The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1911-09-28
SOME GREAT IRON DEPOSITS
Geologist Thoroughly Posted on Dis
trict Says 1t Can Produce Iron
in Large Quantities


gs Muan and published recently in the Mining and Engineering
World The article deals the of iron which
possible develop this region Mr. Huston has for been
resident of the Occur nes and during that time has thoroughly
studied the mineral deposits and formations of this district and his
article will be read with interest by all engaged the mining industry
in this region:
In view of the agitation regarding the dwnding Of
following the see tonnage Occur Aene
region should prove interesting mineral lies in the failing piles
simply because has been found for it, With the growth
the inland empire providing consuming market the opportunity
cheap electric power and with fuels and uxes handy untza
ton should be made this variety of iron which must be mined
and med with the lead production Although the production
iron carbonate only onehreh of cent Of the total in
the United States the peculiar economic conditions the justify
least the checking from manufacturing viewpoint In Europe
spathic iron widely used in furnace work.
In the Occur ene region the mill practice be improved to
the point where desirable furnace be obtained
least from 40 iron One thousand tons daily could be OBJ
tanned from the mill operations Of the three mines the Bunker Hill
Sullivan Kellogg the Morning mine Of the Federal company and
the Gold Hunter Mulan The mill feed these properties
from As per sidete The material having value is
roughly sorted from the portion of the lode and used
for filling This invariably carries in eadve too low to utilize
present the sderite given value the amount be
the mills would be increased from 20 cent with further
recovery lead Giving value to this iron would compel improve
mill practice by forcing finer grinding and recovery
and the difficulties attendant that Improvement not nsumon
able in the dressing to commercial iron
The the failing piles represents the accumuation of the
20 years In the early days milling methods crude
high and much gaenayer went into the piles On
portions of the feed today the losses high and
tive statement make that there lead and silver enough therein
pay the of recovering the sde with possible profit besides
The bed the south fork the Occur Ane river which receives the
discharge workable for at least miles provided market made for
small contractors In total from the present mill discharge ang
piles creek b there could be obtained 1000 tons daily furnace
with appecabe tonnage of lead concentrate considerable
amount pyre could also be saved the chemical needs the terri
tory should make market for acid This output could be maintained
over period of not less than 10 years.
About and one-ha miles south of Mulan
lode derte which traabe for 5000 feet its length
Tunnel workings have proved its existence for 800 feet depth An
expenditure of $5OO0 for development would cut it 400 feet below
Its apex placing almost directly the Northern Pacific 1t
proposition which could be mined for the rate of 1000
daily costs being equal less than the of the shaft iron
mines Lake Superior no hosting pumpng Much OF the ore
would milling and exceptional purity The opening up OF
this great body would surely reveal others of lead it did
the Gold Hunter mine lying directly opposite the north side of the
railway This latter property has had abandon great sopes too
commercial galnave values to work which would be utilized
If market available for the siderte
About and half miles from Saltese Mont station the
Northern Pacific railroad another great vertical vein of sdete which
lis traceabe several miles, One tunnel 300 feet length the
Packer level shows be 35 feet width with abundant aena
signs This great almost untouched In total from all
sources conservative estimate to state that 5000 tons daily OF
carbonate exceptional freedom from deecterous suan
be got from the Occur Aene region and adjacent from ke
ogg Idao Iron Mountain Mon the waste product OF mining and
milling with metallic iron content of from 80 to 40 cent
and this supply could be depended on for not less than 10 years
With great already made and be made the
eectromeaugy of iron and Steel the utilization this byroduc
must become of future consideration.
Electric power available from the Spokane falls Spokane
Wash while another plant promised from the kooe
mai falls of the Kootenay the Great Northern railroad
plant projected Thompson falls in the Crks fork OF the
Columbia Thompson Mon the main line of the Northern
Pacific railway and directly aacen to the Coer Aene region
uxes dOree Lake district be depended for
quantities limestone ux while the mesones the Crows
Nest region southern British Con nta rich in manganese
while the latter mineral found commercially in the adeau districts
the The Crows region be drawn for coal and
coke.
have touched the market for finished iron and steel in
what called the Inland Empire of the Northwest but it's
growth possibilities that the eastern IRON
and steel will not long the territory.
John Finch the large stockholders of the ca Mining
company, Wallace visitor this week.