The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-03-22
ELY WILL HAVE LARGEST
SMElTER IN THE WORLD
(By Harry Hedrick. }

Ely, March 20.-According to per-
fected plans Of the Nevada Consoll-
dated and Cumberland Ely Copper
companies, In conjunction with the
| Steptoe Valley Smelling & Mining
| company. and the Giroux Consolidated,
Ely Is to be the second biggest copper
producing region In the world within
two years, and may attain to the prem
! ierShip.
With the consummation OF the de-
tails that have been determined upon,
| The aggregate output in 1911 will be
300000,000 pounds In round figures.
/ have been told by reliable lu-
| formants that the plans for the addie
tons to the smelter works call Tor
ton units In ALL and Teyerberatory and
converter furnaces to handle the full
capacity OF the entire milling plant.
The fourth unit is now nearing COM
pletion and Will be finished by July /.
The three units that are in commits
Sion are handling 5000 tons per day.
The ore is running close to per cent
In the red metal The average OF ex-
traction Is II and a fraction per cent.
! This, in pounds, means 40 pounds OF
blister copper TO the ton OF ore. an
aggregate of 720Oo,O00 pounds per an
nun. With the completion OF the pro-
| jected units the daily capacity OF the
gigantic plant Will be close 10 10000
tons Running at full capacity The
output of blister copper will total 2SS,-
COO. 900 pounds per annum.
The plans OF the Giroux, while not
So definitely determined upon, are
snid to embrace the construction OF
a Smelter great enough TO place the
mine upon a production basis COM
mensurate with its Importance. This,
unQuestionably. should mean at lea2t
50,000 900 pounds per annum within
The next two years.
Leaving out OF computation the
probable production of the other big
properties that are likely to be on a
permanent production basis within
she time mentioned. including the Ely
Central Copper Mines company. Butte
& Ely. Ely Northern, Resurrection.
Mcdonald Ely and one or two others.
the aggregate OF the three big oper-
ating mines will be more than that
of Butte, Mont. which is turning out
approximately $50 100000 pounds an
nually the laloe region. with its 2OO,-
000. 900 pound output or any OF the big
camps of Arizona
Worlds Greatest Smelter.
| have been told by one who knows
whereof he speaks that Mr.. Lakeland.
the general manager here OF the Step
toe Valley Smelling company. mas
been advised to begin construction
work on the fifth unit or the immense
concentrating plant just as soon as
tho fourth Is placed In commission.
The same authority stated the prin-
cipals Of tho big smelling company
have decided definitely to continue
adding TO the mill until the full ten
units are working Already the lar
gest concentrating plant in the world.
although but two-ffthS OF It's intended
proportions, II will. when finally COM
pleted, be more than three times as ,
big as any like mill In operation.
The steel structural work or the
fourth unit is practically finished; the |
foundations for the crushers, tube
mills and tables are well along To-
wards completion. and rapid progress |
is being made throughout.
At the smelling works the two now |
roasters now In course OF construction !
will be completed within the next