Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-01-21
FORTUNA PLANS
FOR THE FUTURE
Management of Bingham Proper
ty Preparing to Install Tram
way and Mill Equipment.
A LARGE WORKING SHAFT
To be Sunk From the Tunnel Level
Company Has Developed
Porphyry Ores.
A LARGE WORKING SHAFT

The Fortuna is swinging in as one Of
the great properties of the Bingham
camp Recent developments indicate
that 1t is to be one OF the greatest
tonnage producers in one of the great
est copper camps in the world.
So thoroughly satisfied are the own
ers as to the future of the property that
already plans are completed for the
construction of a tramway to convey
the ore from the mine TO the new Bling
ham line of the Rio Grande Western
railroad, distance of 5000 feet. The
grade for this tramway is SO slight and
the general conditions are SO good that
the cost of conveying the ore out from
the mine as well as moving ali needed
supplies In viii be reduced to a mini
mum. In addition to this plans are well
under way for the erection of a mill
with capacity OF 5000 tons day
These moves on the part of the COM
pany are the direct result of the de-
velopments In the mine In the past few
months. All these recent developments
demonstrate the vast extent of the ore
resources and makes II certain that the
Fortuna group lies In the heart of the
main mineral zone of Bingham.
The Fortuna has six well defined and
well known veins that out-crop on the
the Winnebago, the Sierra Grande the
Fortune, the Mayfiower and the Wea-
eel. In addition to these two new veins
were recently encountered which do
not show upon the surface. This ex-
tensive assure shows the wonderful
possibilities OF the mine when lower
depths are reached. The main assures
with the single exception OF the Abe
Lincoln, extend throughout the entire
n a d
lance of 1900 feet. The general strike
OF these assures. together with the
character of the ore makes IL certain
that they are identical with those that
have made bonanzas of the adjoining
properties.
The large working shaft about to be
started from the tunnel level. 10000 or
$4,000 feet below the surface, Will af-
ford means for rapid development in the
lower levels as the shaft VIII be sunk
In rich ore from the point of starting.
The present work in the mine consists
of laying this tremendous body of ore
open by means of drifts and cross-cuts.
The increasing values and the showing
generally. especially in the last month,
brings forcibly the tremendous possi-
bilities of the mine with the present
aggressive policy OF development
The Fortuna, like the Highland Boy,
was opened originally as gold prop
osition. This was during the days of
the early excitement in the district.
But later developments at greater
depths, as In the case Of other large
tonnage mines of Bingham, has dis
closed In the Fortuna two distinct
types of ore-one, the porphyry requir-
ing concentration; the other high
grade sulphides, which are shipped d.
rect to the smelter. The sulphides in
clude both silver-lead and copper. the
latter running as high as so per cent
lead and the latter running as high as
II per cent copper. with good gold and
silver values throughout. Large guam
titles of the sulphides have been
shipped In the past and are still being
extracted in the course of development.
The more recent disclosures in the
porhyry, however, insure a tremen-
dously increased production and great
ly increased revenues for the mine in
the immediate future. 1t Is a notable
fact tht the porphyry of the Fortuna
is as rich in copper II not richer than
the porphyhy that has done so much in
other mines to force Bingham into
the front rank as one OF the greatest
copper producing camps in the known
world.