| Show 11 Ferrous on-Ferrous Metal Product Production ion Of Utah Mines Shows Huge Gain Cain In 1929 Totaling Ik copper Output Kr Larg Largest t in m History Establishing State as Second Producer in n Red Metal in Country Rema Remains Re Re- I mains ma s First in in Silver and Third in Lead 1 S Dividends Soar to Record Peak II The Th min of Utah in n 1929 produced nol at about gold sliver copper Md valued 96 end and nd ns a an of g t ut of 1928 according about output over tI out according to e estimate of C. C N. N Nce 1 Ute tes b bureau r au of mines mines de department of commerce A A Gerry rv of th th United II largo large rt ported In fn co copper per and gold on account of vigorous increase Was wu runt p-nt n at BIngham especially during Curing the first half mining if of f and improve improve- tho the I Increases eues were also reported report d in the production of year vc Good th hi output of lead was wu slightly les leu than that la silver and and mcMurray mc- mc but at Murray Garfield and International The smelting plants pants were nd d tile the output of several regularly operated and n comparatively ne new t ew d-ew Quincy mlles such uch as the North Lily New and 11 properties r was Will greatly increased TU cf ef copper 0 per In 1929 was the largest that a h. h has as ever h hV been The Production rf eI vIn no doubt that the state ha has established hed itself lf recorded e in Uta Utah as the per producer of the United States second cond cop p Utah r remained first In In the Unit d States In tho production o of or sll- sll II- II ir r In copper Arizona d d third In lead after aCter Missouri MisOuri and md nd Idaho IdaM The custom flotation III at nt International Mid Ud alo vale and nd J were operated tho entire II ia and l Important Improvements mado at Bauer and arid at the Sier Si- Si tr rr er In I-In King Co Coalition mill nt t Park city II A large new precipitation j nt de designed dc d to save l 0 copper cOPler from Crom nine aloe In and surface water wa sa completed com corn pitted at the mouth of or Canyon by the Utah Copper corn com pany A flotation plant for tor nd lead silver ores wa was con- con at International and placed un operation lat Jat late In the year b by We ithe International Smelting company ny A ton lon flotation plant for theol the ol oxidized copper opp r or ore of the Bi Bitt In Indian Indian Indian In- In dian mine In Jn San Juan county had i Its III Initial run In November o The Tho dividends reported paid by ly companies In Utah In the largest largel a aggregate pa payments ever er reported d in the state amounted d to exclusive of or f 3 3 p paid by br till the United States Slates Sm Smelting JUng JUng- Refining and Mining company com tom pany ranY which controls mines at Eureka Eureka Eu Eu- reka and BIngham a as wen well ng ns mines mine la In other states The companies that contributed to this total were the Utah Ulah Copper Standard Silver Sil Sil- Sil yet ver fr King Coalition Park Utah Con- Con Coni i d. d North Lily New Ne' i Utah Apex Ape rl Mines and Yankee Mines s. s The total compares with paid In 1928 and paid in 1918 and It far exceeded Ice ded that paid by Arizona metal mints mines In 1920 GOLD OUTPUT INCREASES I The gold production Increased alel considerably from In Jn 10 1928 8 to about in 1029 As In r recent reent ent 3 ears virtually all tho the gold was as f recovered from flom ores and concentrates concentrates con con- smelted In general the wines mines of district t especially espe espe- peI pe- pe daily I al I- I Ithe the Utah Copper property showed bowed a marked Increase In the output of or gold and sold gold from the Tintic district was also decidedly edl realer creator but the the- Park CIt City region reElon showed a pronounced decrease The United States State Smelting Refining Mid nd Exploration company surrendered dered Its option to purchase tho the thoD D Deer er Trail mine n near r Marysvale arly arb In 1 29 and the mine produced only a few te