| Show output of arizona metals in 1923 the value of the gold silver copper lead and zinc zinc p produced reduced by mines in arizona in 1923 according to a statement made public by the department of the interi interior br based on an estimate by V C heikes of the geological survey was an increase from in 1922 the increase made which involves both the quantity and value of all the metals was a result of normal operations atthe at the large producing mines big gain in gold the output of gold rose from in 1922 to 5 in 1923 as a result of the increase in gold from both copper ore and gold ore the largest output of gold came from the united eastern mine at oatman in as past years of the san francisco oatman district land and the output ek 1 increased from in 1922 ta about 2 in t 1923 the tom reed mill continued to treat company of ore C and custom ore from mines of this district and the Gold goodroad road mine resumed operations and produced a large quantity of gold one of the pleasant surprises of the year was the large J output of gold from the united verde mine at jeronie jerome A which took second place in order of output the next mines in order of output were the calumet arizona copper queen tom reed goodroad Gold road united verde extension copper chief old dominion bunker hill blue bell magma shattuck sheldon and arizona commercial mines gold ore from oatman was treated by as was the gold and silver ore from the copper chief mine at jerome A new milling plant was completed for the gold dust mine at oatman and mills were being constructed for the oat man united and telluride mines increase of more than 60 per cent in silver the output of silver increased from ounces a in in 1922 to about ounces in 1923 though most boft i of the silver was obtained from the increased output of afi copper ore much of it was saved in the smelting smelling sm elting of silver lead ore ore and silver ore the largest producers of silver were the united verde copper queen calumet arizona bunker hill shattuck signal united verde extension su superior brior boston old dominion iron king and commonwealth mines after the expiration of the pittman act in may the output from tombstone and some other camps decreased considerably but the production was large at the signal copper chief stargo astargo and sheldon properties nearly all the silver was recovered from ore and concentrate smelted smelter smelt ed but some was saved in bullion from the mines at oatman and from the bonanza stargo astargo and copper chief properties copper makes great gain the output of copper increased from pounds in in 1922 to pounds in 1923 and the value increased from to nearly all the large smelt ing plants were active and the morenci branch of the phelps dodge corporation resumed smelting smelling sm elting operations at clifton in may the magma copper co resumed resumed mining and milling operations early in the year and was also constructing ting a new smelting smelling sm elting plant the largest producers of copper in 1923 were the united verde inspiration inspiration copper coppe r queen miami ray consolidated united verde extension new cornelia calumet arizona and morenci branch mines other mines producing more than pounds of copper each were the arizona commercial magma swansea iron cap blue bell el tiro shattuck midland arizona binghampton Bing hampton and superior boston the price of copper averaged 1440 cents a pound for the year but dropped to about 1268 cents the last quarter the repairing of the phelps dodge concentrator at clifton the construction st ruction of the large copper queen mill for ore of hill and the initial work of constructing the new cornelia concentration plant were features of the years work lead makes a good showing the production of lead in arizona increased from 15 pounds in 1922 to pounds in 1923 and the value increased from to the copper queen mine at bisbee was the largest producer of lead in arizona and the seventy nine mine in gila county was second shipments of both copper ore and lead ore were resumed at the Shai shattuck tuck property and much lead ore came from the calumet arizona mine the signal mine at yucca was a large producer of lead from silver lead conce concentrate nitrate and lessees lessels at tombstone shipped much lead i ore as well as silver ore lead ore and concentrate were shipped to el paso tex and midvale utah the copper queen mine was the only producer of zinc 1 in arizona in 1923 as in 1922 lead zinc ore was shipped to kansas for smelting smelling sm elting dividends paid the published dividends paid by arizona mining com coin panics united verde extension calumet arizona united inspiration miami new cornelia united eastern arizona commercial and iron cap during the first eleven months of 1923 amounted to exclusive of paid by the phelps dodge corporation which operates the copper queen and morenci properties in arizona and other mines in mexico and new mexico |
