The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-13
COPPER STOCKS ARE
SURE INVESTMENTS
j. Parke Claiming Believes
Especially in the New
Porphyries.
ENGINEER VISITS UTAH
Is Favorably Impressed With
Utah Copper Mill
Work.
ENGINEER VISITS UTAH

The market position Of the never cop
Per propositions was set forth clearly on
Tuesday by j. Parkc Claiming. one Of the
foremost mining engineers Of the world,
who WAS interviewed shortly before his
departure for the coast by The Tribune.
II believe the best investment presented
today IS made up OF the good copper
Ike The Miami. Utah Copper. Ray Con-
solidated and Chino said Mr.. Cbanning.
"These companies have very big ore
tonnage behind them and a long future
This statement followed an opinion on
the copper situation which WIN be OF
great interest 10 the Industry Senera.S.
Mr Claiming believes mat me
world may be called upon in time 10 lace
a scarcity OF copper Looking back ior
the past forty years or so. he stated We
have had cycles OF high and low priced
copper OF approximately elsht yeatS
apart And doubtless the same expert
ence will he repeRted In the Tine 10 come
Outside OF the new producers Ike miami
Raw Consolidated Chino and BraGen there
is not anything particularly large appear
ing on the red metal horizon TO swell pro-
duction.
No Disturbing Factors.
These newer producers will he fe!, by
wey Of their production in 1912; and even
II their output next year reaches 10 tne
200 coo. 900 pound mark. this Is merely
10 per cent OF the worlds production.
and Africa but Mr.. Claiming does not
believe that Africa need be feared as
disturbing factor for n long time 10 come
The African copper deposits. as FAR as
known. as rule are Of the carbonate
character with n stlicious sansue. and
while any metallurgical difficulties doubt
less In time will be solved properly. al
lowing these ores to be treated al a suf-
ficIontly low cost 70 make their handling
commercially possible. II Is going 10 take
time and money and Africa Is hard
when asked regarding his visit to Utah,
during which he has visited the Ctah
Copper mine and the Utah Consolidated
al Bingham. and the mills and smo!ter
at Garfield. Nr. Claiming said:
Utah Copper Work.
This Is my first visit 70 your state in
three years. and ! naturally desired 10 sec
for myself the changes and lmproveme nts
made during this period. J was very IA
vorably impressed with the Utah Copper
operations. and especially was impressed
with the work of the mills Al Garfield.
The plants are I'm very good shape. and
the coarse dry crushing operations were
particularly interesting 10 me. believe
the company IS ahead Of anyone In the
country In this respect
Miami's High Saving.
"The Miami mill now is making a mo-
tailic saving ~ Il per cent. and we expect
10 increase this 10 SO per cent which was
the point OF efficiency originally set by
me But remember. this is on ore sv-
craging 2.5 per cent copper. while that a
the Utah Copper runs about Is per cent
or a little better. Taking into consider
alton this difference In ore values. the
Utah Copper certainly is doing fine work.
The present capacity Of the Miami
plant is 1000 tons OF ore daily. and towards
The end OF the year We should raise this
10 1000 tons. or six sections. The foun-
datious are In for three additional sec
tlonS. giving us n daily capacity Of $500
tons OF ore. which capacity Will be utilized
as conditions warrant the same.
Butte and the Future.
II would like TO say here that ! was
especially pleased with the result Of my
visit 10 Butte. Everything seems 10 be
progressing splendidly in that camp.
There is p conservative feeling pervading
the copper industry and the producers are
doing more economical mining. they are
improving the mine yentilating and drain
ege systems. thereby encouraging greater
efficiency among the miners. The extern
sive changes In mire equipment. by the
installation Of hoisting by compressed air
are working very satisfactorily and for
years to come Butte should produce its
copper for cents pound or under
Mr.. Chsnu,ng left yesterday afternoon
for California.