Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-11-29
Lead, Zinc, FluuTspaT Deposits
LContinued from First Page.

In a letter from &. +. u. Caracris-
Ii, published in the Manufacturer S
Reco d of March %, 1906, the state
ment was made that the fuorspar now
being shipped from England to this
country comes from the mill tailings
Of abandoned lead mines. none Of
them now being worked. and that in
two wear, these old accommodations
will become exhausted. At the pres
ent time England is shipping this
auorspar a, ballast, it l. admitted
duty free. and i. being sold under
cost of production. With the ex-
hanstion of the English sources of
supply there will be an increased de-
mand for American fuorspar About
10. 600 ton, are used for smelling
purpose, in thi, country now. and
the nse /, constantly increasing. 1t
is the finest Aux known for metals
and refractory ores, and is used by
the biz SHOEMAKER. of America. 1t
eliminate, largely sulphur and phos-
phoru,. make, the tensile strength
greater and enables lower gradc' of
iron 10 be used. aud j. of vast adj
vantage in blast furnaces, open
hearth steel furnaces. cupoIas, cru
chile, and brass foundrieS The
finer qualities are ground and used in
chemistry for enameling, glas'maklng
copper refining, etc,
Local authorities state that pub.
lished statistics as to the production
of fuorspar in thi, district are too
high. Instead Of %, 900 tons for
1908. it is declared that 23, 600 tous
would be nearer the exact figures. 1t
is also claimed that the shipment
from the Illinois mines was material
ly less than published figures show, 50
that less than 80. 900 tons was about
the quantity mined and shipped from
the Kentucky-Illinois field last year.
TO meet all present requirements,
therefore. there would have to be
about 30 per cent increase in pro-
duction, for outside Of the Illinois
and Kentucky fields there are declar-
ed to be no other deposits in the
world that may be relied on FOR such
extensive and economical development
as these. There Is some huOrspar in
Germany, but 80 little that its ex-
Loration is prohibited, and right now
German CONSUMERS Of hu"rspar are
writing to Kentucky companies tor
prices for immediate delivery in
thousand ton lots. A. the known
deposits on the illinois side Of the
river are 10 the hands of the compau-
les now operating there, it devolves
on the Kentucky held to furnish the
greatly Increased demand that viii
soon be made for American iiUorapar.
1t is the expectation locally that the
district will arise 70 the occasion. II
this il done there will he a good deal
of outside sapital put into operation
here.
1t would seem that the outlook and
the possible profits are sufficient To-
induce such Investments, especially
since improved progresses have added
new possibilities in the way of profits.
Heretofore it has been Impossible TO
separate huor5pnr AMI zinc, because
they are Of the same specific gravity.
While huorapar is hclpfuI in all other
smelling operations, II Is harmful To
zinc. and such ores have been thrown
out. }y the discovery Of a new pro-
cess now in successful operation here,
1uorspar and zinc arc separated com
pletely. and as zinc occurs in almost
all fuorspar mines. there will be a
greatly Increased production. Pres
ont operations arc being carried on
BY the Sanders Ore Separating TO-,
with daily capacity Of % tons. The
Mcssers Sanders. Of New York, be-
lieying that the field offered adyan-
tages for operations here, established
the works. Ia addition to this pro-
cess, Others are being experimental
with BY various mine operators here,
and it is considered altogether prob |
ahle that other discoVarips will he |