Show mining industry improving in various parts cf country with the general improvement in metal prices the returning confidence in busness bus ness stability and an the growing in dustral al activity throughout the country there are good reasons to be lieve that 1915 ani 1916 will be years of the mang m n ng indu industry s prosperity says the engineering u M n ng world copper producers have particular cause for rejo cing in the present state and prospects tor for the price e of copper which has recently reg stored 1912 19 12 cents for lake 1887 18 87 for elec i and 1787 17 87 cents for casting should these prices continue for any length of time and there is every reas on to bel eve they will many properties wh ch eh were compelled to close down on a 11 or 12 cent market would be able to enter on a period of profits ble production the low coat cost prodie ers are rapidly getting their proper ties ready for a per cent prodie tion and s activities are edgag ing the attention of the medium grade producers the present price of copper in fact has enabled practically every high cost producer to sell its copper at a profit the copper producers are not the 0 only ones to participate in the pres ent ont good times for zinc ore prodie era ers are fire enjoying a prosperity that has never before been theirs cinc smelter smelters throughout the country are ng at full capacity as a result of the steadily increasing prices for prime western bringing prices never before heard of gold cold s iver and lead producers too are bene fitting from higher prices but not to the extent of the copper and zinc producers reports are common of increased activities in a number of the leading districts |