The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-01-30

1T advfsabie, owing TO
freight and smclter charges, to sus
pend all shipments of ore and await tn
completion of the new mill. Conse
quently no attempt has been made il
the direction of production beyond thu
capacity of the Combination mill; al
though development work Of magnitude
as shown by the report of the genera
manager, has been prosecuted.
GAS shown in the following report
the new mill will effect a saving OF
So, 900 per annum over the expense
of shipping.
"The treatment of not less than 65t
tons of ore per day at the two mills
Of a value equal to that supplied dur
ing the year to the Combination mil
of $40.21 per ton, at a reduced cost foi
mining, transportation and milling
ought to net the company during the
ensuing year not less than $550,OOO pei
month. In expressing this opinion your
board believes it keeps safely within
the limits of extravagant statement.
General Managers Report
After detailing the transactions py
which the Consolidated sold the victor
claim to the c. O. ID. Consolidated and
acquired the Gold Wedge Fraction, the
sideline agreement with the Combina'
ton Fraction and so on, the subject OF
surface improvements was taken up.
At a point at intermediate distance
from the various mine workings a cen
trail compre ssor plant, electric distribut-
ing station, and machine shop has been
installed. The two Nordberg two-stage
air compressors, each belt-driven from a
20O horse power electric motor, are OF
very high efficiency and have a Jolat
capacity sufficient to operate two hoists
and all necessary machine drills.
At the Mohawk shaft a hosting plant
with a capacity of 500 tons of ore per
law. has been installed. The electric
hoist formerly at the Mohawk has been
moved to the Combination shaft, and II
second hosting compartment has besn
completed to the bottom of this SHAFT,
with a capacity of 300 n per day.
1t the Clermont shaft q gallows frame
has been erected and foundations are
in place for a steam hoist of about 6Oo
tons per day. No change has been
made in the plant at the Red Top shaft,
which has a capacity of 200 tons per
day.
During the year a mill was completed
with a capacity of SIS ions Of ore per
day, allowing for possible shutdown,
which, with the Combination mill, gives
a combined capacity of $50 tons per
day. The new mill has an estimated
capacity of 600 tons per day. Should
the ore reserves subsequently justify
an increase in the number of be
You'd the present equipment OF l9o, the
present coarse-crushing and belt con
veying capacities of the Mil is ade-
quate to supply orc for 100 additional
ms 20aiuAu-The cost of the
mill was $900,00 and in justification of
this expenditure there will be a saving
effected over shipping and smelling OF
$40 per ton, or 0 900 annually, suf-
fcient to reimburse the company for
the total outlay in five months.
Underground Work
At present the Combination, Mohawk,
Clermont and Red Top shafts are IN
commission. These shafts are favorably
situated for working the known ore
bodies and for prospecting the unde-
veloped portions Of the lodges.
Mohawk. During the present fiscal
year development work has been ear
ried on continuously in the Mohawk,
hut on account of the lack of milling
facilities no ore has been mined ex-
cepting a small amount extracted III
the course of development work. On
the $50 level old workings have beer
repaired and new drifts driven under
the Hayes onnette, Frances-Mohawk
and other old lease slopes, IN order
that this portion of the mine, which
was very profitable under lease opera
tions might be made thoroughly ac-
cessible from the main shaft. On the
lower levels the ledge has been explored
and ore bodies opened up. On the 6oo
level, tho lowest level of the mine, al
ore body 20 feet wide has been cross
cut and connected by raises with the
same ore body on the $50 level, proving
beyond doubt that in this portion of
the mine good ore is continuous from
the upper levels to the 500. A crosseut
on this level will soon connect with the
Clermont shaft. In this crosscut a mar
W ore body, which has been crossed
recently, is probably the downward *
tension of the main ore shoot of the
Mohawk Jumbo lease.
Combination. In the Combination
development work has progressed stead
lily during the year and ~2S,473.47 tons
of ore averaging $40.21s per ton have
been mined to supply the Combination
mill. The Combination workings have
been connected with the Mohawk on
the $50 and $50 levels. The main Com
bination workings have been connected