White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-08
Copper Flat Pit is Yielding
Sufficient Ore for the Oper-
alton of the Big Mill.
WAITING On the VETERAN Mine
zACK SHAFT OF THE ELY CON-
sOLIDATED ENCOUNTERS BIG
LEDGE AT THE SIX HUNDRED
LEVEL, AND NOW IN ORE.

Veteran mine has had very cheer
full effect throughout the district.
and has stimulated mining in no little
degree. Considerable guesswork is
being INDUCED in as to the exact
time when the mine will be again
opened. Before the work of min
ing can be resumed, not little pre-
liminary work must be done in clear
ing the way for operations, and a
start has already Deen made in this
direction. 1t is predicted that the
Veteran will be shipping about the
first of the month, and that before
the end of the year, the mine will be
running at full blast. This means
that by that time, between 800 and
400 men will be employed on the
property.
At the present time, between g.
600 and 1000 tons of ore are being
shipped daily from the Copper Flat
pit. The very cold weather has not
yet set In, and no trouble is being ex-
perienced in getting out the ore; but
the company is confining itself to the
capacity of the concentrator. Until
the big Nordberg pump is in opera
ton at the concentrator, there is no
need for any more ore; and the Ne
vada Consolidated has not the worry
that has existed in past years, of get
ting considerable ore ahead at the
mill, guarding against the cold
weather. The Veteran can be cal
culated to produce all that is neces-
sary for the operation Of the mill;
for the reason that the Veteran ore
is all under ground, that it will be
put into the cars dry, without any
chance of freezing in the cars on the
way to the concentrator.
Ore was encountered at the 800
level in the Zack shaft of the Ely
Consolidated about ten days ago.
This was the main vein which was
tapped In the higher levels, making
an especially good showing at the
500. The strike was made 215 feet
west from the shaft. Since the find
they have been drifting south on the
ore; and Superintendent Quinn is
certain that with further develop
ment the values will increase. At
present, they average $3.50 in gold,
.38 ounces silver and 1.04 per cent
In copper.
Mr.. Quinn says that the vein will
prove to be very large at the present
depth. The face of the drift is all
In ore, but in his opinion, the pres
ent width is not a circumstance to
what 1t will prove to be. A drift is
soon to be started to the north, and
both drifts have 200 feet of backs.
The work of repairs is going ahead
swiftly at the Giroux, and as the
water is lowered in the shaft, the
showing gets better than 1t was at
first believed. Below the 1,0OO-foot
level, little or no damage has been
done by the fire and the men have
succeeded in reaching the 115O-foot
point. The balers are working well,
and it will be but short time when
the 1.200-foot level will be reached
Then the pumps will be cleared and
put into operation, and the task of
unwatering the rest of the mine will
be comparatively easy; and the re-
pairing of the entire shaft greatly
facilitated.
The Centennial Development COM
pany is still following down the in
cline in its winze from the floor of
the long tunnel. and will explore at
the 2O0-foot mark the big vein on
which they have been working.
Work at the property of the Greek
American Mining company is pro-