Show NEVADA i A n A TV MINES LESSEN OUTPUT Loss Less Lossin Lossin Copper L. L O CI Shows Biggest fi in n Production During Past Year ear I I Nevada production of ot pr precious clous mot mot- gals Vals ab In in 1 1913 amounted to according ac acv ac- ac cording to United Stator States geological survay survey survey sur- sur vey vay This Is a a. decrease of over ove from tho output of oC 1 1917 11 whoa hO tho mines minos produced SO Tho decrease was general and In point of oC tho r lI largest est decrease ec ase was that In copper which amounted to moro than Tho gold sold output of oC Nevada r decreased from tram In 1 1917 17 to about In InS 1018 This Is a comparatively ely small decrease whon when tho the Isolation of tho camps and tho co costs ts aro are considered Although Gol Goldfield Clel Consolidated Consolidated Con Con- ConI I has held tho the record of or being tho the largest gold Cold old producer of oC Nevada o for several years tho the gold rold output de declined do- do dined about 40 0 per cent Gold from the Tonopah district was also decidedly decided decided- ly decreased and amounted to about Gold producers of or tho state which had an output of moro morn than than each ellch wore tho the Nevada r Consolidated from copper oro ore tho the Aurora Au Au- rora Consolidated tho the C Caps ps at Manhattan tho the Elko Prince the tho Olympic Olm pic plc Mines In Mineral county tho the Union Consolidated at Virginia City an and tho the Rochester Mines at Rochester Other Othor gold gol producers were oro tho Round Mountain property Nova Nevada Wonder Dahl Placer Consolidated Virginia and Consolidated Consolidated Con Con- Comstock Leasing company Copper mines minos Thoro There was a decided decrease In gold old from tho Soven Troughs district and from Churchill count county As a n. result of or tho the ments menta at depth on tho the Comstock lode that district produced moro more than HOO- HOO In gold Silver er Shows ce o Tho mine production of oC silver decreased de- de creased from 1 C ounces to about ounces In 1915 Tho value of oC the output over however Increased from 9 1 to about The largest output of ot silver or about ounces was produced In tho Tonopah Tonopah Tono Tono- pah district where hero tho the principal contributors conI con- con I were cre the Tonopah Extension Tonopah Mining Tonopah Belmont and West Cost st End Largo Large quantities Ses of ot silver also 1180 camo from tho the Nevada evada Wonder Yonder In Churchill count county and tho the Rochester mines In Humboldt I county Smaller outputs came from tho Yellow Pine Nevada Nevida e Packard Prince Consolidated Elko Prince and ami several properties at Virginia VL CIt City The Comstock district produced about bout ounces and sov- sov eral properties at l Rochester pro produced about ounces 1 Tho mine output of copper decreased ed from front 1 1 pounds In 1917 to about poun pounds s In 1918 Tho The value of ot the output decreased from 33 l to about The Tho Nevada Ne Ne- Nevada e vada vla Consolidated at Ely In White Pine Pino county tho the largest producer con- con F TJ moro more than pounds of ot copper copper a month and th the tho Consolidated Coppermine 5 In tho the samo same county was producing more moro than pounds a month At Thompson In Lyon Lon county the Mason Iason Valley smelter smoker was operated throughout the year at the rata rate of ot ab about abt t pounds a 11 month In this region tho the mine was a a. large producer and the tho Nevada Dou Douglas s made considerable shipments At LunIng LunIng LunIng Lun- Lun Ing In Mineral county tho the Wall Street shipped hipped a large e of or copper ore are and In I Lander county the Copper Canon Canyon Canyon Can Can- yon on made mad production Lend mil Off orr Tho The mine output of or lead decre decreased se front from pounds In l 1917 7 to about pounds in 1918 InS The v luo o of tho output decreased from to to about One of tho largest lars load lead producers in tho the state was the tho Prince 1 rh C Consolidated at nt Pioche which shipped man Iron manganese Iron mese oro ore containing gold silver and lead lend From tho Mallow Yellow Mal Yol- low Pine Pino district of ot Clark count county considerable con con- high grade lend lena oro ore was shipped some somo lead product was separated separated sepa sepa- rated front from a zinc lead oro ore an and considerable considerable consid consid- erable crable zinc load oro was shipped to the t j II zinc smelters smellers or oxide e plants plant Can Consid- Consid j I 1 I eraMo lea lead was produced by tho the Combined Com Com- ComI com I I Metals at t the tho Groom mine in Lincoln count county and several sC properties properties properties proper proper- ties at Eureka I Tho The mine output of ot recoverable zinc I decreased from pounds In 1317 1917 to about pounds In InS 1918 The Tho value of ot the tho output decreased from to about Nearly all of oC the output camo from tho the Yellow Tallow PI Pino no district of or Clark count county though h there thoro was wag a distinct decrease o from rom this I region roslon The Consolidated In White Pine Pino county made large shipments shipments ship ship- ments of ot zinc ore ore as did tho the Combined Metals retal company at Dividends ends declared b by Nevada zovada mining companies for fol the tho first eleven cloven months of or 1918 1915 amounted to The principal contributors were cro th the tho Tonopah Tonopah Tonopah Tono Tono- pah Belmont Delmont Tonopah Mining alining Nevada eada Consolidated West est En End Boss Jim But Dut- leI ler Union Consolidated Yellow Pino Nevada e Wonder Vander Rochester Mines Tonopah Tonopah To To- Extension and Nevada Ne PAckard Packard |