Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-03
PRODUCTION Of
COLD IN STATE
NEAR 100000
1920 Figures Show That
Output of Both Copper
and Lead Was Greater
Than in Previous Year.

Especial Correspondence to The Journal.)
Santa Fe, Jan. New Mexico
during 1920 produced s476,00O in
gold, 10000 ounces of silver,
100000 pounds of lead, $4,000, 900
pounds of copper and 11,84O,OOO
pounds of zinc. These figures were
made public today by the United
States geological survey. The de-
crease in gold production compared
with 1919 is $4,000, in silver
$4,000 ounces. and in lead $4,000
pounds. In copper production
there was an increase of 1000, 900
pounds and in zinc 3,S40,O 600
pounds.
From the days of the Spanish
occupation copper has been pro-
duced in New Mexico and since the
Chino Copper company began OPP
erations at Santa Rita ten years
ago the output has been large. In
1919, however, the company cut
its production one-half and during
1920 production was continued on
the SO per cent capacity basis with
an output of 44,871,593 pounds as
compared with 42,325,499 pounds
the year before. At Tyrone, the
Burro mountain branch of the
Phelps Dodge company obtained
control of large acreage of cop
per deposits and in April. 1916, set
in motion its 1,000-ton mill. which
in 1918 produced 53,146 tons of
concentrate averaging 14.9 per
cent copper, but during 1919 the
mill was shut down the greater
part Of the time.
During 1919-1920, the concen-
traitor was remodeled and opera
tions resumed on August /, 1920.
Since 1904, siliceous copper bear
ing ore has been shipped in in
creasing quantities from Lordsburg
and monthly shipments in 1920
equaled those of 1919. Shipments
of copper-iron ores from Orc
Grande, Otero county, were small.
but iron ore was shipped to steel
plants and some development work
was done in the district. Several
shipments of copper ore were made
from the Organ mountains, Dona
Ana county.
Development work was contin-
ued at the Pecos mines near Santa
Fe. Development work was also
prosecuted in the San Pedro and
Golden districts, southern Santa Fe
county. and small shipments made.
Several lots of copper ore were
also shipped from Hachita.
At Mogollon, Socorro county, the
Mogollon Mines company's concen-
tration- cyanidation mill was OPP
Grated steadily, with an increased
output of gold and silver, but the
Fanny mill closed down in April,
1919, continued idle during 1920.
The output of gold from the Az
tee mine at Badly, Colfax county,
was not as large as in 1919. The
shipments of gold-bearing siliceous
copper ores from Lordsburg were
large and equal to those of the pre-
ceding year. The Whiteoaks dis
trict continued to produce a small
quantity of gold from amalgamat-
ing mills. Some large shipments of
silver ore were made from Lake
Valley during the early months of
1920. Several large shipments of
silver manganese ore were made
from Silver City.
Lead ore was shipped from the
Organ mountains. from the Cen
trail district in Grant county, from
the Magdalena district in Socorro
county, and from the Victoria dis
trict, Luna county.
The output of zinc sulphide and
carbonate ores increased in 1920.
Carbonate ores were shipped from
the Kelly mine but the Ozark
company's mill at Kelly produced
a considerable quantity of zinc
concentrates and lead-zinc sulphide
and carbonate ores were shipped
direct to the smelters from the
Ozark companys mine. Some zinc
carbonate ore was shipped from
the Hanover mine at Hanover, and
a considerable quantity of concen-
trate obtained from the treatment
of sulphide ores from the Hanover
and Republic mines was shipped
from the Hanover concentrating
plant. The Grubnau zinc oxide
plant built in 1917 at Waldo, Santa
Fe county. continued operations in
1920 on New Mexico zinc carbon
ate ores.