Salt Lake Mining Review | 1926-01-30 | Page 9 | Output of Metals from Mines in California for 1925

output of metals from mines in california for 1925 the value of gold silver copper lealand lea dand zinc produced in california in 1925 according to the estimate of J T M hill of the bureau of mines was a decrease lof of as compared with the value of metals produced in 1924 there was a decrease in production of gold silver and copper but considerable increases in the output of lead and zinc as compared with the previous year the production of gold in 1925 was a decrease of as compared with 1924 which is a very good showing considering the decrease in yield of several of the larger gold quartz mines and from copper ores that the decrease was not lar larger larer er can be attributed to the increased yield of dredges though thong h there were fewer b oats boats in operation in 1925 than in 1924 the production of silver in 1925 was fine ounces less than the previous year but totaled ou ounces fice s valued at the decrease is largely due to the fact that the california rand silver inc was short of mill water during the summer and was not able to produce at capacity the decreased yield of silver from copper ores was offset by the increased yield from lead ores produced in the southern part of the state the prod production action of copper in 1925 was 0 pounds valued at a decrease of pounds and of bf in value as compared with 1924 the decrease was largely the result of the closing of operations at the mines of the united states smelting smelling Sm elting refining and mining corn com pany at kennett in n the late summer the engels andwan and walker mines mines were p producing I 1 rodt icing normally and there was an increase in yield from the bully hill and calaveras talaveras Cala veras mines the mountain copper company resumed production of copper ores ore though its smelter was not operated lead and zinc coming up the lead mines of southern california increased their production as compared with 1924 by pounds to 1925 most valued at in a total of pounds of the older well known mines with the exception of the class and a number of newly darwin were in the producing helped swell the total opened properties of f 1924 the treble that 0 nearly the yield of zinc was valued output in 1925 being estimated at pounds the at most of the zil zinc ric production was from zinc concen concentrates concentrate trat es bully hill mines mines in shasta c county but 1 and inyo counties from from los angeles were also made ores befar the largest part 0 ofa athe the zinc was carried in in the abroad aaroa d for foi reduction which were shipped form of concentrates treated at mississippi val valley ley only a few tons were smelters shelters sm elters mining i in n northern part of state only fair water for inathe northern counties bountis there was notwithstanding the considerable precipitation placer of the works work win winter ter of 1924 25 in siskiyou you coun county ty tile the th the vicinity largest river in salmon hydraulic operations were on oil ve very few of the of sawyers bar and forks of salmon ry i bevc productive products v e river were the klamath placer mines on eral cral quartz properties were active notably the ida may and boss at rollin the oregonian oregonians Ore gonian near sawyers bar and the homestake Home stake and highland near etna mills at the advance victory hardscrabble properties near snowden a discovery of high grade ore was announced by the management it the buzzard hill and independence mines near happy camp were further developed and some work was under way near yreka areka in T trinity county quartz mines were operated near carrville cardville Carr ville coffee helena and junction city the largest output of kold gold was made by the dredges working above lewiston though the lorenz brothers and hook and ladder hydraulic mines were operated the bazet old beaudry hydraulic near minersville Miners ville was reopened the island mountain copper company continued shipments of copper ore in shasta county the united states smelting smelling Sm elting refining and mining company operated its mines near kennett until june the smelter until august and began scrapping the entire plant in october several of the gold mines in the french gulch and nearby districts were worked by lessees lessels les sees the california zinc company continued production of z zinc inc i ox oxide ide at its plant at winthrop for a few months but installed a ton notation flotation plant which was in operation by midyear producing copper concentrates and a zinc concentrate cen which was exported the tram line to the afterthought mine was completed in the fall the mountain copper company continued operation of its pyrite mine near matheson and during the year produced copper ore fo for r the iron mountain mine in butte and plumas counties in butte county several drift mines at magalia bagalia were i operated the cherokee tailings north of oroville we were re taken under lease by a new company the nacomas fias coma company of california completed its dredging ground on fea i ther river river early in the year and later g sold old its no 1 bo boat at to the thurman dredging company which began operations oroville acquired from the yukon gold on property near dredging company the yuba consolidated gold fields five boats an on the with continued linued operation at hammonton Ham monton con yuba river and had a successful s year prospecting of quartz and d the surcease at mines near dobbins was under awayan wayan vay yankee hill was a steady producer chief interest in plumas county was as usual in in operations at the engels and walker copper mines both of which steady producers producer of copper notation flotation concentrates large were that were breaf treated ed at utah smelters shelters sm elters during the first half of 1925 the engels produced prodoc ed over 7 million pounds of carried copper at a cost of 1047 cents a pound the company extensive investigation of the pike process for the on an treatment of its ores and