| Show I 1 s year of wy wonderful wonderful ond erful prosperity marks metal mining in utah home of bonanza mines and mammoth reduction works never lever since the first issue of this publication nearly beight twenty eight years ago has it been possible to furnish r readers with such complete and authentic data on the various state outputs of ores and metals for a preceding year as can be found in the pages of this statistical review number of the mining review these reports nearly all of which were compiled by government attaches of the bureau of mines and geological survey make no pretense at elaboration of achievements by individual operating concerns but they show just what each state as such has done in m the matter of mining ores producing bullion and paying dividends from the proceeds of such operations in all cases this phase of the matter has been the controlling factor in supplying the info information n a and nd that is what gives the reports their value and that is why the men employed ir in gathering the data have commanded the respect good will will and assistance of men and concerns whose business it is to operate mines mills and smelters shelters sm elters utah has experienced a wonderfully successful and profitable year in mining this is reflected in the more than paid out in dividends it is emphasized in m the production tables and in the betterments and developments at the mines and in the mills it is further reflected ill in the favorable market conditions affecting the ores and concentrates shipped and the advances in metallurgical science that has permitted the making of money on p products rod previously carrying penalties MINE DIVIDEND RECORD LOOMS LARGE 1925 1926 compy totals indhar eam mines co chief lef consolidated horn orn hilver 5 iron blos M edw tin stand 3 7 0 0 0 keystone elnine ohio mammoth mining 79 copper co consolidated park k utah consolidated silver king ine coalition 1 gintic tintic nouard nn standard 7 utah apex utah ah copper coppe co totals atals 1 I 6 bea before re merger er figures omat omitted ed DIVIDENDS POR poll NINE YEARS COMPARE AS FOLLOWS FALLOWS total 1 antal dividends dla paid in 1918 dividends v bends paid in 1919 total total dividends ri v bends paid pa in 1920 11 dividends 8 paid in 1921 total dividends ali 18 paid pa in 1922 total dividends 1 0 total bends paid pad ln in 1923 d dividends ya 8 paid in 1924 total total 1 dividends l paid pa in 1926 1925 dividends idenys paid in 1926 total for f t the nine e years grand 11 ll total of dividends paid by utah mines to date there has been considerable sparring for position on the part of companies and concerns interested in the th e camp of alta and there seems to be a prospect that schemes will be unfolded during the present year that will have a tendency to bring renewed vigor into district operations at park city there has been considerable new ment work going on and a number of operating companies aside from the big concerns are s sanguine of f making substantial showings during the next twelve mo months in the big cottonwood district adjoining the park cit city district on the west the cardiff and the alta alfa tunnel transportation companies have continued active throughout the past year the cardiff is reported to have opened some substantial new ore bodies from which profits now are being made alta tunnel is reported to be reaching into good ore deposits and some of the leasers leaders lea sers it is said are due to make money this year the company expects to make an equally good showing on its own individual account during the year american fork district has enjoyed a fairly profitable year and is expecting to do still better this year while other and outlying districts of the state have failed to arouse much enthusiasm over the past years operations but much work is going on and many camps particularly at gold hill and other sections along the western tier of counties are being plumed for a big showing this year this is also true of ophir stockton west tintic gintic and the so called dee deep p creek region so there is much to look forward to during this year of 1927 1 it is unnecessary to dwell on operations at bingham and tintic gintic their records speak for themselves in eloquent terms |
