The Winslow mail., 1926-01-29
OUTPUT OF ARIZONA MINES In 1925;
MORE SILVER, COPPER, LEAD; LESS GOLD

per, lead and zinc produced by
mines in Arizona in 1925 was $1l4,-
327,100, an increase from $99,6l0,-
379, in 1924, according to estimates
made by V. C. Heikes, of the Bu-
reau of Mines, department OF COM
merce. The output of copper, sill
yer and lead compared favOrably
with that of the war period, though
metal prices were lower and the
output of gold, especially from Oat-
man, was decidedly less. Arizona
retained it's place as the leading
copper producer of the United
States and made an output close
to that of 1918, despite the fact that
market conditions did not warrant
a record output.
The dividends paid in 1925 by
mining companies in Arizona CUnl-
ted Verde, United Verde Extension,
Calumet & Arizona, New Cornella,
Inspiration, Miami, Magma and
Arizona Commercially amounted to
S11.4S3,185. exclusive Of $2,0OO,OOO
paid by the Phelps Dodge corpora
ton, which operates the Copper
Queen and Morenci properties IN
Arizona and other mines in Mexico
and New Mexico.
The output of gold fell off, from
S4.878,465 in 1924 to $4,3l5,zOo IN
1925. as a result of large decrease
in the production >of gold ore from
Oatman in Mohave county. Inc
United Eastern Mining company
was closed in 1924, and the Gold
Road mine was idle in 1925, leav-
ing the Tom Reed property the
main producer of the San Francisco
district. A marked change was
therefore shown in the district gold
output which decreased from Sl,-
617196 in 1924 to about $4S8,827 in
1925. Gold from copper ore was
naturally greater, as the produc-
= sin of copper was unusually large
Marked increases in gold from cop
per ore were made by the Copper
Queen. Calument & Arizona, New
Cornelia, and Magma mines. The
largest producers of gold IN Arl-
zona were the United Verde, Cop
per Queen, Calumet & Arizona,
Tom Reed, New Cornelia, Magma
United Verde Extension, Old Do
minion and Shattuck mines. The
Katherine mine in Union Pass dis
trict completed it's new cyanidatlon
mill and produced considerable gold
late in the year.
The output of silver increased
from 6.649,276 ounces in 1924 to
about 7,322,600 ounces in 1925, and
the value increased from S4,455,Olo
to $5,O52,600, as the average price
of silver in 1926 was about 2 cents
higher than that of 1924. Though
Arizona has not been considered
large producer of silver compared
with the other western states, II
made a record close to that OF Ida
no in 1925. The United Verde mine
was by far the largest producer OF
silver in Arizona, but other large
producers were the Copper Queen,
Magma. Calumet & Arizona, Uni
ted Verde Extension, Shattuck,
Bunker Hill, New Cornelia, Old Do
minion and Iron Cap mines.
The output of copper increased
from 677,752,013 pounds in 1924 to
about 925,000,000 pounds in 1928,
al / the value increased from $8S,-
1854 to $1O2,298,700. Eight smelt-
ing plants within the state were
active throughout the year, and
considerable ore was treated at Ell
Paso. Texas. The Old Dominion
smelter was closed in December,
1924. but the mine output was
handled at the International plant
at Miami. Though the price of cop
per was not high and there was
some talk of curtailment, several OF
the large properties such as the
United Verde, Copper Queen, Kay
Consolidated, Calumet & Arizona,
and Morenci mines decidedly in
creased their output. The smelter
at Hombolt was idle, but much ore
and concentrate was purchased in
a. cipation of active operations.
1te largest producers OF copper IN
1925 were the United Verde, Cop
per Queen, Inspiration, Ray Consol-
idated. New Cornelia, Miami, Nor
enci. Calumet & Arizona, United
Verde Extension and Magma mines.
Other mines that produced more
than 100000 pounds of copper
each were the Arizona Commercial,
Iron Cap, Ell Trio, Night Hawk,
Midland, Shattuck and Superior &
Boston.
The production of lead in Arl-
zona increased from 1852, 3l4
hounds in 1924 to about 100000
pounds in 1925, and the value in
creased from $1,491.3 1856 to $2,O83,-
500. The Copper Queen mine, at
Risbee. was the largest producer
of lead in Arizona and the Shat
tuck mine, which was operated
throughout the year, was second.
The Calumet & Arizona property
was a large producer of lead from
zinc ore shipped east. Other I'M
portant producers of lead were the
Bunker Hill mine at Tombstone, in
cluding flotation concentrate from
the Grand Central lease, the Signal
mine in Mohave county, the Mys-
terry and Hilltop mines in Cochlse
county, and the Sheldon property
in Yavapai county.
No zinc material was shipped
eo~, Ar;1ono ~ 1904 bI1t in QD6