The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-01-12
MINES OF IDAHO MADE
LOW RECORD LAST YEAR
STATE NSPEcToR REVIEWS
CONDITIONS AND PREDICTS
STEADY IMPROVEMENT

Reviewing the mining industry il
l0aho during the year 1921, Stewar
Campbell, state mine inspector, haC
this to say regarding lead, silver, zinc
gold and copper, published in the Cap
ital News of January /:
The outlook for the lead industry
curing 1922 is very favorable as it is
fully expected that the producers that
nave been Idle will resume operations
at an early date, and that u number
OF the new discoveries Of 1921 will
soon develop into substantial produc-
ers. OF these the old Chicago Boston,
operated by the Galena Mining com
pany, the Lookout Mountain Mining
company, Pine Creek Mining COM
pany and the Sidney of the Occur
d'Alene district, all bid fair to become
producers. All OF these are located in
a section of the Occur d'Alenes that
has been considered as unfavorable
but interest has now revived in this
district, and it will mean the reopen
ing of many properties that have been
] wv AOA a VI 9tetA
New Life on Wood River.
With the advent of the Bunker Hill
& Sullivan NJ & c. company into
Blaine county, the Wood River dis
trict has taken new lease of life as
this company has undertaken an ex-
tensive development campaign. With
these activities and with the Federal
Mining and Smelling company a con-
tinuous producer, the mining world is
again looking toward this district.
During the past year more new dis
coveries have been made, the section
has been visited by more engineers
and more old properties have been
opened up than has been the case for
a long number of years.
Bunker Hill Expands.
The Bunker Hill & Sullivan has ac-
quired the Bullion, Durango, May
flower and Jay Gould, all large pro-
ducers in their day, and a number of
smaller old producers adjoining them.
This gives the company a substantial
compact acreage in the heart of the
Bullion district and a campaign has
been undertaken to prove thoroughly
the ground.
Bonner county has had a substan-
tial revival in mining during the past
year; number of new discoveries
have been made and this county will
probably have a substantial place in
lead production for the year 1922.
In the past Boise county has never
been considered as having any posi-
bilities in lead mining, but this idea is
being disproved, and it is probable that
this county will soon become one of
the new lead producing districts of the
state.
Silver.
AS the largest part of the silver
production of Idaho comes from her
lead, zinc and copper ores, the produc-
ton of this metal will naturally show
a considerable decrease for 1921 Gus
ter county, with the Ramshorn mine
at Bayhorse, and a few smaller proper
ties, will lead the state in silver pro-
duced from a straight silver ore, while
Shoshone county will still hold the
first place in silver production.
Zinc.
As the properties of the Callahan
Zinc Lead company have been closed
throughout the past year, and as this |
company is the largest single producer |
of zinc in the state, IdahO's production /
of this metal for 1921 will probably be
the smallest amount ever produced in
any one year. The company, however,
is contemplating an early resumption
of operations. The price of zinc is on
the increase and considerable activity
is being shown for this metal. The
Bunker Hill & Sullivan is adding a
zinc unit to it's smelter at Kellogg and
the prospects for the COM
ing year are exceedingly bright and
zinc mining in Idaho, especially in the
northern part, will probably show a
return during 1922.
Gold.
The past year will again show Idaho
agging in her gold production as there
nave been but three substantial gold .
PRODUCERS operating throughout the
,ear-the Yukon Gold company at {
Murray, Shoshone county operating a q
arge dredge; the Bailey dredge at
Pierce City, Clearwater county, and
he Gold Hill and Iowa mine at 7