Show LEAD AND ZINC IN KANSAS IN 1912 the value of the mine production ot of lead and zinc in kansas in 1912 according to J P dunlop of the united state geological survey was compared with in 1911 the increase was due to the higher prices paid for spelter and to an increased output of concentrates from the galena and lawton districts on account of the necessity of combining the production of the badger peacock and lawton districts in 1912 to avoid disclosing the output of a single producer at lawton the exact decrease in the badger peacock district can not be given the mines in the badger peacock district in 1912 only produced about one eighth as much concentrates as they yielded in 1911 a condition due to the flooding of the mines and to the destruction by fire of one of the large mills the eastern lead zinc company at lawton more than doubled its 1911 output the production of lead concentrates in kansas in 1912 showed a large decrease but the production of zinc concentrates all except tons of which was increased increase ed tons and the value also increased the production of i it 0 o in the galena district increased 1394 tons in 1912 but the yield of galena concentrates declined and the zinc silicate and carbonate sold about equaled that of 1911 the diplomat mine was the largest producer of both lead and zinc in 1912 other large shippers of concentrates were the hartford La tawanna peacock galena lockport murphy glick P layter templar clermont and wyandotte properties |