The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-26
GREAT GROWTH OF
THE CHINO MINE
Two Years Bring Wonderful
Change in Affairs of the
Company.
GIANT AMONG COPPERS
w. r. ingalls, Pays Tribute to
Manager Sully in Re
cent Article.
GIANT AMONG COPPERS

Less than two years ago one Oh '''
prominent officials OF tho Chino co"-
pany stated that. while the interests DC
hind the organization did not claim 'o'
the property that il WAS one Of the grea'
modern copper propositions. for its cS'.-
mated tonnage then was very Hn'itea'
but /, was claimed that there were rev
better prospects anywhere in inc
That the Chino copper property touag
is counted among the greatest o re- ~
metal propositions Is not due cnl''S I, ~ ~ >
lis 56 900 900 or more tons Of ore dcNe'-
oDed. credit rather belongs To thc w
paralieIed method employed In prli @ slr,e
this tonnage To view. Chc so,Sa"Tn fno,urc
Of modern copper mining. and INC ,Mo :,
remarkable features OF these pfoposiu siuu''S '.,a y
are the means OF developing the orc anu
planned and constructed 10 rcuucc l''
ores so marketable product
Prospect to Producer
Tho Chino Is just launched upon us
production career, but the plans Tor IN
creasing tho daily concentrating ,s
from 5000 to 5000 tons OF ore ua'IN q :
prepa rcd and the actual constructor
work on the enlargement VIII begin WIN
IN the coming month, Within tDe pss'
two wears therefore, tho Chino mas DceH
elevated from the standing ol q Copp.ll
prospect To the dignity Of producer III"
an enterprise OF great magnitude ~
One of the distinctive features OF the
Chino resources is the fact THAI iualH 90
per cent OF the ores VIII be mlnru pt
steam shovels. meaning small costs OF
productions and II viii he long timc ps
fore the management Is called upon to
mine any underground Al all W. Is; ~
gals. editor of the Engineering ana Siii
ing Journal, prefaccs an articie on ~:
Impressions of Chino with the following
para graphs:
Not New Mine.
. "The mining property of tho Chino Cop
ncT company, at Santa Rita, \. NJ, com.
prises what was formerly owned ano
worked by the Santa Rita Copper com
pany. Consequently 1t Is by no mean, mean,
n new discovery. However. the former
exploitation was only OF the small veins
of hlgli-grade ore that permeatc the MN
eralized zone. The value OF the low
grade orc OF the latter was not rcallzce
until after the former company had prac
tIcally ceased operations.
Its recognition is entirely due TO JONI
NJ. Sully, now manager OF the Chln'
Copper company. Even this is of no yer!
recent date, AIR. Sully having been oi
which period he has been studying ~"
manner of the occurrence OF the orc am
estimating the developments, first on tn
basis OF tho disclosures of the old work
ings and more recently upon the result
OF prospecting drilling.
Not Mushroom.
"All OF this is 10 be taken into con
slderatIou in estimating the position o
| the Chino mine. IT Is neither a ncy
mine nor chance discovery, but The re
suit Of Increment IN value arising fron
! improvements In the arts of mining am
mctellurgy and the appreciation of tina
by Mr. Sully. In the first place. His mi
nute and careful study OF the property
extending over many wears, removes
from the mushroom class