The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1908-01-03
MINES AND MINING

$4,000.
The uc.m production OF the mines
1f Utah Tor 1900 exceed the record
rady during 1906 hy $4,000 SOB, the
production This year reaching a total
ot S5LOle.aGG
Tho ry. cuu.uas OF The Tunopan
Mining company uf Philadelphia,
whose property N lu.1t.I at Tonopah.
Nevada, for the quarter ending No
ypmber 800. uy stated Goo have been
/ g3nIUOU
The old Tuacarora district with Its
record output Of Si0OnoOO0. is now
In line for active development the
coming season. according 60 those
/ who are familiar with that section "
/ Nevada
Three of the largest mines Ia Park
/ city are Co close down temporarily
at least until metal conditions get
/ better over 1000 men will bee thrown
out Of employment as result Of the
shutdown
The brgrH copper shelters In the
world. ca able of handling the pro.
/ duct ga what is now believed to be
/ the most extensive copper deposit In
. the world, are now in course Of cree.
/ ton iu White Pine county, Nevada.
Considerable surprise Be- accustomed
in Utah mining circles Boy the fact
/ that the uinluh Treasure lliil Mining
company owning the old Uiniah
/ Treasure llil and the Creole proper
. Dol. ..f.. .s.I
/ down, temporarily at least.
The entire output OF borax In tho
United States is derived from San
/ Bcmurdinu. luyo and Ventura coun.
/ tics, California, and up 10 and includ-
I ing 1906 the greater part Of Il has
come from san Bonnrlno county
Tho present depression Ia mining
/ viii have the direct effect Of intro
ducIug many improvements and now
economies Ia working. more partlcu.
| LARRY 10 the methods OF ore treatment
Z % Is claimed by many Of the wise
ones.
The total output Of crude borax for
the year 1906 was 5Sl13 short tons,
valued at Si,lS24lO. as against &C..
33i short tons. valued at $i.Oi9,i54.
Ia 1906. an increase In 1906 OF 1883
short tons In quantity aud OF Si63.256
In value.
In cutting a ditch at the Grimes
Creek placcrs In Idaho last week, tho
men In charge OF the work dlscov'
cred a ledge OF high grade FREQ mill
Ing ore. II assayed SlOS3G In gold
and may prove bonanza. Five claims
have been located ON the ledge.
The annual report OF the QuartettC
Mining company. operating at Search
light New. Is just issued. Gross 70
ceipts were {3i2,l25. operating costs
s2iS.0iS; net earnings. S9i.iO7. Thes,
compare with net earnings OF Si72.
GA for i9O56. The surplus OF S2GS,
Az is a decrease OF S2i,Sl9 from the
preceding year
1t is reported that two experts II
the employ OF the Guggenheims 70
Gently visited the old camp Of Hunter
New, and looked over the Vulcan prop
erty with a view to buying IT, IN,
Vulcan property adioins that OF IN,
old Hunter, and is accredited viii
having several million dollars WORT
OF ore blocked out
The production OF copper In IN,
United States In 1906 was 9l7 sos .6S,
pounds. This represents the year.
smelter production-that Is. the guam
tity OF fine copper In the blister cor
per produced during the year and th'
production OF refined Lake copper
The production OF 1905 was exceeded
BY l5,S97,S39 pounds.
The Grimes Greek Placer Mimi
company. which owns LOO acres o
valuable placer ground on Grimes an
Muddy creeks In the Boise basin, ha
expended nearly $4,000 ON ditche
and other work preparatory to takinI
out gold during the next year. II 4
estimated that 20 cents per cubic var,
will be taken from the ground.
After having been silent twely
years the ten stamps In the mill a
the old Robinson mine at Mt Pisgah
Bingham county. Idaho are agail
dropping on the gold.bearing ore. Tn
Robinson mine, together with severa
other groups OF claims ON Mt Plsgal
was included In a giant merger r.,
comfy contaminated by Boston an
Salt Lake people,
Ten Of the thirty hot mills OF tn
Shenago tin mills at Newcastle, Pa
will resume operations January
next Ten additional mills win "a
sumo shortly after. and It Is expoctgu
that the entire plant Will be running
fun force before the end Of January
The mill, said 10 be the largest Oh
plant In the world. has been idl
since July 81. Fully a thousand me-
are affected
TWO thousand one hundred tons a
high grade ore was sent from th
. ground of the famous Little Flurcnc
lease at Goldneld last week to th
Globe smelter at Denver. The ontlr
lot Is worth upward OF 100000 am
has been under the fun glare Of elc,
trlc lights and under the eyes Of hal
"a dozen guards ever since the man
lgemcnt OF the lease refused To shi
IN account OF the amelter charges
1t will be necessary for Idaho pros
pectors and mining men to compl
with the old law regarding asses.