Mohave County miner., 1900-07-07
General Mining News

The Unitei Verde Company has in
contemplation the erection of large
cyanide plant to handle certain ores
which do not readily yield to the
smelling process.-Prescott Prospect.
The Edison experimental placer
plant a, Dolores, New Mexico, is run.
ming continuously, but none of the
emplores, says the New Mexican, let's
bis left hand know what his right hand
doeth. as it were. A high fence has
been erected above the works in order
TO bar out the curious.
The Journal Miner says that John
Deyein, a Montana mining man, after
paying visit to Jerome and looking
over that section thoroughly has de-
cided to spend about i0,0yos In run
ming tunnel under the mountain
about nine miles west of Jerome to
strike big iron dyke which runs
through the mountain. He thinks the
chances are good for striking a big
body of copper.
The Star, In an article on the recent
fre which destroyed the big mill of
the Commonwealth Mining Company
at Pierce, states that the loss is 50,-
0O0s, which 1t is understood is covered
by insurance. The property was about
to be sold for figures Running up into
the millions. The company has cleared
about two million dollars year for
four years past. The richest ores were
shipped to Ell Paso up to the time the
stamps we're put in.
Saturday the last payment of 3S,75Os
was paid on the Cliff group OF mines.
This gives the deeds to the new CON-
pany. Work will now be pushed on
this group, and from present appear.
ance it will soon become producer.
Last week in crosscut a splendid
body of ore was struck, and il 1t con-
tinues as 1t now seems it would, there
will soon be another smelter neces-
sary in this district.--Jerome News.
The Salt Lake Tribune says that the
April Fool and Delamar mines stu
ated at Delamar, will soon be consol
idated. 1t is claimed that the ores
of the April Fool mine can be worked
to better advantage by working the
ores in one mill. The reorganization
it is understood, will be on basis OF
5,000O00s for the consolidated do.
mains. What the relative proportions
Of stock each company will have is not
given out.
Harrington & Barr, who have the
old Grey Eagle and the Tiger mines
in the Bradshaws under lease and
bond, have made strike in both prop.
critics. In tho Tiger they have en-
countered large body of ore which
samples 1853 per ton gold, and in the
Grey Eagle winze sunk from the
lowest level has disclosed a body OF
ore three feet in width sampling 90s
per ton in gold. These properties were
once great producers and under the
present management show promise
Of taking their former rank in Yava
pals gold producers.-Prospect.
From John Tracy, who has recently
returned from the mining region near
Nacosari, it is learned that the new
smelter under construction, six miles
from Nacosari, is completed. 1t IL
estimated that the cost of the plant
will exceed three million dollars. The
railroad from the mines to the smelter
Is hauling ore for reduction, and there
is already enough material on the
ground to keep the furnaces busy for
two or three months. A small force
of men is at present engaged In
straightening out the grounds prepar.
atory to firing up, at which time q
large force Of men will be employed
Star.
An interesting event to the mining
world will be celebrated next week al
Eisleben In Germany, where ceremonies
will be held in commcraoration Of the
seven hundredth anniversary Of the
opening of the Mansfield copper mines
which are still actively worked. These
mines antedate by few years those
of the Stora Kopparbarget in Sweden
and are the oldest mines in the world
which h.,. haan atad continuoua