Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-04-07
PRODUCTION AND DIVIDENDS OF METAL MIN
 ING COMPANIES IN STATE OF ARIZONA 1921

! the gold, silver, copper and lead pro- duced by mines in Arizona in 1921, ac- cording to the estimate of V. c. Heikes, of the United States Geo. logical Survey, Department of the In- terior, was about $26,0OO,OO0, a dea crease from $114,62S,5S4 in 1920. As most of the copper-smelting plants were closed after March or April the output of copper was less than one third of that in 1920. No zinc was marketed the output of lead was ab- normally reduced and the output of gold and silver was only half that of | 1920.
 The gold produced by mines in Ari- zona decreased from $4,7s6,122 in 1920 to about $3,O46,000 in 1921, largely because of the closing down of the copper mines but partly because of the smaller output of gold ore. Op- erations were continued at the United Eastern and Tom Reed properties, in the San Francisco district, Mohave county, but the output was somewhat less than in 1920. The United East ern company produced about 60 per cent of the gold output of the state in 1921. Of the copper properties the Calumet and Arizona. United Verde, and Copper Queen mines were the largest producers of gold, though they were actively operated only about three months of the year.
 The mine output of silver decreas- ed from 5,355,303 ounce sin 1920 to about 2,179,000 ounces in 1921. As most of the silver is associated with copper ore the decreased output of silver was due to the decreased min ing of copper. The largest producers of silver where the Calumet and Ari- zona, Bunker Hill, United Verde. Cop per Queen, United Verde Extension. Magma, and Commonwealth mines. There was much activity at Tomb stone even after the closing of the smelters at Douglas, as arrangements were made to ship the ore to EI Paso, Texas. Much silver ore was also treated locally in milling plants. The c. O. D. Mine, near Kingman, operat- ed new mill, and was a producer nf considerable silver-lead ore.
 The mine output of copper decreas- ed from 558,256,302 pounds in 1920 to about 163,0S7,O00 pounds in 1921. The value of the output decreased from $102,719,160 in 1920 to about $2O,565, 900 in 1921, owing to the cur tailment of production and the de- crease in the average price of copper from 18.40 cents to 12.50 cents a pound. The Consolidated Arizona shelter was idle throughout the year and by May all the copper smelling plants in Arizona were idle and most of the mines were forced to close. The Miami Copper company, however, continued to make concentrate at the usual rate, and the International smelter resumed operations late in the year to treat the accumulated ma terial. The teaching of copper ore was continued at the New Cornelia plant at Ajo. The Copper Queen and Cal umet & Arizona companies mined and shipped to Douglas reduced quantity of copper ore after the smelting plants were closed.
 The mine production of lead in Ari- zona decreased from 14,599,765 lbs. in 1920 to about 6,1s2,0OO pounds in 1921. The value of the output de- creased from $1,167,9s1 to about $238,OOO. No shipments of lead ore or concentrate were made from the Shattuck mine, which was the largest producer of lead in 1920. Much sil- ver-lead ore, however, was shipped from the Copper Queen mine, espec- ially from September to the close of the year ,and the Bunker Hill com pany, at Tombstone, shipped much lead ore as we'll as silver ore to Fl Paso, Texas.
 As the demand for zinc was poor and the price decreased to about 5.11 cents a pound, no zinc was shipped from mines in Arizona. The Ari- zoha Hlilslde property In Yavapal county was idle.
 The dividends paid by Arizona min ing companies during the first eleven months of 1921 amounted to about $5, 5,225, 1928, exclusive of STATE, 900 paid by the Phelps Dodge corporation, which also operated mines in Mexico and New Mexico. The companies that paid dividends were the Miami, Unit ed Eastern, United Verde, Calumet & Arizona, United Verde Extension and Phelps Dodge corporation, the last for the Copper Queen mine. .-.
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