u 'ree shipments OF silver ore were
Made from Lake Valley during the
Early monthD OF 1920. Several ship
ments OF silver-manganese ore were
made from Silver City.
\From the days OF the Spanish occu-
ma tion OF New Mexico copper has been
produced In the state. and since the be-
ginning OF operations by the Chino
lCopper Co. at Santa Rita, In 1910. the
output OF this metal has been large.
In 1919 the production OF this company
was only little more than one-half
that OF 1913, and operations In lY2O
were continued at one-half capacHy,
with an output OF 44,S71 ,J03 pounds, as
compared with 42,325, 40 pounds In
1910. At Tyrone, In 1915, the Burro
Mountain branch OF the Phelps Dodge
Co. obtained control OF large acreage
OF copper deposits, and In April, 1916.
Il set In motion its 1000-ton mill. This
mill In 1918 produced 53,i46 tons OF
concentrate averaging 14.0 per cent or
copper, but the mill was idle the great
er part OF 1919. During l0l92O the
concentrator was remodeled, and opera
tlons were resumed August 1. 1920.
Since 1904 siliceous c0pper-bearing
ores have been shipped in increasing
quantities from I.ordsburg, and month
" shipments in 1920 equaled those OF
1912 Shipments OF copper-iron ores
from Orogrnnde were small, but iron
ore was shipped TO steel plants ana
some development work was done In
the district. Development work was
continued at the Pecos mine. In San
Miguel county. Some. development
work was done at San Pedro. Santa Fe
county, and small shipments were
made. Several lots OF copper ore were
shipped from Hachita.
Lead ore was shipped from the
Organ Mountains. Dona Ana county,
from the Central district, Grant coun-
Nv. from the Magdalena district, So
zorro county, and from the Vict0rio
district, Luna county.
The output Of zinc sulphide and zinc
carbonate ores increased In 1920. Car
bonate ores only were shipped from
the Kelly mine, at Kelly. but the
Ozark Co.'S mill at Kelly produced
considerable quantity Of zinc concen-
trates and lead-zinc sulphlGe and car
Donate, and zinc carbonate ores were
shipped direct to smelters from the
Ozark Co.'s mine. Some zinc carbonate
ore was shipped from the Hanover
mine, at Hanover, and considerable
quantity Of concentrate obtained from
the treatment OF sulphide ores from
the Hanover and Republic mines was
shipped from the Hanover coneentrat-
ing plant. The Grubnau zinc oxide
plant. built IN 1917, NJ Waldo, santn
Fe county. continued operations In lV2o
on New Mexico zinc carbonate ores