Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1938-01-22

'rhere was a substantial increase
in copper ore mined at Butte ueSpite
sharp curtailment during the last
,,n,,ter Of the year" the report said.
THE output OF zinc lead silver ore
however. was considerably less than In
1876. due to continued shortage OF eiec
trio power which prevented capacity or
Grafton at electrolytic zine reIlneiies at
Anaconda and Great Falls
As a result There were decreases IN
quantity Of zinc. lead and silver pro
ducel in Montana In 1881.
The quantity Of copper produced IN
creased about 81 percent. - 49,,
Gold from placeTs decreased, nut Iotal
gold production Increased, as eh LII
was a substantial increase from lOoe
mines i'm part from Butte ana IN par
from either areas notably Fhililps
county" ,,-,,.
1877 was about 2Gl, 400 ounces, valued AT
81 49, 600, compared with 1SO1B Ilne
ounces valued at SG3O7,522 produced In
''''' Placer Gold Decreases
Gold from placer mines decreased
about 1000 ounces in 1897 from Hi"
ounces produced in 1895, but lode mines
in 1887 Than in 1895, when lode mine
production was 1878 ounces
The decrease in gold from placer placer
mines was chiefly at the larger dredging
operations, the report SAID
There were substantial increases IN
gold production reported from many
lode mining operations especlaiiy lIo ron
the copper operations OF the Ahaconua
Conner Mining Co at Butte (which was
the largest producer Of gold. silver ana
conner In Montana In 1870 the hrhloI
mine in the Argenta area OF hea nh,I',nS
county the Ruby Guleh mine in fhllllps
county the Jardine mine in fark county
aud the West MayflOwer mine IN MAul
son county LA no
duced from small lode mining opera
tions hut small scale placer mining Op.
erations continued to decline the report
said. ..
The output of silver was about 9a- ~ IL DIV,
OOO fine ounces, valued at %S,sOi,04O, III
valued AT So 9si. 696. In 1895. There was
a decrease OF more than l.lOOWO ounces
in silver from zinc lead ore emery iIY Jn
Butte hut silver from copper ore ~
creased nearly 99O,O00 ounces ana there
was a moderate increase from silceous
Mines at Butte chiefly those Of the
Anaconda Co.. yielded nearly F." per.eemt
Of the total silver produced IN Montana
in 1g3T and much Of the remainder cane
from mines at Philipshurg other I'm
nortant silver producers were the az
head mine near hanspei an" ~"
Conrsr ore from the Butte mines OF
the Anaconda Co was. as usua nj, tn
most IMPORTANT during the last gua at,n
Of 1877 but the total copper prouuSItiounna
,p Nontana increased from 1l1.uHo'oN
hounds. valued at S20,15G,W96 In 1871. 10
ahor+ os7 530O0O rounds, valued at ST.
9ni no in 1877. AVERAGE sales price per
pound of cOpper WIS Il cent sso5n Tbc |
comnared with % cents In Ih1. Inc
shortage of electric power did not serious
lv effect copper operations ut pu'se'
which were at a normal rate for the
first months Of 1887. however, prSn
dnction was susnended ut TWO OF ne
large mines in October, and the outpul |
Of conner declined sharply IN No'eii''ei
anu Lead Output Lower
The OUTPUT Of lead decreased slightly
from 39118OO0 pounds in BSb 10 aDou.
n 370,0O0 pounds In l@5I, out 't ~ ~ ner
Mound and the total value Increased I 1I9in
Fl TE9 4ls1 10 So 80 so. The Jack Waite
nronerty In Sanders county was was the
states largest lead producer ~ t io1,
The Outnut VI zine decreased SHARPLY,
from 90 424 600 pounds in 1896 TO ABOUT
7s IA 600 pounds in 1887, but the average
sales nrice increased from to cents
per pound and the = f IGs 7sS Sai"e
Due No the continued abnOrmally Tow
bvdroeIectric mower supply the Anacoh9 q
Co. was forced to suspend prouuc1gi N,l,o 81
limo nj the Orphan Girl mine the IaIeeSS'
zinc lpud DrOducer in Montana, anu a.
tpnougb DEVELOPMENT work was contlnuee
at the property the output or zinc, lean 1
and silver from the mime was ohiy nalh
that Of 1876 Production from the billn ,
mine operated by the same Solnt,Hn''
was also curtailed but less seriously.
The outnut Of ore and old tainngs
was aEout $50 400 tons In 1887 conpaFed
with 3R13 11G tons in 1875 MOST OF IL ~
inrroas,, was In conner ore from butle'
ae tho outnut Of zinc declined sharply.
The number Of producing mines ~
Montana in 1887 was about the same o ~
in 1926 when $40 lode mines anu -of
placers were productive. II