The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-05-03

IHE DIAMOND DHii<f< flduc ftINt ttt
efforts 20 learn OF the result OF a meeting
ri the stockholders Of the Groveland Iron
Mining Co., which was held at the Chicago
office during the winter, at which the
adyisability Of erecting concentrating
works ut the mine WAS TO be considered,
but was unsuccessful; Secretary White
did not apparently know anything re-
garding the matter. The Florence
Mining News WAS more fortunate and
last week contained in it's always well
filed mining columns the following "A
concentrating plant has just been added
90 the Groveland, in the Felch Mountain
district, which will eventually make the
property exceedingly valuable To the
fortunate owners. The ore yielded by
the Groveland averages fiity-thrrc per
cent i'm metallic iron and from O.3O to
O.50 per cent in phosphorus, and over
1000 tons Of this class Of ore has already
been shipped this spring. at profit Of
about one dollar per ton. Orders were
received from 5000 tons OF the same
article, but the company does not care TO
dispose OF any more ore under the same
conditions, preierring 10 improve their
product by means OF the concentrating
system, and thus commanding more
profitable prices. The concentrating
process cleans the ore in an excellent
shape, by throwing out the silica, and
reducing the phosphorus and lime. there
by raising the percentage of metallic iron
from iifty-three to sixty-hve per cent.
The Groveland folks have invested about
$4,000 in their new concentrating plant,
besides putting in an excellent line Of
general mining machinery. There is said
20 be about 350. 900 tons Of ore la sight
at the Groveland, the vein is exceedingly
wide and the mine can he easily worked
The 6rovsland will be one Of the big "uns"
another year and will be heard from
during the present shipping season. III.
g. Fisk, who is conducting exploratory
work at the Noyes-Hallett and Little
Commonwealth properties. Is heavily
interested in the Groveland." The out
come II tho trial OF the works viii be
watched with considerable interest.
Quite a splurge was made some years
ago by the Negiunee Concentrating Co.,
which went on and erected costly plant
that proved to be little better than
useless; never could be made To pay ex-
yenses and In short time will be sold
at auction. In the case OF the Groveland
IL may prove different, from thefact that
the one company own the plant and the
ore TO be operated upon. IL is, at any
rate, an expensive undertaking and this
journal hopes ii will prove successful.
The Paint River mine is shipping about
ten cars 81 ore per day and could prob
ably double that II cars could be had /;
even with this draw back the mine Is
doing very nicely, having sent 5000
tons from Escanaba this season and Is
in good condition. The last drift in the
third level In being continued but beyond
that no Dcw mining work is being done.
The compdny will ia short time put in
AN electric plant. This has been talked
Cor some time and will be followed by
acalization--a four light machine-so
soon az arrangements can be completed.
A new boiler will also be added. Supt.
Scadden has the mine at it's best.
Cross-cutting il still going OH at Capt.
c. Il. Roberts section twelve exploration
near Mastodon. Wednesday night the
crosscut entered the graphite on the
south There In ore in apparent abun-
dance, but it IL not high enough in
metallic iron- The exploratory work so
far gives very fiattering results.
Messrs. Gibson, Anderson and Schultz
stockholders OF the Iron City Mining Co.,
Republic, were out In the Caledonia
country looking over lands Of the com
pany with a view to at once commence
exploration. They own some 300 acres
IN sections eight, nine and fifteen in tina,
.district.
The Night Hawk property, In the Mas
todon district. is looking splendidly
Test pitting IL the chief mode OF opera
tlon now being carried on. IL does look
~ though the property would develop a
producing mine.
The South Mastodon is just now ex
periencing considerable trouble by reason
OF water. which makes in very rapidly
Shipments have not yet bsen commenced
The Mastodon mine Is now sending
about 500 tons OF ore per day TO Els
canada.