Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-11-12 | Page 10 | Gold Production Shows Decrease

GOLD PRdCTl SHQVVSDEGREASE Silver Output, However, Shows Increase During 1913. The production of gold from ores mined in the United States showed a decrease during JfTJ, while the production of silver from the same source showed an increase, in-crease, according to a bulletin just issued is-sued by the United States geological sur-vey. sur-vey. The gold production has been steadily decreasing since 1911, in "which j year there was produced gold valued at 1 S0S.S90,O'jO. The production In 1912 was valued at $03,451,500 and in 1913 ?SiJ,Sii4,-4u0. ?SiJ,Sii4,-4u0. The production of silver, copper and lead, however, shows an increase. The silver produced in the I "nited States in 1911 h mounted to t0, 399, -tut) tine ounces, valued &t $r,:,61o,700; the output In 1912 was fiU.TlUi.Suo tine ounces, valued at $:13,-197,500. $:13,-197,500. -while that of 1913 was 6fi,S01,300 tine ounces, valued at $40,349,100. The production of copper from the domestic do-mestic ores shows an increase In tonnage ton-nage of refined coppVr. but a decrease in the value of the product. During 1911 there was produced 4,3i5,650 short tons of copper; in 1912 the output was 601,-S3S 601,-S3S short tons, and during 1913 there was ; produced 01S.412 short tons. Though the I tonnage of the refined product was greater in 1913 than In 1912 the value was Thu r.nnnf-r nf 1912 was valued at l?g.6')6.540, while that produced in 1913 was valued at $191,707,720. During 1913 there was produced l.9c2,-259 l.9c2,-259 short tons of lead; in 1912, 6,452,964 short tons, and in 1913 the output was 6. $14, 704 short tons. The lead output in 1912 was valued at 535, 326, 530. as compared com-pared with a value of $30,245,264 in 1913. The production of sine and zinc-lead ores shows, a decrease since 1911. During Dur-ing 1911 there was produced 12.S99.3S2 short tons; in 1912 the output was 13,-741 13,-741 239 short ton. while in 1913 the production pro-duction fell to 13. 11S. 174 short tons. The snelter produced in 1912 was valued- at $44,699,166, while the speHer output of 1913 was valued at J37.772.224.