The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-01-12

story Oh the depression IN the
mining industry OF Idaho at .
at a glance. There was a ae-
crease Vi d little more than so per
cent IN the value of the output oil gold,
silver, copper, lead and zinc in 1921 as
compared with the production of 1920.
Part OF this difference is probably ac-
counted for through the lower prices
OF metals last year. but the figures on
tonnage produced show that the COM
parison would not be greatly changed
ii metal prices for the two years had
been the same. The bright spot in
the record is gold, which showed an
increase of about S11,5OO more last
year as compared with 1920. The fig
ures in the tabulation above were COM
piled from the report by the United
states geological survey, which is pub
lished in full below. The totals do not
conform exactly with the totals given
in the report, which is probably ex-
planned in the latitude allowed for es-
Inmates in the absence of definite fig
ures on production. The report of the
geological survey follows:
Output of Idaho Mines, 1921.
THE value of the gold, silver copper
and lead mined in Idaho in 1921, ac-
cording to the estimate of c. n. Gerry
of the United States geological survey,
department of the interior, was about
S15,2OS,000, marked decrease from
the value in 1920, which was $S1,17O,-
l76. AS a result of the collapse of the
metal market, several of the copper
lead and zinc mines were closed. Only
the high price of silver prevented the
closing of the large mines Of silver
lead ore. The Bunker Hill smelter and
refinery at Bradley was active, but
only one lead furnace was operated
during the greater part of the year
Operations at the lead plant at North
port Wash, ceased soon, after the
Hercules and Tamarack & Custer
mines We're closed in April
Gold.
The mine output of gold in Idaho in
1921 was valued at about $4,000. as
compared with $4S5,59O in 1920. The
largest output of gold was made by
the Gold Hill & Iowa property, at
Quartzburg. The dredge of the Yukon
Gold company, at Murray, in Shoshone
county, was also a large producer of
gold, as it was operated uninterrupted
~ during 1921. A new dredge was be-
ing installed at Featherville, in Ell |
more county, and preparatory work |
was done for hydraulicking on a large |
scale in Boundary county and for
dredging in Boise county.
Silver
The mine output of silver decreased |
from 7,S26.794 in 1920 to about 5,72O.OOO |
ounces in 1921. The largest silver pro-
ducers in the state were the Bunker /
Hill & Sullivan, at Kellogg, the Morn
ing of the Federal Mining & Smelling |
company, and the Hecla NINE at
Burke. The Independence mine. in
Blaine county, and the Ramshorn prop
erty in Custer county, each provided /
a large and increased output of silver
other large producers of silver were
the Hercules and Tamarack & Custer
-ASoi WHICH, we're OpeIdleu AOi OhAy
three months. The mines in the Occur
dAlene district produced about 4,SOO,-
600 ounces of silver, or about 81 per
cent of the total for the state.
Copper.
The mine output of copper decreas-
ed from 2.53S,S96 pounds in 1920 to
about 1436,OOO pounds in 1921. The
value of the output decreased from
S467,O65 to about $4,000. The En-
pre- Copper company, at Mackay, was
the largest producer of copper, but for
half the year its output was reduced to
about 1900 tons a month The Rich
mond mine, near Adair, remained idle
during 1921
Lead.
The mine output of lead decreased
from 24s,6Oe976 pounds in 1920 to