The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-08-11
PRODUCTION ln MINES OF
STATE NEARING NoRMALlTY

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the gold, though they were idle
most of the year. In 1922 the Shan
non mine continues production; the
Swissmont mine, at Elkhorn, is
producing much gold, and the
Heating mine, at Toston, is again
producing gold-bearing iron ore.
Silver
The output of silver from Mon
tana in 1921 was 6,558,z13 ounces,
valued at 81 an ounce, a decrease
from l2,57o,178 ounces in 1920.
The output Of silver depends large
~ upon the mines of Butte, which
were being brought to a productive
stage early in 1922. The output of
silver from copper ore will be
about half that of the normal year,
but the output of silver from zinc
ore will probably be great, as the
electrolytic plant at Great Falls is
treating an unusually large guam
tity of concentrate from Butte. In
1921 Granite and Cascade counties
were large producers of silver from
the mines at Philipsburg and Mel
hart, and in 1922 they have contin-
ued production from these sources,
and the output from the Neihart
Consolidated mine has been greatly
increased.
Copper
The output of copper in Montana
in 1921 was 48,O98, $50 pounds, val
ued at $6,204, 736, against a normal
annual output of about 100000
pounds. Production was resumed
in February, 1922, and in April the
Anaconda Copper Mining Co. pro-
duced IA, 10000 pounds of copper
or about half its normal output.
The Pittsmont smelter was active,
but its output was below the aver
age, as the Colorado mine of the
Davis Daily Copper company was
idle. The copper output Of 1922
will certainly exceed that of 1921
and may be greater than that of
1920, which was 177,O59,26O. In
June nearly 1900 men were work
ing at the mines at Butte.
Lead
Montana produced 20,336,9l7
pounds of lead in 1921, a decrease
from 3l,2s3,9l6 pounds in 1920.
The lead output of Montana has
been considerable in recent years,
owing to the saving Of lead in lead
zinc ores treated at Anaconda and
Great Falls. In May, 1922, the zinc
plant was running at full capacity
principally on ores from the Butte
& Superior and Elm Orlu mines.
which no longer ship their concen-
trates to eastern zinc plants. The
lead smelling plant at East Helena
continued to increase its shipments
of lead bullion produced from ore
mined in Montana and Idaho. The
mines in Cascade and Judith Basin
counties were active producers Of
both silver and lead. The Boston.
Montana Corporation, in Beaver.
head county, shipped much lead
concentrate to East Helena, and
the Lukens Halle and Snow Storm
mines, in Lincoln county, were
again in operation.
Zinc
The output of zinc in Montana
in 1921 was 23,N5, 1865 pounds, a
decrease from 184,337, 786 pounds
in 1920. A large output of electro.
lytic zinc is assured for 1922. The
Butte & Superior Mining compan,
was operating at full capacity ii
April, and the Elm Orlu mine ane
the zinc mines of the Anaconda
Copper Mining company were ship.
ping zinc ore and concentrates t.
Anaconda and Great Falls. Thu
Philipsburg Mining company ii
Granite county was marketing
large quantity of silver-zinc ore
and the Silver Dyke mine, in Cas-
cade county, may become produc'
err Of lead-zinc ore. No zinc ship
ments are being made to eastern
zinc smelters.
No dividends were paid by Mon
tana mines in the first half of 1922
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