Description:
When the first report on the Mineral Industries of Arizona was
published in 1928 as Bulletin 125, it was planned to issue such a report
annually, but the Bureau found itself financially unable to carry
out this idea last year, and it seems probable that a biennial review
of the mineral industries of the State will serve the needs of inquirers
fairly well. It is, therefore. planned to publish in the future such
reports every two years. This second report is not intended to displace
Bulletin 125, but, rather, to supplement and bring up to date
the information presented in the first report. Persons interested in
Arizona's mineral industries should possess both bulletins.
Mr. Tenney's introduction to the section on copper mining and
the data relating to the number of men employed by the copper companies
were prepared prior to the decline in the price of copper, and
it would be necessary to modify these statements considerably to
make them applicable to the present situation. Since the prevailing
curtailment is considered abnormal, it has been thought best not
to attempt to give figures applicable to the industry at the time this
bulletin goes to press. This report, then, covers the condition of the
copper mining industry just prior to the curtailment of operations
mentioned. 108 p.