Show Utah Mires Mines at Top 3 for Silver Second in Lead TIlE mines of Utah in 1925 1923 ced gold silver copper lead I and zinc valued at an increase o of nearly 16 16 over the output of 1924 accor according ing to e estimates by Y V VC C of the bureau of mines ut nt of commerce The output of sil silver r and lead exceeded that that of any years since sineI the mines were discovered and the output of zinc zine and gold was decidedly larger Jarger than that of 1924 1 The quantity of copper the most valuable output of the stat was slightly less than in in 1924 Utah was first in the thc United States in the production of silver second in lead and third in in copper Its lead output was wao in 1925 than that of Idaho which has hag held second place for many years rears One of tile Hie important features of the industry was the great progress made in the concentration lead of ore by differential flotation at International Bauer and The dividends paid by minin companies In Utah in 1925 a a- shown by published statements amounted to about ex- ex exclusive ex exclusive elusive of ot paid by the United Sta States es Smelting Refining fr lot ct Mining company which controls mines at Eureka and Bingham as aswell aswell aswell well as mines mine In other states The companies that contributed to this total were the Utah Copper Standard Silver Sliver King Kinc Coalition Utah Ap x Utah Park-Utah Consolidated ed Park City Mining Minine Smelting Chief Consolidated BIngham Mines Ohio Copper and Mammoth INCREASE SE IN L GOLD OUTPUT The production ot of gold In- In creased crea ed about 21 per cent from In 1924 to about 1 I i- i 1923 1925 Practically al aI the gold cold was recovered from ores orea and nd concentrates smelted smelled as the Tintic Standard Mining Minine company as was the only one that recovered any gold eold or silver in bullion or precipitates Pronounced Increases In the output of ot gold cold were made madely ly by the th Utah Park Utah Apex United States and Chief properties but there were large lare decrease from the Utah Copper Utah Del Del- Delaware Delaware Del Delaware aware and Centennial Eureka mines As a result the gold eold froni the Park City and t Tintic was yas much more than in 1924 1024 hut the output of oC which produces most ot of of the gold cold of ot th the state was WI slightly less The Th lar lath lath- est larR-est est producers of ot gold cold were were tn tee Utah Copper Ch Chef et ef Consolidated In- In lu in- in eluding Grand United States Stat s Utah Park-Utah and Utah Apex c m Other mines th that t pro pro- produced more than 1000 ounces each were were- the Utah Delaware Silver SIl King Coalition Tintic Standard Park City Mining Smelting Ding Ding- BIngham Dingham ham Bins ham Mines Iron Blossom Ham Ham- moth Ham moth Victoria and Eagle Blu BloC BlueBell Bell properties RECORD SILVER OUTPUT The output of ot silver sliver increased front ounces In 1924 to ounces o In 1925 there thereby b exceeding the th former record of oC 1923 of ot ounces No neighboring tate state compete competes with wilt Utah tah in ver I output and it pro pro- produced produced produced more silver sliver than Nevada evada Arizona and Colorado combined The value of ot the th output of ot sliver silver Increased from to 14 14 6 There Ther was a general In Increase In- In Increase increase crease In silver sliver from Park City Tintic and BIngham but ti the ost lare-ost larg larg- larg largest est Increase came come from the Park ParI City district largely from the Utah Utah Park mine The Tintic Stand Stand- Standard Standard Standard ard Mining Minine company was again the largest producer of ot silver In Utah and It was followed by the Chief Consolidate Utah Park-Utah Sll- Sll Sil Silver II- II vet ver King Kinc Coalition and Park P rk City Mining 6 Smelting largo silver producers were the United States Utah Apex Victoria Ontario Utah Copper Iron Blossom Utah Bullion Beck BIngham Mines and Ophir lull Hm properties SLIGHT DECREASE SE IN Ii OUTPUT 01 OF 01 COPPER SE IX IN VALUE Th The Tue production of ot copper de decreased do- do creased from pounds in 1924 to i lunds In 1925 1925 but the value alue Increased sed from to Utah retained it Its place as the th third producer of ot copper In the United 1 States Slates as a resul oC or operations of oC the Utah Copper company the largest producer More ore re was treated an the recovery in con con- concentrate concentrate concentrate was vis much better In 1925 but the grade of ot milling ore was lower The produced nearly pounds of ot COI- COI Col cop copper per 0 n a month The Ohio Copper company continued to leach ore orein oreIn jn in place near Binsham and Mid made madea a 0 large larre though decreased d output ot of copper The Utah Ap Apex com com- company com com- company company pany became an Important pro pro- producer producer pro producer ducer of ot copper and other large were the th Chief hid Consoli dated Silver Sliver King Kinc