El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-15
MINING NEWS
MINING BRISK IN
GLOBE DISTRICT
Superior Is Shipping Good
Quantity and Employing
Fifty-fiVe Men.

Globe. Ariz., June 15.-The Superior
& Boston Copper company is shipping
to the Old Dominion smelter about
three cars per week of ore reported to
average about percent copper. The
ore is coming from the stope below the
sixth level on the Great Eastern vein
On the 18th level the southeast cross
cut is being steadily advanced and is
now in the Pinal schist formation. A
crOsscut has also been started south to-
ward the Limestone vein, which has
been opened up through the Limestone
shaft to the third level, there being
considerable amount Of shipping ore
blocked out on the second and third
levels About So men are employed
At the Copper Hill shaft of the Art-
iona Commercial, the drift west on the
fourth level has reached the boundary
line and connections have been made
with a drift from the Gray shaft of the
United Globe mine Of the Old Dominion
company. Work is now concentrated on
charging the shaft from two to three
compartments. beginning at the fourth
level and working upwards.
The lease of p. s. Tate and the Lyle
brothers on the first level OF the Black
Warrior mine has expired, and the mine
is now being worked by the owner, the
Warrior Copper company. Development
work is in progress on the fifth, or
lowest level. where 1t is reported that
good shipping ore is exposed 1t is
proposed to sink a Wine below this
level. A small amount OF ore is being
hOisted and stored in the bins. L. NJ
White is manager
Churndriu hole No. /, of the South
Live Oak Development company, Is still
around the $40 foot mark, no progress
having been made for the past two
weeks on account Of serious caving Of
the ground and the loss of a string Of
drilling tools in the hole. The tools
have just been recovered and casing
viii now be put in. and 1t IS expected
that drilling viii be resumed within
the next two or three days. The last
40 feet Of the hole has been in soft
altered granite, carrying a considerable
amount OF copper carbOnates, some
being reported
At the southwestern Miami, churn-
drill hole No. > is $50 feet deep, in
schist formation Hole No. 8 is 545
feet deep and is in schist. A string of
tools is lost in the hole, which is being
with 10 inch underreamer
preparatory to driving the casing be- /
lore attempting to recover the tools |
Hole No IS in cOnglOmerate and IS I
,05 feet deep Hole No. s is 100 feet /
ieep, in schist None Of the holes is /
yet in ore.
The sinking of one Of the Inspiration 4
new three compartment /
working shafts has been started, and 4
head frame and hosting equipment !
VIII soon De erected The spur from the
arizona Eastern TO the millsite and mine 4
las been located Grading for the con-
entratOr is expected TO start in about a
Month Three of the development 1
hafts are being sunk to greater depth 4
nd the ore is being blocked out for
mining. Additional boiler and com
ressOr capacity is being provided at
he portal Of the main tunnel, after
which the underground force will be 4
increased W H Aldridge. representing
he controlling interests, is now at the
nine.
The Gibson mine, nine miles west Of I
liami, is shipping about three cars Of /
re per month TO the Old Dominion
melter at Globe. The ore is reported [
o average about 16 percent copper and I
S all coming from the fourth level on I
he Pasquale vein Drifts are being /
riven south on the fourth and fifth
evels and encouraging results are re-
orted- Ten cars of ore have been !
hipped since the Gibson Copper COM
any resumed the working of the mine
n February. About % men are en-
loyed.
One churndriu is at work drilling
ole No 81 at the Keystone mine Z
-enry krUmb is making an examination
T the mine for the Inspiration Consol-
lated Copper company.