| Show I 1 1916 91 6 BIG YEAR FOR S NEVADA MINES Increase of Over 1915 Record Output of Copper The This value of oC the gold 01 silver lver copper lead and abet zinc from the mines of Nevada evada eado in 1 1916 16 was aas approximately b according nCi nc- nc cording to the preliminary f figures les of or Victor C C. C Helken HelkeR o 0 of the he United States States geological survey department of the In Interior In- In tenor This total represents an Increase of nearly or about 5 52 per cent nt above the corresponding figure of or 1915 which was as n There were ere large increases and record productions made mode In copper lead an and zinc but there was aI a I slight decrease In silver and a large decrease do- do c- c crease In gold The mine output of oC gold old was valued at approximately In 1916 a a decrease de- de crease rease cr ase of oC 22 per er cent from the output of or 1916 which was The gold output from copper ore was Increased but ut that from amalgamation and cyanide mills mis was less in man many of th the tho camps campe The Pittsburg mill mm In Esmeralda county was dismantled and the Buckhorn Buck- Buck horn lorn In Eureka count county was closed cosed down Both of 01 these were important producers In n past paRt years cars The Tue Goldfeld Consolidated which Is the he most niost Important gold producer of or the tate state wa was treating approximately ton tons ons of or ore per month Th The output however howver how- how ever ver ever was considerably lesa less than In for former for i mer years ears A J large gf not flotation plant was as being added tit at n this property The rhe Jumbo Extension doubled Its Ia ore output shipping shipping ship ship- ping from 2000 to 2000 tons per month shipments were ere also aiso made from the tho At- At mats anta lanta and flotation concentrates b by the Nevada M Metal f-al f tal Extraction company compan One I of oC f the most important additions to 10 the gold and silver lver production was from the I operations of a c cyanide alide mill mi at the Ek Elko 0 Prince property at Midas Operations at Seven Troughs Trough National and Round Mountain were somewhat less than Inthe Inthe In the he preceding year rear From Searchlight In n Clark county ore and precipitates were shipped hippe and at Rawhide In Mineral county the Nevada New Mines Minea the lie Black BInd Eagle Kagle I-agle I property and md operated d two wo mis mills At Aurora there was also Increase In Increase In- In erta crease c In sol gold output SILVER DECREASE The he mine production of oC silver lver was about aboul ounces which represents a decrease fro from in ounces in 1915 The value of this output however on ac account account ncI nc- nc I count of tho the higher price of or silver In Increased Increased In- In Ji- Ji I creased from to about or 23 per cent cent Tho The sliver silver siver output comes comel chiefly from the Tonopah district where there was a marked decrease In 1915 the district produced tons of or ore ore 2 r In gold Jold and ounces ouces of or silver In 1916 the district produced approximately approximately ap ap- ap proximately tons of ot ore oro In n gold Kold and ant ounces of or silver siver Tho The largest producers were tho the Tonopah Tonopah Tonopah Tono Tono- pah Belmont Tonopah Extension Tono Tono- pall lah ah Mining Jim Butler Buter We West t End Montana Mon Mon- tana ana Tonopah Halifax Tonopah am and ane Tonopah Midway The Rescue Eula and Cash Boy were new now producers At At the Tonopah Extension property ton stamps alamos were added to the mill mi equipment equipment In tb the tho Rochester district of ot Humboldt t count county there was im an Increase o In both gold am and silver lver production from rom mill mi operations atthe at atthe the thc Nevada Packard and the tho Rochester Mines compan company each ech treating tons a a da day It I Is planned Jo double tho the capacity 0 of the plant of or the tho Rochester Mines company In the Comstock district of ot storey county there was an nn increase of or matel 60 per cent In the value of the gold and n silver output The production In II 1915 was valued at The Union Consolidated mine was waR the most Important tant taut pro producer shipping ore to the Mexican Mexican can mill mil Other producers wore were the Ophir Sierra Nevada Nevada Andes Chollar Comstock