Show idaho mines show heavy increase the value of the mine output of 0 gold silver copper lead and zinc in idaho in 1916 according to the preliminary estimate of C N gerry of the united states geological survey was over an increase of 41 per cent ceia from in 1915 there was a record output of silver lead and zinc and increased production of copper but a slight decrease in gold the mine production of gold decreased from in 1915 to in 1916 a decrease of 7 per cent part of aba tl decrease was due to the smaller placer output from dredging the gold output from copper ore lead ore and lead zinc ore however was increased the most important dredge operations were those of the boston idaho boise county and the kirtley creek and bohannon Boh aunon bar lembi lemhi county work progressed at deep gold mines at atlanta elmore county and in custer county mills were active at the nellie mine at horseshoe bend and the lucky boy mine boise county increase in silver the mine output of silver increased from ounces in 1915 to approximately ounces in 1916 As the price of silver was much above that of 1915 the value of the output increased from to or 38 per cent there probably would have been a greater increase in the silver production from lead and lead zinc ores had it not been for the peculiar smelt ing conditions during the year as the north port smelter which received the hercules ore was being completed and the bunker hill sullivan company at kellogg was beginning smelter construction each of the following mines produced more than a million ounces of silver hercules bunker hill morning greenball cleveland caledonia and hecla copper production the mine production of copper increased from pounds in 1915 to over pounds in 1916 this represents an increase from to or 79 per cent in value due to 10 the better price A large part of the copper output came from the empire copper and adjoining propel properties ties near mackay in custer county from which greater shipments were made in shoshone Sho ahone county production came from the caledonia the horst powell mine national richmond and various properties producing principally lead ore the lost packer company in custer county constructed a notation flotation plant but did not operate the smelter figures on lead the mine output of lead increased from pounds in 1915 19 15 to approximately pounds in 1916 the value of the lead output increased from to or about 51 per cent there were important increases at the morning hercules hecla and interstate callahan mines the hecla opened a new and important ore body and the morning is said to be developing into a larger mine at depth the bunker hill output was normal but the output of the lead mines of the yreka areka district was generally less than 1915 especially as the stewart ceased shipments early in the year the lead smelting smelling sm elting plant at northport North port washington was operated especially on oil hercules ore and concentrates from marchi to the end of the year at kellogg foundations for the new ton lead plant were being laid and idaho will soon soo n have a smelt ing plant in the coeur dalene region in III lembi lemhi county lead shib shipments ments came from the pittsburg idaho latest out and gilmore in fremont county from the wilbert and in bonner county from the idaho continental tin where a new mill was completed mills were constructed at the silverado alhambra Hypo constitution andray and ray jefferson and the rex mill was improved the coeur dalene region made shipments of concentrate and crude ore at the rate ot tons per month of which about tons were lead material and the remainder zinc ore and concentrate increase in zinc the mine production of zinc increased from pounds in 1915 to approximately pounds in 1916 the value of the output increased from to about or 26 per cent the consolidated soli dated interstate callahan was as formerly the most important producer and shipped tons of zinc ore and concentrate aside from lead product and the success contributed nearly the same amount of spelter other important producers were the morning greenhill cleveland and frisco mines smaller shipments were made from the terrible edith paragon murray hill highland surprise constitution hercules colonial douglas and black hawk in 1 I shoshone county and the minnie moore nay aug boston idaho and north star triumph in blaine county where a new mill wag vas completed the ray jefferson company joining the interstate callahan completed the mill and made concentrates which were stored awaiting the completion of tile ane beaver creek branch of the 0 AV R N railroad incomplete dividends amounted to over those contributing were the consolidated enters inters interstate tat ec e C callahan al lahan hercules bunker hill sullivan hecla caledonia federal M S company success and tamarack custer in shoshone county the empire copper company in custer county pittsburg idaho in lembi lemhi county and the wilbert in fremont county |