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Show v. I AUGUST The Western Mineral Sarny, Salt Lake City, Utah PAGE TWO (From the U. S. Bureau of percipitates) copper gold, lead, Mines Yearly Summary) and silver was molybdenum, $194,921,113 in 1952, or 84 perAlthough a. marked increase in cent of the State total. the production of cement find the The value of Arizonas metal mining of gypsum, manganese, and tungsten ores in Arizona was production in 1952 was $222,955,-00- 0 evident during 1952, 'the State's ($236,469,000 in 1951), 96 permineral industry continued to be cent of the total value; nonmetdominated by copper mining. als $8,720,000 ($7388,000 in 1951), 4 percent of the total value; arid However, even though more mineral fuels (coal), $33,000 copper ore was mined in 1952 ($30,000 in 1951). than in any year in the State's Production of cement and mica history, production of the metal was 5 percent less than in 1951, each .was 75 percent greater in principally owing to a decline in 1952 than in 1951, molybdenum, the grade of ore mined at open a byproduct of copper ore, was pits. On the other hand, activ- 72 percent greater, gypsum 69 ity in lead-zinmining, one of percent greater, and perlite 28 the principal industries of the percent greater. Production of State, declined during the last she tungsten concentrate in 1952 (73 months of the year as the result tons) was nearly seven times of hut downs caused by contin- greater than in 1951. ued decreases in' the domestic On the other hand, producprice of lead and zinc. tion of gold and silver, mainThe total value of Arizonly' products of copper ore, was less, and production of as mineral output exclusive lead and zinc was less. Inof uranium. In 1952 creases were recorded also decreased 5 percent in production of asbestos, from $243,887,000 produced In 1951. Of the total value In clay, manganese, and ura83 contributed nium, but decreases in ba1952, copper rite, feldspar, fluorspar, gravpercent, sine 7, gold 2, lead el, lime pumice sand and 2, silver 2 and other minerals stone. 4 percent. Five metals Outstanding features that afcopper gold, lead, silver and zinc, valued in fected Arizona's mining activities all at $220,686,278 accounted for in 1952 were the accelerated min95 percent of the total value; ing of copper ore; the closing of The value of the metals recover- the San Xavier ed from copper ore (including mine in Pima County in August; c $231,-708,0- 09 lead-silver-zi- nc MINING MACHINERY Hental Compressors Complete Drilling Equipment Mine Cars 11 - Eimco 12-- B Muckers Battery Locomotives Slusher and Tugger Hoists Gas and Electric Shaft Hoists Vent Tubing and Blowers New Air Hose PLUS 1 Sampling Equipment Rail and Pipe , Crushers Ball Mills Flotation Cells Tractors Electric Motors Pumps, all kinds 000's OF ADDITIONAL the suspension of mining copper-zinore at the Magna mine in Pinal County in August; a substantial decrease in output of copore at the per ore and copper-zin- c United Verde mine in Yavapai County; the increase in the capacity of the cement plant in Pima County; establishment of a government manganese ore purchase depot at Deming New Mex., in November, 1951; establishment of a government asbestos purchase depot at Globe, Ariz., in 1952, and. the governments program of purchasing tungsten. A manganese ore purchase depot was established by the government at Wenden, Ariz., in November, 1952. In 1952 Arizona remained in the largest producer of copper in the United States, ranked second in asbestos, fourth in silver, sixth in gold and lead, and seventh in zinc; and continued in rank first in total value of the five metals gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc. It was also a large producer of barite, cement feldspar, and molybdenum. Regulations of the Atomic Energy Commission will not permit the publication of uranium production; and because of the close relationship between the output of vanadium and uranium, production figures on vanadium have not been published c since 1947. Except for lead and zinc during the last half of the year, markets and prices for metals and nonmetals were stable throughout the year. The demand for some metals was unusually high owing to requirements for national defense purposes. The Treasury price of gold re- - UNLISTED URANIUM Stocks ITEMS Write, Phone or Visit our two yards MACHINERY TENTER INC. 1201 S. 6th West 2nd East & 3rd South Silt Lake Cttr, Utah Moab, Phone Utah 73 mained at $35 a fine ounce and of silver at $.9051; the average weighted price of lead dropped to $0,161 per pound, and zinc to $0,166 per pound. The year opened with lead quoted at 19.0 cents a pound and zinc at 19.5 cents a pound, and ended with lead quoted at 14.75 cents a pound and zinc at 12.50 cents a pound. In 1952, 99 percent of the States copper production, 95 percent of the gold, and 84 percent of