The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-03-09

0 production of the Independence min
S of Federal Mining & Smelling com
2 pany, the Golden Glow and a larg
number of prospectOrs have remove
r Blaine county from fourth 10 secon
place in production. This productio
and the advent of the Bunker Hill 1
Sullivan Mining & CONCENTRATING com
pany into the district. are the princi
pal factors i'm the revival. The Bunke
Hill & Sullivan company has con
structed a 7-mile power line from
Haley to its property. installed com
pressors and complete mining equip
ment, constructed camp and is ac
erty. which has a substantial produc
ton record but has been idle for q
long period of years. The manage
ment is well satisfied with its under
taking and if this operation is success
FIJI Blaine county's ascendency viii be
permanent.
Silver Increase Expected.
The increase in the production OF
lead anticipated for 1922 will also
mean tremendous Increase in the
production OF silver, as the greater
part OF IdahOs silver comes from her
lead, zinc and copper ores; so what
has been said relative to lead produc-
ton applies to silver production as
well. However there are a number Of
mines in the state which produce sill
yer ores, chief of which are the Rams
horn at Bay Horse. Custer county
Armstead mines, Bonner county, and
the Big Creek and Sunshine in ShO-
shone county. The RamshOrn mine
was the principal producer of silver
ore in the state during the past veal
and its production will be continued
throughout 1922. The Big Creek and
Sunhine will show a large increase in
centrator constructed by the Armstead
Mines company during 1921 will be in
operation early in 1922. This company
has a large tonnage of silver ore
blocked out It's new mill was the
principal installation during the year
and when put into commission Idaho
will gain a substantial addition to her
dividend paying mines.
Silver is the principal ore found in
Bonner county and the Lakeview dis
trict is enjoying a revival that should
be consummated in 1922. A number of
discoveries have been made new COM
panies are being organized. and Bon
ner will be heard from and recognized
as one of the mining counties of the
state. Continued production from
some of the old mines. new discover
les and new operations under way. will
all help to keep Washington county in
her position as a high grade silver
producer. and 1922 will show sub
stantial increase.
Small Zinc Production.
The Callahan Lead company,
Shoshone county as well as all other
zinc producers in the state, was idle
during the past year. so 1921 statistics
will show Idaho with practically no
zinc production. However, the increase
in the price of the metal and the re-
duction in freight rates will permit an
early resumption of operations and in
1922 Idaho will again be recognized as
a zinc producing state.
The Bunker Hill & Sullivan COM
pany contemplates the addition of an
electrolytic zinc plant to its smelter at
Kellogg. Nothing more encouraging to
the zinc miners of northern Idaho has
been promised. and if it materializes
zinc mining will have returned to its
own.
The increase in activities in Blaine.
Lemhi and Custer counties will carry
with il an increase in the production
Of zinc during 1922. as it is one of the
principal products in great many of
the mines of these counties. So we
are safe in assuming that zinc will
come back in 1922.
Copper Marking Time.
All copper producers in Shoshone, |
Lemhi and Adams counties were idle |
throughout the year Empire mine, at |
Mackay, Custer county, after being /
die for the first ten months in 1921.
esumed operations on the first of No
'ember. Accordingly, Idaho has suf-
cred over a so per cent decrease in
Upper production during the past
ear. However, with the Empire Cop
'er company being reOrganized. and
apacity production started and with
II the large copper producers of Lem
ii county and some of Shoshone coun-
y preparing for an early resumption
is an assured thing that 1922 will
ee Idaho reinstated as a large pro-
ucer of copper.
Prospecting and developing are in
reasing. the most interesting develop
lent being that on the Red Ledge in
dams county This property has
cen taken over by a strong company
f eastern capitalists who have thor
ughly prospected the ground by dia-
nond drilling. and who are engaged in
urther prospecting by tunneling and,
reports issued by the company are