The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-04-01
COPPER MINES
TO BEGIN SOON
ON BIG SCALE
20, 900 Additional Men
to Be Employed by
Assumptions Planned
for April

NEW YORK. April Tho cup-
per industry is gradually emerging
from the worst depression ln lts
history ana is preparing Ia resume
operations on a large scale. Al
ready q number ~ mines have be-
gun working while others Will
start UP April /, or shortly there
after.
Production 81 the western hcm,a.
phcrc during the last month has
uppruNlmated Ga. 1000. 900 pouhda.
but whom the majority OF the blk
mines begin operations duriuE
April the output should jump To- a
ratio equal to SO. 0DO. 600 pounds %
month. II ~ predicted that n
monthly production of 100. Uu0. OOa
uouHd1 VIII o. reached before mid
ummor.
~ "a result OF the contemplated
return Of activity al the mines nest
month 10 Is estimated that about
su.0oo additional men Will receive
employment. one Of the great
problems Of copper mining com
punics has boon the rcnssembiine OF
their workers after a period OF
prolonged shutdown. When the
mines closed down moro than H
year ago., Thousands of miners left
IA" camps to seek employment
elsewhere and aF IL result they have
been scntturcd an over the country
Many uf the companies he urrnnE
ing 10 Reopen their properties
fnuud they We're unable tp obtain
q sufficient number uf miners. AMI
they have bcyu busy during recent
weeks in rebuilding their working
force. This has been a tremendous
task.
The Anaconda Copper Mining
company resumed operations on
January Is. and Is gradually In
srcusing It's output. This concern.
one uf NJ largest OF the copper
producers. now has "a direct outlet
FOR lis production through the re-
Gently acquired American Brass
company For this reason Anacon-
da found Il practicable To resume
ooucr than other mining COM
nunics.
calumet and iiccia Will start on
Aprll ] operations OF IT'S MINIS.
known "a. the Calumet and Hccla.
Annock ana Isle Royal In the lake
districts. The Ihoipp-Hodge in
t,rcsts began m, operation 81 o.
luuslas smcltcr on February !
During that month 10000 tons OF
orc We're smcltnd During Marca
approximately 90. 900 tons viii be
rmcltad This corporation had
some 10000 tons ut ore In IT, ore
bod when the mines were closed
down q year ago n expects soon
90 Hm,lt approximately 1000. uun
tua9 q month ut ifh Douglas amui-
ter, ut about 90 lcr ecnt ~ capuc-
ity
copper Queen. AZ Blshcc. Ariz
o. the only one Of the Phelps
Dodge group now operating Pho
others are expected to start va
within O. fcw weeks
The Ecunecou company. In Alna-
kl mas been operating for several
weeks IN a moderate way. It, out
pot o. expected TO be materially ip-
creased the urst week OF April. In
. rpirntiun. calumet and Arizona and
jnitcd Verde Extension VIII all re
sumo around April /. The so-called
hnyden-Stone group ara expected
10 announce In the near future re-
sumption uf operations az the por-
phyry mines.
chile, Zorro lie Pasco and Miami
and Tennessee have been operat-
ing on q small scale while the
othtra were closed down.
Tho Copper and Brass Research
association which is composed OF
all the large producing intcresia
ana brass fahrlcatoTs has inaugu-
rated itH educational campaign Tor
stlmulatlnr the usa OF copper, brass
and bronze products. II Is aa-
nouncod that more copper IL being
used for roofing purposes this
spring than at any other time dur
ing recent years An unusually
lnrgc Tonnage Of brass h being used
for plumbing purposes in the con
ifructiun 81 new buildings.