Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-11-04
MIN
ING DISTRICT
The American Consolidated Copper Company
Letting Contracts for Erection
Of Plant.
SHOWING RICH PROPERTIES
Aberdeen. Gibson Development, Mlchlgan-New Mexico,
United Gold and Copper, Shaw Gibson Mining and
Philadelphia Mining Companies Doing
Extensive Development Work.

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Consolidated Copper Company which
has the largest tonnage of ore on its
dumps in this district, expects to have
a mill and treating plant in operation
soon. Contracts for machinery and
equipment have been let and work on
| buildings will be commenced within 30
days. This company's property has
! been extensively developed and there
are at least 100, 900 tons of ore on the
dumps and in sight. The future devel-
opment and the improvements these
people expect to make will prove a
great benefit to this section of the ter
ritory. B. w. Randall, superintendent,
advises that D. A. Walker, treasurer,
of Columbus Ohio, and A. r. Gibson,
president, of Santa Fe, will arrive here
on the 18th with the companys engi-
neers and will complete plans that
have been under way for several
months. This company has been very
conservative in it's management and
therefore it is not to be wondered that
there has been delay in arriving at con-
clusions which are now being put into
execution
The Philadelphia Mining and Milling
Company is opening up promising
property which adjoins the Superior
mine on the southeast. The company
has erected suitable and necessary
buildings for extensive operations.
The Gibson Development Company is
sinking two 100-foot shafts and is down
100 feet on the San Simon; this is the
work that has been turning out ton
Of ore to the foot in development. The
shaft on this property will be sunk to a
depth of 800 feet and levels will be run
every 80 feet. The showing this COM
pany is making has never been excellei
in this district
S, L. Bean and others of El Paso,
who lately purchased the Metrop his
and Hidalgo properties from Brown
and Jernigan, have force of men at
work and are meeting with good re-
suits. A concentrate test of 100 tons
shipped to Ell Paso was very satisfac-
tory. These parties are about to begin
the erection Of reduction plant on
their property.
The Lena mine is being pumped out
and Superintendent John Hempsted
says he will be ready for active work
in about ten days. The product of this
property will be shipped to the Berkey
concentrator at this place.
The Aberdeen Copper Company of
Shakespeare, has been running its con-
centrating plant without interruption
and with splendid results. The devel-
opment work done has uncovered such
an extensive body of ore that the COM
pany is now figuring on enlarging its
plant and building in addition a smell
ter.
The Shaw-Gibson Mining Company Is
rapidly developing it's property. This
company has been prospecting its
ground for several months and has
proven several well defined fissure
veins. Brown and McCallum have TAX
en- a $1,000 contract and are down about
60 feet in shaft No. 1. At so feet they
struck contact vein of very high
grade carbonate ore: from present indi-
will more than pay for the develop
ment.
The United Gold and Copper Com
pany adjoining the property Of the
Philadelphia Mining and Milling Com
pany, is down to the 10O-foot level in
shaft No. 1. The company expects to
begin another shaft and thoroughly de-
velop the whole property which con-
sists Of five claims. Thorough pros
pecting work carried on the past few
months has demonstrated that the ores
carry paying values. The shipment
now on the dumps and which came
from the 100-foot shaft carries from S.
to $2o in gold, besides It's copper and
silver values. This company Is moving
carefully in this district until 1t has
developed a plan for the realization OF
the ore values either by the erection of
plant or an outlet where the returns
will prove satisfactory. This company
has valuable property in the San An
developed.
The directors Of the Michigan New
Mexico Copper Company, which IS a
Grand Rapids concern have been here
for several days, and it's manager c. r.
Luton. is still in the territory arrang-
ing details in connection with a concen-
trating plant they are putting up. The
showing the company is making in the
Carbonate mine and also In the Belle
property is splendid and they have q
large tonnage on the dumps ready for
treatment
! The development work being done In
this district is well directed and while
there is little publicity being made, all
the owners of properties are fast in
creasing their possibilities as produce
ers, many of whom are ready at the
present time to ship or considering the
advisability of arranging for the treat
ment of their products individually.
This district is so near the great pro-
ducing districts of Arizona that only
an imaginary line separates them, ana
at no distant day this will be one Of
the great producing districts Of the
southwest.