Show mine M ine output in nevada in 1918 the value of the gold silver copper lead and zinc mined in nevada in 1918 was over according to the preliminary figures compiled by victor C heikes of the united states geological survey department of the interior this is a decrease of over from the output of 1917 when the mines produced 54 the decrease was general and in point of value the largest decrease was that in copper which amounted to more than gold the gold output of nevada decreased from in 1917 to about in 1918 this is a comparatively small decrease when the isolation of the camps and the excessive costs are considered although the goldfield consolidated has held the record of being the largest gold producer of nevada for several years the gold output declined about 40 per cent gold from the tonopah district was also decidedly decreased and amounted to about 1 gold producers of tile the state which had an output of more than each were the nevada consolidated from copper ore the aurora consolidated the white caps at manhattan the elko prince the olympic mines in mineral county the union consolidated at virginia city and the rochester mines at rochester other notable gold producers were the round mountain property nevada wonder dahl placer consolidated virginia comstock leasing company and consolidated copper mines there was a decided decrease in gold from the seven troughs district and from froin churchill county As a result of the developments at depth on the comstock lode that district produced more than in gold silver the mine production of silver decreased from ounces to about ounces in 1918 the value of the output however increased from to about the largest output of silver or I 1 about ounces was produced in the tonopah district where the principal con tribu tors were the tonopah extension ton opah mining tonopah belmont and west end elid large quantities of silver also came frolli om the nevada wonder in churchill coun ty and the rochester mines in humboldt bounty anty smaller outputs came from the yellow pine nevada packard prince con undated dated elko prince and several proper ties es at virginia city the comstock dis brict ct produced about ounces and several veral properties at rochester produced about out ounces copper the mine output of copper decreased from pounds in 1917 to about pounds in 1918 the value of the output decreased from to about the nevada consolidated at ely in white pine county the largest producer contributed more than pounds of copper a month and the consolidated soli dated Copperi Copp ermines nines in the same county was producing more than pounds a month at thompson in lyon county the mason valley smelter was operated throughout the year at the rate of about I 1 pounds a month in this region the bluestone mine was a large producer and the nevada douglas made considerable shipments at luning in mineral county the wall street shipped a large tonnage of copper ore and in lander county the copper canyon made notable production lead the mine output of lead decreased ased from pounds in 1917 to about pounds in 1918 the value of the output decreased from to about one of the hargea largest lead producers in the state was the prince consolidated at pioche which shipped iron manganese ore con contain taino ing gold silver and lead from the yellow pine district of dark clark county considerable high grade lead ore was shipped some lead product was separated from a lead zinc ore and considerable lead zinc ore was shipped to the zinc smelters shelters sm elters or oxide plants considerable si sid lead was produced by the combined metals at pioche the groom mine in lincoln county and several properties at eureka the mine output of recoverable zinc decreased from pounds in 1917 to about pounds in 1918 the value of the output decreased from to about nearly all of the output came from the yellow pine district of clark county though there was a distinct decrease from this region the consolidated coppe Copp ermines in white pine county made large shipments of zinc ore as did the combined metals company at pioche dividends declared by nevada mining companies for the first eleven months of 1918 amounted to the principal contributors were the tonopah belmont tonopah mining nevada consolidated west end boss jim butler union consolidated yellow pine nevada wonder rochester mines tonopah extension and nevada packard |