The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-22

De nOn-pTOuuctiNe as lar As ore Is con
cerned, but which is essential to tn,
profitable working Of the mine. A
part of this new work win consist Of
sending the old Belmont shaft down to
the 1000-foot level, or even deeper, In
order to handle the output of ore and
waste more economically, it being To-
Gated nearly 900 feet nearer to the ore
bodies being developed on the lower
levels. This will require considerable
labor and money, but will be a money
saver in the end. Another point in the
report which must not be overlooked
is the fact that a big tonnage of the
ore worked in the mill did not come
from the company s mine, but was pur-
chased from the neighboring MACS
and treated at the mill. While of
course this ore was worked at a profit,
that profit was very slim, owing to the
keen competition for our ores. Taken
all in all, the report is a very good 1ae,
and Superintendent Brady deserves
great credit for the manner in which
he has handled the company's mine
and mill, and if he is allowed to make
the changes he deems wise, we predict
that he will place the Belmont mine in
the front rank of producers.
Montana onopah.
While there is no particular change
to note as the result of the past weeks
work, the general condition of this
mine shows constant improvement, and
the veins recently encountered or the
different levels are proving to be excel
lent ore producers. The most of she
ore from the late finds occurs n an
oxidized state, carrying considerable
mud, which has been giving some trou-
bic in the mill of late, but things are
rapidly being adjusted to meet the new
requirements. The tonnage treatei
during the past week amounted to 90S
tons, about 100 tons less than tho usual
run of the mill, the shortage being
caused by the crippled condition OIL the
water system, the main return waite,
pump, which supplies the reservoir,
being out of commission a part of the
time, due to the muddy condition of
the water. Another pump is now be-
ing installed as an auxiliary, and which
it is thought will do away with any
IT e-.-< %h.- aa,oa IN fhn fnfnrQ
The average extraction for lie week IS
reported as SO per cent. This ID also
be increased to the usua, recorl when
the present improvements ere tom
rleted. Heretofore the oulk OF TIE
ore worked has been in the sulphide
form, but of late the most OF the ore
has been oxidized, which necessitated
some slight change in the mill. In the
underground workings of the mine a
great deal of new ground is being
opened up as well as developing the
veins already encountered, the total
new footage for the week amounting to
200 feet, scattered among the various
levels.
Tonopah Extension.
Everything is progressing smoothly
with the plans for the new mill to be
erected by this company, and next
week the work of removing the frame
buildings located OF the mill site will
he under way and ~excavating for foun-
dations commenced. No time will be
lost and the mill will be put up as
quickly as it is possible to do the work.
me mine is in the best of shape for
production, vast bodies of milling ore
having been blocked out; in fact the
most of the work done during the past
eight months has been done with al
eye single to one o~bject-that of pre-
pairing for a steady extraction of ore
for a long time. On all levels above
the 600 the ore bodies have been thor
oughly opened up, SO that the question
of tonnage is not guesswork, but an
absolutely proven fact. Raises and
connections have been made wherever
1t was thought necessary in order to
handle the ore economically and ex-
peditiously, as well as furnishing i'm
proved ventilation throughout the
mine. Not a ton of ore has been
shipped for nearly eight months, all of
the quartz being either left standing in
the mine or hoisted and placed on the
mill dump, so that at the present time
there is enough ore in sight to run the
new 30-stamp mill for many months
Work was continued during the past
week along the general lines followed
for some time, with no particular
change to note, except that good prog
ress was made.
Tonopah Mining Company.
The usual progressive work was re
ported from this property, and while
nothing of a sensational nature has
transpired, several improvements ar,
noted in the newer workings. Thi!
company has adopted ar extensiv,
| plan of prospecting on the different
levels above the 700-foot as well a
sending two shafts down to c~ontinu'
tho work af opaniuu mn tho urouud a