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Show ALL UTAH SILVER SIL-VER RECORDS AREBROKEN as a metal producer by breaking all of its past records for silver output and by swinging into the lead of all ; other states of the United States in the matter of production of the white metal. Montana, Its nearest compe- titor, the leading producer of silver for a score of years, was second in silver production and Nevada was third. Nothithstanding that up to and including in-cluding 1922 Utah has produced 433, 290,059 ounces of silver, last year's production of silver, 16,800,000 ounces, oun-ces, according to statistics compiled by V: C. Helkes of the United States, geological survey, is over 3,300,000 ounces larger than that of 1917 totaling to-taling 13,479,135 ounces, the greatest great-est previous production. . Not only is the total of 16,800,000 ounces the largest production for the state of Utah, but it nearly equals the largest silver production made by any state. Only by a small margin does Montana still retain the record of achieving the largest year's silver production for any state. In 1895 the Treasure state, famous also for its copper mines, according to government govern-ment statistics, produced 17,701,000 ounces. Again In 1899 the production produc-tion reached 16,850,755 ounces. Last year Montana produced 12,500,000 ounces. Nevada, also well known as an important im-portant silver producer, during 191S produced 16,000.083 ounces. Output of the Sagebrush state has gradually decreased until the mines of the state are turning out a total ranging from . increased to 8,198,000 ounces. Prior to 1901 the greatest silver output of Utah mines had not reached reach-ed 10,000,000 ounces. That after six-6,500,000 six-6,500,000 to 7,500,000 ounces. During Dur-ing 1922 production of Nevada mines ty years of steady exploitation and a silver production record of 433,290,-ounces 433,290,-ounces all silver output Tecords of the past should be exceeded In such a decisive manner is an Indication both of the permanency of the Utah metal mining industry and the tremendous tre-mendous mineral resources of the state. Wrere the total achieved during 1922 but the peak preceding a sudden sud-den waning of production, the record established by the state's mines would be k source of regret rather than a gratification. However, conditions condi-tions at the various camps Indicate the reverse. It Ib probable, providing there is no sudden slump in silver when the Pittman act order is filled, that the output for 1923 will equal, if not exceed that of 1922. At Bingham, since the recent Improvement Im-provement 1n copper, the outlook for the year is Indeed bright. Increase of the state's production of coppor from 30,891,402 pounds for 1921 to 95.-500,000 95.-500,000 pounds for 1922 has resulted result-ed from the increased activity of Bingham mines. What would have been Utah's production pro-duction of silver 'had the price ot lead been aa strong during the first half of the year as during the last half is an interesting speculation. As a largo part of silver produced in Utah Is derived from silver lead' ores, the increase In tho price of lead ha9 been a large factor 1n improving tho output totals and earnings of mines of the state. Of Uifi western states, Utah is the second largest producer of lead, Idaho Ida-ho with a total of 195,300,000 lbs, leads. Utah's output of lead increased increas-ed during 1922 to 134,000.000 lbs, as compared with 89,187,268 lbs. |