Show THE IE SALTI SALT- SALT 1 I Utah and Idaho News I IA I A MiNE y INDUSTRY I BETTER IN IDAHO nOISE BOISE Dec 29 23 AP AP During During I 1925 the mining Industry of oC Idaho witnessed a more prosperous year than at any period during the past eight years ea Stewart Campbell I state mixes mines s Inspector declared ina Ina in ina i a review of f the mining industry re released released re- re leased today This pr prosperous condition w was wa's s brou brought ht about through a substantial Increase e fn In production ore re reserves rore ro- ro serves r e of the producing mines mine new ore discoveries new milling plants new mine plants plant new mining mining- enter enter- prides p and larger payrolls In ad addition addition ad ad- to the foregoing the year Nr witnessed the coming In of or at least tour four large new producing mines el In Inthe inthe inthe the dAlene lAlene district which should equal some of ot the large ones ont's which have havo previously been ex cox ex- hausted Excepting at the tho Star mine of or the Sullivan an company com coni company pany pan which was idle throughout the year capacity production was maintained by all of the producers In a few te instance instances production was increased l over that of or 1 1927 1 and there wax was a substantial increase aO in new small producers so the total toul production of ot lead silver cr copper gold old and zinc for tor 19 1923 8 will exceed that of or 1927 1 21 Many ne new companies were organized organized or or- and much new V work was undertaken b by old companies Many of or these were started In the southern southern south south- ern part of the state the state although the theIn In Increase create In the the- Coeur district district district dis dis- exceeded that of any year rol during dur dur- ing the past eight In addition to the new ne enterprises new discoveries discover discover- ies les and improved ed conditions throughout hout tho state them thero were also man many Inquiries and Investigations by those seeking seeking- mines and tuning mining Investments The healthy condition of oC Idaho's mining Industry at the close of the year can enn best be he outlined l by y the four principal factors responsible for Cor font It Jt j. j 1 Increased ore re reserves erves of oC producing pro pro- mines 2 New ore disclosures of at importance tance 3 S. N New w reduction plants plants' 4 4 New Including enterprises new mine plants Among Amon the principal 1 producing mines which Campbell said Mid had increased In Increased Increased In- In creased cre-ased ore oro reserves cs were Bunker Hill full mind of oC the Bunker Dunker HUI Sul Su- livan Ih Morning and inti Pa e mines of ot the Federal Smelting Co Sunshine mine of the Sunshine Min Mm- In in Co all nIl in Shoshone county mine of oC the Mining I Development De Co and the K K mine of t the tho Hope Mining Co both In Bonner Donner county Pitts- Pitts hUr Idaho burg Itaho mine minEr ot of tho the United Idaho Mining Co In Jn Lemhi county count Lone Pine mine at tit Golden owned ned t by y O. O L. L Muller In fn Idaho county and the Livingston LI mine mino of ot the Livingston Liv ingston Mines tUnes corporation In Custer Custer Custer Cus- Cus ter count county |