Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-08-25 | Page 39 | Utah Mines Showing Decreased Production

JAH MINES MES SHOWING Df t production o of the mines of ot 71 lah tali In the first half hal of at 1913 1918 shows a reduction as ns compared ti the te corresponding period In 1917 this He e dividends dl paid In that period ear r amounted to as ns comi com com- fred d with wih the first r t six elx six months of ot 1917 i t 8 5 or a a decrease of or j 75 ft rA bulletin Issued by tho the United I l tales tes geological survey says ays that the tho lital tal production of ot Utah In 1917 tho the high value lue of at 93 Is the states state's record The ship ship- l t of ot ores and concentrates In the thell ll lining I ing districts of at Utah during th the lit t six lx Ix months of ot 1918 were how how- vcr t r. r less les than those of ot tho tim corro- corro period In 1917 Production is as 8 affected b by severe seere winter rb costs shortage of or labor and IHl teller embargoes The prices of or met met- 11 ila ls except silver s were lower than thau In shipments were being mado made rom roni E R i cr county count and from flom the ho Park Parle Hy ty In the first half hat of 1918 han ban n he c latter later part of or 1917 but hut de- de are aro re noted notel from rom the mines at atti ti tI and rio mines at irk rk City were shipping about COO I of oC rude ore an 1 concentrate aT a n. T r du du ing the early part par cf cC c 1018 1918 In Jn inh he h h TIntIc district the shipments pm n d- d reused ti to tl bout f-bout lout tons a Th rb rift TIntIc Milling continued treat trea t cu custom tOn ores bv by In leaching I ng but t from many mines wore were t w il the Mammoth mine ivas as lured Iud L he hc shipments from Alta 1 should tm- tm r during the ne summer a as ae tho the nr I Hi-e Hi from Jm Wasatch h to te tt Aha Alia 3 ax c In June Most of or tho the f T-l T I ami s-er s pr produced in Utah lh are arc obtained in copIe cop- cop Ie nr tr and anI lc lead errs Thai Tho outI output t of gold Jold 1 1 wa wo 3 ard and tiit of Jt all sll- sJ- sJ va u vas 1 II lino Silt I e count produced 7 75 r per r cent of or C udal output oi Ol the state In 1 17 17 s so lh thi conditions nt t Rin Bins Bin bath tarn In that county are rl of ot considerable Tim The Copper company compan to Its report for the first of ot 1918 was producing slightly I in that quarter than In iii the first f Barter t r of ot 1917 thou though h Its Is output h t Improvement In April Apri and M May y TEe fee nOn new nw copper leaching plant of or this I company compan which Is now treating about t abo l N 00 O tons of or low grade ra o carbonate ore 4 daily may mar ad much louch copper to tho the outU out out- Olt- Olt Jor U of the tho state elate but the operation of oft t i plant so far has been In part parle cx- cx A larger output Is Js expected t Com P o the tho Ohio Copper Coppe Coppe company's prop prop- Trop Trop- Jr tT f In 1918 as 8 the old mill mt continued DiCtations J anti and two tv units of ot tho the new mi cc each having a dally daily daly capacity of or 60 00 tons were vere active In May IM In March the ne which produced produce bl bie copper opper was clos closed permanently and 1 li n Plant Ilant of or the tho Utah Metal il re l 8 Tunnel property was closed temporarily No 0 great tat Increase In the tue copper r output of ot U Utah h I Is expected In lOtS The Tho otal rrT reduction In 1917 Hii was wig PoUnd valued at II iThe Ahe The Increase In th tim tho output U of ot lead at Evv r rk CI City la oM or l t lh the c tha of or tho TIntIc Most Moat lot atTile of at Tile the ne 1 lead 1 produced In Ulan comes from nam where no nan has hal been heen e In J. J Th Tb Utah Ap P mine mino rJ aga again closed t for a time on account tf ro In the ln 11 h Of lead aro are acing mae made from fro h y ie TIntIc flOII I- I standard min s Sn iii n roun roun- n 10 i In 1917 Ji o of lea valued at l 1 88 i TI Ie ct ls is I not tA lo for an In thio of ot zinc The I o of l lah i 1 i 1 l s ot of zinc In ln 1 1017 1917 17 was s con oon- Ii bh lj- lj lets leu lJ- lJ than tho the production t In rhe r 1 t i H 14 Smelting pan to ship Inc nrc Iro fol It h. h Is nt at th the zinc II p in II Ih the rue n In Paver P count are re keeping u up I J je to Tue ru r 01 I r eLke tour four but smelting plants In Utah aro arc aroen apparently no effort has apparent ten en to increase the tho x te present rate rale s shipment Plent ot of ore