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Show i s The Western Mineral Surrey, Salt Lake City, Utah Metal Gain Output In Idaho Declines During 1952 At Cripple Continued from Page and per ore, zinc ore, cold Lead, Zinc, Go 1 1 duction of the new government copper-pricinplan to encourage buying of foreign copper. The demand for copper at both domestic and foreign prices has been steady all year. The market prices of lead and zinc in 1952 were characterized instability and drastic by changes. The average weighted .prices of lead and zinc used in this report are 16.0 cents and 16.5 cents, per pound, respectively. The price of lead, during the first half of 1952, stayed close to the OPS ceiling price of 19 cents per pound. On April 29 the daily price slumped to 18.000 cents per pound, N. Y., according to the Engineering and Mining Journal Metals and Mineral Markets. During the month of May it declined to 15.000 cents per pound, an average of 15.731 cents for the month. On June 24 the daily price increased to .16.000 cents per pound, N. Y., .and held steady at this price until October 7 when it began- to decline again to a low of 13.500 cents per pound; the final average. for October was 14.404 . - cents per pdimd. The price of zinc was steady at close to the OPS ceiling of 19 cents per pound until June 2 when it dropped to 17.500 cents per pound, East St. Louis, according to the Engineering and Mining Journal Metals and Minerals Markets. The price continued to drop to a monthly low of 15.000 cents per pound with an average for June of 15.740 cents. The price continued to decline to the October - slag, by dredging operations. The Sunshine Mining Co., operating its own and the properties of six other mining companies, was the largest silver producer in the state in 1952; it was followed, in order of decreasing rank, by the Bunker Hill and Sullivan Mining and Concentrating Co.; Silver Summit mine of Polaris Mining Co.; Triumph Mining Co.; and the Page mine and the Morning mine of the Federal Mining and Smelting Co. About 90 per cent of the total silver was recovered from mines in the Ooeur dAlene area; the remainder came largely from the Warm Springs district, 'Blaine County; the Yellow Pine district, Valley County; and from the Bayhorse district, Custer County. Copper ouput of Idaho in 1952 was about 3023 short tons of recoverable metal, which was an increase of 40 per cent over the 1951 production of 2160 short tons. The total value of the 1952 state copper production was $1,469,178 as compared to $1,045,4404 or 1951. The sharp increase in copper output of Idaho in 1952 was due primarily to the opening of the new Blackbird-Chicag- o mine in Blackbird district, Lemhi County, late in 1951 by the Calera Mining Company. This mine was responsible for 38 per cent of the states total 1952 copper output. Most of the remaining copper produced was recovered as a from the treatment of 'zinc-leaand silver ore from the Coeur dAlene region. Chief producers in order of decreasing production were the Calera Mining Co., Sunshine Mining Co., and the Polaris Mining Co. Together, these four mines produced approximately by-prod-uct d average of 13,294 cents per pound. Back of the sagging market prices of lead and zinc, during the latter half of 1952, were 80 per cent of the states coplower prices in Europe and per. foreign offerings of both lead Lead production in 1952 was and zinc at prices well below about 72,291 short tons or nearthe domestic quotations. 6 cent less than the 1951 per ly PRODUCTION of 76,713 short tons. The output Gold output decreased from of 1952 lead output total value 45,064 fine ounces in 1951 to was as compared $23,133,120 about. 