Show nevada s mineral record for 1920 the value of the gold silver lead and zinc output in nevada in 1920 was about 23 according to preliminary figures compiled by victor C heikes of the united states geological survey department of the interior this represents an increase of about over the output in 1919 A large decrease in the quantity of gold was balanced by increases in other metals but the output of copper lead and zinc was still far below that of 1918 the gold output of nevada decreased from in 1919 to about in 1920 a decrease of more than 21 per cent the goldfield consolidated property for several years the largest gold producer in nevada was operated by the goldfield development company and a comparatively small production was reported the output of gold from the tonopah district however increased from in 1919 to about 1 in 1920 on account of the larger output of the accompanying silver which was favored by a high price the nevada consolidated soli soh dated company at ely operating the largest copper mine of nevada was also the largest producer of gold in the state the elboro mine at jarbidge harbidge Jar bidge was the largest producer of gold from froin gold ores and the tonopah belmont company produced the most gold from silver ores gold production other mines that made an output of gold valued at more than each were the west end tonopah extension consolidated virginia and tonopah mining company the fairview Pair view round mountain round mountain rochester mines elko prince montana ton opah and florence mines were also producers of gold though several of these failed to reach the output of the previous year the mines of the comstock district were active especially in development work though their output of gold was somewhat less than in 1919 when they produced in the rochester district the rochester mines company was a large producer of gold and there was a fair increase over the output of 1919 late in the year the new dredge of the gold canyon dredging company began operations near dayton on old comstock tailings silver mines show up well the mine production of silver increased in quantity from ounces in 1919 to about ounces in 1920 and in value from to about 8 the large mines of the tonopah district produced about ounces of silver in 1920 against ounces in 1919 and 5 ounces in 1918 the largest producers of silver were the tonopah belmont west end tonopah extension tonopah mining and montana tonopah mines large quantities of silver were also produced by the rochester mines company tonopah divide spruce monarch black metals consolidated virginia prince consolidated and nevada packard the comstock district produced about ounces and several properties at rochester produced about ounces the mine output of copper increased in quantity from pounds in 1919 to about pounds in 1920 but decreased in value from to about 9 the output was less than half that of 1918 the nevada consolidated at ely in white pine county was the largest producer and contributed more than pounds of copper a month but the consolidated Copp ermines in the same county made no effort to produce copper ore under the fhe prevailing conditions the mason valley smelter at thompson in lyon county was idle during the entire year and many of the mines of lyon and mineral counties therefore found it impossible to operate lead production the mine output of lead increased in quantity from pounds in 1919 to about pounds in 1920 and in value from to about the prince consolidated mine at pioche and the yellow pine mine in dark clark county were the largest lead producers of the state there was much activity in the mines near pioche and a greater production from the virginia louise black metals bristol silver and combined metals other large producers were the spruce monarch in elko county eureka holly and eureka croesus at eureka nevada united in white pine county and the louisiana consolidated in nye county where a new lead smelter was operated for a short time near arden in clark clarl county a body of lead ore was opened in the potosi mine a large producer of zinc the mine output of recoverable zinc increased slightly in quantity from pounds in 1919 to about pounds in 1920 and in value from to about in 1920 as in past years most of the output was made in the yellow pine district in dark clark county where the yellow pine mine is the largest producer the consolidated Copp ermines in white pine county made large shipments of zinc ore but the output was only about half that of 1919 the average 1 price of zinc for the year was more than 8 cents per p pound aund but in november and december the price dropped and the yellow pine mine was closed dividends declared by nevada mining companies for the first eleven months of 1920 amounted to the principal contributors were the nevada consolidated tonopah E extension tonopah belmont tono pah mining west end arizona silver and yellow pine companies |