Show OFFICIAL FIGURES ON METAL OUTPUT Production in 1899 Shows an Increase of Three and rd a Half Millions Output by Counties V Special Spa to The Herald Eer Helena Hele May 13 The report on the te production of the mines mine mine of Utah Ut during 1891 18 made by Assayer in Carge B III B Braden Bren of ot the United Unit States assay asay of office flee fice her here to the t director of the th mint was wag made public pu lc today tay It says The precious metal mining Industry of Utah Uth during durIng 1899 1890 1 shows largely brg ly in increased increased creased cre values over ove preceding years y rs tion ton Below BloW are the figures f ure of this ti production V Quantity Value Gold fine ounces ou V Silver fine ana ua coining rate r rat Copper line Ibs Ib lb at 1667 per pr cwt 40 1203 Lead L line fine at 41 per pr cwt Total V 63 Increase in i Production The following table exhibits the te in increased increased creased production of each eh metal meW over the output for the preceding year yer Fine Fn Coining Ounces Oua Value Vau In lead ores orE 0 t In copper cop ores in n cyanides li U 1 In quartz quarts and dry dr ores ore 6 iO In milling ores or 1 Total rotI J otal 27 The silver stiver siver originating in lead led ores ore orewa was wa contained in the te shipments of this thi product to various custom smelters for treatment These Th origin originated originated principally from the te mines of the te Tintic region and Park Pak City Con Considerable lead la ore was w also secured sur from the te mines mine at Frisco Prisco Fr and at BIngam The T TI silver Ewer won from copper oret ore was W contained in the te pro product product duct duet from Bingham and a Eureka Eureka Out Outside Outside Outside side of ot the t operations of the Chloride Point Consolidated Mining Milling company at Mercur the silver RIver values t won von by the the operations of cyanide plants plant were wore unimportant and played playe but a small smal part in the th output of the state The he silver siver obtained from the dry ores and concentrates is also aS p of lesser esser importance ard and was wu contained in shipments from Eureka Euka Mercur and Frisco Friso The silver Eiver won from the vari various vai van vanous ous mills mis was we obtained principally from lead bearing ores ore treated tre te In the mills mis at Park City Eureka Eurek Mammoth and Silver Siver Reef Ref This was wu shipped as dore bars br for final finaI fn treatment to 10 the th various refineries of the east t Gold Producing Districts The output of gold gk from Utah 0 ignate in Beaver Tua Salt St Lake ke i and nd Tooele Tle counties CuU The Te pro products products ducts for fo 1898 and 18 1899 were as u fel tei fellows lows V V VV VI VV V aI V I Iid I V l id l V t tI tV H Hlll i A y V V f 4 b e I J ii g I p V z t 4 jl S q CA V Vs VV VV VV VV 1 ea VV VV V V 1 s V V V J V to c a r 0 o e ete te Mining in Utah Uth is Ii il thus thu shown to t be bein bein beIn in an condition The above improvement has ha been characteristic tic I of recent years year The s feat feature ta ure ur of the th industry continues to play plava playa a leading kading l part and the cyanide process hereafter will wU have a necessary place I o in the maintenance of oC the present out output output output put of gold The year ye also ala witnessed the completion and an opening of a smelt smelting smelting smelting ing plant for the te treatment of low grade copper ores ore Of O the tIle foregoing to tn it i may mey may be b said Rd gee geo geographically geo graphically that the Park Prk City and atI the Tintic are the t more mr distinctly sliver silver lead producing districts district that tat Mercur is the center of the cyanide treatment of ores and that Bingham is the te camp cp from which the large quantities of low lowde grade de copper ores or are ar taken In 1899 11 I however an important amount of 01 cop op j lr ir er came cam from the Tintic Tint district distrct some of which was w contained onte as a byproduct in ores ozes both lead led and ad in dry dr gold bearing v Gold Output The gold 01 that ta was wa won from Utah Uti ores in ip J 1 and d 1899 1 18 originated among on the several divisions D of If th the crude pro pio products ducts in the amounts shown by the fol following following lowing comparisons 8 I I i t II i i iii 1 ii iiI I iia a I g i iI I Q M tO II iii s V 1 fc o S ca S r gj i I IM V M l 14 I V i i i S SC C M o 0 lUi 2 T t I I I II If II I iE f c ss co 4 I i I c c ir C f I 0 g g gc i I Ou c c t the I ii he t total tal increase e of o gold sold was wa more w 0 than tan 43 48 per pr cent over the yield of 1808 1888 Of this this the amount of gain from quartz quart and and dry ores ore was wa due d to t a l larger