33,818 ounces, in 1952, a with 195. for $26,542,698 valdecline of 25 per cent. The A1 domestic 1952 stable price and a ue of the gold produced in lead' market famine during the was appxjroimiately 31J83j,630, to en1952 tended of compared to the 1951 value of first part lead. This of courage production $1,577,240. when the was reversed The decline in gold production trend Feblifted in was on lead tariff .was due primorily to the gradual closing of the Bradley Min- ruary and foreign prices, which higher than ing Co. operations at Stibnite, previously had been to drop far beIdaho, by far the largest produc- domestic, began OPS ceilUnited low States the er in the state. The reason givcents 19 of per pound of en for closing was the low price ing lead. The seling on the open of foreign ontimony introduced market of large quantities of on United States markets. stocks held by the British lead ore, gold ore, Antimony-golzinc-lea- d ores Ministry of Materials- encoursilver ore, and were the chief sources of gold aged the trend to bid lead prices in world markets and produced in Idaho. About 89 down lead production in Idaho dropper cent of 'the state output the domestic price. with Bradped came from lode mines; the for About 90 per cent of the state ley Mining Co. accounted 66 per cent of this total. Other total lead output in 1952 came leading lode gold producers in from the Ooeur d'Alene region. Idaho were the Talache Mines, The remainder was produced Inc.; Calera Mining Co.; and chiefly from the Warm Springse Co. district of Blaine County, Triumph Mining and two dragdistrict of Custer County, Two bucket-lin- e line dredges operated in the and the Texas district of Lemhi ore and old Yankee Fork dsitrict of Custer County. Lead-zin- c 75 per over and Elk City tailings yielded County and in the Counlead. Idaho state total cent of the Ten Mile district of contriband Sullivan Hill 1952. Bunker The They during ty 34 total contributed of the mine at Kellogg uted 11 per cent state lead total of the state gold output. per cent Silver production in 1952 was output in 1952. making it by far fine the largest producer of leadi in 14,746,329 approximately 1 less Idaho. Other large producers cent ounces, nearly per 1951 of 14,753,023 were the Day Mines, Inc.; Page total than- the 1952 state sil- mine and Morning mine of Fedfine ounces. The at was valued eral Mining and Smelting Co., ver output to1951 to Sullivan Mining Co.; Triumph the compared tal of $13,352,231. Mining Co.; Sunshine Mining Co. maintain to and the Golconda Lead Mines. Idaho continued Zinc output declined 9 per its rank as the nations leading short tons) held cent a in 1952, rank silver producer, 1951 67 to the production compared Approximately since 1933. tons. The total per cent of the state total was of 78,121 short1952 zinc output recovered from silver ores and value of the zinc-lea- d was as cent $23,400,G30 31 from compared per nearly ores; the remainder was with $28,436,044 in 1951. contributed by gold ore, cop-- A domestic price weakness in d - Bay-hors- - $13,-346,1- 72 (70-91- 1 Creek Seen CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo. The New Year was started with three more gold bars being sent to the mint at Denver by Golden Cycle mill. Their value wafe $75,000. This brings the grand total to 91 bars worth $2,237,200 since operations began in March at 1951. Officials are hopeful that ore tonnage this month at the mill will get back to 14,000 or 15,000 tons. Another optimistic note for increased production is the fact that more men are rustling the mines for work. In addition, increased tonnage can be expected from the Cresson and Ajax as well as some of the smaller mines. has started Development again on the 31st level of the Ajax according to C. H. Carlton, mine manager for the Golden Instead of Cycle Corporation. following the BobtaiWein, which is not ore at present, a drive is being made along a small streak found in the hanging wall. Its small but good. Meantime, there is good ore in the stope on 30. Also, workmen are cutting out for chutes on the ore body recently discovered on the 26th level. This, will be a 12 chute stope. The Globe Hill Mining Company continues to operate its new- diamond drill bn the Chicago Tunnel leveL The present hole is up 90 feet and is to be run a total of 140. feet. Six feet of mineralized ground was cut 12 feet above the tunnel. Cuttings assayed .23 to .28. When the hole is completed a short raise will be driven to check the values found in the drill - - hole. Febrn ReducNEVADA COPPER . . . The Combined Metals tion Co., which worked zinc-lea- d Continued from Page 1 Nye County, which suspended its placer operation September, 1952, facing high operating costs in an unchanged gold market Other gold properties, large( ly worked sporadically, which produced minor quantities of gold in 1952, included: The King Gold, Ten Mile district Humboldt County; Clifford, Clifford district (Stray Dog, Sunshine and Millsite, Manhattan district, . Gold. Ace, Fluorine district Johnnie Limerick district Nye County; and Blue Sky, Rochester district Barrel Springs Placer, Rabbit Hole district Annie and Portland Ext., Seven Troughs district Pershing. County; Babe and Renegade, White Horse (Olinghouse) district, Washoe Dexter and Ruby County; Queen, Tuscarora district Elko tailCounty; Quartette-Diupfe- x ings, Searchlight district Clark County; Thomas W., New Pass dsitrict, Lander County; Mary Ann Placer, Osceola district Tipple, Robinson district White Pine County; Rawhide Placers, Mineral County; Dayton Dredge, Kolze Dredge and Spring Valley, Silver City district, Lyon County; and Silver Hill, Comstock district Storey County. SILVER Other than the Mohawk mine, Silver Peak district Mineral County, which produced substantial quantities of silver in 1952, and the Pyra-m- id Crown Point-Glob- e, (Ar-genti- te) output, little interest was in working Nevada ore during 1952.. silver straight Byproduct silver from base metal ores continued to be the main source of the state silver and the leading producers were: shown Combined Metals Reduction Co., Pioche and Comet districts, Lincoln County, zinc-lea- d ore); Copper Canyon Mining Co., Bat-ti- e Ml district. Lander County ore); Kennecott Cop (zinc-lea- d both lead and zinc during the latter half of 1952 brought on by sharply lowered foreign prices was followed closely by cuts in Idaho zinc output The curtailment of opertions of the smaller high cost mines was largely responsible for the decline in zinc output of Idaho in the last half of 1952. Over 90 per cent of the zinc produced in Idaho in 1952 came from the Coeur dAlene region. The Star mine, of the Sullivan Mining Co ranked first among Idahos zinc producers, account ing for nearly 22 per cent of the state total zinc. Six other properties (each producing more than 2500 short tons of recoverable zinc), the Bunker Hill, Page, Day Mines, Morning, Sidney, and the Frisco group, produced the bulk of the remaining State zinc output in 1952. MINING DISTRICT Idahos mining picture in early 1952 was characterized by strong production and development activity. This trend was reversed as a result of unstable market conditions and a Northwest power shortage. Development work was curtailed in many mines and production, in general, became weaker. The opening of the Calera Mining Companys Blackbird mine in Lemhi County, in late 1951, 'gave Idaho a major copper producer in 1952. The Silver Summit Mining Company merged with the Polaris Mining Company keeping the name of Polaris Mining Company. Both mines are major Idaho producers of silver and copper. Declining lead and zinc prices were given as the reason for the shutting down of the Signal Mining Companys Hilarity mirie on Pine Cree(k and the Idaho Custer Mines Inc., Livinginston mine in the Boulder district, Custer County. . 12,1053 per Oorp. (Nevada Mines Division), and Consolidated Copper Mines Coup., Robinson district, White Pine County (copper ore). ' COPPER Nevadas copper production in 1952 was centered in the Robinson district. White Pine County, where Kennecott Copper Corp.. (Nevada Mines Division) operated its Ruth and Kimberly pits and continued to develop the Deep Ruth underground mjine; plans to open the Veteran pit. were projected. Consolidated Copper mines Corp. derived its copper in 1952 from the Morris Brooks pit and the Ruth pit extension. Anaconda Copper Mining Company pursued development of n the extensive Yerington pit, district, Lyon County, a future source of Nevada copper. Other tmines worked for cop-jpore in 1952 and which reported occasional shipments of material to smelters included: The Copper King, Maggie