The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-08-08
Concentrator Crushing
the Tonnage With -Four
Units, Last of Which
Was Accepted Friday
ORE LINE HIGH RECORD FOR
DRILLS ON BUTTE ELY-RE-
VIEW OF WEEK IN DISTRICT.

The week just closed has been one
of highly satisfactory character for
the Ely district. The feature OF
largest Importance rests in the an
nouncement of the GirouX directors
that the company has developed
steam shovel ore body and that il
will concentrate and smelt its ore
here; raising of the daily production
of Nevada Consolidated steam shove.
ore at Copper Flat to $500 tons
to meet the needs of the increased
capacity of the concentrator through
the operation of the new fourth unit,
and the beginning of prospecting o.
Butte Ely ground with churn drills
the outcome of which will probably
be the taking over and development
of this property by GirouX Co.
COPPER FLAT PRODUCTION.
At the increased rate was com
menced on Tuesday and has since
been going on steadily In splendie.
manner, New hlgbe record has beer
made in shipments of lao cars daily
These will decline to 120 cars dali,
when the bins are filled at McGill
that number Of cars being expectpp'
to furnish the coneentrator with al
the ore it can handle with the foul
units for some time to come. The
Copper Flat pit in fine shape an6
growing bigger in ore exposed .ev
cry day. Its extent is already mucl
greater than was originally figured
and the conviction now warranted
that il still has large area to break
into.
STEAM SHOVEL MINING.
Advantages, in speed and cheat
ness cannot be realized except through
personal visit to the scene of opera
tions and study on the ground of the
work that is being done and tn,
costs attendant. The man un-
familiar with the porphyry deposit
possibilities needs go further and
ascertain from his own investiga
tions in the concentrating divisions
that the values brought out in ths
porphyrys can be and are saved. On
the ground during the last week a.
Copper Flat he could have seen s
trial made in which five ore cars
were loaded with 54 tons each il
less than twelve minutes. This
marvellous speed in production
through steam shovel mining car
miner of copper ores, who knows
that if he gets out an average o
four tons a day, taking the mines
of the country over, he will be do
ing very we'll. Here at Copper
Flat his four ton production for ar
8 hour day at "a per day in IN
derground workings, is made In les,
than fraction of minute. Such
work explains why the low grade
can be expected to pa
larger returns than the high grade
deep mines have made.
WORK AT THE RUTH.
The impression has gone abroao
that work which is being done al
Star Pointer shaft of the Ruth mime
is for the purpose or putting thf
in commission at early date
Is erroneous. When the panic cam
on, this property was dropped with
its surface equipment In incom
pleted state. Since then Nevad
Con. management has been yer
busy and the finishiDg up OF equip
ment at the Star Poinetr has beel
delayed from time to time. Nov
they have opportunity to finish tn
work and are so engaged. 1t doe
not mean that the mine is to b
opened for production. Nevada Cor
has no need for this ore now ano
is not likely to have for long tim
to come. perhaps years. But 1t Is
there and when it is wanted the.
will be ready to get it without delay
GIROUx CON. WORK.