Show Arizona Shows Splendid Metal 7 Record in 1923 lead Time The T value of gold silver v copper Arizona tn In and zinc produced b by b mad In 1923 1023 according to a Vr statement Interior of ot the time department public by the V V. C C. el e or of orthe r estimate by ba based ed on omm an th the geological survey was wn 1022 1922 an Increase front from 62 In both increase made de which Involves The m metals ta's tas of ot all the time m the quality and value operations at ai the me was a result of ot normal large larlie producing mines UIG InO IX IS GOLD GOrD The output of or gold o I d rose ro e frem In 1023 as 3 a re result result re- re In 1922 to sult suit of or the increase In gold from Crom both The Tile largest est copper cappel ore and gold rold ore output of oC gold came as In past years year from the United Eastern mine mInt at Oatman Oatman Oat- Oat man mean and nd the output of or the San Fan an 1 l Fran Fran- ran ran- eiro Oatman district fr from Crom rn In In 1022 to JI HOO-JI oo In n to 1923 1023 Time The Tom Reed will wiil continued treat company ore and cu custom tom ore front from mines of ot this district and the mine n resumed operations and produced a large quantity of or gold One of or the time pleasant pleasant pleasant pleas pleas- ant surprises of ot the year ear was wall the large output of or gold front from the United Verde mine at Jerome which took second place In order of ot output The next mines mints In order of ot output were tho the Calu Calu- Calud Calumet met and Arizona n Copper Queen u Torn Tom Re aced d d. d aa Jd i United nl Verde Extension n Copper Chief Old Dominion Bunker Dunker Hill HIli Blue Bell Magma Shattuck S Sheldon Shel eldon el- el don ton and Arizona Commercial mines amine Gold ore from Crom Oatman was treated by cyan from Crom rons ron's tion as was the gold end and sliver silver ore the Copper Chief mine at Jerome A Anew Anew for the tie new milling plant was completed Gold Dust Duet mine amine at Oatman and mills were cre being being- constructed for tor tho the Oatman United and Telluride mines 60 PER PElt ci CENT SILVER I CRE The output of ot silver sliver increased from 4 ounces In 1922 to about ounces In 1023 1923 Though most of ot the tho silver sliver was obtained from front the increased output of ot copper ore ore much of ot It was saved caved in the th smelting of ot sliver lead ore ore are and sliver silver ore The Time largest producers producer e of silver were the e United I Ito V rag ag Verde Copper p r Queen Calumet an and Art Arl- eons rona Bunker Hill I Shattuck t Signal i to United Verde E Extension SI Superior and Boston DOlton Old Dominion Iron King and i Commonwealth mines After tile the I expiration tion of oC the act In May the output output output out out- put from tom TombstOne and some other I camps decreased con considerably hilt the pro production Was vas large at the Signal Copper Copper Copper Cop Cop- per Chief Stargo and Sheldon properties Nearly hearly all the silver sliver was waa recovered from rosa ore and concentrates smelted but some was wall saved in bullion from the mines at Oatman and from the Bonanza Stargo and Copper Chief properties COPPER MAKES GREAT GAlS GAIN The output of ot copper Increased from pounds In 1922 1022 to 0 pounds In 1923 and the value Increased from to nearly All the large smelting plants were active and the Morenci branch of ot the time Phelps Dodge corporation resumed smelting operations operations operations op op- op- op at Clifton In May The Magma Copper company resumed mining raining and milling operations early In the year year and andIas was was' also aiso constructing a new smelting plant The largest larget producers of ot copper In 1923 2923 were the United Verde Inspiration Inspiration tion Copper Queen MIami and Ray nay Consolidated Con Con- United Verde Verd Extension New ew Cornelia Calumet and Arizona and Morenci branch mines mineR Other mines producing more than 1000 pounds of ot copper each were the Arizona Commercial Commer Commer- cial Magma Swan Swansea sea Iron Cap Blue BlueBell BlueBell Bell Dell El EI Tire Tiro Shattuck Midland Arizona and Superior and Boston Tb The price of ot copper averaged 14 1440 40 cents cent a pound for the year but dropped to about 12 1265 68 cents the last quarter The TIe repairing the Phelps Dodge concentrator at Clifton the construction of or the time large Copper Queen mill for tOr Ii the ore of or Sacra- Sacra menta Hill HilI ansi and the th initial work vork of or constructing constructing constructing con con- the New Cornelia concentration plant were features of ot the time years year's work LEAD MATtES LUES GOOD SIlO SHOWING WING The rhe production of or lead In irs Arizona In Increased Increased Inge In- In creased rom pounds a in In 1922 ge si lr to pounds pound In 1023 1923 and the value increased to 1823 The Copper Queen mine at Blebee was the largest producer of ot lead In Arl- Arl z na and the tite Seventy-nine Seventy mine in Gila county was second Shipments of or both copper ore one and lead ore were re re- re I aimed at the Shattuck t property p and dle me meni ni much lead ore came from the Calumet Arizona mine The Signal mine at Yucca was a large lange producer of ot lead from lead sliver concentrate and lessees lessee at Tombstone shipped much lead ore as aswell aswell aswell well a as silver sliver ore are Lead ore and concentrates con con- were shipped to El Paso Tex and ansi Midvale Utah The Copper Queen mine was th the only producer of ot zinc in Arizona in 1923 1920 as a. In 1022 zinc Lead ore was ws shipped to Kansas for Cor smelting V DIVIDENDS DS PAID PAlO The e published lh dividends paid by Arizona Ari Mi- I 1 zona zo mining 1 companies United Verde Extension Calumet ec e Arizona United Ver Verde e Inspiration Miami New Cornelia United Eastern Arizona Commercial and andIron andIron andTon Iron Ton Cap during the first firt eleven months of or 1923 1113 amounted to exclusive of ot paid by the Phelps helps Dodge corporation which operates the he Copper Queen and Morenci pro prop properties In n Arizona and other mines mine In Mexico and New ew Mexico |