The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-07-07
COPPER IS TAKEN
WELL IN ADVANCE
Metal Market Strong at Pres
emf Price Level, Says
Mr.. lacking.


suIting IN larger demand for tho metal
has been Indicated by recent heavy
Eales in Europe. In confirmation Of
this better demand. ID. e. Jackling. gem
eral manager Of the Utah Copper com
panv. said yesterday that his Vlmpaly
production had been disposed Of ven u
advance Of tho dates when 40 Is due Tor
delivery by the refincrics. such ad-
vanccd sales would indicate that there
f. no pressure 20 sell the accumulated
stocks which have been giving some
concern TO producers.
Mr.. Jackiing said that. while he
could point TO no special reason 70 an
ficfuatc "a marked advance OF metal
prices the situation seemed 10 be fairly
strong al the present level. and 10 was
certain that relatively little improve
mcut Of general conditions would be
required 10 produce "a steady ADVANCE.
AR. JackIinr had Just returned from
one OF his regular trips OF inspection
60 the properties OF the Ray CONSOLE
dated and Chino Copper companies,
where NE found everything moving
with characteristic regularity
steel construction % the concentrat-
fn- section OF the Rays new mill Is
about one-half completed. he said. and
the remainder Of the material required
Tor the entire plant VIII be shipped
during this month Work OF laying the
concrete floors is In progress. and the
plant should be under roof within 50
days. Foundations for the power plant
and engine house are HkeWise being
laid and grading for the sfnelter has
been completed Work on the smelter
will not be pushed. however. until after
the power plant shall have been com
pIetcd-
freaks 1000 Tons n Day.
Underground work I'm the Ray-prov-
ing up the ore bodies demonstrated by
drilling and blocking them out for
uiuinE-fH progressing satisfactorily.
ore 10 the extent OF nearly 1000 tons a
day Is being taken out I'm doing the de-
vclopmcnt work That orc ~ being put
through tho crushing plant which did
service for the old concentration. and IL
being stored 20 await the completing
OF the new mill a new crushing plant
viii be installed az the mine. Under
ground work thus far has been con-
fined 90 the first and second levels Of
the Colorado shaft. from which more
than ouc-haIf Of the developed ore can
on tho third level. six drills are en-
ployed upon the work OF developing
new ore.
At the Chino. grading for the new
mill is IN progress. and the heavy ma
tcria1 for the plant has been ordered.
TrsrkuEc eTStem for steam shovel work
has been laid out and two steam show
els are on tho way TO the mine. Upon
their arrival. about the end OF the
month. the stripping Of the ore bodies
will be begun. The drilling which has
been done the last month in Chino
ground has been confined 20 the "fill-
ing IN" or intermediate sections. be-
tween proven ore bodies. and on that
account tho new tonnage demonstrated
has not been so large rs usual
VIII Mine Both Ways
While a large percentage OF the
Chino's ore bodies are susceptible to
mining by steam shovel work. the mine
will be prepared FOR underground min
fnE being carried on simultaneously
with the steam shovel mining. 30 that
the average grade OF ore viii be pro-
duced from the start at the average
general expense OF operating.
Utah Copper. Dir. Jackling said. has
been handling normal tonnage Of ore
and making normal output OF copper.
which means that the May record OF
the big company. when S.8G2. 900 pounds
OF copper were produced. was at least
cuunllcd IN June Notifications OF the
Magma mill. which make for largely in
creased oro-handling capacity are
nearly complete. but little has been
done with the Arthur mill on account
OF delay OF delivery Of the materials
required