The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-03
TAMERLANE MINES
TO Be DEVELOPED
Perfected Methods Of Ore Treat
ment Will Make Old De-
posits Profitable.

According to advices from Ely, the
Ely Silver, Lead and Copper company
has been re financed by Iowa capitalists,
and is now planning for the early re-
sumption of operations on its proper
ties in the Tamerlane mining district,
twelve miles across the valley to the
east of Ely. This company owns the
Tamerlane group OF claims on Tanner
lane hill and in the early days, when
methods of concentration and smelling
were comparatively primitive to what
they are today, some $500, 900 in profits
was taken from the mines. but the dis
trict was abandoned during slump
times and has been but little heard of
of late.
Commenting on the plans for the re.
sumption of work in this section, the
Exposltor says that tunnel will be
driven for more than 1900 feet into the
mountain side for the purpose of open
ing up the resources ut greater depth
than has heretofore been attained, the
old development having consisted large
ly of shallow shaft workings
The entire property is traversed by
two heavy quartzite dykes, running
north and sonth. These are $50 and
600 feet in width respectively, They
are about 500 feet apart, a wall of limo
separating them. From the east to the
west hugo porphyry dyke cuts square
ly through the lime and at the points
the porphyry,
Copper Shows Up.
In addition to the lead and silver
which are large, there are strong cop
per showings. The copper comes in an
iron dyke which appears from time to
time: The copper values average close
to 27 per cent where this ore occurs.
In sinking q number of shallow holes,
none of them exceeding twenty-five
feet in depth, this copper ore occurred
IN punches at irregular intervals. While
no particular value has been placed on
the limited amount of copper ores thus
far uncovered, their presence is con-
sidered as a valuable Indication of the
presence Of large body of this ore,
which has not yet been developed.
The work that has been done in the
property has not to this time been suf
ficient to determine the extent of the
iron dyke referred to. Neither con.
tact has yet been found, but there is
no doubt in the minds of the owners
that the iron occurs in dyke form and
not IN tho form OF n blowout.
Tunnel East and West.
end west, paralleling the porphyry
dyke and cutting the lime and quart
zite. The principal object of the tun-
mel is to open UP the big copper bodies
that are believed to lie at depth in the
property, The depth attained in the
250 feet of tunnel length will be about
$50 feet, far below all of tho old work
ings from which the lead and silver
values were taken in the old days.
BT following iha nOrnhvrv 1od oa
is thought that the greatest amount of
ore will be developed, by reason of the
manner of making at the points of in
tersectlon of the quartzite and lime
dykes by the porphyry.
While it has not yet been determined
whether the company will undertake the
work, or whether contracts will be let
for the work, it is definitely announced
that G. Il. Fuller of Ely will be in
Mr.. Fuller has been interested in the
Tamerlane district for many years and
is as familiar with conditions prevail
ing there rs any other man in the
country.
New Methods Allow Reopening.
With the improved methods of hand.
ling lead-silver ores Of low grade, which
are now milled and concentrated, it is
considered certainty that the entire
district can be reopened and that the |
old-time prosperity will return.
The project Of the Ely Silver, Lead |
and Copper company to explore the |
heart of the mountain with It's tunnel |
to develop the copper ores, will, If suc |
cessful, open the district to the produc. |
ton of this class of ores, and will spell |
prosperity for Ely and the
entire district.