White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-26

miner or his loved ones we have in
deed been fully repaid.
Let me impress on you the fact
that the interests of mine owners
and miners are mutual and interde-
pendent. We cannot afford to so
conduct the Office as 10 unduly in
crease operating expenses and reduce
earnings and thereby hinder the
working of many Of our low grade
mines operating on a small margin,
but WI do hold that a single life
should not be %sacraficed in order that
profits might accrue to the corpora
tions. As our interests are mutual
and interdependent, we should all
cooperate in a broad spirit for the
promotion of this marvellous indus
try.
White Pine County.
White Pine county is one of the
largest mining centers in the state.
1t Is the banner county in the number
of men employed and tonnage pro-
duced. 1t has within its borders one
of the largest smelling plants in the
world. This large plant is owned by
the Guggenheims. who also own the
Nevada Consolidated mines.
The one drawback to the mining
industry in this county is lack of
transportation facilities. Many of
the large low grade mines are located
many miles from the railroad. This
handicap will Don be removed as
an eastern syndicate now has en-
gineers on the ground selecting a
route from Goldfield to Ely, and
another railroad is almost assured,
and when completed, will not only
afford splendid transportation faeili-
ties to the known mineral belts, but
will be the means of opening up a
new territory.
Robinson District.
The Nevada Consolidated Copper
company owns about 1000 acres of
ground and is one of the largest
copper producers in the world. One
cannot fully appreciate the magni-
tude of the operations of this COM
pany by reading of it, and 1t is worth
the time and expense for any n in
terested in mining to visit this
wonderful property. 1t produces at
a profit ore that averages about 2
per cent in copper.
The mine is worked by open pit
method of steam shovel mining. The
pit is about 1900 feet long. 120 feet
wide and 270 feet deep. Ninety feet
of an oyerburden is removed before
the ore is reached. The drilling is
all done BY churn drills and 6 steam
shovels are used TO handle the
ground, 3 working on ore and 3 over
burden. The ore is loaded into 81
ton cars and hauled a distance of %
miles TO the company's mill and
smelter at McGill. This mill and
smelter are said TO be the largest and
most up TO date in the United States.
This company has distributed in
dividends to the stockholders the last
year the sum of 1871. 600. II pro-
duces copper at a cost of { cents per
ton. Preparations are being made TO
use oil for fuel. Another pit Is be-
ing opened and the management has
every reason to believe that the cost
sheet will show further reduction the
coming year.
The Giroux consolidated Mines
company is just completing the in
~stallation of one of the finest plants
in the west. The open steel gallows
frame is now in place and the steel
frame for engine and boiler rooms
+ being rapidly put together. The
eight 6x1S feet horizontal tubular
boilers are already in place and the
brick stack, IA Il feet square aud
80 feet high is completed. The %
x4S Duplex first motion hiost with
drums 10 feet in diameter and a 20
ks s~ingle-geared hoist with 10-foot
drums are on the ground. The large
hoist will be used to handle two s.
ton skips, while the smaller n will
handle the timber cage
The shaft is compartment, tim
bered in first class shape from top to
bottom. At the 1900 station, which
is 25x17 feet high and is cemented
and reinforced with iron and steel
braces, two large pumps with a cap
aeity of 1900 gallons per minute are
being installed.
In this company's group is the AL
pha shaft. 1900 feet deep, equipped
with 3 S0-horsepower Sterling water
tube boilers, n 12-drill Rand air
compressor and a 60-horsepower
hoist.
The company has recently pur-
chased a locomotive for its railroad,
which connects with the Nevada
Northern at Kimberly.
Just as soon as the machinery is in
running order, active operations will
begin underground and at no dis
tam day the Giroux will be in the
front ranks of the great copper pro-
dueers of the world.
The Ely Calumet company owns
425 acres about half a mile from
Ely. The property is being developed