ex cx extraction traction from and ad sale Ste of tiis product by the te mines in the Tintic district The heavy increase in the value of gold ex cx extracted by means meano of or the cyanide pro process COBS cess c was wa due to t a further perfection during the year yer of the process and ap appliances appliances at the Mercur mills mil From Prom what has hA been accomplished the fu future future future ture treatment of a larger tonnage from the extensive ore bodies at this camp is assured aured The yield of gold from this source surce will wi be maintained and very ver likely further increased hereafter The decrease derea of the gold contained in lead lea ores ore was due partly paty to a lessened lessene value value per ton of this metal in the ores themselves and partly party to the manufacture manufacture ture of dore bars bar by the te milling and concentration of much of the lower grade lead lea ore The gold thus ob obtained tamed tine from lead ores milled is included include ed e under the head hea of milling ores The largely larely favorable showing of gold de derived derived rived from the copper ores during the theyer year yer was w owing to the Highland Boy smelter having been put into commis commission sion slon in May This plant was w erected to handle the from the th properties at ham The mining minin of cupriferous ores ore in the Tintic district was wa also ateo 01 heavier hEvier in 1800 than for some le years yea past pt No gold in inay any ay appreciable amount rC taken front from placers in Utah during 1899 Origin of Silver Siver The amount of silver siver originating from lead led and copper ores oe from and milling plants and ad that ta contained in dry ores or and and concentrates durIn I the th year er u is shown below GALLET GALLE TWO OFFICIAL OF FIGURES i e eV Im ii i iI iJ I v V d I p J a cit t I o 8 o i i I V V I I I Or Or 4 4 I i t i t ib 6 I tai ti OS e eI C 0 c cM I V M 0 t b j 1 V Vi ViV t V V V 0 hi VV V a aV 1 V V V V I Ij E 0 Lj j d V p c P EIO 0 8 Q o t I fo V The increase shown for Juab county ie is explained by bl the more mor active adye oper operation aon of and extraction of ore from several verl of the largest lare properties in the district notably the Centennial Erka Eureka Grand Central and Mammoth mines mine The increase from Summit county was wu due to a larger extraction and ad reduction of the ores ore from rom Park City district by the te Silver Siver King Kins Km Ontario Daly vet and Anchor I mines mine The large and important in increase increase crease cre of sold cold taken from Tooele county in 1899 18 was wa due to the te fal m operations op at Mercur where the cy cyanide snide anide process made rapid advancement in the treatment of the low grades grade of that camp It I is believed bleve that the pres present eat ent production of gold will wi be still sUI fur lur lurther furth furth ther th l r increase in this county Bounty and d a large output will m be b maintained for a number of t years ers The output of gold I from Salt Lake and Beaver Bever counties counte o shows little or no increase of import importance ance ac from that of the te proceeding year yr No gold Id has nl been reported as a produced pre 1899 19 1 by b either Carbon or Iron counties countes in o Silver Sive Districts I The amounts am cf silver originating in inthe inthe inthe the several seral counties cutie in 1899 1891 When rhen corn com compared cm pared with wit the corresponding figures for 1888 show the following results 13 sow C V i e i tIam I Ef I r Q g 9 V g V 8 r 1 i M 1 r rV V rZ t g i iI icv 1 ar I ral i ii i r r 1 Oc iJ iM M t r I t i 11 J Ja 81 a S If 88 8 t t S 0 oR suc tC i I Fol ii V i o S f niH n dO dOz dOt o z oV V t c I A E 8 0 9 H 1 lo O I I OO I o Olf 4 V VOI 1 There is seen sen to tobe be b but little change in the t output except in Snit Salt Lake Summit Sumit and Me Tooele counties cunte The de decrease decre decrease crease cre in l Salt Lake county was wa due to several Yel of the producers of silver siver at Bingham in the past pst being compera comparatively idle pending their th r consolidation into one on operation In Summit county the th large l p increase was wa due to the re resumption of 0 production by the Daly Daiy We West Vet t pin and mill mUl the more exten extensive e extensive en sive extraction and treatment nt of ores ore from the te Ontario mine mine the hi greater tonnage taken from the tc Silver King properties during the year The Tue in increase Increase crease cree of ot silver siver won in Tooele T oele county during 1839 arose aroe from the amounts amount re recovered r recovered covered by cyanide and nd those thos included ia iR smelting ores re taken from the mines of the county mine V 1 |