Show BUREAU FORECASTS SILVER MINING GAIN j h WASHINGTON Jan JaE 19 The JP-The P The United States bureau of mines announcing an an- a 1933 increase of nearly ounces In the production of f silver slIver in 13 western tates bt today forecast forecast forecast fore fore- cast additional activity in silver mining min mm ing Irig as a result of the presidents president's sil vcr proclamation The bureau said the presidents president's proclamation which means essentially essential essential- I ly that newly-mined newly silver will be bought by the treasury at cents an ounce already had resulted in plans to reopen mines at Creede Cola Cob and Shaf Shatter Shalter ter Texas It stated however that since silver ore mostly Is complex in considering considering considering con con- the future production of silver silver sil sil- sil ver reservations should be made dependent de pendent on the future prices of at copper copper copper cop cop- per lead and zinc and on the production pro provisions in codes for these metals The 13 western states produced 22 22 ounces of silver in 1933 against in Itt 1932 Utah which the bureau said was in the best position to make an increase be because use of developed ore re bodies actually had been producing during the last three years largely as ns a means of providing employment and yielded only 00 ounces In 1933 compared with in 1932 The production pro in Arizona ounces in Colorado ounces in Idaho ounces In Montana Montana Montana Mon Mon- tana ounces and in New Mexico ounces showed Increases Increases In In- creases in 1933 while the Nevada production ounces was smaller than in 1032 1932 In addition California produced last year ounces Oregon South Dakota Texas which produced 1422 ounces In tn 1932 none Washington 16 and Wyoming ounces Alaska Alaska Alas Alas- ka produced ounces The total total total to to- tal value of the 1933 silver production was against in 1932 The average price for silver in 1933 rose from cents to but hut the bureau pointed out the advance was insufficient to more than moderately encourage operations for nearly all the 1933 production was unprofitable and the res result of attempts to provide employment in lead zinc and copper districts Some of the mines most nearly In Ina a straight silver classification are those at Creede and the Presidio mire mine at Shatter Shafter Texas both idle I since July 1 1930 and those at Tonopah Tonopah Tono- Tono pah Nev the output of which has been declining rapidly The 25 leading silver producers mainly product by-product silver sliver mines yielded yield yleM ed 79 per cent of the United States output in 1931 and 86 per cent in 1932 |