Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1923-01-13

9lfi/ i@,OOO III III, d1SOfuihS 10 pre-
liminary figures compiled by Y c. !
Heikes, of the U. s. Geological Sur
vey, Department of the Interior.
This was greater than the value in
1921, but much less than that in any
other recent year
The output of gold decreased from
$3,3l2,757 in 1921 to $4,000 in 1922.
The gold from the Tonopah district
increased from 100000 to $4,000,
and that of the Goldfield district from
Sl46,7S2 to $4,000. The Elkero
mine at Jarbidge was the largest pro-
ducer and the West End, Tonopah
Extension, Tonopah Belmont and To-
nopah Mining followed. The gold
produced from copper ore decreased
slightly and owing to the burning
Of the mill of the Nevada Consolidated
Mining Company, and the output of
Round Mountain, Gold Circle and
Rochester was also less. In spite of
the general activity in the Comstock
district, the gold output decreased
from $324,S27 to 100000. Other
mines that made an output of gold
valued at $4,000, or more, were the
Goldfield Consolidated, Consolidated
Virginia Cold Canyon dredge, United
Comstock, Round Mountain, Nevada
Consolidated and White Caps. The
White Caps mine, at Manhattan, re-
sumed milling operations in Septem-
Der.
The mine production of silver in
creased from 7,0S3,7S2 ounces in 1921,
to S,1oS,000 ounces in 1922, as the
mining companies made every effort
to take every advantage of the
Pittman Act. The Tonopah district
produced 5,665,CO0 ounces, as against
4.623,o01 ounces in 1921, aud the de
vclopment OF several of the mines at
lepth was most en- couraging. The
) argest producers were the Tonopah
kxtens on. w End, Tonopah Bel
mont, Tonopah Mining, Tonopah Di-
vide, and Rochester Silver mines
! The mines of the Comstock district in
orcased their output to about 3S1 ,0OC
< ounces, partly owing to the work OF
he United ComstoclS Mining Con-,
,any which operated its new cyanide
! plant in October Mines at Rochester
produced 10000 ounces, and these Of
Phoebe, 900 ounces. Other large
producers were the Leadville, Halifax
! Montana Tonopah, Betty ONeal, anc
J simon Silver Lead mines. The new
.yanidation mill at Caldelaria Silver
Mines Company was completed and
operated in October.
Z The mine output of copper in
< creased from 'Oo61 ,4ol pounds in 1921
solo.S92,000 pounds in 1922, and the
: value from $1,4l4,032 to $2,6o6,O00
The Nevada Consolidated mines, al
! Ely, White Pine County, resumed OPP
erations in May, and produced 5,00O,-
zoo pounds of copper in May, but at
his rate was seriously retarded by the
burning of the mill in July. Copper
ore was also shipped form the Boston
Ely, and operations were resumed
} by the Consolidated Copper Mines
Company The output of copper
from other districts was small.
The mine output of lead increased
from 7,1SS,76S pounds in 1921 to g.
10000 pounds in 1922, and the value
from $323,4o5 to about $4,000. The
| Simon Silver Lead mine near Mira,
was the largest producer, thouga a
relatively new mine. In the Pic ne
! region, which produced about l,90o. &c
900 pounds of lead, the Prince Con
iolidated and Bristol Silver were TIE
largest contributors The Prince
Consolidated mine was idle, but much
old tailings was shipped from the dump
At Bullionville. Other large producers
we're the Leadville, Eureka Croesus,
and yellow Pine mines. The mines
of the Yellow Pine district, formerly
the largest producer of lead, were idle
most OF the year.
The mine output of recoverable
zinc increased from 6o,3e7 pounds in
| 1921 to 100000 pounds in 1922. Much
Of the ore shipped to zinc plants in
| December did not reach its destina-
ton in 1922. The Yellow Pine mine,
after two years of idleness, resumed
shipment in December. A very large
quantity of zinc concentrate stores at
Simon Silver Lead mine was being
shipped in December. The marketing
Of zinc ore was greatly aided by re
duced freight rates and the in
creasing price of zinc.
Goldlield Super Silica Corporation