| Show IDAHO WRITES OFF ORE VALUES Forest Fires Cancel Benefits of States State's New Gold Finds BOISE April 14 R-Idaho's R J-Idaho's J Idaho's metal production slumped sharply in 1931 compared with wih 1930 as did the profits from the production But at the same time there was wa an increase In the number of prospectors who set out into ito the hills his and began pouring out gold This was shown today in an advance advance ad ad- vance from the annual mining report of Stewart Campbell state mine inspector in in- Total value of gold silver siver lead zinc and copper produced in m 1931 was 12 a decrease of as compared with wih the value for tor 1930 which was In spite of in increased in creased activities of gold miners miners miners production production pro pro- ducton of this rare metal fell fel off of 2000 ounces below 1930 1030 Production of oi other metals metal the report said has not been blen as low in m the past 30 years The decline In gold production was attributed to burning buring of a dredge in inthe inthe inthe the Boise basin and the destruction of the Gold Hill Hi mine mine also alo in the basin by last summers summer's forest fire The number nuber of producers in the I state increased by 77 7 to a total of With WIh one exception the new producers ers were gold mine operations The Inspector described the increases increase as Indicative of an expansion in gold mining and of the attention directed to the gold resources of the state Shoshone county continued to maintain its is commanding position the value of its Is ores ore in 1931 being 12 or within of the states state's entire entre metal value for the year In 1930 the county produced The Te reduction was attributed to low prices which brought about a reduction tion of the value of the metal minesa mines as a ton well wel as a reduction in production Gold output was ounces valued val valued at a decrease o or of 2018 ounces and compared with wih 1930 The Te decrease brought about by closing of two of the main mai producers he said was almost overcome by the increased activities of prospectors and the new dredge of the Idaho Gold Dredging company at Warren in II Idaho count county Sliver Silver production dropped from ounces with witha a value of in 1930 to ounces ouces valued at in 1931 a decrease of ounces and The Te decrease was attributed attrib to closing cosing of large mines mine and curtailed curtailed cur cur- tailed production of or others The Sunshine Mining company in Shoshone Shoshone Sho Shoo shone county continued capacity pro pro- ducton It I remained the largest siver silver producer in the state and the second largest in the United States The decreased value was due to a de decrease decrease de- de de crease from cents cent an an ounce in value to 2870 cents cent in 1931 Lead Lad production decreased from pounds valued at 73 in i 1930 to to pounds valued valued val val- at in 1931 1931 The Te average average aver aver- age price of lead lend in 1931 was cents cent per pound compared with wih cents in m 1930 Zinc production decreased almost one half from 1930 production and to third one of 1929 production The Te output of copper in 1931 was one half that hat of 1930 and the lowest of any year since 1903 Both production and value per pound decreased Production Production tion ton for tor 1931 was pounds I worth in in 1931 a decrease of pounds and in value from 1930 1030 which was pounds worth |
