Show ARIZONA experiences GOOD YEAR IN MINING the value of the gold silver copper lead and zinc produced by mines in arizona in 1925 was an increase from in 1924 ac according cordina to estimates made by V C heikes of the bureau of mines department of commerce the output of copper silver and lead compared favorably with that of the war period though metal prices were lower and the output of gold especially from hatm oatman an was decidedly less arizona retained its place as the leading copper producer of the united states and made an output close to that of 1918 despite the fact that market conditions did not warrant a record output the dividends paid in 1925 by mining companies in arizona united verde united verde extension calumet arizona new co cornelia anelia inspiration miami ma mama magma ma and arizona commercial amounted to exclusive of paid by the phelps dodge corporation which operates the copper queen and morenci i properties in arizona and other mines in mexico and new mexico less gold than thanin in 1924 1 9 24 other othe r metals metal s increase the output of gold fell off from in 1924 to 1 1 in 1925 as a result of a large decrease in the production of gold ore from oatman in mohave county the th e united eastern mining company was closed in 1924 and the gold road mine was idle in 1925 leaving Iea ving the tom reed property the main producer of the san francisco district A marked change was therefore shown in the district gold output which decreased from froin in 1924 to about in 1925 6 the largest producers of gold in arizona were the united verde copper queen calumet arizona tom reed new cornelia magma united verde extension old dominion and shattuck mines the katherine mine in union pass district completed its new mill and produced considerable gold late in the year the output of silver increased from ounces in in 1924 to about ounces in 1925 and the value increased from to as the average price of silver in 1925 was about 2 cents higher than that of 1924 though arizona has not been considered a large producer of silver compared with the other western states it made a record close to that of idaho in 1925 more copper produced the output of copper increased from pounds in in 1924 to about pounds in 1925 and the value increased from to eight smelting smelling sm elting plants within the state were active throughout the year and considerable ore was also treated at el paso tx tex the old dominion smelter was closed in december 1924 but the mine output was handled at the international plant at miami ami though the price of copper was not high and there was some tal talk k of curtailment several of the large properties such as the united verde copper queen ray consolidated calumet arizona and morenci mines decidedly decided yin increased their output the smelter at humboldt was idle but much ore and concentrate was purchased in anticipation of active operations the largest za producers of copper in 1925 merethe we were rethe the united verde copper queen inspiration ray Con consolidated consolita solida ted new cornelia miami morenci calumet arizona ahl united ltd verde extension and magma mines more lead and zinc produced the pr production of lead in arizona increased from 18 64 9 pounds in 1924 to about pounds in 1925 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 the calumet ari zona property was a large producer of lead from zinc lead ore shipped east other important producers of lead were the bunker hill mine at tombstone including flotation concentrate cent cen rate from the grand central lease the signal mine in mohave county the mystery and hilltop mines in cochise county and the sheldon property in yavapai county C no zinc material was shipped from arizona in 1924 but in 1925 reo regular 6 lular shipments of zinc lead ore were made mad efroin from the warren bisbee district to eastern zinc plants A large output from the calumet arizona mine was shipped to kansas and several hundred tons of mixed zinc Ie beadore adore lead ore was wa shipped froma from a property n near ear globe |