The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-01-31
S56,656,OOO WAS
METAL OUTPUT 70
EXCESS OF OUTPUT PRE-
VIOUS YEAR
Silver Output for the Year Was
$13,OOO,OOO Gold $1,796, 900;
Copper Gain for Year Was $780,
OOO,OOO; Zinc Output Large.

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mines in Montana in 1928, according
to a statement just made public by
the department of the interior, based
on an estimate by G.. n. Gerry, of the
geological survey, was $56,656,000
an increase from s44,925,949 in
1922. Increased metal prices slim
ulated the mining of copper, lead,
and zinc ores, and the output of both
gold and silver increased with the
smelling of more copper ore.
The value of the output of gold
increased from $1,656,757 in 1922
to ~S1,796,500 in 1928. The produc-
ton of gold from copper ores was
naturally much greater, as the mines
of Butte were producing regularly
but it did not reach past records. The
total output of gold from placers
and gold ores was less than in 1922,
though several properties made a
large output.
The largest producer of gold was
the Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany, which operates several mines
at Butte.
1t was followed by the Shannon
mine, of the Barnes King company,
not exhausted. The Ruby Gulch mine,
in Phillips county, was third and it's
output was increased until the mill
ing plant was destroyed by fire in
October. The Jardine mine, in Park
county, followed, and production vas
also large at the Swissmont mine, in
Jefferson county. Other notable pro-.
ducers of gold we're the Goldsmith,
Butte and Superior, Elm Arlu, Drum
lummon, Short Shift, Hibernia, Keat-
ing, Champion, East Butte, Orofino
and North Butte mines.
Silver Output Greater
The mine output of silver in
creased from 12,46S,161 ounces in
1922 to 13,965,000 ounces in 1928,
but the value decreased to $11,018,-
300 on account of the drop in the
price of silver in June. Though most
of the increase in output was due to
the resumption of the mining of cop
per ore at Butte, a large part of the
silver produced was obtained from
zinc ore, lead-zinc ore, and lead ore,
which were mined in larger guam
titles.
The three largest producers of sill
yer were the Anaconda Copper,
Butte and Superior, and Elm Orlu
companies. Other mines that pro-
duced more than 100000 unces each
were the Colorado, H~ibernia, East
Butte, Silver Dyke, North Butte,
Goldsmith, Champion, Anselmo and
and Poser properties. A new 400-ton
flotation mill was operated at the
Silver Dyke mine, in Cascade county
and a large quantity of copper-lead
concentrate containing considerable
silver was marketed.
$1O,OO0,O 900 Gain in Copper
The output of copper increased
from 165,754,442 pounds in 1922 to
224,132,GOO pounds in 1928. The
value OF the output increased from
$22, 376,850 to $32,275,000 The An
aconda Copper Mining company was
producing copper at the rate of more
than 100000 pounds a month and
the East Butte Copper company more
than 100000 pounds a month.
Though experienced miners were
scarce, mining and smelling pro-
ceeded successfully early in the year
while prices were high. Late in the
year the conditions were less favor
able, as metal prices were greatly re-
luced and costs remained high. The
>Tor+1. D-,+to NTipi1n coupopu c1ocad /
It's mine in June. The largest cop
per producers were the Anaconda,
Colorado, North Butte, Butte and
Superior, East Butte, Elm Orlu, An
;elmo, and Silver Dyke mines.
The mine production of lead in
from 2~9,767,479 pounds,
at S1,637,211, in 1922, to
IS. 5O0.a00 pounds, valued at $2,646,-
in 1923. Besides the lead from l
he zinc ore and lead-Zinc ore mined \
It Butte from the Butte and Super B
or, Elm Orlu. Hibernia, Anaconda, +
Ioulton and Poser mines, much lead
vas produced from the Snow Storm
pine. in Lincoln county, the Block
mine, in Judith Basin county, an
Id Stag dump near Melrose, and the +
Dyke mine, near Neihart.
The output of recoverable zinc in
Iontana increased from 119,069,818 B
,ounds in 1922 to nearly 1875, 100000 d
,ounds in 1923. The value increased b
rom $~6,786,980 to $8,920,00O. The 4
~lectrolytic zinc plant near Great
'alls was active treating concentrate +
hipped principally from the Butte
nd Superior, Elm Orlu, and mines T.
f the Anaconda company. Other
zinc producers were the Poser, i
-nselmo, Moulton, Hibernia, and the h
mine of the Butte Copper and 4
inc company. The concentrate ship 4
ed from the Butte and Superior +
line during the first half of the n
ear contained 42,0OO,00O pounds of 4
inc, but the output was decidedly Z
ecreased late in the year. y