Show very bright year for great mining industry the accomplishment of tho th mining in the six month period just com plated warrants the forecast t that at 1916 is to be a record breaking year with this statement the director of the unite 1 states geological survey sums up his official mid year review of the mineral industry as reported to him by the government geologists and statisticians covering the differ ent cut subjects active demands and good prices have furnished the mine operators with full opportunity for success in working level oled ed pro percies and this in turn has given added incentive and available funds toe for t exploration prospecting and ex perl peri with new processes tl TI e mining man is having his inn ings 1 summarizing the special reports on metal mining which are now be ing made public director smith con his review among the metals copper is con the steady increase in it d action which began early last year and the forpe forecast ast tor for 1916 indicates not only the largest output ever known b it also the largest profits the lead and zinc mines are pro ore at a rate even exceeding that of last year and the prevailing arices I 1 rices have made possible the work ing of large quantities ol 01 low grade ore most precious metal mines are op er eting at full capacity ra 1 e gold production pro luction will probably fall below the high yield of last year but ell all ver the one metal last to benefit by the genera domestic prosperity ib au expected this bear ear to break all pre records in quick quicksilver the outlook is for a continuance of the output of 1915 wl fel N as the largest for several 3 ea thus far in 1916 the average price has greatly exceeded the 1915 prices and although the reaction in prices has come conditions are ta fa for steady and profitable op aeration of the quicksilver mines some of which are newly opened the report from the survey s western offices are all optimistic in aridena mines anat smelters are working at high pressure and the production of metals already hon an increase that promises to make the value of the output nearly double that of last year arizona will maintain first place as a copper producer new mexico is continuing in rapid progress as a metal mining state with increases in its output of lead copper zinc gold and silver the mines of colorado in the six months just past have shown some changes in output as compared with last year ae as an increase ot of 30 per cent in copper is indicated together with A ith small gains in lead and zinc a 15 per cent decrease in gold and a little change in silver this output however represents a large gain in value of mine production mining has also been stimulated in montana and the forecast indicates an in crease of 60 per cent in the value of mine product over that of last year |