Show COPPER production IN 1909 statistics and estimates received by the united states geological survey from all plants known to produce blister upper tupper i t from domestic ores and from all lake min mines es indicates that the copper output from froin mines in the united states in 1909 surpassed all previous records the figures which have been collected by B S butler of the survey represent the actual production of each company for eleven months and include an estimate of its december output the november figures for a few companies were not available and and these companies furnished estimates for the last two months of the year according to the statistics and estimates received the output of blister and lake copper was pounds as against pounds in 1908 an increase of over 18 per cent this not only exceeds the increase of any previous year but it is considerably greater than the total yearly increase since 1904 it is impossible now to give figures that represent accurately the distribution of the output among the states of origin but a few general statements may be positively made concerning the leading copper prodoc ing states montana tana shows a large increase again taking first rank a place lost to arizona in 1907 the production in montana will nearly equal or will possibly exceed the states previous record output pounds made in 1905 arizona holds second place with a slight increase over the pounds produced in 1908 michigan also exceeded the 1908 production pounds large gains were made by utah and nevada and C california all also increased its output considerably |