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Show II LEAD OUTPUT OF UTAH DROPS Production Short 25,000 Tons; U. S. Copper 461,000,000 Pounds W ASHINGTON. Jan. 3 As shown by the actual production of copper during 1 2 1 from ore mined In the 1'nttod States was about 461, 000, Ou" . pounds according to the I'nited BtatM Geological survey. The production of icflned copper WU 601,000,000 from domestic material ami about 320.000.-0.00 320.000.-0.00 pounds from foreign material. During the f irsl 1 1 months of Ihe J I'ar, total imports of copper ore. concentrates, con-centrates, matte. Mister mid refined opper rc 31S.OOf.ooo of which SsY 000,000 were refined ropper and 157,-000. 157,-000. 000 blister copper. The exports totaled 567.00.000 of which 538,000.-iiii.i 538,000.-iiii.i iu ind.i were new refined copper n.i -'O nnn una t-.,,,.wIj m a mi f.ier m-eil I such as wire, rods, pipes, etc. The total new HUPply of primary refined re-fined copper for the year was about s i n mm pounds. which Includes refined copper. The stocks of reftn- 1 copper In the hands of domestic refineries re-fineries on December 81, is2i. excluding exclud-ing those in transit, as estimated by the refining companies, were about iy6.000.00u pounds. The stocks of Mister copper on December 31. 1981, including material In process. In the hands of smelters, in transit to refineries refin-eries and at refineries, were estimated by refining and smelting companies at about 297.000.000 pounds - The quantity of primary rellru d copper cop-per withdrawn on domestic account luring the year was about 571", 000. 000 pounds against 1.054,000,000 pounds withdrawn in 1920. The mine and smelter output of lead in the United States-In 1921 each fell Off about 20 per cent and the mine snd smelter output of zinc each declined de-clined nearly '60 per cem. The output of soft load by mines of the Mississippi valley was about 231.-"00 231.-"00 short tons, and thai of argentiferous argentif-erous lead by mines of the western l States was about 170.000 tons, s total 1! 1-000 tons. The Coeur d'Alene Olstrlct of Idaho stood frond with Ij jftbout 96.000 tons, as Against 118.-ior. 118.-ior. tons In 192" Utah made an output 6f about -45,-rinn tons, a decrease from 70.419 tons in 1920. The recoverable zinc contents of ore mined in 1921 was about 250.000 tons, compared with ,r.84.772 tons in 1880, -nnd 549. 212 tons in 191:'. In 1921 3lontana (the Butte district almost v holly), apparently produced about -1 1,000 tons, as compared with 91,906 I ns In thai district in 1920. : |