Show FORECAST FOR MONTANA tile the unusually high prices of metals in 1915 have stimulated mining to a marked degree in montana especially at butte at the present rate of production there will be notable increases in the output of all metals and a marked increase in the total value of the output according to reports received by the united states geological survey from its salt lake representative V C heikes the output is now being made at a rate which will give a total value of about to the years metals instead of about 87 the value in 1915 the production of gold from precious metal bull bullion buglioli ioli is showing a large increase and will be augmented by gold from a much greater output of copper ore the production of silver will doubtless keep pace with that of copper and with the increased output of zinc the production of copper though below tile the normal in january and february has been increased toward the middle of the year by both the anaconda and east butte companies this gain indicates that tile the output of copper for the year may be pounds against pounds in 1915 the east butte mine was averaging pounds a month the first five months and the anaconda about 26 pounds a month with a better rate in april and may an increase of about 30 00 per cent in the output of zinc during the year is indicated for the first quarter of 1916 the butte superior mine produced nearly pounds of gross zinc in ill concentrates or at the rate of pounds a year the elm orlu mine has also increased shipments nie ants of zinc concentrates to about tons a month and may increase this rate the lead production will probably be increased because of the great amount of concentrates derived from lead zinc ores high prices of metal have given better wages and unusual profits profit sp and may result in record ou outputs touts of all metals |