Show years output of metals from arizona mines though b great progress tn was made in the construction and operation of the new mills and a new smelting smelling sm elting plant the decreased price of copper and silver and a decrease in the quantity of gold lessened the value of the output of arizona mines to during 1924 the output of gold decreased from in 1923 to in 1924 as a result of an unusually large decrease from gold ore in mohave county and copper ore in yavapai county the united eastern mining co at oatman for several years the largest producer of gold in arizona ceased operations on company account june 1 and though the tom reed gold road and telluride properties produced much gold the output of the san francisco district decreased from in 1923 to about in 1924 the largest gold producers the largest gold production of arizona was that of the united verde mine at jerome though the output was far less than in 1923 interesting increases in gold production were made at the magma new cornelia sulphide ore copper queen shattuck and morenci mines other than the united verde property the largest producers of gold were the gold road calumet and arizona united eastern copper queen tom reed new cornelia united verde extension telluride and magma mines the new plant of the telluride mining co at oatman was completed and operated in april silver output decreases the output of silver decreased from ounces in 1923 to about ounces in 1924 and the value decreased from to as the average price of silver was 15 cents less than that of 1923 increases in silver from the magma copper ore and new cornelia copper concentrate were offset by decreases from the united verde copper queen bunker hill and signal mines the largest producers of silver were the united verde copper queen calumet arizona magma shattuck united verde extension superior roston boston bunker hill signal new cornelia and old dominion mines the stargo astargo copper chief and iron king mines were idle substantial increase in copper output the output of copper increased from pounds in 1923 to pounds in 1924 but the value decreased from to nearly nine smelting smelling sm elting plants were active throughout the year and the plant at humbolt was operated two months the conditions of the copper market did not encourage increased production and the output of several of the smelting smelling sm elting plants were much less than 1923 but the plant at morenci decidedly increase increased ed its output the calumet arizona smelter was improved to take care of the concentrate from the new cornelia mill and the new magna smelter began operations in april the largest producers of copper in 1924 were the united verde inspiration copper queen ray consolidated new cornelia miami united verde extension morenci calumet arizona old dominion and magma mines other mines producing more than pounds of copper each were the arizona commercial iron cap shattuck midland arizona binghampton Bing hampton superior boston and night hawk mines much construction and repair work an unusual amount of construction and repair work was vas done in 1924 A ton flotation plant was com and operated by the new cornelia co the no 6 concentration plant for the morenci mines was completely remodeled and the copper queen concentrator was in full operation inspiration began the construction of a large leaching plant and the united verde copper co completed a new crushing plant and conducted tests for both the concentration and leaching of low grade ore lead zinc and dividends the production of lead in arizona increased from 16 pounds in in 1923 to pounds in 1924 and the value increased from to the copper queen mine at bisbee was the largest producer of lead in arizona and the shattuck mine which was operated throughout the year was second shipments of lead ore from the calumet arizona property were greatly increased and much silver lead concentrate was shipped from the signal mine in mohave county the mines at tombstone produced less lead but shipments from santa cruz county were stimulated by the high price of lead which averaged b more than 8 cents a pound in 1924 zinc ore or e was shipped from the copper queen mine in 1923 but no zinc products were shipp ped from arizona mines in 1924 dividends paid by arizona mining companies united verde extension united verde miami new cornelia calumet arizona inspiration united eastern and arizona commercial during 1924 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 |