Show NEVADA 1 IN N 1913 nevada is essentially a metal producing state metallic products constituting more than 98 per cent of the total value of the states mineral output according to the united states geological survey though nevada is at present of much less relative importance as a mining state stat ethan than it was in the glory days of the famous comstock lode it continues to rank first in the pro of silver which is third among the i L mineral products of the state the most im in f mineral product of nevada is cop 1 per in the production of which nevada cranks thanks fifth among the states gold mining franks ranks second among the states mineral industries dus tries the production of copper in creased from pounds in 1912 to pounds in 1913 but with a decline in value from to copi per mining is one of the new industries of the state it did not begin on an important scale until 1908 with the development of the ely district in white pine county in 1907 prior to the development of the ely district the copper production of the state was less than pounds but in 1913 it exceeded pounds in sympathy with the general tendency in the decreased production of gold the output of gold in nevada decreased from fine ounces valued at in 1912 to fine ounces valued at in 1913 more than 60 per cent of the gold produced in nevada in 1912 and 1913 came from the goldfield and tonopah districts the production of silver increased from fine ounces valued at in 1912 to fine ounces valued at in 1913 about 70 per cent of the silver output is derived from the tonopah district to what extent the comstock lode in churchill county has fallen from its high estate in the production of silver is indicated by the fact that in 1876 when this famous district was at its zenith the output was over ounces of silver and in 1913 the total production from churchill bouny was less than ounces the total value of the mineral products of nevada in 1913 amounted to against in 1912 |