shipments during tho the ear vear Tho The largest producers of oC gold vero ero tho Utah Copper Park Utah Con Consolidated United State Utah Delaware Eureka Standard North Lily rii Utah Apex Eureka Lilly and Tintic Standard properties Noteworthy Note Note- worthy Increases in fn gold were made b by thet Utah Ulah Copper Copp r. r Eureka Burek Standard Stand Stand- ard United States Utah Delaware nd nd Bluestones properties Ore from the Eureka Standard a new producer In the eastern rat of or the Tintic district was valuable for Cor Its gold goM content S The Th silver n output Increased from ounces In 1928 In to about ounces In 1929 and the was about more moro than that of oC Montana was second In silver Ion lon In the United States The value f the silver output decreased from to about duo duoC f o C the lower average I. ern t price obtained or or nine years Utah has be been n tho the tailing silver Il producer of oC the tho States Silver production rom torn the the- BIngham ham ann and Tintic dis- dis rits Increased slightly in iii 19 1929 but hero here WAS a sll slight ht decrease from the ark City region The Silver Sn King Ins Mining company wa the t producer o of sliver silver In n a 1929 It was followed 11 closely by byh h he h Tintic Standard com com- uny and tho the Park Utah ted alM Mines company Next In orr or- or ler er came mo the Utah Copper Bing- Bing um arn New Quincy United 5 Slates BIngham Mine MInem n Including Victoria North Lily Lib lutus and Chief Con Consolidated prop prop- rIles lIe Other lara o producers weh we h he h Mammoth I Utah AJ Anex X Utah Delaware Ontario and Bullion Coal- Coal tion Combined Metals Reduction ne Company prop properties Greatly ln- ln b the production was Vas made by inham Prospect and Ne New Nes Quincy nines and good Increases were re reported re- re ported rt d b by the tho Victoria Silver sn King Coalition Mammoth and Utah Cop- Cop w r Production of or sliver silver by the Park Utah Consolidated and fl mines was WUI much less than hat of 1928 and were wre al also o b by th thy Tintic Standard North Lily Utah Delaware tad nd id Utah Apex mines mine Ines RED M METAL TAL AT PEAK Copper increased from Pounds DOud Jn n 19 1928 jg 8 to about out Bounds in hi 19 1929 th the tho largest argeSt pro production uc- uc lion tion ever r recorded cord d from th the tho fi state te The tb value Increased from to about 5 as a result or of orUo ortho lh tho Increased price pIC of or copper and work ork a at BIngham Utah ran 1 6 second cond in copper production In R 1 1323 U aft after r Arizona and was a followed fol ollo ol- ol lo lowed by Montana f Th The Utah Coper Cop- Cop er company at BIngham ln r responded t tI w th tb Increased urlce urice of oC copper and Ind nd produced net pounds or T co copper per a n. month during th the first U han cd th thO thOra of ot tho the year car but d decreased cre ra Jw of or production to about too Ito net Mt pounds pound of or copper a 11 month th second hilt halt of tho the year elrA Inn In- In n of Symons S cone crushers torr Dorr bo bOWl wl classifiers and add additional tall mills at the Arthur and Magna agna brou brought ht tho the combined capacity Up to a maximum of or about ton on of ot ore a u. d day y but the recovery er or cop ar In co concentrate creased de-creased cr Q d j about SO M o per cent cont o of the tho copper u ithe mill mil or ore oro during th t period of oC production lo of oC the mine at wd Pl ted early earh in the tho year ear and a w r-w tr record of or more than to JM of ore oro and waste wast in one ono tiny daY aa 4 made on May Iny 10 The Tue n new r plan at tho the mouth of ofIn In ham canyon was placed In Inn I n enil early In April The hc plant I has gt 3 a capacity Ct or of more than G. G 1000 gallons g of copper bearIng water r ra n. n d day y and I a a. recovery recover 0 of f ft a about bOil t 97 9 t per cent or of th copper t Most or of th Increase J in n copper Pr du c tl on camo caine from the BI Bingham I district but