Phonix Phoenix Comstock a ah id Jacket Crown I Point Belcher mines The Yellow Jacket mill mi was run principally on dump ore I particularly particularly particular after the Belcher mine was closed on account of oC fire on tho the foot 1400 level cosed In the north end of the territory I water ater Is being boing lowered from the 2700 to the foot 2900 foot level which will i open opeil up I considerable new ground gound In Tn Churchill county the mills of the tho N Nevada vada Hillsand Hills Hillsand I and Nevada Wonder Volder w were re both operated throughout the year ear and no 10 great at change was waa made In production of ot gold sold C or silver siver Some silver was contributed b by the Monitor siver Belmont flotation plant at Bel- Bel mont n tnt n In Nyc county count Th The mine e production 01 ot of copp copper r increased in increased In- In creased from pounds In 1915 to over pounds In 1916 an increase in increase In- In O crease of nearl nearly 3 pounds The value of tho the copper Increased from 12 i to out out or per cent The Tue greatest Increase w waa wa duo due to the operations of tho the Nevada Xe ada Conson- Conson dated Copper company compan at in White While Pino county During the first fret three quarters of oC the year the plant trea treated ted n nearly arl t tons tous ns of oC low 10 grade copper ore and produced l pounds of copper Ore was as also treated from the Giroux property In Lyon count county near neal there was great increase in tho the shipment of copper Jet ore especially from the Nevada I Douglas property The Tho latter half haH of the year vear the ton ton leaching plant was operated Er Although the Mason Valley alley smelter was wat Idle a ton 10 leaching plant pant was waa operated operate tr treating ore from Crom the Mon Men tana Nevada mine At the tho end of oC the to operate again tho the thoMason ear vear It was as planned Mason Iason Valley smelter A largo large Increase In copper ore shipments came caine from Crom the Santa Santo Fe and Silver Star districts districts In Mineral county count from mines In the vicinity vicinity vlen- vlen vicin vicin- i ity of oC Luning and Nina Mina which were shipping at tho the rate of 1600 t tons per month Shipments were ere also made mad from ron Battle Mountain district in Lander con count county n ty LEAD INCREASE The Tho mine production of lea lead Increased ec from pounds In 1915 to pounds in 1916 The value of or the output increased more than or 10 per percent cent over that nt of I 1015 H which was 5 I A considerable part part of or this production came as In former years from the tho mines of tho the Yellow Pine district In Clark county The Tho Prince Consolidated at Pioche greatly Increased ore shipments shipment and a considerable greaty output came from the Uvada Uada property Other important lead shipments were made mude from the tile Groom mine In Lincoln county count Nevada Bunker Hill property in Elko county count and the thc Hi Union Mines In Eureka county At Eureka Eu- Eu reka considerable ore was shipped from tho the Eureka and Cal California CorIa Mining Mining company compan property Tho The mine production of zinc was approximate approximately ap- ap proximately proximate pound nn nit increase In- In cr crease age of over pounds from that ot of 1015 There was a 0 greater Increase in iii inthe the tue value from to or 57 7 per cent Over 90 per cent of oC the OUtPUt came cent from the Yellow Pile dis- dis in Clark ClarI county count very ver largely front from the Yellow PIne Pino and Potosi mines Other important shipments of oC zinc ore or ot concentrates concentrates con- con came care from the Amalgamated Pioche property of or Lincoln COUlt county and the tho Polar Star properly property OP operated 11 gL l by i the Nevada Nevada Zinc Mining company in Spruce Mountain district like Elko count county incomplete records of oC dividends paid b by Nevada mining companies during the the year amounted at to The Th greater part paTt of oC this was paid h by the Neva Nevada a Cons Consolidated Con Con- s Other contributors were tho the Tonopah Belmont Tonopah f Extension Tonopah Mining company compan Yalo Yellow P Pine ne Prince Consolidated Jumbo Tumbo Extension Nevada Wonder Vonder Jim lim Tm Butler Buter West End Seven Troughs Coalition Coalton un and springs 8 Anchor |
