The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29
THE TikTlC MINING &
DEVELOPMENT co.

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Few properties in the Bingham dis
trict have made better record the past
twelve months than the Tampa mine
and smelter, the holdings of the Tintic
Mining & Development company. Both
are known as two of Bingham's biggest
institutions. While they are operated
as separate concerns, they are in reality
one, az their interests are common.
The company operates the Yampa
mine in Carr Fork canyon, and treats
the ore taken from it in the Yampa
smelter. located in Bingham canyon,
about a mile below the Rio Grande
freight and passenger depot. A pecu-
liar feature of the Yanpa smelter plant
out all over the hillside at Bingham,
unlike the majority of other shelters.
The company's engineers believed they
could obtain an unexcelled drain by
this, besides putting the smelter where
they would never have trouble with the
farmers of the valley on account of
the smoke nuisance.
About one year ago Charles w. Sax
man came to the Tampa as general
manager of the property and he imme-
diately inaugurated a campaign of i'm
prOvements and developments that has
given the property a great impetus. To
begin with, the capacity of the smelter
was raised from $50 to $50 tons of ore
a day. At the mine a complete electric
haulage system was installed and at
the present time arrangements are be-
ing completed for the installation of a
twenty-drill compressor to replace the
five and seven-drilI machines now in
use. Finding that the only satisfactory
solution of the ore transportation prob
lem lay in the construction of a 1900
foot aerial tramway, General Manager
Saxman last April let contracts for the
installation of this system. The line
was completed and placed in operation
about a month ago, settling for all time
the matter of transportation of ore be-
tween the mine and the smeIter be-
longing to the property.
improvements at SmeIter.
At the smelter still further improve
ments have been made during the past
year, including a new roasting plant,
a reverberatory. some new dust cham
bers installed and new stacks erected.
The ore treated is reduced to a matte,
and this product is sold to the custom
shelters operating in the valley. Gen.
eral Manager Saxman states that it is
entirely possible that converters will
be added to the system equipment and
bullion transportation made between
the mine and the smelter.
The company, besides owning one of
the richest properties I'm the Bingham
district, possesses valuable bunch of
claims in the Tintic district, compris-
ing $50 acres near the head OF Carr
Fork. adjoining the Utah Consolidated !
on the north and the Boston Consoli- |
dated on the west. Two tunnels and
shaft comprise the main workings. The |
shaft has been put down LOO feet in |
the ledge from the surface and besides |
the two tunnels seven different levels !
have been run into the ore bodies |
which vary from ten TO a hundred feet
in thickness. Two years ago there were |
nearly 5000 600 tons of ore blocked out |
in the mine that would, IL was estimat- !
ed run nearly per cent copper 81 80 |
in gold and two ounces of silver per |
ton. During the last two years 100000 |
tons of this and more have been mined |
and treated in the Yampa smeiter.
On the 1,700-foot level the ore body
was driven through on the strike of |
the vein for more than 500 feet and is |
now open for probably 1000 feet or
more. From all Indications the ore con- |
tinues to a. great depth and improves |
in quality as it goes down. The ore of |
the mine carries heavy percentage of !
iron and some lime Is also found in the |
gangue, making the pre- ideal for |
proposition.