| Show NEVADA MINE OUTPUT IN 1919 the value of the gold silver copper lead and zinc mined in nevada in 1916 was about according to preliminary figures compiled by victor C heikes of the united states geological survey department of the interior this is a decrease of over or more than 50 per cent from the output of 1918 when the mines produced the decrease was general but in point of value the largest decrease was that in copper which amounted to more than the gold output of nevada decreased from in 1918 to about in 1919 a decrease of about 29 per cent the goldfield consolidated has for several years held the record of being the largest gold producer in nevada but in 1919 the company ceased operations and the property was turned over to a developing company the output of gold from the tonopah district also decreased notably amounting to only about against in 1918 the elboro mine at jarbidge harbidge Jar bidge was the largest producer of gold in the state other gold mines that had an output of more than each were the nevada consolidated fairview fail view round mountain n florence goldfield and consolidated virginia the white caps round mountain elko prince tonopah belmont tonopah extension ophir silver and olympic mines also produced considerable gold there was a decided decrease in gold from the seven troughs and rochester districts the mines of the comstock district were active though their output of gold was somewhat less than in 1918 when they produced in dark clark county the mine produced much gold as well as silver silver production the mine production of silver decreased in quantity from ounces in 1918 to about ounces in 1919 and in value from to about about ounces of silver was produced in the tonopah district where the principal contributors were the tonopah belmont tonopah extension tonopah mining and west end mines large quantities of silver also were produced by the nevada wonder in churchill county and the rochester and nevada packard properties in in pershing county smaller outputs were made by the yellow pine prince consolidated elko elka prince and several properties at virginia city the comstock district diatz act produced about ounces and several properties at rochester produced about ounces the tonopah divide mining company in the divide district shipped ore to a custom mill and produced considerable silver and gold the mine output of copper decreased in quantity from pounds in 1918 to about in 1919 and in value from to about the nevada consolidated at ely in white pine county was the largest producer and contributed tri buted more than pounds of copper a month and the consolidated cop per perm mines mes in the same county made a notable though greatly reduced production the mason valley smelter at thompson in lyon county was operated for only two months and the shutdown there resulted in a decrease of more than pounds of copper per month in this region the bluestone mine was a large producer but the nevada douglas was idle most of the year A comparatively small output was made in mineral and lyon counties lead output decreased the mine output of lead decreased in quantity from pounds in 1918 to about pounds in 1919 and in value from to about the prince consolidated mine at pioche remained the largest lead producer of the state and the virginia louise combined metals and black metals mines in the same district shipped considerable ore containing lead in ill dark clark county the yellow pine mine made a lead production only to that of the prince second consolidated and the goodsprings Good springs anchor mining company shipped a rich lead concentrate at eureka the eureka croesus and eureka holly companies shipped much lead ore but at ward in white pine county the nevada united mine had a smaller output the groom mine in lincoln county a large shipper in 1938 was idle the mine output of recoverable zinc decreased in quantity from pounds in 1918 to about pounds in 1919 and in value from to about A large part of the output came from the yellowpine Yellow pine district in dark clark county though there was a distinct decrease from froin this region the consolidated Copp ermines in white pine county made large shipments of zinc ore resulting in a production considerably greater than that of 1918 incomplete dividends declared by nevada mining companies for the first eleven months of 1919 amounted to the principal contributors were war e the nevada consolidated tonopah extension tonopah II 11 belmont elmont tonopah mining west end nevada wonder nevada packard and fairview round mountain companies |