lUt slight Increases were also reported from the Tintic and nd IndU Induk P Park U uk City districts Following the the Utah tah Copper company compan the leading copper o pc producers were thi time the Utah Utah Delaware a. arc Utah Apex Anex Ohio Copp Copper r United States and Sliver I King Coal on LEAD TONNAGE DECLINES The lead output increased eased from 91 3 r pounds In ln Ins 1928 to about pounds in 19 1929 9 but the tho alue Increased front from 96 t to about on acco account nl or of th the higher average price of lead Iad in In- In creased d pr production from a b better grade grado of or lend lead concentrate was reported re re- ported from the Silver r King Coalition Coall- Coall tion prop property rt where her the capacity of oC t the 16 mill was increased by the tho addItion addition addI- addI addi tion of oC nc new flotation equipment and thickening and lina conditioning equipment equipment equip equip- ment mont was installed before the zinc section Twelve other mines showed increased lead output but hut eight showed how largo large decreases Three large custom flotation plants lants were op operated rated continuously as 38 well vell as tho Chief Chic Consolidated mill at Eu Eureka Eureka Eu- Eu reka the Utah Apex plant at it t BIngham fling BIng ham brim and th the improved cd mill o of the Silver King Coalition mine 1 at Park City Tho The capacity of or the custom flotation mill mil of the Combined Met Iet ala als Reduction company at Bauer was increased to lo about tons of or orore ore a a. da day b by the tho addition of a n. S Symons Sym Sym- m ons cone crusher o ball mill Akins classifier and Fahrenwald Fahrenwald Fahren- Fahren wald and ern flotation ma ma- chines The Tho Park City re region lon showed a a. good increase in lead as did the tho Rush valley district of oC Tooele county but bitt tho lead output from Crom the Tintic and antl BIngham districts districts dis dis- was considerably less Jess The larg largest Bt producers lS l'S of oC lead Ie in order o of output were tho the Sliver el King Coalition Tintic Standard Park Utah Consolidated United States North In Lily Utah Apex Utah Ut Delaware Delaware Dela Dela- ware BIngham ham Mines Unes Including Victoria Bluestone Utah Copper New Quincy BIngham Prospect Chief Consolidated Bullion Coalition Coall- Coall tion Uon U Utah nh Metal and Tunnel Eureka Eu Eu- ureka u- u reka Lilly and Horn Silver properties Tho The New Quincy Mining Min Mm- ln ing company reported the largest st Increase in lead production and it was WIlS followed b by tho the Prospect Prospect Pros Pros- I p ct Silver SiJ King l Coalition Bluestone Bluestone Blue- Blue stone North Lily Lib BIngham Mines Utah Copper opper Chief Consolidated and Horn Silver mines Lar Largo Large o decreases decreases decreases de de- de- de creases in lead cad production were t re n. reported re reported ported b by the Utah Delaware Park Utah Consolidated Utah Apex Bullion Coalition and Eureka Eureka Eu Eu- reka a. a Lilly LUh properties Tho The New Quincy mine a relatively ne new producer producer producer pro pro- ducer in the Park CIl City region produced produced pro pro- more than three times as much lead in 1 1929 no n as it did lid in 1928 Tho The new flotation plant at International International International Inter Inter- national constructed constructed to treat oxidized silver lead ore ores was placed in operation late Jato in tho year ear and treated treat trent ed cd considerable ore from thin tho North Lily and Tintic Standard minee In InJune InJune inJune June the United States Smelting Refining and Mining company purchased pur lur chased d and operated all aU tho thic property at Dins BIngham Lark an and Eureka LUI formerly formerly for tor- mer merly controlled by tho the BIngham Mines company ZINC PRODUCTION GAINS Tho The zinc recovered chiefly rh from concentrate leached or smelter In Increased Increased In- In creased from pounds in to about aboul pounds pound In 19 1929 9 As AR the