Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-08
NEVADA CON. MAKES
SOME NEW RECORDS



Win the operation of only its steam
shovels at Copper Flat the Nevada
Consolidated company 40 Ely last
month broke O. number of ltF own rcc-
ofds and established some new world
records in the handling of low grade
porphyry rock Tho output of the
steam shovels on Copper Flat during
the month of August WINS 10000 tons
nf ore. an of which went o. The com
ccntrator az McGul Tho concentration
broke all previous records in crushing
the ore. handling around $4,000 toms
up 10 midnight Aus 3D. and leaving
about 5000 tons of The product ~ the
mine for tho month In the bins
Tho product from copper Flat s said
% be the largest from any steam shovel
proposition in the world and for the
FIRST time ia the history of copper re-
duction plant was supplied for an en-
tire month with exclusively steam
shovel mined ore Tho Steptoo Valley
smelter also made q new record with
q production Of 5 900 600 pounds Of COP
per during the month, the output OF
three converter stands.
These records are likely TO stand only
for August Tho conceutrator viii
proba bly get away with more SIRE this
month the two new sections being able
90 handle little moro each dsy. rs they
break IN 90 their work And Copper
Flat production IS entirely up 10 the
concentration Tho nit is in splendid
shape and The output from IL Is reg
ulated only by the capacity Of the mill
a. get away with the ore. The steam
shovels have demonstrated that they
can put 10000 tons ON the ears a day,
and In this demonstration they were
not strained They could have dou-
hied II In the shape the pit is now in.
That 10000 single day output was also
record for the world made in August
by Nevada Con.
NEVADA NORTHERN
In this record breaking business the
orc line ~ the Nevada Northern also
had q part Il put the 10000 tons OF
orc through 90 the concentration with
out a hitch and in addition handled a
sufficient tonnage OF lime from the
qunrrics 10 bring its total business well
over 200 600 tons for the month done
With two operating crews. That much
work over q e mile line In "a month. in
volvlng the hauling Of an empty back
for every load brought down. is going
some. n tells Of 81 piece Of road IN
splendid shape OF good work ON
the mechanical end in keeping an
equipment moving and ~ excellent
general management Incidentally
II proves the orc line an and more
than expected of It as an economical
and rapid transportation facility.
Drills are still pounding away on the
Ruth ground Of the Nevada Consolid-
ated, and also on the Liberal steam
shovel group west Of Copper Flat The
churn drills are blocking out millions
OF tons ~ low grade ore.
II Is declared that the new Ave COM
partment shaft on the Giroux will be
ready for business by Dec l. All the
work az the property Is now being de-
voted 10 this shaft
ON the Butte Elv group the Giroux
churn drills are stu pounding away.
The six drills have now put down holes
through 800 10 $50 feet OF ore. How big
the property will be remains to be seen.
a churn drill "a stll busy on tho Cop-
permines property. Leasers on the
coppermines and Hidden Treasure
property are getting some good lead
silver results Tho Ely Central now
has its shaft ON the Eureka claim next
20 the Copper fat down a distance Of 40
feet