Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-09-15
CALUMET 8 SONORA
HAS BRIGHT FUTURE
As BIG PRODUCER
Lead--Copp Proposition
is Helped by New
Economies and
Equipment
IMPORTANT PROGRESS

| IMPORTANT PROGRESS
The Calumet-Sonora property has
been materially improved during the
last month, and with the new me-
chinery which has just been ordered
will soon be In a position where the
[ output of the mine will be at least
/ 400 tons a day. with the expenses I'D
| greater than they have been when
| the output was less than 200 tons
| day The quality of the ore has i'm
proved and in the opening up OF
large new stope above the 400 level
/ especially good ore has been found
| which will be drawn upon in the
near future. The showing in this
Slope is something particularly good
and almost spectacular 10 the OBJ
| server. The shaft has been COM
| pleted down TO the 500 level, thus
| making available the rich lead ore
| left about the Wine as a protection.
| For the next two weeks the mill
will be shut down as the shaft is
! being remodeled TO have the haulage
| compartments, so that when the new
hoist is installed two skips can be
used instead of one. To do this the
i whole ladder way has been removed
and a new ladder way installed
through old slopes, and a shaft thus
giving an escape for the men in case
| of accident.
A new crosscut has been started
south to tap the large ore body which
outcrops at the surface. IL is the
] 49, L. a.
large and as rich as the one now
being mined, and although the cross
cut is only in some so feet good
ground has already been encountered
and the prospects Of finding ore At
an early date are favorable. II is
the opinion Of all the engineers who
have seen the property that the mine
will have at least three great ore
bodies The third being to the west
of the one now mined, where the
surface outcrop indicates a deposit
which will be at least twice as large
as the one now mined. This will be
explored as soon as the other work
has been finished.
Their neighbors on the southwest
have just found a new ore body,
which they are now developing ana
shipping. This ore body is close TO
the Calumet-SonOra line and looks as
if II would extend into its ground. To
the northeast the company owning
that property is preparing 10 develop
the extension OF the ChiyeTa vein,
on which the Calumet-Sonora mine
is located and on which they have
found a lens OF ore. In fact, there
is much enthusiasm in the district
over the sbowings in this area. and
general belief that It will make a
tremendously productive zone of lead
and zinc ore.
Orders have been given for lumber
10 put up new ore bins both at the
mill and at the mine, together with
the bin for the picking belt. AT the
present time the ore from the mine
is being picked over by two men, and
even this slight sorting has raised
the value OF the ore sent 10 the mill
over 10 per cent. The new drying
drum at the zinc mill has effected a
saving and has raised the value OF
the copper shipments. another car
load OF high grade copper concen'
trates was shipped on August "a, and
still another is now ready for ship
ment. If it were not for the extra.
| ordinary expenses incident TO the re
! equipment OF the property it would
p now be earning a substantial profit
: The increased price Of zinc and the
high price OF copper have both con
, tributed toward the earnings, and q
! further increase in the price of lead
is confidently predicted by all the
experts in that metal, since the mar
I ~ u
: the mines can hardly keep up with
j the demand The increased price d
. silver also affects the ore. A very
favorable contract has been mad,
, with the Green Cananea people C
, furnish power which will not only ef
feet a large saving in the labor and
, IN rapidity and ease of handling. Al
! the mill is also running by electric
power and the power line is in
! stalled there will be no additions
: cost, other than the purchase OF hois
!. | and eompressors. The improvement.
: contemplated win take some tive
months time, during which the pres
ent equipment will be used and tn.
mill can be run excepting for th'
e two weeks in which the shaft lie on
{ Of commission.
2 in general the outlook appear
more favorable than at any time Il
the history of the Calumet-Sonori
company. The known ore reserves
and the ore in the bottom OF tn
mines. the assured development o
e new ore bodies. and the positive
n economies with the new equipment
o make II certain shat the compan.
l. will take rank with the biggest pToE
II critics of the country in the nea
& future. and that a substantial surplu
e1 will be rapidly accumulated soon afi
y er the improvements are installed.
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