The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-12-22
BASE COPPER AVID
SILVER ORE BODY
Goldfield Con. Is Confronted
by Problem in Treating
New Resource.
Special 10 The Tribune.


GoLDFIELD, New, Dec, 2l.--There is
much speculation regarding the plans OF
the management OF the Goldfed Consoli-
dated Mines company with regard to the
future handling and treatment OF the re-
fractory ore found on the deepest levels
OF its mines. This ore carries silver and
copper in sufficient quantity to render 1t
base and not amenable to successful treat
ment by the milling processes in use In
the company's plant. The recent action OF
the directors In passing the January divi-
! dend has led to the belief that the com
pany Is planning the erection OF smelter
, or roasting plant to handle this product
ana avoid the necessity for shipping II
10 distant points for treatment.
Inc companys reports indicate that ore
OF excellent grade OF this character has
neen exposed in large volume on the
mine and on an intermediate between this
and the 1Q00-foot level OF the Clermont
nine. and 1t is reported upon what ap.
officially confirmed. that a large body of
thls ore has been opened on the 1I00-foot
level OF the Grizzly Bear mine, the deep-
est work now In progress In the district.
IL is SAID that no shipments OF this ore
nave been made during the past month
ON the property OF the Cioldheld Mer-
ger Mines company work of great poten-
1T Is confidently expected that This prop
erty will shortly take rank as ono OF the
t2remost producers Of the southern part
foot level from the main or ST. Ives shaft
Is now nearing the point where connec-
tion VIII be made with the south DRIFT
OF tho Grizzly Boar mine Of the Consoli-
dated. This Is being done TO secure ven
tllaton and all other work has been sils.
pended until this connection Is made
SINGING VIII now be resumed and the big
carried TO d depth Of 1000 feet
The west crosscut on the 1900 level has
passed through two strong assures. yield
ing good ASSAYS, and these VIII be thor
Sures has heavy flow OF water. which
Is now being handled successfully by the
new new pumping plant. The Merger com.
nany has started to open up and develop
It's Velvet claim from the workings OF Tn
Jumbo Extension company, An agree
rne9t was entered Into between c. O.
Z. 5. Van Dyck. for the Jumbo Exten-
SION, providing for the joint use OF the
PoleVerde shaft OF the latter company
and drltts have been started into Mer-
lexelS OF the Jumbo Extension mine an0
VIII he driven to a. point under the main
T,iu wH,VeL ,l smut from which points raises
VIII connect with this shaft, aTordlng o.
direct outlet for the product of the Vel
vet mine OF the Merger company, Mr
Nhttemoye, who Is president OF the Nrcr-
ger company and general counsel for the
CLARK railroad interests. is gra tilted over
the results OF his company's opera tons,
and especially over the fact that fhe
deep work OF the Merger has served TO
demonstrate the assuring of the shale
forma alton at great depth.
Inc future of the Atlanta Mines COM
pany VIII depend largely upon the results
OF operations at depth OF the Consoll-
dateq on the Grizzly Bear claim. where
inc drift on the li00foot level s now ap-
pro5chings the Atlanta boundary II il
IS IS decided to carry on the development OF
tnls property from the extension OF the
GrlzIly Bear workings at this depth the
drl1t VIII be extended into Atlanta ground
shafts and by raising q main working
smart VIII be opened for operations and
the thorough development of the prop
cry: The lease, Of the Precious Metals
OF Pasadena, is, sull in force, but no
development of Importance Is being nm
dcrtaken at present.
On the property Of the Jumbo Cxten-
sion company new stope is being opened
above the sSo-foot level and the first
ore broken here assayed $50 per ton.
rms is being shipped, as It accumulates
70 the sampler of the Western Orc Pur-
chasing company. but no effort is being
made 70 mine high-grade ore, as the min
ing force is occupied in taking out ore
OF medium grade for the Bonnie Clare
mill A new body of mill ore has been
opened on the $50 level and dips in the
opposite direction to the main ore shoot
Ing ore at the rate Of about 1000 TONS
monthly. The work prior To December 1
has been largely experimental in ord sr
TO secure the best possible extraction with
results are. obtained on ore aversgtnc
from IS to $l2 per ton. Several carloads
OF concentrates have been shipped, and
under normal conditions these shipments
should approximate l25 to 140 tons month
y and average In value around $40 TO