the silver came from nine districts Ajo, Big Bug, Copper Eureka Mountain (Morenci), Mineral (Bagdad), Globe-MiamCreek (Ray), Pioneer (Superior), verde (Jerome), and Warren (Bisbee); 88 percent of the lead came from six districts Aravai-pa-, Big Bug, Harshaw, Old Hat, Pima, and Warren; all of the molybdenum came from three i, , districts Eureka, and Copper Mountain; all of the manganese ore (35 percent or more Mn) came from five counlee, Pima, and Yuma; 93 percent of the tungsten concentrate came from five counties Cochise, Mohave, Pima, Yavapai, and Yuma; and 93 percent of the zinc came from ten districts Aravaipa, Big Bug, Chochise Eureka, Harshaw, Old Hat, Pima, Ihoneer, Verde, and Warren. Globe-Miami- Of the nonment&llio pro' duction in Arizona in 1952, the most important was cement produced at one plant in Pima County. It was followed by sand and gravel, despite a loss of 32 percent in quantity compared with 1951; most of it came from 10 pits in Maricopa, Pima, and Pinal Counties. Next in importance was lime, valued at $757,390 in 1952, produced at three plants in Cochise, Gila, and Yavapai Counties. Most (45,016 tons) was chemical Hme used by the copper milling and smelting industries in Arizona. Asbestos ranked fourth in importance in 1952 and production was 10 percent greater than in 1951; all of it came from 11 mines north of Globe (Gila County. Most of the asbestos was sold to the General Services Administration (Government purchase depot at Globe). Of the total (247,329 short tons) clay output in Arizona in 1952, 141,584 tons was bentonite produced from a pit in Apache County and shipped to oil refineries in California and 105,745 tons was common clap produced and oil refineries in California, and 105,745 tons was common clay produced and used by six brick companies in Maricopa and Fima Counties. 6, 1954 stone and 388 tons of sandstone valued in all at $355,709. Most of the stone was quarried from pits in Cochise, Conconlno, and Pinal Counties. Other nonmetallic production in 1952 included barite from the Arlona Barite property near the Granite Reef Dam (Maricopa County); feldspar and silica (quartz) from the Consolidated Feldspar Corp. property near Kingman (Mohave County); fluorspar from four mines in Co-- , chise, Greeqlee, and Maricopa Counties; gypsum from the Arizona Gypsum Corp. mine near Winkleman (Pinal County); scrap mica that came largely from the Buckeye property in the Quatzsite area of Yuma County; perlite from four properties near Superior (Pinal County); pumice and pumicite from the Superlite property near Williams (Conconino County); and gem stones (mostly turquoise) largely from claims in Gila, Mohave, Greenlee, and Yavapai Counties. . Coal was the only mineral fuel production in Arizona in 1952; all (5,003 short tons) of it came front one mine, as in 1951, in Navajo County. Ferrous Scrap Jumps In Consumption The consumption of ferrous materials scrap and pig iron) during May, increased 4.2 percent (preliminary over April, according to the Bureau of Mines, United States Department of the Interior. The daily consumption rate of ferrous scrap and pig iron during May was virtually unchanged from the previous month. The total melt (8,965,000 gross tons) consisted of 53.3 per cent scrap and 46.7 percent pig iron during May, virtually unchanged from April. es Scrap for consumption home plus scrap production) in May was 4,542,000 gross (tons, 4 percent greater than in Apjrl. Home scrap accounted for 2.637.000 tons and purchases 1- ,905.000 tons; of the purchases 81 percent was received from dealers and 19 percent from other sources. (pur-chas- Stocks of ferrous scrap held by consumers totaled 5,637,000 gross tons, decreasing for the fifth consecutive month. The 2,436,000 gross tons of pig iron stocks held by consumers., and suppliers 3 percent from April. Summary of production, receipts, consumption and consumers stocks of iron and steel scrap Stone production comprised and pig iron, December 1953 to 111,520 short tons of crushed May 1954, in' gross tons. stone, 70,889 tons of miscellaneous stone, 52,223 tons of H" de-crea- ed NeW Offices for Ray Cromer Brokerage Co. Member Salt Lake Stock Exchange Salt Lake Stock Exchange Bldg. Suite No. 4 39 Exchange Place Salt Lake City, Utah Report on Apache Uranium will be mailed upon request Phone Teletype SU 180 17 Deason and Nichols Asiayen and Chemists Ore Shippers Representatives 4 160 South West Temple Salt Lake City, Utah Phone The Ray Engineering Company, founded in Dallas, Texas, in 1946, by Ray Shivers, has opened an office at 204 State Exchange Building, 343 So. State St. Andrew Wiegand, mining engineer is operating the office. The company has been operating for Consolidated Uranium at Temple Mountain and also for several months have been under contract to the Shell Oil Company throughout . the uranium and oil area in Utah. |