average price was slightly hl higher her than that of 1928 the time value Increased from to about All tho the large flotation mills mm In fn Utah treating zinc lead ore ore International United Stat States Combined Metals Silver King Coalition and Utah Apex- Apex w were rc operated regularly In 1929 1029 The output of zinc was vas upheld chiefly J b by bythe bythe the activity in tho the Park City CIt re region re- re gion glon as nS the output from th the BIngham Dingham Ding BIng ham district was slightly Ic less s than th that t of 1928 1925 The Tho Increase of about pounds of or zinc from oat the Silver King ICing Coalition and New City moro Quincy mines at Park Palk than of offset ct the large decrease from Crom the Ole Park Utah Consolidated prop prop- erty crt In tho BIngham ham district de- de crt creased production b by the th Utah Delaware and Utah Apex mines I tho Bingham offset gains made by and Utah Copper compan com corn Pro Prospect production from rom the Zinc pan pany TintIc district Increased considerably consider consider- r- r ably on account of or the mining of lead zinc J milling or ore orO nt at tho the properties properties proper proper- of oC Chief C Consolidated Mining ties lies treated at t which h was company compan Eureka 11 11 alp The Chief mill nt at operated on old oxidized silver lead ore Eureka tho the siliceous ore oro from lOm and and Chief Chic mines The Time Lilly Silver Sliver mine of or the he Lead Lend H HOrn rn county reported repot report company compan in Beaver er In zinc reco ed Ca a a. largo large custom tom cred ered from ore ort shipped to cu mills but th the output of ot zinc from Coalition mine near noar tho the Stockton Bullion in Tooele county count was de decidedly de- de less The lar largest t t zinc producers producers pro pro- the he in Utah in 1929 were Utah C Consolidated United d Park King Coalition New ew Silver Sliver Stal States s Utah Apex Utah Delaware Quine Prospect Utah MetAl 1 and l J Utah Copper Horn Silver Bullion Coalition and Chief Con Consolidated ted m mines OLD TAILINGS TREATED In 1929 th the mines of or Utah produced produced produced pro pro- about tons ton of or oro ore and und old tailings an Increase from rom tons in 1 1928 S. S Of or this to- to the BIngham district produced tn tel about tons tone as compared S IS The rIme with tons ton In production of or Jho the tho district estimated was wan ounces of or gold ounces of oC sliver silver pounds pound of or copper pounds of oC lead pounds of or zinc Tho The production production pro pro- in 1928 was i ounces of gold 37 ounces of oC sliver silver 50 pounds of ot copper 10 pounds of or lead lend and 44 H.- pounds of zinc Tho The mines mineR of or the Tintic dl district produced about tons of oC ore and old tailIngs tailing us ns compared with 19 tons tone In 19 1928 5 Tho estimated production of the tIme district was 4 42 ounces of or gold old ounces of or silver cr S OOOO pounds of or copper poun pounds s of lead and pounds of or zinc The Tue production In 19 1928 5 was as 80 ounces of oC gold 6 ounces of or silver n pounds of oC copper COpIer n. n n of or lead and 1163 pounds of or zinc The mines that produced more than tons tOiS of or ore In 1929 HIJ were the time Tintic Standard Chief Chlor Consolidated Victoria Mammoth North orth Lily Eureka Standard Centennial Eureka Bullion Beck Deck f Eureka Lilly LUb and th tailings s dump The TintIc Standard Mining company was second In the tIme production of or sli sliver 2111 ver and lead In Utah In 1929 Crude Crue or ore and oJ old oll tl tailings 8 produced pro pro- ro- ro du dued pd b by mines in tho the City region roslon amounted to about tons In 1 1929 1029 29 na S compared with tons In 1928 The Time estimated output output output out out- put of the time district was oune ounces s sor of or gold Jold 64 OOOO ounces of silver n r. r pounds pound of oC copper pounds of or lend lead and poun pounds 8 of or zinc In 11 1928 the Park City r region lon |
