Show nevada M mine ne output in 1917 the value of the gold silver copper lead and zinc mined in nevada in 1917 was over according to pr preliminary elimina ry figures compiled by victor C helices heikes of the united states geological survey department of the interior this total represents an increase of over in spite of the fact that there was a slight decrease in recoverable zinc and a marked decrease in both gold and silver there was a fair increase in the output of both copper and lead the average prices of silver copper and lead were unusually high in 1917 and this fact had much to do with making the total value greater than that of the previous year gold output the gold output of nevada in 1917 was valued at about a decrease of about this decrease was due in great part to the reduced output of the goldfield consolidated mining company which has for years been the main gold producer of the state the production of the tonopah district the ores of which contain considerable gold was also less the gold output was valued at about against 1 in 1916 the main producers were the tonopah belmont tonopah mining co jim butler tonopah extension and west end much gold came from the elko prince the aurora consolidated at aurora the round mountain placer and quartz properties the rochester district and the mines at manhattan where there was renewed activity at the white caps mine a large ore body is developed from five levels the new mill with roaster was active during the last part of the year making a considerable output the war eagle big pine and union amalgamated mills were also operated and a large amount of placer gravel was treated by twelve operators bullion production from seven troughs district decreased as did the placer output from the battle mountain district of lander county but the mills in eldorado canyon in dark clark county were unusually active the national mine a large producer in the past was unproductive in 1917 about one sixth of the gold came from copper ore and lead ore mainly from copper ore production of silver the production of silver decreased from ounces in 1916 to about ounces in 1917 the price of silver which averaged about 81 cents an ounce gave this output a value of which is slightly more than the value of the output in 1916 the principal silver producers were the mines at tonopah To the nevada wonder the rochester mines co nevada Pa packard ckardt elko prince comstock properties yellow pine and nevada hills with the improved price it was possible to treat low grade ore espe dally at tonopah To where the silver output decreased to about ounces from 8 ounces in 1916 the tonopah delmont belmont tonopah mining and tonopah extension each produced more than ounces of silver as well as considerable gold the mexican mill at virginia city treated custom ore largely from the union consolidated mine but the bullion output of the district was much less increased copper production the copper production of nevada increased to nearly pounds in 1917 an increase of nearly pounds over that of the previous year the value of the output increased from to about the main copper producer as formerly was the nevada consolidated at mcgill the company was milling over tons of ore a month and shipped a first class product the production from the smelter was somewhat less than in 1916 but the loss was more than compensated for by the operation of the mason valley plant in lyon county A large part of the ore treated came from the bluestone mine large quantities of copper ore were shipped to other copper plants especially from the yerington district in lyon county the santa fe and silver star districts of mineral county and from the robinson district in the vicinity of ely the copper canyon mining co in the battle mountain district made a large output the consolidated Copp ermines co at ely contributed a large quantity of both crude ore and concentrates the mill was remodeled and improved and toward the close of the year treated more than tons a day increase in lead the production of lead increased from pounds in 1916 to over pounds in 1917 the value of the output increased from to about the principal lead producing districts are the pioche of lincoln county particularly the prince consolidated mine and the yellow pine district of dark clark county the bullion and goodsprings Good springs anchor properties in the yellow pine district increased their output of lead considerable ore was mined at the groom property in southwestern lincoln county at the hamburg property near pioche at the union mines co and at properties in the eureka district of eureka county there was a decrease in the production of recoverable zinc from pounds in 1916 to about pounds in 1917 the value of this output decreased considerable from over to about the yellow pine property in the yellow pine district in dark clark county continued to supply the largest quantity of zinc produced by any mine in the state the potosi mine of the empire zinc co was also a larger producer zinc was also produced by the nevada zinc mining co in elko county lone mountain district in esmeralda county and ely in white pine county the dividends declared by nevada mining companies in 1917 amounted to over 11 the largest was that of the nevada consolidated which paid over others were the tonopah belmont tonopah mining company jim butler yellow pine nevada hills tonopah extension doss boss west end hamburg nevada wonder uvada rescue eula and prince consolidated |