Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-01-20
CON, MERCUR IS
NOT WORKED OUT.
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Recent Developments Have Made
A New Mine Of This Old
Gold Producer.
SEVERAL YEARS ORE SUPPLY.
Big Body Disclosed Under the Lizzie
stope---Englnecr Gcmmei
Was Right.

The Consolidated Mercur IL long
uavs from being worked out mine.
Recent developments In that ven
known gold property will furnish proof
for this statement.
In his last annual report 10 stockhold-
ers Manager George II. Dern made the
significant statement that the ore re-
serves in the mine had been doubled
since his previous report; when ne
stated the mine could probably be op"
Grated proftably for two or three years
more. But since the last annual state
mtnt was issued changes have taken
place which practically have made
new mine OF the Consolidated Mereur'
Although the campaign OF expiora-
ton has been conducted In the o,nes
portions OF the mine, the result mas
been. the finding Of ore In large pooieS
in virgin territory.
BELOW LIZZIE SLOPE.
raise made from the level below the
old Lizzie stope. which, IN the past, re-
eponded with wealth OF the yellow
metal; has opened into 1S-foot body
OF oxidzed ore, on which drift mas
been run for distance OF about $50
feet This ore Manager Dern says,
carries values fully as good as tnat 'ah-
en- out OF the Lizzie stope, which aver
aged about IS a ton. Some of the ore,
however, assays as good as rs ton.
GEMMELL WAS RIGHT.
When Robert G.. Gemmell, then state
engineer, made his report after an ex-
animation of the mine just prior TO the
consolidation of the Mercur and Golden
Gate properties. he called attention To
the ground underneath the Lizsie stope
Mr.. Gemmel expressed the opinion that
what had been supposed 10 be the foot
wall was not the foot wall at all, but
DEVELOPMENT would prove that an ex-
tensiye body of ore existed there.
Strange TO say, the suggestion OF Mr.
Gemmell was not acted on by those In
active charge Of the mine at the time
But recent Investigations have demon
strated that the engineer WAS emnent-
ly correct in his reading of the geologl-
cal conditions existing In Camp FLOYD.
Another important accomplishment
has been the re-opening OF the old
caved stope In raise 80. This stope
cayed IN before the ore body was
worked out. The new workings have
encountered the ore and the vein Is
being cross-cut to the foot wall, SO FAR,
the ore Is base. but indications point to
q change to oxldlzed conditions
A oross-cut Is now being run from the
Electric tunnel to the Magazine vein
The object ~ TO determine II pay values
exist under the Magazine stope. The
outlook is favorable. for values Of 81 80
are being obtained aud the objective
point has not been reached. Manager
Dearn believes some big additions Will
be made to the ore reserves at TN;
point.
The mill IL handling abolt 300 tons Of
ore per day and before the year closes
this tonnage WIN likely be Increased
GOLDEN GATE SHAFT.
The Tetimbering Of the Golden Gate
shaft Is still In progress But II Is ex.
pected the work will be finished and The
hoistlng Of ore resumed there about
Feb. l. The main station in the Mer
cur mine Is also. being timbered witt
heavy 12xl2 Oregon FIR timbers. Thl.
station is at the point where the FRS
East and First West levels leave tn,
Electric tunnel