Show IDAHO MINES IN 1919 the value of the gold silver copper lead and zinc mined in idaho in 1919 according to the estimate of C N gerry of the united states geological survey was about a decrease of from the value in 1918 the decrease in the quantity of all metals produced but gold as well as in the total value of the output was decidedly great and was due in part to the difficulty in marketing copper lead and zinc to the lower prices for these metals and to the high cost of labor and supplies in august a labor strike in the coeur dalene region prevented shipments from many of the large mines near wallace fortunately labor troubles failed to close the large mines near kellogg and the bun kerchill smelter and refinery at bradley were active throughout the year though not run at full capacity the mine output of gold in idaho was valued at about in 1919 a value close to that of 1918 the largest output of gold was made by the gold hill and iowa properties in boise county though the dredge at murray in shoshone county produced considerable of that metal in boise county no dredges were operated and in lemhi leahi county there was only a small dredge output silver output lower the mine output of silver decreased from ounces in 1918 to ounces in 1919 nearly 38 per cent an unusual decline and the value decreased from to about decreases amob amounting to ounces or more were reported by the hercules morning hecla and tamarack and ouster custer mines smaller decreases were reported by the bunker hill caledonia and Gold hunter the largest silver producer of the state was the bunker hill and sullivan mine at kellogg which was followed by the hecla mine at burke other large producers of silver were the morning caledonian Gold hunter hercules and tamarack and custer mines the mines in the coeur dalene district produced about ounces of silver or about 84 per cent of the total output of the state decrease in copper the mine output of copper decreased from pounds in 1918 to about 3 pounds in 1919 the value of the output decreased from to about the empire copper company at mackay was the largest producer of copper but the output was only about 40 per cent of that of 1918 the national copper mine near mullan produced considerable copper concentrate but was closed late in the year the shipments from the richmond mine near adair were considerably reduced smaller shipments came from lemhi leahi and custer counties less lead produced the mine output of lead which is the most abundant metal in idaho decreased from pounds in 1918 to about pounds in 1919 the average price was somewhat low lower er and the value of the output decreased from to about the Bunke rhill and sullivan mine made the largest output of lead the hecla morning and hercules were the next largest producers considerable lead was also produced by the tamarack and custer Gold hunter consolidated interstate callahan caledonia and sierra nevada mines the coeur dalene district produced about pounds of the total output of lead in other dist districts ricas of the state large quantities of lead ore con ben centrale cen were shipped from the idaho continental tin pittsburg idaho latest out and independence mines near ketchum in blaine county large shipments were also made from the old minnie moore mine near bellevue recoverable zinc the mine output of recoverable zinc in idaho decreased from pounds in 1918 to about pounds in 1919 this decrease of over pounds was largely due to high costs of operation and the lower price of spelter the largest decrease was reported by the consolidated interstate callahan which was active only about four months of the year largo large shipments of zinc concentrate nearly equal to those of 1918 were made by the morning mine and shipments were also made by the success and frisco frisca mines no zinc oredas ore was shipped from froni blaine county the dividends paid by idaho mining companies for eleven months of 1919 amounted to about |