Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-11-14
s MORA MINES
kESUME WORK
Two More Properties in
Northern Mexico Begin
Operations and Many
Others Will Soon
RICH ORE,BODY FOUND

CANANEA, Sonora. Mex, Nov. IL
Two more properties in Sonora have
resumed operations. Transvaal and
Clrman companiss. and it is not ian
probable that during the coming weeks
laore are 10 be seen taking up work
where II was dropped during the sum.
mer months when revolutions seemed
10 be popular in Mexico. The metal
markets healthy tone seems TO be
greatly responsible fof the resuminS
CT many properties. and il is expected
thai many sonora mines VIII again
be operating with full forces before
alyther month passes.
The most important bit OF news
N the Cananea camp this week is tnI
reported discovery of a rich body OF
COPPER orc at the Elisa nmc OF tht
Iananea consolidated Copper com
pany. The ind vas maze on the sou
loot level Of the Elisa mine in a drift,
and at point about so feet from tho
shaft. The ere averages between =
and = percent copper. Fifteen feet OF
ere have been penetrated and tneTe
is still full breast OF ore in the drift
with 40 decrease in tie values
Wine No. Is 10 be sunk 10 the $40
foot level from The o0U and when tba
objective point * reached drift will
be run 70 the new ore body, several
hundred feet distant
Riq 5ody Ore Found.
At the Capota nlie OF the compsu.
the big ore cody has been found dun.
ms the past week. This proves The
ore body TO be the greatest in the
district. running as il does, from
pract caIly tho saTiIcc 10 a depth q
1000 feet, and indications point 10 its
still continuing at greater depth. It i
almost entirely sulphices with the ez-
ceptI0n OF close 70 tne surface, where
some carbonates have been eBcouEt-
cred. The new Capote shaft has
been sunk TO the 3UO-iOOL level and
tile station is being cut at present.
When this il completed sinking Will
be resumed until the l00O,foot level
is reached. The NV shaft has beer
connected with the old one at the
300 level with drift The shaft Is
how being raised from the 200 level.
At the PuerticitoS property consider
able ore IL being mined, especially IA
tannel Il, where d large amount mas
been stopped in IA. Tunnel % Ii
also producing a good grade Of com
mercIal ore. Old Ne shaft has been
sunk TO d p,sint loo feet below tho
level of tunnel IA and drifting has
been begun 10 catch the ore body
which was encountered IN tunnel II
The Veta ) mine which resumed o.
eratiOns about two and one-nalf
months ago, is now shipping consider
able ore. although there is some high
grade being sent direct to the smell
err The latter ore comes from somC
Of the old workings.
II is believed That the November
output OF the company win be larger
than that OF October.
m.tsis Company Operating
Mexican Metals company tMoCte
zu,na-Arispe) is operating steadily ana
the mill is producing concentrates
which run from $40 TO 500 ! ton
There has been sufficient ore blocked
oat 10 keep the mili running tor some
time. There are between 75 and s.
men at work. The mill which is o.
100 tons capacity, IS TO be enlarged
at AN early date, one more unit to be
erected.
Chas. Schandeimcier has secured a
lease on the West CaLanea property.
or Abundancia mime. and is at present
working between 20 and 26 men. He
is shipping OH an average OF lz5 tOhs
monthly to the CaEanea smelter- The
ore runs on an average between 9 ard