The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-01-22
MANAGER REPORTS
ON NORTH BUTTE
PROPERTY HAS OPENED ABOUT
THE SAME TONNAGE AS THAT
EXTRACTED IN LAST
TER.

John ID. Pope, general manager OF
the North Eutte Mining company has
issued his report OF the work accom-
plished at the property for the quarteg
ending December 81. lie says that
during the quarter the ore reserves
were maintained AT practically the
same figure at which they stood on
oct. l. the development on the Snow
ball and Gem veins having opened up
about the same tonnage as that eX-
tractcd from the various Slopes on
the Edith May and Jc sic veins. \
total of 4108 feet OF work was done
during the quarter Mr.. Pope's re-
port on the Gem ard Snowfall veins
is as follows:
ION the 1000 level the east drift
On the south Gem vein was extended
1875 feet, an OF this work being i'm
ore averaging feet wide, and assay
ing a. per cent copper and 6.25
ozs silver per ton The result Of
this work was 90 extend cur stcpcs
1856 feet 10 the east ON this level, and
has increased the one reserves be-
tween 5000 and 10000 tons al this
point.
Drifting has been done on the LOCO
and 1900 levels ON the SNOWFALL
vein. but has shown no orc and the
value OF this work has consisted %
apparently proving the continuity and
location of this vein above the 1000
level. and further work is now being
done Co connect The Slopes on the
lower levels with the drifts above.
ron the 1900 level The Yves. drift
has advanced l75 feet and has shown
that the ore body extends that much
farther 70 the west. giving total
'ergrh OF 621 feet. the ore averaging
9 feet wide and assaying G.5 per cent
copper and 1.3 ozs. silver per ton for
its entire length.
"On The $500 level our west drift I
was extended 263 fect an 90 which /
was in ore. giving total length of I
G2s feet OF ore on this level. averaging I
2-3 feet wide ard assaying 80 per /
cent copper and 49, ozs. silver per /
ton. with the ore still showing I'm the /
face of the drif, about the same width
as The average and assaling over j.
por cent copper and d ozs. silver per
tom so that $50 may rca sonably expect \
this ore 90 extend much farther 60 the 1
west. as the 600 level has Shown the /
orc Go extend POO feet west of the
present face of this drift
ron the 2.ooo level the west drift
has been extended lS9 feet iu ore
giving a length OF 225 feet on ore
for this drift To- date. with an average
width ~ az feet and assaying So per
cent copper and 10 ozs. silver per ton,
with the best part Of the ore body a.
shown on the 1850 level still 70 be de-
Neloped
ION the 2200 level the west drift
mas been advanced 1876 feet Of which
l6I feet was .n ore averaging Sl feet
wide and assay.ug SO per cent copper
and o. oz- silver per ton. with an ex-
IRENE width of rs feet assayins T. per
cent cooper and 10 oza silver per ton.
This Development is directly under
the development on tbc 1000 level,
which showed about half The width
with the same value per ton both in
copper and silver, 80 that there mas
been "a large increase iu the width of
the ore below the 1000 level with
zinc s1mo assay value.
eve have reason TO expect that The
ore ou both the 1000 and 200 levels
viii extend murh farther To- the west
than the present drifts SHOW. ar the
orc stI shows un the face of both
drifts. and Development ON the 1000
and lS20 levels has proved tho ore TO
extend from 600 TO zoo feet farther
west than our development has prog
Icssed ON these lower levels"
The development work iu North
Butte during the past quarter has ale
SO disclosed very good silver values
with comparatively low copper values
iu other part of thc mine.