El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-24
MINING NEWS
Big Mines Enter the Produc-
ing Glass; Big Plants Are
Constructed.

Boston. Mass. Jan. 24-With the
Ray Consolidated and Miami companies
vel into the copper producing ranks.
Arizona viii still further increase its
lead among the copper producing states
Of the country, which lead it has held
Tor several years. In addition TO this
new production there is also remark
able Developments among the older pro-
uuSeIs IN the building Of new plants
and the charging Of old ones.
The Calumet & Arizona, United Verde
and Arizona Copper companies are all
building new plants, at a total cost Of
ABOUT $b,OOOs00o, and the Copper Queen
Is installing additional furnaces in its
plant This is all being done not so
much with a view to increasing pro-
oucuon as in decreasing costs. and
meetng changed smelling conditions
The 1911 Production.
ooe art rs "a, IN 1911 produced a little over
SVUuUO,O0G pounds OF COPPER. distrib-
15eq by districts as follows;
c ~-SeSs .l32, 000, eco lbs
III III, loh-Aorenci ...,..... 40. 100000 lbs
ItoDe s-.----....-.-...- 4o,0O0,000 lbs
g stoIi-e -'s.'-........-.. S0.0Oo,000 lbs
nS-s4n s-.---.......-.... $4,000, 900 lbs
ile-neous ...s.s.,.. l5,OO0,000 lbs
sO2. oOO. GOO lbs
This is a gain of 5000. 900 pounds
over the 1910 production. The old pro-
oucers IN 1911 fell off about rs. GOO 900
POUNDS IN their output, but this was
made up and 100000 pounds addition
a. oy the new production coming from
me ray consolidated ana Miami Dur
ing 1S4z Kay Consolidated and Miami
jointly should produce at least S0,0O0,
UUU pounds which would bring the pro-
duction of Arizona up TO $50 900. 900
pounds provided there IS nc increase
on the part Of the old producers It
~ Z.
solidated is IN a position 10 produce
SIiami's Production.
Miamfs production for 1911 amounted
10 between 100000 and 1890 900
pounds Of refined copper after allow
ing for smelling losses; the exact fig
ures not yet having been received
The first unit Of Miamis cOncentra-
tor was placed In comm isSion in March
1911, and at present five units are op-
Grating The sixth is now nearing
completion and the latter part OF the
month should witness the entire plant
In commission.
Miami is now producing slightly in
excess OF 100000 pounds Of copper per
month in its five sections, or something
more than 100000 pounds per month per
section, which on the basis OF present
operations would indicate a production
Of 100000 pounds per annum with
It's entire plant in commission. The
mill at present Is treating from 2400
7
averages approximately 2.5 percent cop
per, an extraction OF about 70 percent
is made in the concentration, which al
lowing for shelter losses, indicates q
yield Of from IS to IS pounds per ton.
1t is expected when Miami is oper-
attng to capacity and the mill has set
tied down TO steady running that pro-
duction viii amount 10 approximately
100000 pounds OF copper per aunum
No figures on the cost OF producing cop
per have been made public. The origl-
nal estimates of the engineers was
ready been bettered, and II would not
be surprising If Miami would ultimately
show at least an 8 cent cost per pound
Douglas on Old Dominion.
Prof James Douglas CT Phelps
Dodge & Co. says OF Old Dominion
The compsny's output in 1911 was
about %, 900, 900 pounds copper, prac-
ticauy all of which came from the Old
Dominion and United Globe mines. as
very little custom ore was treated dur
ing the year
ss,rhe remarkable feature Of the de-
during the past two years
is the depth to which the secondary en-
richment extended, and the size OF the
ore bodies at a depth OF even 1900 feet
from the surface
~At the Old Dominion, as elsewhere,
the increased quantity Of concentrating
and the decreased quantity Of lump
ore. points to notifications in the COM
pany's smelling methods for the fu-
The Calumet & Heela SEQ. has adj
vancsd its price for copper 18th cent
to 1854 cents, and we have just re-
ceived cable adYices from leading metal
firms in London advising the purchase
Of the metal
With total stocks Of copper in the
United states Jan / only representing
! 20 days production and with pros
poets OF as large a decrease IN stocks IN
Tanllarv. as December, the future pros
meets for the metal look particularly.
bright to justify the hope Of a contin-
nation OF a price around the is cent
mark which means great prosperity for
the industry