Show minerals utah is unique among the tile states in the of its pro production luction of precious ind and semiprecious metals it does not rank hist in the prodoc tion of any of these metals but it stands well among the leaders in the production pio 1 of gold cop pel pei lead zinc and vanadium nadium vi mm min brals in the production of lead and silver it rani s third it ranks fourth in the production of opper copper c sixth in the production of ald g ld and sex seventh erith in the production pio ot of zinc forty per cent ot of the total produce tion of the state according to E IV parl parler er of the united states geological survey is derived from the copper mines the quantity of copper produced in 1911 was pounds valued at 17 the silver liver production was valued at 6 the pal silver producing counties are al so the chief produce is of lead the output of which was 55 chort tons valued at 4 gold is the fourth in importance among the metal products of the state and it amounted in 1911 to fine ounces ounce valued it sa s1 4 about 25 per cent of the gold is obtained from dry or siliceous ores but most of the output is obtained in the re fining of copper some of the lead and zinc ores also produce gold nabs zinc production was short tons valued at a the alue of the metal production of utah in 1911 was 34 out of a total alue of all mineral pro of 41 more than half of the remainder is obtained from coil coal mines which in 1911 produced 2 0 short tons val aed it at 4 fi aiom om to tons aie made into coke annually chiefly from the slack produced in the coil coal mining oper actions the of Po iland cement began in utah in 1910 with an output of baniels bin els ed at 1005 1 fhe industry appeals to have been overdone in the first yell for the production dropped in 1911 to barrels barrel s V valued at clay products ot of the state consist chiefly of common brick and ind front bucl nith smaller amounts of vit rifled brial drain ind and other tile ind nd a small output ot of pottery the value of the clay products pio ducts exclusive of potton was in 1911 the principal stone quarried in utah is limestone the larger part oi of indich is used for flux in the smelt ers although some is used fur found aaion and for other building purposes etab pro produces luces also sand stone and granite other mineral Pio products ducts ire asphalt precious stones lime salt gathered on the shores of the great salt lake aisemo bis muth graphite mineral petroleum phosphate rock pottery oot tery sulphur vand vanadium fum miner als and and granel gr el |