Show METAL MINING IN UTAH IN 1023 A decided revival in metal mining in utah Is apparent at the end of the first six months of 1922 according to V C halkes of the united states geological survey department ot of the interior the output of gold silver copper lead and zinc in 1921 was valued at 22 a de crease from 49 in 1920 and the smallest output since 1910 early in 1922 the mines of 0 park city and maintained production but the output of the mines of bing ding ham was far below normal with the utah copper co gradually return ing to active mining and milling and the international smelting co pro pre paring to operate the plant near tooele thoele the prospects tor for an increase ed output are better than they hav been for more than a year metal prices are increasing gradually freight rates have been reduced and labor conditions are good gold gold valued at 1 was produced in utah in 1921 a decrease from 2 6 in 1920 though the output of gold has been steadily decreasing since 1911 the decrease in 1922 should not ba large it if the mines of bingham return to a normal output tor for these mines normally produce more gold than any other district in the state the production of both gold and silver in plute pluto county was increasing in ii 1921 and recent operations at the deer trail bully boy and I 1 X L properties suggest a greater output tor for 1922 suver silver the output of allicer salv er in utah in 1921 was 12 tine fine ounces a decrease from 13 in 1920 the mines ot of the district especially the chief consolidated and standard mines have aided greatly in making utah the largest silver producer in the united states even during a period ot of depression in 1922 the record Is be ing upheld though more low grade ore is being milled rallied the increase in shipments from the chief con soli dated and grand central near eureka was especially large the condit conditions 1 on 8 in the park city district are better thad they have been for years especially in its eastern part where the park utah mine has become a large producer and new ore has been opened la in the ontario prop erty the output of the silver king coalition mine has been below normal during the construction of the new mill though more crude ore s being shipped than in 1921 ship ments of silver ore concentrate and bullion continue from the mine in box elder county and from the deer trail property in pluto county copper the production of copper in utah in 1921 was 30 pounds valued at 3 a decrease from pounds valued at 21 in 1920 the utah cop per co which produces most ot of the copper of utah was idle about nine months and was only starting to operate one ot of its mills in april 1922 the mine will probably be producing 60 50 per cent of its normal output later in the year at the close of the six months period tho the utah consolidated mining co a producer of 0 copper and lead ore had opened the mine at bingham and had started its new 1000 ton flotation mill in tooele thoele county near the inter national smelter in 1922 the mon tana tans bingham mining co was in creasing its production ot of low grade copper ore lead the output ot of lead in utah de do creased from pounds in 1920 to 89 pounds in 1921 the lead output was tar far below normal in 1921 and will probably be email ismall in 1922 the united states mining co at bingham has contina ed to ship lead zinc ore tor for milling at midvale but the utah apex and the utah consolidated mines are just returning to the productive stage in the tintic gintic district the chief con soll soli dated eagle blue bell victoria and grand central mines ship ped more lead ore but the gintic tintic standard mine produced less lead ore and more silver ore ot of milling grade the ophir hill consolidated mine at ophir was again actively shipping to the international smelter at park city more lead ore was ship ped pod from the silver king coalition and the new concentration plant ot of this company was started but the shipments from the judge and daly west mines were much less zinc the price ot of zinc increased slightly in 1922 and some zinc concentrate was shipped from ore mined at bing ding ham and milled at midvale by the united states smelting refining 4 mining co the electrolytic zinc plant at park city is still idle some ore was purchased in june for operating the oxide plant of the utah zinc co at murray dividends were paid in the first part of 1922 by the utah copper co chief consolidated iron blossom and united states smelting refining mining co |