Creek district, Eureka County, Rio Tinto dump, Mountain City di trict, Vulcan and Marshall, Contact district, Elko County; Silver Bell, Deep Hole (Granite peak) district, Washoe County, and Quartette, Searchlight district and Lake View, Bunker-vill- e district, Clark County. Some copper was recovered at smelters from material particularly zinc and Lead ores and concentrates treated primarily for other metals. The Kennecott Copper Corp. (Nevada Mines Division) operated the McGill, Nev., Smelter on Company and Consolidated Coppermines Corp. ore and concentrate and accepted some lots of fluxing ore from neighboring mines during 1952. LEAD AND ZINC In 1952 Lincoln County continued to dominate the production of lead and zinc in Nevada although the yield of both metals fell short of the 1951 totals. . . Yer-ingto- er . ore from, the Pioche and Comet districts ranked first in output of the states lead and. zinc. Installation of facilities to mill lead oxide ore and to treat ore addmanganiferous zinc-leaed to the companys potential to increase its output of precious and base metals. Ranking second in Nevada zinc yield and third in lead was Ely Valley Mines, Inc. Ely Valley mine, Pioche district, which terminated .operations August, 1952, owing to paucity of ore workable under the zinc price that prevailed. Other Lincoln Coun1952 ty mines that produced in(zinc-leaincluded: The Black Metal and Bristol Jack Rabbit (Bristol) disd d) (zinc-lead-copper- Apex- - trict; ), Financier and Poor-ma- n, Pioche district (lead); and. Groom, Groom district (lead). zinn concentrates, a byproduct of tungsten ore, were shipped frof the Lincoln (Tern Piute) mine. Tern Piute district The Copper Canyon Mining; Compony, Copper Canyon mine,. Battle Mountain district, Lander County, second in output bf Nevada lead and third in gang, closed its mine and mill October, 1952, as working the low grade ore was not economically feasible. Exploration for new orebodies was moderate in 1952 and additional mines, largely small scale, that marketed lead or zinc material in 1952 included: The Chalk Mountain, Fairview district,. Churchill County (lead); Root, Anchor, Combination) Bullion, Sultan, Yellow Pine (zinc-leadand Bell (lead), Yellow (zinc-lead- ), and Bell Pine s. (lead). Yellow Pine district), Clark County; Delrio, Delano district, Edge-moand Echo Canyon, Centennial district, Jackson, district (lead) Aladdin, Railroad (Bullion) (zinc-leaalso copper). Knob Hill and Summit View, Ruby Range district (lead), Kil-li- e , Spruce ML district, and Rip Van Winlkle, Merrimac district, and Silver King, (zinc-leadElko. County; Sanger, McNamara and General Thomas, Silver Fieak district and Sylvania, district (lead), Esmeralda ), (Good-spring- nt Te-co- ma district d ), . Syl-van-ia County; Extenhion and Moun- tain View, Lone MtL district (zinc),' Eureka County; Grant , (lead), and Lowman Gold Run district, H. & T., district (lead and Pansy Winnemucca district (zinc-lead- ), Lee, (inc-lead- Col-con-da Humboldt County; Trin- ity, Iron Canyon and Lucky Strike (zinc-lead)- , Battle Moun- tain district, Lander County; Northern Belle and New Potosi, Candelaria (Columbia) district (lead), Mineral County; San Rafael, Quartz Mt. district (zinc-lead- district ), Naughty Boy, Johnnie (lead) and Mohawk) Lodi (Mammoth) district (lead), Itye County. Green, Wild Horse district (lead),, (Pershing (jaunty; Galena Hill, Galena district (lead), Wahhoe County; Dog Star (zinc-leaGrand Prize and Onetha (lead), White Pine district, Hanna, Osceola district (lead), Columbia (zinc-lead- ) and Willard (zinc), Robinson district, and Ward, Wlard district (lead), White Pine County, Substantial tonnages of oxidized zinc ore that oripinated in the Yellow Pine (Goodsprings) district, Clark County, were shipped to a smelter and fuming plant from the Jean, Nev., stockpile, accumulated during World War . d) II. The Ldppincott Lead Co. of Santa Ana, Calif., completed installation of a sintering unit and umace at Bonnie Clare, Nye County, designed to reduce argentierous lead ore and treat lead scrap material or eventual use in electrical batteries. |