Mohave County miner., 1911-12-30
New SmeIter.

The Copper Era this week is au-
thorized, through General Manager
Normal Carmicael, TO make the state
ment that official instructions have
been received in Clifton from the
General Offices of the Company in
Edinburgh, to begin actual construc-
lion work on the new reduction plant
at this point. 1t is the belief that ac-
Lual construction work will be under
~ay within the next ninety days. The
site for the new smelter will be the
east side of the Frisco river at a point
now occupied by the a. & n. NJ. stock
yards. This is a change in the origi-
nal location, recommended by the
Directors. from the west side of the
river to the east side and was made
upon the recommendation of DR.. L. ID.
Ricketts,, consulting engineer, who
has been 10 Edinburgh for the past
three weeks in consultation with the
directors and stockholders. The new
plant when completed will be a model
for economy and will represent the
most up-to-date methods for the re-
duction of copper ores.
Since 1907. when General Manager
Normal Carmichael assumed his pres
ent position with the Arizona Copper
Co, new reduction plant has been
under consideration. b' the company.
This recommendations
~ sager carmichael
n his duties and
s-,.,.N ~ advocated ard
~ upon the directors ever since.
erection of the new reduction
works. upon the site finally chosen,
means the expenditure of more than
two million dollars and it is estimated
hat the new plant will be placed in
- teen months from the
al .encing actual construc-
a. I = plans for the Arizona Cop
Coz new plant are being worked
out by c. Il. Repath, who has world
wide reputation in this line. 1t was
Mr.. Repath who drew the plans for
the big Washoe reduction plant, also
the Twole plant near Salt Lake and is
also at present at work on the new
plans for the United Verde smelter.
DR.. L. D. Ricketts, has been consult
ing engineer for the Arizona Copper
Company in its present undertaking
for several months and it was due in a
large measure TO his uncontradicted
recommendations that finally brought
the matter to a successful end. DR..
Ricketts, returned from Scotland last
week and is at present in New York
and will again be in Arizona within a
few days.
General Manager Carmichael on
Thursday confirmed the advices re-
ceived by the Copper Era. Eyes, il
is all settled" said Mr.. Carmichael.
''The site finally chosen is the Stock
Yards location on the east bank of the
river. Actual construction work will
soon be under way for the reason that
our engineers have not been idle in
anticipation of the final decision which
has been reached. No. 6 concentrator
will be increased to 900 tons capacity
daily and the narrow gauge TO Long
fellow will be enlarged to a standard
gauge or a third rail laid between
Clifton and the new site. 1t is the in.
tention also to improve the oxide ore
treatment now in effect"
MIR. Carmichael was asked TO set q
date for the blowing in of the new
smelter. The answer was, you'll be
safe in saying, during the year 1919
and later he added: I'VE expect tC
make a record for rapid construction
From a circular issued to the share
holders of the company prior to the
meeting of the directors in Edinburgh
the Copper Era takes the following ex
tracts:
Our No. 6, mill at Morenci, which
was erected within recent years ant
which has done good work, has TO
some months past been undergoing
alterations and enlargement. 1t i
being increased to a nominal capacit.
of l,5OO tons per day, and it is propos
ed to still further enlarge it so as L
treat the tonnage presently beini
handled in our Nos. and mills a
Clifton. These mills have serve
their day and it is rot considered ad
visable to reconstruct them.
The further enlargement of our Nc
mill will enable US to concentraU
all our sulphide ores at one spot, an
- ~ ;ll;.,r. oo-,- - H. 1911 So