Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-28
PREPARING FOR
GREATER OUTPUT.
Utah Copper Directors Win Pro-
vide Mill Facilities for 1000
Tons Per Day.
THE NEWS" STORY CONFIRMED
Location to be This Side of Garfield
Beach - Breaking Of Ground to
Begin Soon.

The announcement made in last Sat
urday's News" to the effect that the
big concentrating mill, to be erected
by the Utah Copper company during
the present year, would be located on
q tract OF land about two or three miles
this side OF the old Garfield Beach re-
sort was fully confirmed by the two
morning dallles today, the denials OF
Sunday Notwithstanding.
While the location was definitely de-
termined upon. several days ago, the
directors did not conclude until yes
terday afternoon, when they held
business meeting to build the plant
large enough to handle 5000 tons Of
ore from Its Bingham mines daily, IN
stead OF 2,i0O tons. as was originally
intended.
At the same meeting II was also de-
cided to take steps at once towards the
enlargement Of the initial plant now
In operation IN Bingham canyon, to
1000 tons per day so, within year,
the big copper company will have ia
cilities for the treatment of 1000 tons
OF ore daily, which is almost double
the present output OF the camp.
Indeed, the camp of Bingham Is maxi
ing rapid strides and II II keeps up It's
present lick, II will not be very long
until Butte, the pride Of all Montonans,
will be relegated to a place in the
rear.
The Utah Copper is not the only
Bingham mining company that has an
increased output in contemplation; the
Utah Consolidated, Bingham Consoli-
dated and United States companies
have plans OF this kind In view, while
the Yampa is adjusting It's smelter
to take care Of an aggregate output OF
500 tons per day. During the next
year the BinghamNew Haven VIII In
crease the tonnage coming to the mar
kets from that source: so Will the New
England and the Fortuna, as we'll as
several others. BY the time the Utah's
new plant Is ready for operation It is
a safe prediction that the mines OF the
camp will be contributing to the mills
and shelters approximately 1900 tons
of ore per day
Manager ID. c. JacklIng has for
months made the claim that the Utah
Copper mine Is by all odds the largest
IN the United States II not In the world.
| The mill now In operation In Bing-
ham canyon Is handling the
largest tonnage OF any con-
centratlng mill In the state, the next in
size being the Newhouse plant In Bea-
yer county The Utah Copper mill is
making. It ia claimed, at the present
time, pet profit OF from 81 800 to 81, 900
| per day out OF 500 tons OF ore. the basis
Of concentration being about % into
one. With the greater milling faclli-
| ties provided and with the ore contin-
uing with It's present values, by lit
! tie figuring, 1t will be seen that the
earnings OF the company can be
brought up to "A figure approxmatlng
$500 900 per month, or s6,00OO0O per year.
Manager lacking will organize his
forces for the new campaign immedl-
ately and the breaking of ground for
| the gigantic plant. with its immense
| power house, etc, will commence at an
early date. Surveyors are now In the
field picking out a new route for the
12-mlle standard guaged railway, which
| Will connect the camp with the mill,
The mill viii be located about mile
south Of the main line OF the Salt Lake
Route.