El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-22
MINING NEWS
PBRRlLL MINING DISTRICT ONE
Of GREATEST KNOWN IN The WORLD

talists. has recently been organliiAeu
through the efforts OF PAU Giht1eI'
originally known as the FaIIai - -
ing syndicate, but eOrsaIllNSo -
under the name Of the Mutarana MIL
inc and Milling company and nave puA-
chased a large area of mining leIILtEI5
amounting to 500 perteneLCidS 9NL--S
aDproximately S400O000 Mexican cur
rencv. consisting of large groups OF
old mines and prospects in the -
district, among them being the 81
Patricio group. which for centuries mas
been large producer, yielding senStal
bonanzas, amounting 70 seNeral mn - -
dollars. This property is going 70 De
developed on large scale under moo
eru methods and appliances ana III
view of the immensely or the ore uS
posts exposed in the extensive Clu
WORKINGS, is expected 10 be one or the
largest producers in that famous camp
The company owns over one mile along
that vein.
The santa Ana and POtOsi groups OF
mines have also been acquired by the
same company They nave also been
large producers and viii be actively 1e-
veloped as soon as the business condl-
lions of Mexico viii permit
In the Resolano group OF mines sam
businO have recently been working
constantly and have discovered, al
most from the grass roots, new aHu
large ore bodies and are shipping the
product to the AlvaradO mill
been done very recently with very
GOOD results on the Perla group near
/ the san PatriciO mine
Big Wills.
The AlvaradO mill has been operating
constantly, treating $50 tons Of ore
q day Notwithstanding the revolution
arv trouble 1t Is expected. as soon
as the trouble is over, that work will
/, be inaugurated in that district on q
very large scale A great future IS eA-
pected for the district as soon as IN s
/ cheaD electrical power is available All
mining men IN that district are looking
forward with great interest and eXpec-
tation TO the installation of the Gin
! Their power plant Of the canadian com
pany. which will transmit to the nelgh-
/ boring camps Of Parral, santa Barbara
and Minas NueVas abOu 10000 morse
power.
Five Thousand Ton MIL.
The new company. the Mutarana
Mining and Milling company, will erect
big mill and cyanide plant In ths
/ Parral district the first unit Of which
{ will be a 1000 ton mill, to be increased
TO 5000 tons afterwards. It will be the
/ largest mill in Mexico wnen completed
The GUanacevi Mining Camp.
Mr.. Iwonsky is interested not only in
I the ParraI district. but also in the ricr
/ old camp OF Guauacevi, abOut lVU miles
I southwest OF Parral, In the state o.
I
! production of several hundred millions
! OF dollars. He is also interested in the
! Paleros and Trigueros mines In thai
I camp. belonging to the Campania Mi
/ nera EXploradOra ExplOtadora de
/ Guanacevi. which are in active opera
I ton and have been heavy shippers OF
I gold. silver. copper and lead ores, as
! well as siliciOUs ores carrying gold and
/ silver He is a native OF Parral. Of
! German parentage and was educated
( in the United States.
I "In conclusion says Mr.. IWonsky, J
/ will state without hesitation that tht
Z Parral district is the greatest mining
district in Mexico. and I belIeve In the
I world Its ore bodies are ineNnaust L
ible and its veins are enormous The
| ground has barely been scratched. COM
} paratively speaking, although worked
7 under ancient methods for centuries
! The introduction Of cheap power iron
I the Concho river power plant viii sim
ply revolutiOnize the old district
/ Just before the last revolution broke
| out the money was raised and arrange
/ ments made to construct the railroad
1 northward from Tepehaunes, the
| present terminus of the railroad from
( Durango. up the valley TO Guanacevi
| When this is built that camp VIII be
| come heavy shipper. as there are
] hundreds of thousands of tonsOf ore OF
I dumps and in the mines that can b(
I shipped at a profit