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Show METAL OUTPUT OF UTAH MANY MILLIONS IN SPITE OF STRIKES X HIGH COSTS AND LOWER Prick ! I From a report issued by the United States Geological survey, prepared by Victor C. Seikes, the output of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc in Utah amounted to $45,439,000 in 1D19. Thi3. was a decrease over the previous year's output of $41,000,000. There worn decided decreases in both tho quantity and value of the metals produced. pro-duced. The average price of silver during tho year was much higher, but tho price of lead, copper and zinc was much lower. The mining industry was much affected by the high cost of operation, op-eration, lower prices of metals and a labor strike at Park City, -which closed the mines of that district for two months. In SDlte of the difficulties, tho smelting plants of tho state were active ac-tive during the year, but they were not operated at full capacity. There was a decrease in gold production of nearly 30 per cent over 1913. This metal production amounted to 52,949,-170 52,949,-170 in 191S and $2,070,000 last year. Most of this gold came from copper, lead and zinc ores that were treated at the smelting plant3. The silver output decreased from $13,455,597 in 1918 to $12,S65,000 last year. The Chief Consolidated mine at Eureka was again the largest silver producer In tho sta.te. with Tintlc Standard a close second. Decreases occurred at Bingham and ParkCity. ,Thc mine production of con, J i creased from 227,169,630 1918 to 123.626.000 in 19lD S ,la 1 decreased from $56,110,899 In ?23,242,000 last year. The j&Ji'10 crease m price over the dSV. j output was due to the lover S 13 copper. The largest producer I " 01 t per was the Utah Copper mL i Bingham. Then came th UUh V 11 ' solidated. followed by the Ohio Co?' "I company and the United Mining 'i pany. These were allm the B,L2 1 district. Outside of that Sfstr ft? ! Ophir Hill at Ophir, the S " ' the Centennial Eureka and ff5 ' ( Standard, in the Tintic regior i an il Bingham Mines company at nnXU ' There was a reduction of per cent in the production of reco ' t able zinc. The output decreased liZ h 18,399,117 pounds in 1918 to Y?6 2 f in 1919. The value decreased rJ 1 51.674,347 to $326,984. Principal 2 ducers of zinc were the United SUt Mining company and tho Utah Ado Mining company at Bingham u Judge Mining & Smelting company s Park City and the Scranton mine Tev . cle county. ' The lead output decreased from i ; ralue of $11,857,584 to about $6,935 Oft ; Largest producers were the UnW States Mining company, Utah Aper. I Utah Consolidated, Ophir Hill, Silrer I King Coalition, Tintic Standard aai I Chief .Consolidated mines. |