The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-08-09
CONDITION OF MINING
MANY WESTERN STATES
EXTRACTS FROM MlDYEAR RE-
PORTS BY U. S. GEoLoel-
CAL SURVEY.


piled by G. ~ Gerry Of the geological
survey. The electroytic zinc plant
near Great Falls was being operated
at capacity, and the copper plant at
Anaconda was treating ore and con-
centrate at a rate far in excess Of
that in 1922 The increase in the
prices of copper lead and zinc has
stimulated mining at Butte and other
districts Of the state and labor condi-
tons are better than in recent years.
though more men are needed at Butte.
Utah.
The mines of Utah showed unusual
activity during the first half Of 1928,
according to a statement based upon
statistics collected by V. c. Heikes of
the geological survey. The output of
gold, silver copper lead and zinc in
1922 was valued at $lO,424.199 and a
substantial increase may be expected
in 1928. especially i'm copper, lead and
zinc. The production from the Park
City Tintic and Bingham districts
has been especially large owing to the
effort of the companies to market sill
yer at 81 an ounce
Arizona.
The output of the mines Of Arizona
was increasing at an unusually rapid
rate during the first six months of
1928, according to statement based
on statistics collected by V. c. Heikes
of the geological survey The value
of the metal output in 1922 was s62,-
902.725, or more than double that in
1921, but the output of copper was
still far below normal, as many of the
large companies We're idle part Of the
year In the first half of 1928. how
ever, most of the large producers had |
returned to an average output through /
the stimulus of high prices for the /
metal.
Nevada
The mines OF Nevada showed a
healthful increase mi activity during .
the first six months of 1928 accord
ing to a statement based on statistics .
compiled by V. c. Heikes of the geo
logical survey. The companies pro-
ducing silver naturally tried to mar
lIet as much bullion as possible while .
the price was 81 an ounce, and the I
copper mines and zinc mines made /
every effort to return to a normal out
put under the stimulus of increasing
prices. In 1922 the value of the metal /
output was $15.7O5 COS. as against Sl2.-
1885 in 1921. The output of recent
years has been small as compared /
with that of 1917, when the mines of h
Nevada produced metals valued at 4
$4,000. OOO
Colorado.
After Ga years of continuous mining {
with varying degrees of prosperity ;
the year 1921 witnessed the lowest
gross output in Colorado since 1873 :
Increased prices for zinc and lead in
the last few months of 1922 helped the }
mines to make a modest recovery, and {
the production and development dur !
ing the first six months promises t
very considerable increase in 1928. by I
June the Leadville smelter was oper- S
ating four furnaces and was treating q
more material than il had for u J
years, and the Durango smelter was }
operating two furnaces as against D.
only one for many years. The price r
prices for lead brought forth much I
new lead ore. p
Washington. $
The mines of Washington showed a b
decided increase in production during a
the first half of 1928. according to a Ii
statement based on statistics compn-
ed by c. n. Gerry of the geological
survey. The value of the metal out
put i'm 1922 was S5SO,SOS, an increase r
from SSS2,s1S in 1921 The high prices
of metal led to the shipment of much
more siliceous gold ore. lead ore and
zinc ore, but the output of copper ore n
was below normal. In 1922 46 mines L
produced S1S6,965 in gold, 2O5.O46 $,
ounces of silver S17,2OS pounds of eli
copper, 1,SS1,199 pounds of lead and cl
l,22S,229 pounds of recoverable zinc. ii
The value of the output however is n
still below the average yearly output
Of the last decade, which is more than II
81 600, OOO
Oregon. W
A statement issued by the depart
ment of the interior through the geo p,
logical survey reports that mining in n,
Oregon during the first half of 1928 OF
was fairly active. with development cl
md prospecting in progress at num- tn
Der of properties in both southwestern CT
md eastern Oregon. With this devel- bC
,pment the output from Oregon metal cl
mines in 1928 may equal that in 1922. to
which was valued at about $685., 500. in
IF which gold amounted to $685., 500. tn
silver to S151SOO. copper to S141, 300, pl
and lead to $4,000 or
California. in
The interior department announces ne
hat according to information reach |pa
ng the san Francisco office of the Ipr
geological survey mining in Califor- of
lia during the first half of 1928 has
1een greatly handicapped by lack OF ch