Show RECORD Is MADE THE 1 I j jIn In there was a record mine production pro pro- duc on of or gold silver copper lead an and i zinc In Arizona according to figures of oC V. V C. C Heikes of oC the United States geological survey Th The total value of oC tho mine output wa wall about an Increase of or nearly 6 pr cent over ove the tho value of oC 1312 1912 which was as The Che copper output wa was valued at nt nearly tho gold old at about the silver ZUver at more moro than the lead Ic-ad at and tho the zinc at Tho The mine mino yield of oC gold gola In Arizona In En was 08 more mora than ounces an Increase of or 6 S per por cent over the output o ot of I 1912 which was wae 91 fine ounces ounce Of or this total over 42 Z per cent cont wa WaR an taken from siliceous ores oree and most moet of or the re remainder r re- re came from copper ores oree which are undoubtedly the tho source of the in increased In- In creased gold output in 1913 ISIL The three JA largest t producing gold mines were the Tom Reed Gold Roads and Vulture The Tort Toni Reed output was wai about the tho same Kame a aIn all allIn In 1912 tho Gold Roads Road had a sll slight ht in- in crease and tho the Vulture a substantial in in- in crease In Yuma county operations were resumed at the La Fortuna Fortuna- mine r Tho Tb mine production of or silver eliver r Increased d about 8 per cent amounting to moro more than ounces s. s against 34 ounces I In n 1919 1 11 1 mt M lit if ih thA silver Ih r ra wa was a derived from from- from copper pp- pp r- r ore re b but In 1913 the tho Increase Increases is s due largely to shipments of oC lea lead ore orend and nd concentrates from Irom Cochise and Mohave Mo- Mo have ha counties Much sliver silver also corner comes from siliceous ore About BOO OO 00 tons of ot otoro ore oro per month was shipped from rom t the e Tombstone property and a large tonnage of oC old tailings was taken talen from the Commonwealth Commonwealth Com Corn dump A ton cyanide at this thEe property was as completed during thin year ear With a mine production of oC about pounds of ot copper In 1913 IMI Arizona led all other copper producing pro states The Tue output in 1918 1913 snows an Increase of or more than 00 O pounds or about 1 12 I percent per percent r cent over that of or 1912 which was 6 pounds pound A As Ar the price of oC copper Was va slightly lower In 1913 1013 the value of the metal Increased only about There were eleven ele active copper smelting plants In tho the state and on orn and concentrates concen concen- were also sent to fix copper and lead plants plant in other states Of OC the former for for- or- or mer the thc greatest t increase increase- In output were mado made at the Ua Hayden en Calumet and ana I Arizona Copper Que Queen n Old Dominion Consolidated Arizona and Swansea planta I At tho United Verde and Detroit plants there was wan little change from froni thin the figures of 1912 Those making Ices less copper were vera the Shannon Arizona Copper and pioneer plants New ew plants wore were completed by bythe bytho the tho Arizona Copper and ane Calumet and Arizona Ari MI- zona companies companieS' and another was in course of oC construction for United ores The disseminated pp co-pp copper r mines In GlIa PInal and Greenlee Greenloe lee counties 8 yielded approximately H pounds copper Included in this estimate of oC copper produced pro produced produced pro pro- arc aro the outputs of ot the Miami u nay Hay y kI I Q n The Miami pr product did not gr greatly h c exceed thai that of 1 1312 n Tho Tue ton concentration plant pistil was active and the product went ent mostly to Cananea Mexico o. o Tho The International Smelting and company compan will build a copper plant at ut t Miami fla 1111 to treat t this I rite ore and that from tho lie Inspiration mine Pest plants using th thu th flotation process were operated at the M Miami 1 ami and Inspiration tion B as the saving f bv ho concentration alone Is 18 not sufficient The rue Ray Pay Copper company greatly IRa increased sed Its U out nilE output out put from nearly nearl pounds of oC cop cop- cop cop- 14 pounds n trying 0 O toi oro loro U I Production from rout and Pinia couns coun- coun Jes s was as vis not what what it It could have been since since- the tho Swansea and nd Pioneer plants were rere operated only onh a few months At t lobe Globe greatly increased shipments were V f made from ifie lie Superior and Boston Iron CI Cap ap and lack Black Warrior mines and In i 1 zInal eln 1 coity from the ta 1 Maga a mine I 11 e of oC more than per percent percent production of ot lead head was as asIar cent the thc mine larger larer r than In an any other year The output wax waw nearly hearly 1400 Pounds pound al ai allied ned lied at about 61 as aJ against 6 pounds valued at Ht lr Ir 1 1912 1 l Tile c mines at produced d much lead ore Oft I and In 1913 there was wat a a. large The Shattuck mine mino became a re regular ular producer pro pro- ducr ducer o of or lead silver ore as asa a well ell vell as coper copf copper cop cop- nn an Increased f per er r ore In Iii o county from the he shipped regularly tonnage was as Tennessee cc mine to 10 the concentration at Needles Cal The lie mine production or of spelter was as al about out poun pounds valued nt at which WU wai us an e or of orI I about pounds or nearly 4 t per percent of or- On production 1012 cent cent over the coun t of or the lower lov price pr paid fur for tile the metal the tho total value tI Increased more than limn The Golconda nine mine In Mohave Mohave Mo- Mo Ita have e county formerly tile the l largest rest pro was making akin shipments of zinc ore are i 1 and nd c o only pun part of th the HIP nl nel therefore had a greatly v Vt 1 output Much ore oro was wati howl however shipped from from the San Xavier Xa mine In Pima Fima Coun coun- tT au and much concentrate was ues made Jrade from Jol county reS cres milled it t Xee Needles les V |