Arizona state miner., 1925-01-17
WESTERN MINING DEVELOPMENT

were active throughout the year, and
the plant at Humboldt was operated
for two months. The conditions of
the copper market did not encourage
increased production, and the output
of several of the smelling plants was
much less than in 1928, but the plant
at Morenci increased it's output con-
siderably, the Calumet & Arizona
smelter was improved to take care of
the concentrate from the New Cor
nelia mill, and the new Magma smell
ter began operations in April. The
largest producers of copper in 1924
were the United Verde, Inspiration,
Copper Queen, Ray Consolidated, New
Cornelia, Miami, United Verde Ex-
tension, Morenci, Calumet & Arizona,
Old Dominiony and Magma mines.
Other mines that produced more than
100000 pounds of copper each were
the Arizona Commercial, Iron Cap,
Shattuck, Midland Arizona Binghamp-
ton, Superior & Boston, and Night
Hawk mines. An unusual amount of
construction and repair work was
done in 1924 A 5,000-ton f1otation
plant was completed and operated by
the New Cornelia Co., the No. con-
centration plant for the Morenci mine
was completely remodeled, and the
new Copper Queen concentrator was
in full operation. The Inspiration
Co. began the construction of a large
teaching plant and the United Verde
Copper Co. completed new crushing
plant and made tests for concentrat-
ing and teaching lowgrade ore.
The production of lead in Arizona
increased from 16.291,54S pounds in
1928 to 17,SOO,OOO pounds in 1924, and
the value increased from $1140,408 to
s1,432,9OO The Copper Queen mine
at Bisbee, was the largest producer of
lead in Arizona, and the Shattuck
mine, which was operated throughout
the year, was second. The shipments
of lead ore from the Calumet & Ari-
zona property were greatly increased,
and much silver-lead concentrate was
shipped from the Signal mine, in Mo
have County. The mines at Tomb
stone produced less lead but ship
ments from Santa Cruz County were
stimulated by the high price of lead,
which averaged more than 8 cents a
pound in 1924.
Zinc ore was shipped from the Cop
per Queen Mine in 1928, but no zinc
products were shipped from Arizona
mines in 1924.
The dividends paid in 1924 by min
ing companies in Arizona Omitted
Verde Extension, United Verde, Mi
ami, New Cornelia, Calumet & Ari-
zona, Inspiration, United Eastern, and
Arizona Commercially amounted to
$9,969,155, exclusive of $2,000,000 paid
by the Phelps Dodge Corporation,
which operates the Copper Queen and
MOrenci properties in Arizona and
other mines in Mexico and New Mex
leo.
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SharIot Hall Off to Washington
Miss Hall was selected to deliver the
electoral vote of Arizona to the vice
president as Secretary of the U. S.
Senate not later than the fourth Mon
day in January, according to the law
SO provided. She will leave for this
purpose about the 18th. Editor Wat
son had the pleasure of again meet
ing Miss Hall, first historian of Ari-
zona, at the Capitol on Monday from
whom this information was received
first hand. She left for her home
at Orchard Ranch near Dewey, where
she feels most of her time must be
devoted to her aged father, now 83
years old.