The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-11-11
PRODUCES FIFTH
OF THE COPPER
Cost in This District Ranges
From III to 1856 Cts. Pound

The report upon the copper indus,r,
of Michigan. complied by r. r Hor,
OF the Department II Geology VI tn.
Michigan College Of Mines and Geolo-
gist of the stan OF the Geological and
biological Survey shows THAI ir 1911
Michiran produced 2IaSi020l lbs. OF
copper out OF "a total Of 1897 ,232. AS
for the whole United States Arizona
now leads the states in copper pro-
duction.
\ total ~ !Q.e7s.S27 tons OF ore were
stamped, runnins 200 lbs. 10 tie ton.
The total cost q production ranged
from III cents for Ahmeek 70 1886
cents Tor TamaracK with an average
price for copper If 1884 cents a pound
90 Isl cents. some of the companies
lost nearly three cents on evcry
pound produced. The price now pre-
yailinE have changed this INTO a profit
Of nearly two cents
Resides Mr.. Horc's report on the
copper industry. the Survey -epOrt
known as publication 5. Geological
Series 8. contains report or the iron
industry by z. c. Aller. on tho coa!
industry by r. A. Smith. also reports
ON gold. oil and gas. CLAWS cements
and other mineral resources Of the
State. This report is hereafter to bc
published annually by the Suvey
The state pays for the printing OF
500 copies.
Cole Ore Shipment TO M. c. NJ
A second shipment 81 gold ore r.
the Metallurgy department II the
Michigan College Of Mines has just
been arranged for with the Icgul
Mining company Of the Black Hills
district Part Of the shipment viii
run twenty or thirty dollars per ton.
and the rest rs low-grade ore running
two or three dollars ton.
The last shipm"n, was carload
from the Dome Mine Of tie Dome ,
Mines company. This was a free
millins ore ranging in valves from Rlo
10 S29H per ton These ores are Cor /.
the practice work OF the stud ents in /
The mills and laboratories cf tn Col |
ieue. fhcv are suitable for stamp /
milling and amJI,amation, with treat /
merit of the tailings by the cyanide
process.
M. c. M Man ocvelopes New Process
A new notiitlon Process for handl-
INK refractory lrad-ziuc ores has b"cnl
developed The inventor is John Mo
Carthy Denver boy who graduated !
from the Michigan College OF Mines I
in lalc. IN operator Of large min /
near Butte. Montana, which Is now
losing $4,000 year I'm it's tailings.
recently madc nhimn4h differ. He is al
present Introducing his process into
the plants nf the L,mcs Cunningham
properties in New Mexico. He uses
no machinery except crusncrs and
tanks ana treats the ore with hot
water and combination Of chemicals
that be- has ceyised
Good Jobs For NJ. c. NJ. Men.
Five men &C The last graduating
cl1ss Of tho Nticbisan coH.p, of Mines
went into posittons at 800 per month
so show the statistics just compiled.
IN" AVERAGE If ne salaries received
by members Of. the class D., Jusi q
trlnc under $3.50 and most of The
salaries are hstWeen SIS ard $50 tn
lowest salary 1856 month but tho
position is upon tn engineering stall
Of large stect.eempany whore tho
chahces Of rapid advanccment are
excellent.
These 1@wcs compare ravorobl,
with those compiled by other colIaroy
and universities Yale's average Tor 1.
Hcvcral classes Published last year
is about $500 and oven this figure
o. hi-h frr most Of the large technical
ach"ols i'm the .ountry
Civil Service Examinations.
Tho November list OF ryamirIti.u,
for the civil service Includes three
for positions in the Eusotu of Mines
one position is that or Mineral
tho salary for which -
1910. rho service viii boz in the
trld. headquarters at Denver. TIL
position II Mno SANITARY Engineer
,arrirs salary az from $500 o.
100. as doe. that Of Instructor IN In
M.nr S1fcty RplH II these VIII re
nire a great dcal or travelling 7monf
the mining districts all over tho
ogntry An earlier list announces an
animation fnr McuHopraphlst In
Doe k.rcau-cf Standards. salary 81 900
for th'sc posItious ~ reQuircd q
'G"d technical training. usually rqui-
aIcrt tp graduation from mining
.rlIe-s and considerable experience IN
'rc Acid n 81 not necessary ~ pol
o. any particular point 60 be- cx-
1mu'd rho rureau NJ Mines is now
eq'abiishirv a station In tho upper
peninsula AID as 1t extends Us work
viii constantly have new openings. II
BIS p Kind 81 public service work tho,
ought 20 appeal TO- young men.
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