Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-06-30
CHIEF CONSOLIDATED
ORE IS IMPROVING
Report 10 Home once shows Metal
Contents Now Average Better -
Give Interesting Information.

chief Consolidated Is raising above
the 1,4O0-foot level IN ore that carries
200 ounces OF silver per ton. At the
home Office IN HOughton. Mich there
has been received from General Man
ager and Vice President walter tltch
OF the company. which Us operating lh
tho Tintic district. a report ou tho last
IL carload lots shipped 90 the smelttr.
They show an average return OF ttV.hl
per ton after transportation ana smeU-
er co1ts were paid. The II car lot'
aggregated $50 tons OF ore and the
total amount received after paying
transportation and smSltcr charges
was tl9.590 says Copper the weekly
letter issued by Guy & Sturgls.
This brings up the total net receipts
by chief since organization 20 W. 100
after all transportation and smeltcr |
costs were paid. The returns from the |
first 1000 tons averaged $23 per ton |
net. the next 1000 tons came from inc |
development work that was In poorer |
ground and the average was only 81 |
per ton. but now the last allotment /
reported, consisting OF $50 tons. brings /
the ore up to a higher standard than |
ever and compensates for the raining 1
off Of the preceding shipments as /
well as making up splendid average !
YIELD since operations began, the total /
volume shipped being $500 tons ana 4
the average being t2l.b per ton. The |
trst car lot went forward on July !, /
1909 but shipments ala not begin with
any degree OF regularity until Nov. 3.
only six cars having been shipped dur
Ing July, August, september ana
October The last shipment upon
which returns have been reported,
went forward June i6 and was car
No 81, but three more cars have been
forwarded since then.
one OF che last ldts Ripped con-
sisted OF ~ tons 1nG YIELDED net re-
turns OF $685.. or Sl26'02 per Ton,
Hnother lot recently shipped consisted
or a ~ yielding Si.7SS. or SloSs9 per
ton; tso others Of AZ and 40 tons YIELD
ed S23lb each. one Of ~ tons yielded
81 .265 and the remaining six, averaging
about the same weight, gave returns or
SASS 10 $3.50 each.
These II lots have come from an ore
body quite recently opened on the l,i0o-
foot level. 1t lies about 1875 feet south
OF the ore body that was opened last |
November and that had yielded the
principal portion Of the preceding
shipments.
is CONTINUATION.
Mr.. Fitch regards this recently de-
velopod ore az evidently a continuation
of the former ore body, as these ore
bodies always are found to be con-
nccted.
The most important feature Of the
new ore body, however. has devel-
oped in raise that Is being nut up !
into e. The FIRST seven feet raised ]
above the level was low grade. hut ]
from, that point upward II turned very ]
rich. and now, up % feet above the ,
level the raise Is topped In ore carry 5
ing 200 ounces Of silver per ton or bet s
ter than 800 net The work has not s
progressed far en- ugh 10 enlarge on s
pre- dictions OF what may develop, but 5
IL il a remarkably good showing and s
induces strong hope Of excellent de- 5
s
me raise which was started at the I
! 600 foot level and within the first 20 !
feet cut rich ground, Is up 20 the J 400 =
low This ore above the .600-foot !
level and on the l. 400-foot level IL re- /,
garded as evidently the same body, al I
though It's trend upward was not IN \
uich direction that IL could be followed \
In the raise Therefore \
,ub-leyel drift has been started at tho y
800 foot 70 connect with It there The y
IRE remained in the raise for more than -
70 feet.
All work is confined to the 800 and
400 foot levels. "a the other develop 7
nents have been carried as Ear as Is r
ieemed advisable al present. There 7
ore the payroll has been materially | =
educed. and expenditures Tor mining ?
md operatlng now are barely more | $
with the shipments or rich ore going %
onward the company win he IN good
,osltion 70 meet from the earnings the
,aytnents due on the high duty equip
nent as II arrives. The two boilers
or the new plant have been delivered .
,ut the hoist is not due for some time,
md In fact the completion Of the per- q,
nnnent plant may be delayed some
What beyond the timo originally call +,
TOTAL EXPENSES.
Chief Consolidated's total mining ex-
,enses since the beginning ~ opera a
ions. including the shaft sinking and | p
he driving OF long crosscuts for eN-
,loratory and development work has
amounted 20 barely 500 900. and there
ore the returns on the ore, tS2ls0 has
ono within less than $4,000 ~ bal
Incing this entire mine development
ost. Including the large amount OF
cad work which necessarily goes with
he early. stages OF mines career
,uch an achievement during the first
3 months OF operation. while ore pro
uction came almost entirely from de-
elopment drifts and raises forecasts a
Iighiy favorable condition, after the r
re bodies have been more fully opened | d
10 and regular mining and stopping
re under way.