Show UTAH STANDS IN THIRD PLACE IN THE production OF ARSENIC white arsenic was produced at nine plants operated by six companies in the united states during za the first six months of 1923 according to the figures made public by the department part ment of the interior compiled by V C heikes of the geological survey sales durin during the first five months of the year and the estimated sale in june amounted to 1035 short tons of refined arsenic valued at to 15 cents a pound and 1 1183 tons of crude arsenic valued at to 10 cents a pound all contracts previously made to deliver arsenic at lower prices were completed with one exception besides these products calcium arsenate was made directly from ore at salt lake city utah these figures show a lower average rate of production than that of last march when the activities of the prin principal cip al producers indicated a considerable increase rather than a decrease in the rate no large stocks of arsenic remained at the works and the prospect is good that production during the last half of the year will equal or exceed that during the first ha half the rate of production maintained implies an increase of 01 25 per cent or more over the output in 1922 but is much less jess than the possible output stated last april when proposed increases indicated a domestic production of tons of walte iwhite arsenic in the united states all white arsenic plants provide relatively high rates of production prior to the hot season and after its close but during that season operations are re wailed curtailed or suspended one plant was closed as soon as hat t weather started in order to protect the men from the poisonous dust white arsenic imports the L imports i of white arsenic arsenic during the first three months of 1923 amounted to 2694 short tons valued at during this period germany shipped the largest quan tty aih ate of white arsenic short tons valued at and ayas followed toll owed by japan with tons valued at other countries count rles named in order of size of shipments of white areni ars elc to the united states were france belgium mexico england af iffla canada dominion republic brazil and australia the imports of white arsenic continued during 1923 at the rate of 01 in the jn tons a month the total available supply aed states for the year will be about tons no red or yellow arsenic sulphide was reported to have been produced in the united states during the period considered si but imports of these products amounting to tons were received froni from china in january 1923 hav having in g been shipped through a port of british india smaller quantities were shipped from france germany england belgium canada and japan some metallic arsenic was received from germany in february western states have largest deposits the western states have the largest Z undeveloped deposits of arsenic and these are now receiving attention several new plants for the direct treatment of arsenic ores are planned new sources of arsenic are necessary if the united states is to continue to supply the bulk of its requirements at present the arsenic produced is largely a byproduct by product in smelt ing lead and copper ores and the ores as charged into the furnaces contain an average of less than 1 per cent of arsenic the deposits of montana at present furnish the largest supply of arsenic the arsenical copper mineral in the ores mined at butte Al mont lont yields most of the tons of white arsenic recovered annually at the anaconda refinery since march 1923 white arsenic more than 99 per cent pure has been produced at jardine TA mont Tont at the rate of about tons a month with the addition of the arsenical and flue dust produced at the east helena lead smelter and shipped to tacoma wash and globe colo montana fontana lk leads the united states in its output of white arsenic producing more than tons annually nevada has the largest available supply of arsenic above ground in the united states at eureka there is a great accumulation of from smelting smelling sm elting operations that were carried on in the seventies during za the first six months of 1923 this dump was drawn on by the smelters shelters sm elters in utah and washington at the rate of 2000 tons a month the carries an average b of 30 per cent of arsenic and when all metallurgical lurg ical losses are deducted it probably provides tons of white arsenic annually at toulon near lovelock nev the toulon arsenic co operates the only arsenic plant in nevada this plant roasts custom ore containing I 1 arsenic as well as ore from the companas comp anys irish rose mine near battle mountain this ore contains an average of about 15 per cent of arsenic and some gold silver and copper the toulon arsenic plant makes about tons of crude white arsenic a month and the product finds a ready sale on the pacific coast the residue from the roasting operations is sent to smelters shelters sm elters in in utah utah ranks third in production utah ranks third among the states in the production of arsenic obtained from ores originating in the producing state the ores received at the smelters shelters sm elters in utah average ge about one fourth of 1 per cent of arsenic and the possible output of white arsenic under normal conditions does not exceed 2500 tons annually considerable arsenical ore that averaged over 20 per cent of arsenic was shipped from gold hill utah to a lead smelter during the first six months of 1923 and some ore of lower grade was shipped to the insecticide works at salt lake city gold hill utah promises to be the greatest source of arsenic in the united states for some time to come recent shallow prospecting at gold hill has opened a solid mass of ore 20 feet thick but has not reached the country rock at the tintic gintic standard mill at harold utah a small quantity of refined arsenic is being saved as a byproduct in the treatment of silver ore the additional richer arsenical ore from gold hill that is being fed to the smelter furnaces and the equivalent of white arsenic recovered from ore at the insecticide works bring up the present output of utah to tons of white arsenic annually the smelting smelling sm elting plant at tacoma wash treats from eureka nev from froin smelters shelters sm elters in montana and california and considerable ore from alaska california and british columbia the arsenic plant at tacoma refines the dust from the companas comp anys smelting smelling sm elting system as well as considerable arsenical dust that is shipped from utah california and alaska probably rank fifth and sixth respectively as sources or arsenic all the b byproducts by y products containing arsenic received at the globe refinery in colorado are shipped from smelting smelling sm elting t works of the american smelting smelling Sm elting refining co most lost of the arsenical dust and fume treated at globe is shipped from utah and montana and some of it probably from smelters shelters sm elters in colorado several large undeveloped deposits of arsenical ore have been reported in colorado montana new mexico I exico south dakota nevada california ore oreon oregon 6 on idaho and washington but none of these deposits has been investigated by the geological al survey A thorough study of all arsenical ore deposits in the united states is much to be desired |