Show ARIZONA METAL OUTPUT IN 1927 VALUE OF METAL production gold silver copper lead zinc total value the value of the gold silver copper lead and zinc produced by mines in arizona in 1927 was a decrease from in 1926 according to estimates made by C N gerry of the bureau of mines department of commerce the decrease in the quantity of the five metals was general and their value was much less on account of the drop in in the average prices of silver copper lead and zinc the copper output which is the states chief product was restricted at nearly all the large copper mines despite somewhat adverse market conditions arizona retained its place as the leading copper producer of the united states and was also first in the combined value of the five metals A new lead smelting smelling sm elting plant was completed and operated at douglas and several new milling plants were constructed years dividends mount up high dividends amounting to were reported paid in 1927 by the following arizona mining companies calumet arizona united verde new cornelia united verde extension inspiration aspiration magna miami arizona commercial and arizona copper dividends of were also paid by the phelps dodge dge corporation which operates the copper queen and horenci arenci properties in arizona and other mines in mexico and new mexico profits from the ray mine s are included in those of the nevada consolidated copper co operating property in 1 I nevada arizona and new mexico gold production not so large the gold output decreased from in 1926 to about ut in 1927 as a result of the large decrease in the production of both copper ore and gold ore there was a general decrease decrease ec rease in the output of gold from the leading producers of copper ore except the calumet arizona united verde extension and magna mines the output of the katherine mine in the union pass district was close to that of 1926 but gold from the san francisco oatman district decreased decidedly ten companies produced gold valued at more than each in 1927 united verde copper queen calumet arizona katherine new cornelia united verde extension magna old dominion tom reed and the morenci branch of the phelps dodge corporation considerable gold was also produced from the shattuck denn property at bisbee the bunker hill group at tombstone and the macneill mine a new producer in maricopa maricola Mari copa county there was a large decrease from the property of the southwest metals co as the smelter at humboldt was idle metal prices affect output of silver and copper the silver output decreased from 7 ounces in 1926 to about ounces in 1927 and the value from to the average price of silver decreased to about cents an ounce in recent years the output of silver from arizona mines had gradually increased previous to 1927 and the output in 1927 still exceeded that of nevada the united verde mine continued to be the largest silver producer in arizona but other large producers were the calumet arizona magna copper queen united verde extension shattuck denn new cornelia bunker hill old dominion and morenci mines the increased outputs from the magna calumet arizona and united verde extension properties failed to offset the decreases from the united verde shattuck denn old dominion bunker hill new cornelia sheldon superior boston iron cap and reymert properties copper output drops off sharply the copper output decreased from pounds in 1926 to about pounds in 1927 and the value from to as the average price of copper was only about 13 cents a pound nearly all the large copper producers decreased their output especially the phelps dodge corporation po ration copper queen Q and morenci mines new cornelia united verde nevada consolidated ray mines and old dominion companies increases were made by the calumet arizona inspiration shattuck denn and el tiro properties eight copper smelting smelling sm elting plants within the state were active throughout 0 the year and much ore was also shipped for treatment at el paso texas but the copper smelter at humboldt was idle the largest copper producers in 1927 were the united verde inspiration copper queen new cornelia nevada consolidated soli dated morenci miama calumet arizona united verde extension magna and old dominion mines other mines that produced more than pounds of copper each were the arizona commercial shattuck denn el tiro christmas iron cap and night hawk an interesting feature of the year was the large production of copper recovered in the new leaching plant of the inspiration consolidated copper co which treated more than tons of low grade copper ore a day A fair production of copper was also made by the central copper co at DOS cabezos cabazos Ca bezos the situation in lead and zinc the lead production in arizona decreased from pounds in 1926 to about pou pounds ads in 1927 and the value from to about the shattuck denn mine mine at bisbee retained its place as the largest lead producer in arizona but ut its output was less than that of 1926 the copper queen mine also at bisbee was second next in order were the macneill mine near wickenburg operated by the tonopah belmont development co the aravaipa arivaipa Arav aipa at aravaipa arivaipa Arav aipa and the comstock silver property near kingman the large decrease in the output of lead from the calumet arizona shattuck denn copper queen and hilltop properties more than offset the increases from the macneill and aravaipa arivaipa Arav aipa mines and small properties the grand central mining co a large producer of lead from old tailings near fairbank in 1926 was idle the entire year the new lead smelter of the phelps dodge corporation at douglas was completed and operated late in the year the output of zinc recovered chiefly from cochise and mohave counties decreased from pounds in 1926 to pounds in 1927 and the value from to about the large decrease in zinc was due to the curtailment of lead zinc shipments by the calumet arizona mining co and the arizona hillside development co late in the year the calumet arizona mining co resumed shipments of lead zinc ore and produced more zinc than any mine mine in in arizona the comstock silver mining co near kingman also produced much zinc the new ton notation flotation plant of the chloride mining co treated considerable lead zinc ore from mines in mohave county and the zinc concentrate was shipped east |