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predominant with a total production of 10,511,032 ounces of silver in
1914, against 12,211,725 ounces in 1913. The decrease was due to
curtailment at the Butte copper mines, but for which the production for
both county and State would have been considerably greater than in 1913.
NEVADA.
Gold.—The
mine production of gold in Nevada in 1914 was 811,481,188, against
$11,795,130 in 1913—a continuation of the. annual decline that has been
notable since the highest production of $18,878,864 was reached in
1910. The production of Esmeralda County was $5,226,367 (of which the
Goldfield district yielded $4,705,210 in 1914), against $5,721,077 in
1913 and $7,014,559 in 1912. Nye County produced $3,377,262, of which
Tonopah yielded $2,648,833. Humboldt, Storey, Mineral, White Pine,
Churchill, and Eureka counties also each produced over $300,000 in
gold. Although the rich ores of Goldfield are not now so plentiful as
formerly, recent development in lower levels indicates that the life of
the camp may be considerably prolonged by lower-grade ores.
Silver.—For
three years prior to 1914 the mine production of silver from Nevada
had been steadily increasing, but in 1914 there was a slight decrease,
chiefly because of the lower price for the metal in the fast half of
the year. The total output was 15,455,491 ounces, against 16,090,083
ounces in 1913; and yet Nevada held first place in production of silver
in 1914. Nye County (almost wholly from the Tonopah district) was again
in the lead, with 11,424,769 ounces, followed by Churchill with
1,545,926 ounces (mainly from Fairview and Wonder districts). The
Comstock Lode, or Storey County, produced only 278,599 ounces in 1914.
Of the total output the dry or siliceous ores, mostly silver ores,
yielded 14,724,094 ounces, mcluding the bulk of the, output from Nye
and Churchill counties, practically all of whose ores wereNtreated by milling and cyanidation.
NEW MEXICO.
Gold.—The
mine production of gold in New Mexico in 1914 was $1,171,696, against
$881,926 in 1913 and $784,446 in 1912, indicating a continued
increase. Socorro County produced $631,367, or nearly 54 per cent of
the State total, almost entirely from the siliceous milling ores at
Mogollon. There was increased output from Colfax, Dona Ana, Grant,
Lincoln, Sandoval, Sierra, and Socorro counties. The dry or siliceous
ores yielded $901,922 in 1914, and the copper ores $234,676, chiefly
from Central, Lordsburg, and Pinos Altos districts in Grant County. The
placer output was $29,152.
Silver.—The
mine production of silver in New Mexico in 1914 was 1,777,445 ounces,
against 1,631,273 ounces in 1913. Socorro County produced 1,424,763
ounces, or 80 per cent of the total, chiefly from the siliceous milling
ores of Mogollon, the remainder from mixed ores of the Magdalona
district. Grant County supplied 304,679 ounces, mainly from the
Lordsburg district. Dry and siliceous ores, chiefly from Socorro and
Grant counties, yielded 1,459,814 ounces, or 82 per cent of the total,
and copper ores, largely from Grant, Socorro, and Santa Fe counties,
supplied 292,266 ounces, or 16 per cent. The Chino copper ores of Grant
County are remarkably low in gold and
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