Show MINING OUTPUT GROWS Unusual Activity Shown in Official U V s Statement The mines of Utah showed un- un un haltof activity during the first halt half of 1923 according to a statement Issued bv by tho iho department ot or the collected Interior based upon statistics col- col col Geological b V y C Helices of or the Oeo- Oeo Geo logical vey The output of ot gold silver copper lead land and zinc Ip in anda 1922 nas va valued at and expected a substantial Increase may be I ex-I cx- cx ex I In 1923 especially in opper I lead and zinc The production I from the tho th Park City Tintic and Bingham districts ha has been anal es- es espeCially es especially large owing to the effort of the tho companies to rn market allI sil silver ver vcr at nt 1 tl an ounce sll-I sll GOLD Gold valued at was produced In Utah In 1922 an In- In Increase in increase crease Forten from froni In 1921 ten years year prior to 1922 the tho gold output has gradually decreased In Utah but the output in 1923 wIll ably not be ho less It Ir the ho present ra rae e of ore production is maintain maIntain- maintained produced ed Tho The mines of Bingham pro pro- pro gold valued at In 1922 the Tintic mines mmes and and Plute Piute County As Aa the utah Copper Co and nd Utah Con Con- Con Mining Co are aro returning to normal production in 1923 gold from cop copper pel ore will probably show a decided increase Ship Ship- Shipments Shipments ments monts from flom the tho Deer Deor Trail mines sin s in Pluto County ha have 0 also been Increased and gold from the sll r ores especially from the tho Park Utah Chief Consolidated and Grand Central mines has made II a remarkable I f SIL IL Eli EliThe The output of or silver In Utah In 1922 was fine tine ounces which was a high record for the sta e Though this output was greater than that of any other state the large producers are arc mak mak- makIng mak- mak makins making ing ins decided gains in 1923 During the first five months of 1923 the Chief Consolidated Tintic Stand Stand- Standard Standard Standard ard ard Park Utah f lIver King Con Con- Consolidated Con Consolidated Judge Victoria and other mines were rushing shipments to the smelters rs at an ab- ab abnormally abnormally ab 1 normally largo large rate The drop inthe In I the price of sliver silver will certainly affect profits but none of or the large largo producers will wilt cease to op- op operate op crate op-crate crate erate The operation or of o the Grand Hand Cen- Cen Cen Central ti-tI ti Gemini and Eureka Cureka HIll mines bv bY the Chief Consolidated Mining Co has hM mado made a marked Improvement In the tho output of or these mines The most roost astonishing In- In In Increase crease crase In silver siFter production was I made by the Park Utah MininG Co which was 1000 tons of silver ore a month in 1923 moro more double that shipped in 1922 PLU The production of copper In Utah in 1922 was pounds alue valued at 13 as with 30 so pounds valued at in 1921 The Tho Utah Copper Co at ham Bingham was producing at the rate of ot about 11 11 pounds a II month early in 1923 and gradually I Increasing Its output Both the Arthur and Mag- Mag Magna Magna na Mag-na na mills were ere active and flotation was being added to the several bevera units of or the tho Magna plant The Utah Consolidated Mining Co Ohio Copper Co and Montana Montana- Montana Bingham Bingham Co were also producing much topper copper Marked increases were made mado at t tho the copper smeltIng smelt smelt- lag Ing at Garfield and Inter Inter- Intern n nn 11 LEAl Lii 11 The output of or lead In Utah In- In Increased In Increased creased from pounds in 1921 to pounds In 1922 As the three smelting and all the large producing lead lead mInes are running at their full capacity a large increase in the lead head output In 1923 seems certain The United States Smelting J Re- Re Refining Re o- o fining S Mining Co at has increased its shipments of or lead lead- zinc lead zinc ore and the Utah Apex is re- re regaining regaining rc gaining Its us old place of or prominence as a Il largo lead producer The Chief Consolidated d mine at Euro Eure Eureka ka produced pro more snore than pounds of lead In the tho first quart quart- quarter quarter er of 1923 It If the mine mme continues production at this rate it may be- be become become be become come the largest producer Of ot lead leadin leadin ead In addition to being the largest producer of ot sliver silver In the state Shipments of ore and concen concen- concentrate irate from the tho Park City district have been more than doubled In Inthe Inthe first halt of or 1923 and the tho er Ring King Coalition Daly West est Judge and Kev stone mines ha hase hae e unusual l records s Shipments or of ore from the Tintic dl district base bae Iner increased ased about 20 0 O per cent dur- dur durIn durIn dur during In ing the first six months month of 1923 and increased shipments of ot lead leadore leadore leadore ore were nero made by the Tintic St Standard Chief Gemini and VIe VIe- Vic Victoria tent toria mines In 1922 the TintIc dl produced 1 92 pounds of lead the Bingham Binsham district 38 38 pounds and the Park City Cily district pounds The considerable activity In marketing zinc tIne concentrates early In 1923 indicates a decided increase over the output of zinc In 1922 which was ILS as pounds In 1 1116 no the mines of ot Utah produced I Imore more than 29 pounds or of zinc alOe Early in 1923 the Park City Mining Smelting Co Coas I as Increasing shipments Of roasted zinc tIne concentrates from the Judge ore the 1 he electrolytic zinc plants plant at Park City was WILS not op- op operated op operated crated Zinc concentrate from ore mIlle milled at ale ale was being shipped to plants in Colorado and tho the c east t Dividends ere wera paid In the first part of or 1923 by thet the tho Utah Copper Co Sih Silver cr King Coalition Chief Consolidated Park Purl City Iron Blossom Park Utah Standard and United Stales SlAtes Smelt Smelt- SmeltIng Smelting Smelting ing Refining Mining Co |