| Show UTAH'S MiNES MINS BIG BI Production for Year 1912 Exceeds Exceeds Ex Ex- Exceeds Ex- Ex That of Preceding Year Yearby Yearby Yearby by According to Report t of Geological Survey I T U T mineral pro production for fOl forthe the year car 1912 exceeded that of the preceding year b by 15 according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to figures which have have- just been compiled b by the 1110 United States Geological sur e survey The rhe total value of the mine output of or gold bold silver copper r. r lead lend and zinc sine in Utah In 1012 according to advance ance figures compiled by b Victor C C. C s. s of the survey survoy was was was' 29 against In 1 I. I of or iohl The production o of gold was valued at a decrease o of or 10 LO per pel cent compared with 1911 Tho The laT largest est producer l' l of or gold goldas was as Juab Jua which yielded 42 Jg in 1011 1911 Tho The Tintic district which is partly In Jn Juab Jual county county coun- coun ty y and partly in Utah count county produced or 4 11 I 1 per cent of or the total output The Bingham district in Salt SoH Lak Lake county count ranked ranle first in gold sold output output output out out- put In 1911 but was second In In 1912 when It produced or about 4 42 p per por jr cent of or the total Tooele count county county coun coun- t ty is credited with H In 1912 11 and in 1911 I I. I The county has hns for tOl 23 3 years caTS been cn a large producer of ot gold from the tho Consolidated Mercur mine in tie Jie Camp Floyd Flod district but at the end endo o of 1912 this mine was on the tIle verge vergi of oC closing closing- having about exhausted its ore bodies bodle The Thc silver sll production of or Utah In 1912 was fine rine ounces valued at S. S and showed an increase of ounces or 10 per cent Juab luab count county produced d ounces In 1912 12 against g ounces In 1911 and Utah county ounces in 1912 against ounces in 1911 Tho The district covering co parts of or these two counties increased its output from t ounces in 1911 to I ounces in 1912 Salt Lake county produced pro prop O ounces s in 1912 against 9 ounces in 1911 Of or th Salt Lako county yield the West cst Mountain or BIngham district contributed 20 2028 ounces in 1912 11 and ancl ounces in 1911 1511 Tho The silver output o of the I. I In I In A Park PaTI vj st i A J n o Jt 4 w 4 il ounces an Increase of or ounces or about 6 per er cent cont over o that of ot 1911 Copper Production Decrease Tho The copper production was Sri pounds valued at and decreased 96 3 pounds caused largely b by the da 40 day 40 strike of ot the miners In th the ham Dins district Tho The d district produced pounds of or copper in and 40 pounds in The district yielded 13 G pounds In Ill 1912 In against 14 pounds in 1911 1 au nu Increase of or of 2 2 pounds Tho The Park CIl City district of or Summit and counties produced produced pro- pro pounds In I 1912 against pounds in 1911 Beaver cr count county coun coun- t ty yielded pounds In 1912 1112 against pounds in 1911 The Tue production of ot lead in Utah in Sn 1912 1312 was waR Pounds alu d at I against i pounds in tn 1911 Of or the 1912 output 31 II per cent was derived from mines 8 in the Ding Ding- Dingham ham district which produced pounds against pounds in 14 1911 The Tho Park City district produced pounds in 1912 or 01 30 per cent of or the total load output Tho The Tintie TIntic district mines yielded d Continued on Pa Page Pago e 3 3 Column 1 HT AH MINES SHOW E IN 1912 Mineral Production for Year t Exceeds That of 1911 1 by J Continued From Pa Page c 1 pounds In 1 1011 11 and pounds In Inin inS S 1512 in The Thc zinc production of oC Utah was i 17 poun pounds s. s valued at In against pounds in lull 1011 The Tho Park City mining region alone produced 12 pounds of or zinc In 1912 ng agaInst G pounds In 1911 he yield of ot this region in 1912 was M Ii per Vcr cent of or the total zinc production of ot Utah The Tintic district dis dis- was also an Important pro producer for or the first time In the history of ot tho the District and antl yielded 22 per cent of oC the or poun pounds s in 1312 1912 The district was wa a large larg-e producer but Its Ju output decreased etl from rom pounds in lull HIll to pounds In 1512 1912 The Mount Nebo district In Juab yielded ed some zinc B Baver aver Bounty n ty wit which t I cli p produced rod u ced 1 11 1 8 C and count county which produced pro- pro 1092 pounds were the only onh Bother counties in which zinc was pro pro- faced In ha 1912 9 I The zinc In tons of DC zinc olne concentrates containing containing- 10 io- 4 pounds as spelt spelter r all came from I Summit i Wasatch and Salt Lake coun coun- U lies s. s l I rc There Thele were Oj mines producing f. f gold old sliver sIlverS cop copper pel Jea lead and zinc In 1812 against ag In fn lull 1911 Of OC these 9 were ere cro sma small placers In 1912 The nurn- nurn ber tr Cr of ot producing mines milles In fri the ham was 32 40 10 Big BIS' and Lit Lit- II s u tie tle Cottonwood 15 Hi P Park City IS Stockton and 20 26 I 4 1 FIe Tho total quantity o of ore sold or treated In Utah tal In 1912 was onas hort ton ton- tons an increase of or tons I- I he o average total recoverable value pcr vcr per ton was wa 2 In 1912 1012 against e n ii 1911 Ther There was an unusually large quantity of oC old slag la an and old tailings melted These were produced In the i years of oC mine production Many ran f the f-the the old waste dumps at the mines ere re found of oC sufficient nt value alue to be Chipped 1 to the tlc smelters The por por- por hyry hr copper ores as' as aggregated tel 7 n tons In 1012 1912 against tons I In n ii 1911 Of the total of or all classes of ot ie fC tons mostly front Crom ton tons of or which were from Iho It he BIngham district went to gold r rid d silver mills and tons ent vent to concentrating mills producing tons of ot concentrates which Pith tons of oC cru crude e ore ore went ent po a smelters Salt I Lake le county count con contin conti- tinos tin tin- 41 ues os CS to produce over O half hal of oC he the total p etal metal production b by value alue chiefly 1 from rom rem its copper r. having ha furnished 85 per r r cent edit of or the total pro production or of that r etal otal and SG 85 per cent of or the total ton ton- ago age of or ore treated 5 S |
