The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-29
(From the Tonopah Miner.)

levels, where all the work has hereto
fore been lone in the mine. The vari-
Gus Slopes show about the same amount
of ore in the backs and are producing
the average tonnage. The shipments
for the past week amounted to six ear
loads of so tons each, which were sent
to the Balaklala Copper company OF
Shasta, Cal.
Montana Tonopah.
The regular semi-monthly melt Of
the cyanide precipitates ooh place
this week and resulted in the produc-
tion of % bars of bullion, weighing
about so pounds to the bar, which were
sbipped to the Selby Smelling and
Lead company at Vallejo Junction for
refinement. In addition to these two
clean-ups every month, about 100 tons
of Concentrates are shipped to the same
firm. Thus does this company go along
steadily making money for its stock
holders. Last Tuesday another pay
ment of $4,000 was made on the mill,
reducing the debt to $4,000, n 1t
will be hut a short time before the
entire indebtedness sis wiped away and
the will have a model 10
stamp mill and cyanide plant without
a dollar against it. During the past
week a total of 925 tons were treated,
with an extraction slightly less than
reported last week, caused in great part
by the fltors not performing their
work as thoroughly as they should.
These filters have been in constant use
for some time and have become some
what deficient. New filter leaves are
now being made, and as fast as possi-
bic the old ones are being replaced.
Otherwise everything is working
smoothly in the mill, which has an ex-
%cellent record to its credit.
Underground a great deal of new
work is in progress, some OF which is
following veins lately encountered,
while operations are being pushed IN
other directions in order to open up the
property. On every level virgin ground
is being penetrated and the indications
at several points are very encouraging
the formation being cut showing consid-
cradle liberalization. The total foot
age of new ground broken during the
past week amounted to 200 feet, scat
tered among the various levels. While
the older workings continue to produce
a good tonnage of ore, the most OF that
going to the mill at present is coming
from the slopes and development work
on the newer ore bodies, which show
| considerable oxidizarion, which has
been the cause of the recent trouble at
the mill. owing to it's muddy character.
Midway Developments.
Without paying any attention to the
ore bodies already developed IN the
older workings of the mine beyond ex-
tracing the usual 100 tons every week,
the work Of opening up new ground is
beinp vigorously pushed. In some OF
these newer workings veins have been
encountered which are being pros
peeted and give every promise Oh aud
ing to the reserves of the mine. sew
eral stringers, which have been cut Dy
crosscuts. are being followed, ana
while from an ore producing stand
point they are valueless thus far, yet
they carry good values n may lead
to ore bodies. Especially is this SO on
the 635-foot level, where small string
ers carrying spots of rich suiphides
have been in evidence along the DRIFT
for some time. Some new and prom
isinp veins are also being p~rospected
near the Montana line, which show
spots of good ore. On every lever OF
the mine extensive prospecting cper
ations are being carried OF in highly
mineralized formations, and any day
NAV result in rewarding their energies
The usual shipments, amounting to loO
tons. went forward to the mills this
week. The ore shipped by this com
pany carries values considerably III
excess OF the ordinary milling grade OF
rock.
Tonopah Belmont.
While nothing particularly new has
sranspired in this %company's workings
since our report last week, operations
at different points have been pushed
! ahead as fast as possible. Nearly al
the work now being done in the mine
is confined to the 1l00-foot level, which
at the present time is considered fan
more important than at any Other
point. Strong bodies of ore have beer
encountered on this level, and IN al
dition to opening them up, extensive
work is heing done to thoroughly pros
) pect the ground. Slowly and surely
the complex system of faulting is be
ing worked out, much knowledge hav
ing been gained by former operations
|. Wnile this work takes considerable,
) time it is most important, as the strong
est ore bodies yet found in the min'
/ nave been encountered at this depth
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