Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-10-02
THE LORDSBURC
DISTRICT
Active and Systematic Development in Many
Of the Properties is Progressing Steadily
and Satisfactorily.
TREATING PLANT PROJECT
American Consolidated Copper Company VIII Soon Build
Big Concentrating Plant United Gold & Copper
Company Of Chicago Doing Active and Sue
cessfuI Work.

The extensive experiments made by
the Orion Company, near Lordsburg
a year or so ago, to ascertain the most
economical way of working the ores OF
this district have borne fruit. Prac-
tically speaking, there are three classes
of ore in the mountain south of Lords
burg, viz: A high grade copper ore,
carrying gold and silver, which will
stand shipment to smelter. A lower
grade of the same ore, carrying car
Donates and oxides, which will not
pay for shipment and which cannot be
concentrated because of the solubility
Of a certain amount of values in the
water and the little difference in spe-
cific gravity between these ores and
the silica in which they are contained.
Third, copper sulphides, which make
an ideal concentrating ore. The second
class comprises the large body of the
ores in the veins above water level
The experiment made by the Orion
Company show that these ores can be
successfully leached and the values
saved. B. l.. Berkey has leased the
concentrator belonging to the Lena
Mining and Concentrating Company
and will add to it teaching plant.
lie will put in one fifty ton tank and
will add to it as many more of the
same dimensions as the demands of
the camp may call for. The water
level and permanent sulphides in most
of the mines in the district are at a
depth of from two hundred to four
hundred feet, depending on the altitude
at which the development is COM
menced which shows there. is an i'm
mense amount of ore that must be
leached to give up it's values.
The Gibson Development Company is
rapidly developing it's San Simon prop
erty and the showing in ore is probably
not excelled in the district. The COM
pany will sink another hundred foot
shaft on the Hancock which carries a
vein of copper ore, as yet specifically
developed. Mafsalis S' Woed have the
various contracts.
The United Gold & Copper Company,
a Chicago corporation, is making a fine
showing of copper-gold ore in the
Lordsburg mine. Shaft No. is down
nearly one hundred feet b. w. Ran
dali, superintendent says another
shaft will be started at point west OF
the present work and the whole prop
erty systematically developed. The
company will soon begin shipping after
it has found the best market or most
economical treatment.
The American Consolidated Copper
Company, well known throughout the
southwest on account of it's numerous
properties and extensive work it has
been carrying on the past two years,
will begin the erection of treating
plant soon. Just where it will be locat-
ed cannot be stated at this time. The
company has several properties in this
county. Its available tonnage is large
and must necessarily offer inducements
for an early decision as to location.
Plans and specifications are about
ready to submit to the companys Off
cials for their consideration.
Furry & Company, Chicago people,
have begun work on their Copper Eagle
Group of five claims south of Lees
Peak.
The Shaw Gibson Mining Company
of New Haven, Conn.,, has let one
thousand dollar contract to Brown &
McCahlum who have begun sinking on
the Grey Fox, adjoining the North
American Company's property.
The Aberdeen Company, which is
working in the lead district, has It's
eoncentrator in working order and
running constantly. 1t has had con-
siderable trouble in securing enough
water to keep the concentrator going,
but by constructing a series Of fumes
from it's various mines, which are be-
low water level to the conceptrator, 1t
has at last been able to secure enough
water for the mill. It's product Is a
high grade lead concentrate, carrying
gold and silver, and is marketed at the
Ell Paso smeqter. The company Is
working about forty men and has done
a large amount Of development work
on its mines during the past year.
The Ontario Company, q West Vir-
ginia corporation, has purchased a
number Of claims near Lordsburg and
has been working force Of men on
them developing the properties. This
company does not intend to figure on
reduction works until its mines are
thoroughly developed and 1t can ascer-
tain the class Of reduction works It
may need.
Colonel s. L. Bean has within the
past few months bought number Of
claims In this camp and has force
of some thirty men at work develop
ing the various properties. He intends
as soon as he has developed enough
ore to justify the erection Of two
hundred ton mill, to install such a
plant. The Metropolis mine opens up
an extensive body Of lead, which is
being stripped from surface.
Christ Yaeger came to this camp
from the eastern part Of the territory
few months since, located some
claims and. purchased others. He has
large force Of men at work on his
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