Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-31
NO SHELTER FOR
TOOELE COUNTY
Utah Con. viii Not Build Three
Million Dollar Plant
Right Away.
SHIPMENTS TO GARFIELD
AS Long az Guggenhcim Plant Takes
Care of Output There Is No
Necessity of One.

If Boston reports are to be relied on.
the Utah Consolidated will not build
a smelter in Tooele county, notwith-
standing site has been selected and
plans for a proposed plant have been
drawn. 1t has been known for some
months. however, that the executive
heads of the mining company have
been inclined TO give up the idea of
smelter construction even IL it does
cost a little more per ton to have the
Utah Consolidated smelter at Car
field and besides, the outlay of $3.OOO.-
600, the estimated cost of new smelt-
er would be saved
The company is now shipping 500 tons
OF ore daily to GARFIELD, but this ton
mage is not being treated by the smelt-
ing company owing to various mechan-
lcal difficulties interfering with opera
lions. About $4,000 tons of various
ores are now in storage at the smelter
awaiting treatment. 1t is understood
that tho Utah Consolidated was re-
quested to temporarily suspend ship
ments but refused to do so.
Last winter" says the Boston News
Bureau, the directors of the Utah
Consolidated Co. laid aside S120,0OO to
be expended by Manager Rsque solely
in new development work at the rate
of $4,000 per month.
Apparently this expenditure has
beer well planned. for we have re-
ceiveo the following report from Salt
Lake City from mining engineer who
has been through the property He
says
Development of the past year
have added greatly to the available
ore tonnage of the Utah Consolidated,
which is now of greater volume than
at any time since It became a pro-
Queer. The more important disclos-
ures have been created In the territory
north and west of the main workings,
below the seventh level.
" In addition to the copper values
thus made available, there has also
been disclosed some deposits running
extremely high. in lead, for the treat
ment of which commercial smelling
facilities will be available in the near
future
THE product from the recently de-
veloped ore bodies at new depths is
being hoisted to the tunnel level
through winzes, an electric power SER
vice having been installed for this pur-
pose This arrangement however. is
but temporary, as an examination of
the companys workable territory is
now In progress with a view to select
ing the most advantageous point pos
9iSit iVl q blB operating smart. WnlGn
will ultimately command the compa-
ny's entire territory, including its I'M
developed ground to the west.
present ore tonnage now
blocked out at this mine Is sufficient
for the supplying of 500 tons daily for
seven years. Operations are restricted
on account OF lack of smelling ca
pacity, otherwise, instead of shipping
from 500 to 900 tons daily, the com
pany could just as advantageously sup
ply 1900 tons
The underground conditions have
| been raised to the highest possible
standard liberal expenditures for this
| purpose having been made the past is
| months, thanks to which the matter of
! ore extraction is being attended with
the most gratifying results Mining
costs, including the items OF taxes in
surance working organization. etc, are
now down to 81 per ton. the lowest
| figure reached in the company's career.
With the development of new ore
bodies, there has been made available
a somewhat higher average grade Of
ore than that shortly previous. and
this with the highly creditsble by
! product has again resulted in the Utah
| Consolidated becoming this countrys
leading low-cost producer,