The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-07
ANACONDA IS IN
STRONG POSITION
Important Changes at the
Mines Reduce the Cost
of Production.
ALL MACHINERY MODERN
Likely to Permit Making OF
Copper Under Nine
Cents a Pound.
ALL MACHINERY MODERN

Few realize tho enormous extent OF ule
improvements which are In progress " :
tho various Anaconda properties ana .he
far-reachlug results OF this work WHICH
arc already being reflected in greater
earning power, say Thompson. To"ie *
co. IN every department greater CT
ucicncv is being developed. hoisting aiie
pumping plants are being Ce.i' ii -, -,
with the most modern machlhety' $780, co,,,.
hoIsting is being superseded by con- CON-
nrcsscT air effcicnt high duty electric
plmps aro being installed, and eIecirie
haulsge is surplantIng the mule io' VIC
transportation OF orc uhuers rsio""'
Importance of Change.
Electricity IS playing most inporr ,le na ~ :
ave years the horse power ut,I'"eu "a oS
the various companies has lhcreasJiu
more than six times until today approx
uately Go 900 horse power are usSo lH
Tho various mines and reduction plants
This power is obtained at very 10"
usuro appruNimating $50 per se-poWcr
coal rsed In the furnaces at the smeiters
very little fuel will he required. by the
use OF electricity II rs estimatca I,lat INA
tho cost Will be one third that oi optrT
sting bv steam. and the saving in coal
annually In this respect alone To the
Amalgamated represents an enormous
sum.
View shaft. where the hosting equip
yncnt has been changed 10 compressed
air. have been most satisfactory. and the
predictions OF the engineers as 20 CT
ijciencY have been more than realiZed
The Diamond mine has already oecn
equipped with q new hoist, while AZ the
High orc tho cylinders have been changed
and hoisting Will soon he begun The
Anaconda management Is so thoroughly
satisfied with the results when nave
been obtained that work Is soon to be
started equippps other shafts besides
~ a.c1 orig
inal plans.
Low Production Cost.
At tl,e High ore. which Is 10 be tho
main pumping shaft the big electric
pumps. consisting OF two i5oO gallon
pumps. are now being placed in the mine.
IL Is estimated that considerable say
ing will be effected by this plant In
the equippinc or the mines with cleo
tric haulaage excellent prosress Is being
made. From the various mines. main
haulase levels. leading 10 the principal
hoisting shafts. are being put in read
mess for the electric trains which will
transport the ore. II is estimated that
within six months time this work will
be completed.
The effect OF the above Improvements
at the Anaconda have been reflected Ia
a lower cost OF production. and with the
completion of this work a still lower cost
will DC possible. The cost nj the pres
ont time Is approximately cents per
P'Nl''' tHld viii. VIC ipaibaStHfHt WIN
make no predictions as TO what figure
viii be attained ultimately. IL is believed
that at least cent per pound Will be
cut from the present figure.
In Strong Position
Anaconda is placing Itself in a very
strong position and when operations
have been brought I'D to capacity the
company can make an excellent show
ing. The physical condition OF the mines
Is good, particularly on the lowest lev
els where largo bodies or copper glance
have been encountered. IL IS stated
that not for seycra! years has the Anal
Eamatcd -Anaconda outlook been so prom
lsing.