Coalition Unit Unit- United United ed State Utah Delaware and mines RECORD FOR LEAD LE The output of ot lead Increased from pound pounds In 1 2 24 to pounds In ill 1925 an Increase of ot 27 per cent and a record for tor the state The value Increased from to and the average price from Crom t S cents to about LOS cents a pound The Th lead smelting plants at Midvale Murray and International were wore unusually ac- ac active ac active tive Live and the th shipments of ot lead bullion were greatly Increased The milling ot of much low grade ore containing lead and zinc min mm- minerals and th the separation of ot these by have bavo made mada commer commer- commercial commercIal commercial cial products from materials for tor- formerly for formerly merly unprofitable The Th Utah Apex company increased its out out- output output out output put and nd was w s the leading lead prOducer of ot the state It lt was fol- fol followed fol followed lowed closely by the Silver Sliver King Coalition TIntic Standard and United States companies i Other large producers were the Park City Mining Minine Smelting Chief Utah Delaware Utah Park Key Key- KeyStone Keystone stone Bingham Bineham Mines MInea Horn Sul- Sul Sil Sli Silver ver vcr Victoria Ophir Hill lull Eagle Clue Blue Bell Mammoth lion Iron Blos BIos Blossom Blossom som soot and Cardiff mines Considerable lead ore or and concen concen- concentrate concentrate was also shipped from Alta Alt Ophir Ophir Frisco and Gold Hill Much work wa was don done In improving mills at Park City and Eureka as kl wen welt as a tIo custom plants at International Bauer and Midvale Tho Tha arge aIge new n w flotation mill at t Ml Midvale will be completed early In 1026 1 2 INCREASE L LV L OUTPUT OF ZINC The Th zinc recovered from orand ore orr and nd concentrate leached or sm smelted m Increased from It pounds In 1924 to about abou pounds In 1925 and the th value from to A noteworthy Increase vas made from the tbs th ores of or both Park City and Bingham Bineham due In large par par to the successful operation of ot the custom flotation plant at Inter Inter- International International national national- where mixed ores were reduced to lead concentrate smelted locally and zinc concen coneen concentrate concentrate which was shipped to Great Falls Mont The United States company at Midvale operated o Its wet et mill and electrostatic plant and also a I small mall pilot flotation plant while the large laro ar e flotation mill was under construction A ABauer Bauer tho the Combined Metals Re- Re Reduction Re Reduction company treated zinc zinc- zinc lead lead ore largely from Nevada l but partly front from the Bullion Coalition property near Stockton Utah The United States property at al Bingham retained its as lb- lb target larget zinc producer of ot Utah It was followed by the Park City Mining Smelting Utah Jark Park and Utah Delaware mines Tit Tit- Utah Apex and nd Silver King Kins Coal Coalition companies not nv shipped zinc material for Cor but bUI made a k first class zinc line coneen concen- concentrate at their own mills Other zinc producer were the Bumon Coalition Ontario Chief Consoli Consolidated dated Keystone Park City Utah Metal Tunnel Mines Horn Silver Sliver Godia Earn Earn- moth New Bullion dod nd nd Scranton anton Mines PRODUCTION I nY 1 DISTRICTS In 1921 1926 the th mine mInes In Utah Ut h pro pro- produced produced about tons ton of ore an Increase from tons In 1924 Ot 01 this total the m district produced bout tons ns as a compared compared with es es es tons In 1924 The Th production of ot tho the dIe dis dIetrict district was vas ounces s s of ot gold ounces ounce of ot silver sliver pounds of ot pounds of ot lead Iud and 22 22 22 pounds of ot zInc The mines of ot the Tintic c district produced tons of ot ore much of ot s dump material as compared with tons in 1924 The estimated ot of th the district was ounces ounes or of gold 8 ot of sliver silver pounds of ot copper co per 76 pounds of or I lead Iliad ad and 99 pounds ot of zinc The Th mines that produced more tItan than 10 10 tons of ot ore or durin during the th year ear were the th Tintic Standard Chief Consolidated Consolidate Victoria Eagle Blu Blue Bell Bell Bell- Iron Blossom Main Mam Mammoth moth and The shipments of ot ore ord concen concen- concentrate concentrate concentrate and tailings from the tho Park Purk City region Increased tom out 18 3 tons In 1924 to tons in 1 25 2 The estimated output ot of the district was S ounces ot of gold 00 ounces oun u ot of ot sil- sil silver silver ver pounds of ot copper pounds of ot lead and pounds of ot zinc There was a marked increase so lu itt lbS tb ore mined as al s well as the time meta metals rs- rs recovered covered r-covered covered covered- Mines Mine lit ill the Dig Elf and Little Cottonwood districts produced tons of ot ore ounces of gold rold 23 38 30 ounces of or silver liver pounds ot or copper and pounds of lead leal lea I ol 0 Ia Ja Lh Pi |