Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-03-19 | Page 10 | Quicksilver Production in U. S. Increases

Quicksilver Production I in U. U S. S Increases 1 Preliminary figures showing showing- the tb production production pro pro- pr- pr ducton of ot quicksilver In the United States Statu In tn 1022 compiled by F. F L. L Ransoms Ran nan edme eme of ot the United States geological survey department of the I interior e give a total 1 of flasks flack of seventy five pounds net as compared with wih lUkS lUkSIn flasks in 1021 which was ea the th l smallest a I et an- an In th the two seventy years year of ot duct loir Je QUIO silver elver In 1922 1022 2 1 California produced flasks flask Texas Tea 2725 flasks and Nevada and end O Oregon lon 28 In 10 California four mines were er productive productive tive but he be output front from all but th the theN I New N Amaden Almaden group was wan very vary vey small sal I The New Idria mine continued nonproductive nonproductive but the old Redington or Boston Doston mine at Napa county which has ha lain Idle Ile for tor many years yielded some quicksilver and will wi probably be a n larger larrer producer In 1923 as a a a. I rn rotary ry furnace furnace furnace fur fur- nace has ha been installed In Texas Teus the Chico mine in the dl district Brewster county more quicksilver than any other mine In the th United States State The MarIscal mine near McKinney McKin- McKin ney Springs In the same county was wag also alao productive Prospecting was Wil In progress at the Waldron aldron mine in the Terlingua district ninety five miles mie south of ot Alpine In Nevada Neada the only production recorded was made from de deposits deposits deposits de- de posits in the Pilot Piot mountains mountains east of ot Mins in I Mineral county The Tho output from O Oregon gon was practically negligible The average pries of ot quicksilver In 1922 1022 per pe flask of at seventy five leventy pounds as au a calculated d from quotations t by the En Engineering fn- fn da a and Mining Press Journal ar r wa was for tor New York and for San Francisco Franciso The price declined from tram 61 55 S1 Ne New York and HO 50 San Francisco early In January to 4 New York ork and San in February From the first of ot March the rite rise rIe was wa fairly steady to 74 7 New Now York and San Francisco Fran Fran- cisco cleto at the end nd of ot the year The tariff act of 1322 which went Into effect on o September 21 2 placed a a d duty ty on Imported quicksilver of ot 25 26 cents cent a pound equivalent to 1876 a a flask fask At the tha end of the year the directors director of ot tho the great Alm Almaden en mine mice In Spain where extensive improvements Improvement have hae been n In tn reduced tho the price of ot quicksilver at the mine to the equivalent of at about 45 6 per flask fluk No Important a additions to known re resources resources re- re sources of domestic quicksilver were made during the year yer 19 1023 2926 but the th effect effect ef et- ef- ef of bt the new Import duty will wi probably proba probe bly be seen in a mod moderate rte Increase In production in IO 1923 1023 8