The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1898-02-04
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hig Mills WIN He nuiit 10 Reduce the sill
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There viii be more activity about
Aspen during the coming SEASON than
there has been since the fall IN silver
IN 1873, says the Denver Republican.
The mine owners have waited pntlcnt-
" for nearly five years Tor some Inn
pruvcmcnt In the silver market with.
out result, and II has now been decided
that u u useless 10 expect anything In
that direction. aud thar the best thing
10 be done II i0 take the ore ~ II ~
found, reduce the cost Of handling aud
treatment IN the lowest possible figure,
and put the silver on the market nj
what Il viii bring
For several months The question OF
mills TO concentrate the Immense de-
poHits Of lowgrndc mineral found In
the great silver camp has been dis
cusacd among the mine owners OF tho
district and many tests have been
made with the low-grudc ore lying ON
the dumps. of which I. IN estimated
that there are not less han GOJ,OU0 TONS
which VIII moi bear the cost OF trans.
norintlun aud treatment nj the smclt-
crs, running from ten Ia twenty ounces
Ia silver, and several OF the larger
milne owners have been quietly max
Ing the necessary arrangements for tho
erection Of plants To treat this class OF
orr.
The general character Of tho Aspen
ores N such that II can be- readily and
economically treated In concentrating
mills, ana the product OF the dumps
aud OF the low.grndc ores taken out
OF the mines now In operation VIII
greatly Increase the output OF tho
camp besides being great saving
10 the mine owners. nnd very salts
factory ore FOR the smclicrs. II IL
probable that from i've to six mills
win be erected within the next fow
months.
The ffsl min to be erected In tho
camp N that of the Mollie Gibson and
Argcntum-Iunnin The plans OF which
have been prepared. aud the cxcnvn-
lions for which have already been COM
menccd The min win not only be ono
Of the largest, hut one Of the most
complete la the state. The capacity
Of the mill Will be 20 tons per day.
The main building is'io be 1OxiO0 feet
aud win contain the crushers. rolia
Huntington mills aud the samplln6
floor. A second building sOxi5O feet
win be devoted to tbc concentration
machinery,
-frls ,salIl .sll W, a,,,asna,l,,. .,l,rs.aul,-
out. The ore win be delivered nj tho
top Of the mill and win not be handled
\ nj nll until the concentrates are dellv-
cred. Tho ore viii be delivered IN tho
bins, from which Il will pass 10 tho
crushers. After passing throusii lilo
crushers II passes 10 hoppcrr. which
deliver the ore 10 the rolls. from these
the crushed material IL delivered 10 tho
lIuntlngions. As the orr leaves tho
/ Huntington mills Il N taken BY m
automatic sampler aud sampled. tho
elevator carrying Il 10 the flnal set OF
bins. from which Il II delivered 10 tho
concentrating tables
The equipment ~ the min viii be
two large crushcrs, three sets OF rolls,
and six iiye.foot Huntington mills,
four Of which win be devoted 20 tho
Mollle Gibson aud Two 10 The Argen-
| him-1unintn ores. In the concentrate
ing building the plans and speclflca-
tlons call for tweniy-four Wiley tn
bles.
The power for the entire plant n To
be furnished by a ilnmllion-Corllas
engine of 900 registered horse power
and two steel boilers with combined
capacity OF $50 horsepower,
The order for the machinery haa
been placed and II IN expected thai tho
min win be In operation In ninety
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