results are said to be encouraging the walker mine was milling tons of 0 f 3 per cent copper ore a there day was not much activity among the gold i quartz the jamison at johnsville Johns ville though mines of cf plumas coun county ty was under development by new owners and the crown point near spring garden was acquired by nevada interests near la porte several placer mines were vere operated notably the marguerite and wood estate mines alleghany allegheny Alleg hany continued as the chief gold producing center in sierra county the sixten to one the most important mine in the camp and the eldorado extension oriental plumbago and yellow jacket mines were productive near forest the brush creek got into production in the early fall and development at the drift mine was resumed the gold canyon mine on the north fork below alle aghany was acquired by colorado interests at downie ville and sierra city development was under way at several quartz and placer mines at scales a run was made early in the year at the hydraulic mine of the scales syndicate dic ate and work was resumed on the bellevue placer by english owners nevada county biggest gold producer nevada county was as usual the most important gold quartz producing county in the state the empire mine mine produced p regularly and the north star in spite of its extensive expensive development campaign which is reported to be very encouraging maintained a good production the brunswick began producing in may after a shutdown of several months the idaho maryland was not in the producing class after march but was taken over by a nevada company late in october and development is re reported P arted as encouraging cou raging the golden center resumed operation in the fall after lying idle for nearly a half year several of the smaller quartz mines near grass valley and nevada city were developing at washington the eagle bird installed a new compressor and the arctic drove a long crosscut placer mines in nevada county were not particularly active though some gold was taken from drift mines at bloomfield and Smarts ville and from hydraulic operations at you bet and liberty hill the grigsby mine near calistoga Cali napa county was reopened and silver ores were produced the mill at this mine was destroyed by fire late in the year but is to be replaced along the mother lode in the central counties and along the mother lode development was under way at various places but the chief production came as usual from amador county where the central eureka kennedy and argonaut were the largest producers at the moore mine production was restricted early in the spring as the vein faulted but during the summer the property was re financed and developed on a larger scale the plymouth mine produced early in the year was acquired in april by the argonaut backers development continued and late in the year was again producing the fremont mine at amador city produced for a time at volcano 1701 cano the marklee quartz mine was under development and the elephant hydraulic was in operation the ludekens hydraulic mine near pine grove was in operation in eldorado county an interesting experiment in community nA unity financing apparently resulted resul ted in the successful reopening of the guildford mine at po poverty i erty point two m miles iles from placerville erville there was some activity at various quartz mines near georgetown and green greenwood wood there was little mining in placer county the largest production being made by the amer american ican bar quartz mine and lessees lessels in various drift mines mines ori on the foresthill For esthill divide the carson hill gold mines inc calaveras talaveras Cala veras county continued production though at a reduced rate but late in the year is is reported to have opened a goob bady of ore the washington mine near Shee of easm good I 1 ore I 1 pi placer a mining in calaveras talaveras Cala veras county J w was 1 hot at i important pi 7 u in 1925 the calaveras talaveras Cala veras copper comp company y at apo is fa mining operation in the county and P he d tg v plans for increased operations in 1926 in tuolumne county the shawmut mine was closed in midyear and the milling plant is being dismantled now 1926 the casa madera and geraldine mines near confidence fi were actively developed but the latter was closed in the late fall the clio vindicator was further developed and began producing late in the year the original mine at clearinghouse was the largest producer in mariposa county though the princeton was operated part of the year and lessees lessels at several localities on the mariposa grant recovered some gold in the southern mineral belt in mono county development was principally centered in the blind spring hills district out from benton but prospecting was under way in the colville and mammoth di districts in inyo county a considerable amount of prospecting for lead silver deposits was done during 1925 which resulted in opening a number of deposits of promise the cerro gordo estelle ophir slate range and tecopa tecola were the largest producers of lead silver ores but shipments were made from several newly opened properties near darwin keeler and trona in the rand district on the kern san bernardino county line there has been a revival in gold mining and the big butte king solomon and the yellow aster besides some smaller mines were in the producing class the california rand silver inc continued as the largest operation in in the district and silver ores ore s are reported to have been cut in in d deep beep workings on the big four and santa fe properties the zenda mine out from caliente was under development and a ton cyanide plant was completed at this property several mines on kern river were worked notably the kern river mining companas Comp anys property near isabella siliceous ore was shipped from various properties in the vicinity of mojave the santa catalina island mine produced lead zinc silver ores and started construction of a ton flotation mill several small mines in san diego county produced free milling gold ores