The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-11-10
NEVADA CON. IS
SHOWN STRONG
Continued from page one.)

LiOhi Po5O OhSsJ
work of the year has increased to
100000 tons.
In this connection, it should be
borne in mind, too, that a compare
lively small area of your entire prop
erty has been prospected. Inc ex.
t%raordinary ore body aggregating s.
900, 600 tons of a copper Ienor OF
about 2k per cent blocked out on n
single claim-the Ruth-is especially
worthy of attention for such a res
erve of ore constitutes in itself a
great mine, though it may be years
before we move a single ton from it.
From the history of the past year,
combined with the results of devel-
opment work now in progress, we
are confident that the coming year
will disclose a very large increase in
ore reserves, and in fact, it is reason
able to believe that for many years
come, very material additions will
be made each succeeding year to this
proven area.
1.-THE average percentage of ex-
traction of copper and the precious
metals in your concentration and
smelter is gradually improving, and
the installation of new reverbera-
tories and c%onverters has secured in
creased economy in the cost of pro-
duction, while the completion of our
new construction in January will eff
feet a further material saving of ex-
pense.
with respect to the net surplus
Gov Tho Gooo1 xyoor ~ Sc nrnnoy RI Cd
wise that during the last three
months of that period did the
product attain a total in ex-
cess of 100000 pounds per
month During the last quarter the
production was 1~4,265,7S8 pounds.
While the operations of the last
quarter were still less than normal,
the earnings were on a basis of con-
siderably OVER 55 nGp 0Dt per m
num-"
Pope Yeatman, consulting en-
gineer, in his annual report states
that there has been n change in the
claim area during the fiscal year.
Prospecting has been carried on by
means of church drills in three por.
lions of the property and altogether
there have been As finished holes ag-
gregating 14,670 feet.
The ore reserves have been in
creased from 20,000,O 900 tons to 29,-
100000 tons, 21,00O,000 being in
the Copper Flat and Liberty and s.
100000 ions in the Ruth.
The grade of the above ore has
been approximately of the average
previously developed.
A large amount of stripping has
been done, totaling ~1,093,307 cubic
yards. An area exceeding IL acres
of o%verburden has been entirely strip
ped above the ore body, and in adj
dition a very considerable amount
has been removed from at least n
terrace out of at present two. The
extreme depth of excavation is now
lat feet blow the collar of the Eu-
reka shaft; the average is, of course,
much lesss. This represents a depth
into the ore body of about AZ feet.
Mining of the sulphide ore has
been more satisfactory than
handling over burden, for it is less
blocky, softer and more homogene-
Gus.
The total tons of sulphide ore
mined during the fiscal year has been
1,082,909 tons. For the last two
months during which time eight Sec
tions of the concentration were in op-
Grafton, the monthly tonnage has
averaged 169,,026 tons. We have
run in October over 100000 dry tons
or over 5000 tons per day.
1t is intended during the coming
RI boOin c~trinpinp IN tho Tih-
erty ore body and prepare that Sec
ton for active mining.
The results for the year were as
follows:
Tons of ore treated dry 1,065,387
Average copper assay 2.34%
Percentage of extraction
copper l0.l5To
Ratio of concentration 1904 to /
Assay value in gold ...... 019 ozs.
Assay value in silver. or ozs.
Percentage of extraction
gold $1,000
silver ............. $500
Average gold and silver
recovered per ton of ore
in cents ........... lo.lAc
Average copper in con-
conJraCeS ......... Io.o1To
These results are gradually being
improved on.
The yield from ore mined and con-
centrated has been 34,527,823
pounds, of which 6,016,602 pounds
are still in concentrates not yet treat
ed, and in secondaries. The total
cost has been TIA cents, or includ-
;pu q obarUo- for ropta1 of tho StpptOp