Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-16
BINGHAM MINES
Of BINGHAM Con.
The Past Year Has Been One of
Great Activity at These
Big Properties.
GREAT MAscoTTE TUNNEL.
Has Cut Three Great Lodges Which
Company's Locations Coyer---Com-
mercial Ore Reserves.

The past year at the mines OF the
bingham Consolidated Mining COM
many has been an active one, and the
new 1905 will dawn under bright skies.
At the Dalton & Lark mines, which
consist Of the Dalton q Lark. Miners
Dream, Antelope, Yosemite No. l.
brooklyn and Sampson mines, COM
palgn has been particularly vigorous.
These properties cover three distinct
veins along the strike for distance
Of approximately 1000 feet.
During the year 1905 the Mascotte
tunnel has cut all OF these veins. The
Lark vein has over loco feet OF devel-
opment work on this level. 100 feet
westerly from the intersection of the
tunnel and the vein, and 300 feet east
erly. These drives east and west arc in
ore their entire length. A large ton
mage OF lead has been opened on the
east side, while to the west the values
run largely In copper.
From point on this level connection
was made on the Lark vein with the
upper workings of the mine by vertl-
cal raise to the 1850 foot level. thence
10 the l,O70-foot level, by an inclined
winze, equipped with gravity skip.
All ores now mined from the upper lev
els are dropped to the 1910 and 1,l0o-
foot levels, and from there, loaded into
a skip and dropped into a chute on the
Mascotte tunnel level from which point
all the ores are transported TO the
railroad ore bins through the Mascotte
tunnel, a distance OF $500 feet; five
ton electric motor being utilized for
this purpose, making a round trip from
ha ding citation in tho ,11fl1ae
80 minutes. All ores mined are moved
to the surface in this manner
Connection Is also made from the
Mascotte tunnel levels by continue
ton Of the inclined winze and gravity
skip down TO large lead stope, which
has been developed on the tunnel level
90 the east of the intersection of the
Mascotte tunnel, thus affording two in
dependent thoroughfares for dropping
the ore into the Mascotte tunnel ore
bins. No hosting or pumping has been
done on this property for some time
past. but shaft is maintained which
connects with all of the workings, and
Is kept In commission for the purpose
OF lowering timber. toos. etc.
HAVE PRODUCED HEAVILY.
These combined properties have been
producing from 200 to 300 tons of copper
ore daily for the past year, the product
being shipped to the company's smelter,
located on the Rio Grande Western
railway at West Jordan, Utah, via a
branch line from Revere station on
that company's branch to Bingham.
From so to 100 tons OF lead ore Is also
produced daily which is shipped to the
smelter of the American Smelling &
Refining company at Murray, Utah.
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thoroughly equipped with approved ma
chinery and appliances for the economi-
cal mining and transportation OF the
product of the company's vast ore re-
serves. The company generates its own
steam and electric power.
ORE RESERVES DOUBLED.
The Commercial NINE another Of the
Bingham Cons Bingham properties. Is
situated In the upper portion of the
Bingham camp and has been producing
copper ore at the rate of 250 tons per
day for the entire year, the product
being shipped via the Copper Belt rail-
road from the mine to Bingham station.
thence via the Rio Grande Western
railway to the companys smelter at
West Jordan. Utah.
During the season important develop
ments have been made on the lower
tunnel, and two new ore bodies have
been opened up In virgin ground,
which have practically doubled the ore
reserves OF this property.
The method pursued in mining the ore
Is known as the North OF England or
caving system OF mining, which affords
very low mining cost. The lower tun--
mel connects with the loading station OF
the Copper Belt railroad, the upper
tunnel being connected with the lower
tunnel by means of gravity road OPP
Grated with skips running In balance.
The mine has Its own power plant
and generates Its own steam and air
power.