El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-31
ARIZONA STILL LEADS THE COUNTRY
IN THE PRODUCTION OF COPPER

collectively averaging oaUOO,VV0 pOUnOs
of copper a month.
Pima County.
The Imperial Copper company, in
Pima county, turned out 100000 pounds
of copper a month until the middle of
August, when the plant was closed. The
building of the Arizona, Mexico & Gulf
OF California railroad, which was being
surveyed from a point on the Arizona
Southern to Port Lobos on the Gulf Of
California, will decrease costs and sup
ply more custom shippers for this
plant.
PinaI County.
The Ray Consolidated Copper COM
pany in PinaI county, completed the
steel framework Of one section Of the
concentrator, which as planned Will
eventually have a capacity of 5000
tons. The 5OO-ton smelter VIII be fin
ished in 1911. the foundation having
been completed. The ore reserves, in
Guiding that of the CHA Copper com
pany ground taken over by the Ray,
are said to be 75,oOe.000 tons
Metal Mining in New Mexico.
The geological survey reports that
mining conditions in New Mexico in
1910 were favorable to an increased
yield in ali the metals as compared
with the production OF ISVS
The Mogollon or Cooney district. in
the southwest corner of SCcorro coun-
ty. contains several gold mines, chief
of which is the Ernestine mine. which
is and has been for years the heaviest
producer of gold in the territory The
Soeorro Mines company's mill. at Mo-
go1lon, was operated throughout the
year; and the Helen company and the
Treasure Mining and Reduction con-
pany were also producers in 1910. In
the MagdaIena district a lead zinc
camp, in the centrally western part OF
Socorro coun =. the operations If the
Ozark Smelling and Refining company,
the Tri-Bullion Smelling and Develop
ment company, the Germany Mining
company. the Mine Development COM
pany, and the Mist1etoe Mining COM
pany should show an increased output
The 20 stamp mill of the Rosedale Gold
Mining company. at Rosedaie, which
has been operating on gold eTes was
burned in September.
Around Silver City.
In Grant county there was much
prospecting with churn drills and
some development Of copper ore bodies
The Chino Copper company, Of Santa
Rita, acquired in 1909 a total area Of
$500 acres. including the Santa Rita
mines, and has been prospecting for
two years with ehurn drills and devel-
oping the properties by underground
work, as well as making an output
both in crude ore Shipments and con-
centrates from the old Santa Rita mill
In 1909 the company was building a
new 5000 ton mill at Hurley 3 miles
from the mine, to treat the ore from
the Santa Rita mines. This mill will
be of the style of the Utah Copper
company's plant at Garfield. Utah.
other mines included in the. compa-
ny's holdings will be worked by
steam shovel and the eaving system.
In November, 1910 the Chino COM
pany's reserves were estimated at go.
coo. 900 tons, assaying &c percent cop
per-
In the Bprro Mountain district de-
velopment work Sas well as shipping,
were carried on by the Burro Noun
tain Copper company. The Chemung
Copper company was also engaged in
development work until October, 1910.
The Mangus Development company.
which was prospecting with churn
drills. stopped work temporarily in
October The mines Of the savanna
/ Copper company, in Burro Mountain
and Pinos Altos districts, were devei-
oped under lease. In the Lordsburg
| district the pFlhcIpSl MINES were the
Bonnie the Eighty-Five. and the Su-
perior.
Dona Ana and Lincoln.
Colfax county plaeers maintained an
even yield for the year. Shipments
from Dona Ana county were not equal
to those Of 1909. Lincoln county main
| tanned its gold output from amalgamat-
1 ing mills at White Oaks. Luna county
produced chiefly lead. from Cooks
Peak and Victoria districts.
The ORC Grande Smelling company,
at Orc Grande, was idle IN 1910 Some
/ placer gold was recovered at Orc
Grande during the year. The Tularosa
Copper company. at Tularosa. complet-
! ed 100 ton concentrating plant dur
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