Show idaho mine output in 1917 the value of the gold silver copper lead and zino zinc mined in idaho in 1917 according to the statement of C N gerry of the united states geological survey department of the interior was about an increase of more than over the value in 1916 there were decreases in all the five metals except lead in which there was a slight increase idaho was freer from labor troubles than the neighboring states particularly montana and washington the average prices of silver copper and lead were unusually good and every effort was made to ship larger quantities of ore particularly lead ore the new lead smelter of the bunker hill sullivan near kellogg began operations in july and the lead plant at northport North port washington was active during the entire year treating principally idaho and silver lead ores the output of crude ore and concentrate both lead and zinc increased from tons in 1916 to about tons in 1917 gold there was a decrease in the gold output from in 1916 to about in 1917 due principally to the fact that the large dredge at idaho city boise county was idle shipments of gold bullion were made from the Mar marshall shail lake district of idaho county where the sherman corporal property has become a large gold producer the lead ore produced contains a small amount of gold and the copper ore especially ally that of the alder creek district in custer county and the richmond mine in shoshone county contains considerable gold A dredge that had been moved from alaska to prichard creek near murray in shoshone county was ready for operation in december silver the production of silver was about 11 ounces slightly less than that in 1916 when the state produced ounces the price however was so much better that the value of the output increased from to about the coeur dalene region contributed most of the silver and the largest producers were the hercules bunker hill sullivan morning hecla caledonia tamarack custer greenhill cleveland gold hunter stewart consolidated interstate callahan and last chance in boundary county considerable silver is contained in concentrates shipped from the idaho continental property in lemba lemhi county also silver is produced from lead ore increased output was made by the morning hecla and bunker hill properties copper the mine output of copper decreased from pounds in ill 1916 to about 6 pounds in 1917 the value de decreased creased from to about the properties at mackay in custer county and principally the mine of the empire copper company contributed most of the copper output shipments of copper ore were made from the richmond mine where the new tramway to adair was operated the caledonia mine at wardner produces ore containing copper as well as silver and bead lead toward the end of the year the plant of the national copper company was again operated and made shipments of concentrates in november and december other shipments were also made from the horst powell property north of kellogg lead the output of lead increased from pounds in 1916 to about pounds in 1917 and the value increased from to about the principal producers in the coeur dalene region were the bunker hill sullivan hercules the federal properties especially the morning mine the hecla greenhill cleveland caledonia success gold hunter and consolidated soli dated interstate callahan the jack waite property became a shipper of lead ore and the Hypo increased its lead output having acquired the frisco mill the tamarack custer consolidated made shipments of lead concentrates in the last half of the year in lemhi leahi county the pitts burgh idaho latest out and gilmore made shipments of lead ore in boundary county the idaho continental at arco the wilbert mining company and near mackay the copper quen and homestake Home stake ore production in lenchi lemhi county was less than in 1916 zinc As the price of zinc decreased considerably toward the end of the year the average was only about 9 cents a pound the state output decreased from pounds in 1916 to about pounds of recoverable zinc in 1917 the value was approximately the output of the main producer the consolidated interstate callahan decreased about 20 per cent this mine averaged over tons of ore and concentrates per month part of which was a lead product shipments of zinc ore or concentrates were also made from the morning success rex highland surprise constitution ution greenhill cleveland frisco black hawk marsh douglas ray jefferson and nabob most of 0 the zinc came from shoshone county but the north star mine mille near hailey in blame blaine county belonging to the federal company became a producer of zinc concentrates during t the he year A great grett part of the zinc output was sent to the electrolytic plant at great falls montana and p part art of the ore such as that from the douglas mine was concentrated after being shipped the dividends div idenys from idaho mining for fo I 1 r eleven months amounted to nearly the principal contributors were the hecla bunker hill sullivan caledonia hercules consolidated interstate callahan pittsburgh idaho wilbert empire copper big creek leasing company douglas richmond black hawk leasing company and tamarack custer |