| Show NEV AOA OUTPUT WAS v I 11 In i is Nevada's Nevadas Nf metal production estimated at gold sliVer silver sl er copper lead zinc according to preliminary pro pre C. C figures compiled h by s Heikes of the United States geological survey department of or the tho Interior 1 hll hIs total represents an nn Increase f of oC over O in III il spite spie of the tho fact act that there was wac a slight hL decrease In recoverable recoverable recover recover- able zinc wal and RI a marked decrease In both gold and sliver silver There was Vas a fair Increase In tho the output of both copper and nd load Lead hall The Tue a average prices of ot copper and I lend lead nd Were verO unusually high In 1917 and this fact tact had much to do with wih making tho the total toL value valti greater then that o of the previous year YC Tho The gold old output of ot Ne a Nevada n In 1917 17 was wn valued at about abolt a de decrease e- e crease of oC about aboul This deCrease dl- dl do- do cr Crease lse was vas due In great part urt to tl tho tim red reduced on output I lut t of oC the COll fIeld Consolidated Con Con- which has for Ol years year been the tue main gold Rohl producer of the tho state tate Tn Thus Th of or the Tonopah district the ores of ot which contain considerable gold was also Ifs less The Tho gold output was valued at about against In 1916 The Thc main producers producer Were the Tonopah Tonopah I Mining company Jim Butler Tonopah Buter ExtensIon and West rest End Much gold came from tho the Elko Prince the tile Aurora Consolidated at Aurora the tho tho Round Mountain placer t and quartz properties and the tho mines the tho Rochester district ant at Manhattan where where there thele was re renewed renewed renewed re- re activity At the White hlo Cpas Cpa mImic a n large largo ore ole body hOlh Is developed eloped from five levels Time The new mill mi wih with roaster was active during the last l part arl of oC the tho year ear making a considerable output out out- putt put 1111 Tho The War Eagle Big Bg Pine and Union Amal Amalgamated mills mis were also operated and a lar large e amount of placer gravel was treated b by twelve twel e opera opera- tors tor Bullion Dulion production from Seven even Troughs district decreased as ns did tho the placer lacer output from tho the Battle DaUle Mountain district of ot Lander county count hut but the mills mis In Eldorado canyon canyon In Clark count county were ere unusually active e The N National lonal mine a n largo large producer In the past was unproductive in 1917 About sixth ono I of oC the time gold Koh came camo from copper ore and lead ore ore mainly from copper ore The Thc production of silver sl er decreased from ounces In 1916 to about 13 ounces In 1917 Tho The price of oC silver sl which averaged a about 81 Si cents an ounce gave this output a value of or 92 which Is EI slightly more mr than the tho value of or the thu output In 1916 Tho The tho the principal sliver silver producers welo mines at at Tonopah tho the Nevada ala No Wonder Vonder the tho Rochester Mines company Nevada Ne ada Packard Elko Eiko EIo Prince Comstock properties prop prop- ertes Yellow Pino Pine and Nevada e aca Hills Hils With lh th the Improved price it was possible possible pos pos- sible to treat low grade ore ore especially at Tonopah where the silver output decreased to about ounces from S. S ounces In 1916 G. G Tho rho Tonopah Belmont Tonopah Mining and nd Tonopah Extension each produced moro more than ounces of silves sl es as wen well wenAS as considerable gold The Mexican mill mi at Virginia Virginia City treated custom oro ore largely hugel from the tho Union Consolidated I b but t tho bullion ulon output of oC the L VU was ill null IC less COI Copper r Increases The copper production production- of or Nevada Increased Increased in increased In- In creased to nearly nearl pounds In 1917 an increase of nearly pounds over o that ot of tho tIm previous year The tH value of output t increased from fron to about The main copper producer as formerly was the Nevada Consolidated at McGill The company was milling over tons of or ore a mouth month and shipped a n first first- class cass product product The production from the smelter was somewhat less Jess than In 1916 but the loss was moro more than compensated compensated com coin for b by the tho operation of ot the Mason vale valley plant In Lyon Ion count county A large part of ot the tue ore treated came from the Bluestone mine mint large quantities fuan- fuan quan quan- titles tUes of copper ore were shipped to other copper plants esp especially from room the Yerington district In In n Lyon county tho time Santa anta Fe and Silver Star tur districts of or Mineral count county anti and from the tho Hu district In the ane vicinity or of Eh Ely Tho Tim Copper Canyon Canon Mining com company pan in iii the Battle Mountain district made a lar largo large e output output The Consolidated Copper Mines company compan at El Ely contributed a large quantity of oC both crude ore and concen concen- The mill mm was remodeled and ahr Improved ed and toward th the close of the year treated more than tons a da day Tho The production of oC lead Increased from 2 pounds In 1916 to over o el pounds in iii 1917 The value of oC the tho output increased ased from to about 2537 The principal lead- lead producing a districts are arc the tho of or Lincoln county particularly time the Prince Con Consolidated mine and amid the Yellow Pine Pino district of or Clark count county Tho The Bullion Dulon and Anchor properties In th the Yellow Pine district district Increased their output of oC lead Considerable ore was mined at time the Groom property In southwestern southwestern southwestern south south- western Lincoln count county at the Hamburg Ham Ham- burg property near ner at the thc Union Mines Ines company compan and at properties proper proper- ties tes in the Eureka district of Eureka cou county a ty There was a decrease in the production pro pro- ducton of recoverable zinc from 32 pounds in 1 InG 16 to about pOUn pounds s In 1917 Hii The alu value of this output decreased considerable from o over or r to about The Tho Y Yellow Pino Pine property In the time Yellow PIne Pino district in Clark county count continued to supply the largest Jarges quantity of zinc produced b by an any mine In the time state slate The Potosi mine mimic of ot the Empire Zinc company company com corn pan pany was as also a large lare producer Zinc Inc was also produced b by the Nevada Zinc Mining com company pan in Elko Eiko county Lone Iono Mountain district In Esmeralda county count and Ely Eh In White While Pine Pino count county Iho he dividends declared by Nevada evada e ada mining companies In 1917 amounted to toOer over O er The largest was waR that largest of the time Ne ada Nevada Consolidated which paid over Others were the Tonopah Tono Tone pah palm Belmont Mining company compan Jim Butler Buter Yellow Pine Nevada Hills HUls Tonopah Extension Boss West cst t End Hambur Hamburg Nevada Vender UVada Uada lies Res fea- fea cue fula Eula and Prince Consolidated ted |
