Show West's Lead Zinc Output Drops PARK CITY CITY- Western states production of lead led zinc line declined substantially substantially ally last year comp compared red with 1959 1969 according to the US U.S. Bura BurSau au of Mines Output in 1960 was tons tong at mine level vs s. s tons ton in 1959 A major factor Was vias the strike at the Bunker Dunker Hill Co In I Idaho's Coeur dAlene district Total production of ot lead In the nation dropped from tons tone I in 1959 to tons In 1960 Central states production increased in I I creased from tons to tons tone in 1960 whereas output in eastern states increased slightly slight slight- I ly Iy to tons Zinc production in the western states elates dropped on mine level from tons in 1959 to tons The Bunker Dunker lull Hill strike was not a major factor in this decline Central states elates production of zinc jumped from tons to l I tons while eastern states output went from tons In 1959 to tons last year Total Total mine production of zinc inthe Inthe in inthe the United States Stales increased from tons in 1959 1969 to tons last year |