El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-29
HAS MOLYBDENUN
ENOUGH FOR ALL
Mohave Supply Abundant,
but Separation Proves
Difficult.


Kingman, Ariz, Nov. 2s-Enough
molybdenum lies in Copper canyon
Mohave county, to supply all needs OF
the United States for many years, &C
cording to Frederick ". Horton, of the
United States bureau of mines, who has
just made a detailed examination.
That the ore is there, was deter
mined beyond a doubt by Horton. The
trouble is that il occurs in conjunction
with copper and there is no known
method of commercially separating the
two metals from the gangue. Expert
ments will be made by the bureau to
develop some method and if the eX-
peTimentS are successful the method
viii be presented to the owners OF the
molybdenite claims
MolybdenUm is one of the best steel
hardening metals known It would be
widely used in place OF tungsten were
1t not so scarce.
Additional finances have been Sc
cured for the completion of better
ments required at the Copperville
property Of the Arizona Southwestern
Copper company. In order to insure
the tonnage that viii soon be re-
quired by the big mill, the shaft will
be sunk to 500 feet at once. This viii
also develop more water, which is
needed in the mill
The mine is equipped with one Of
the best plants in Mohave county.
The collar of the shaft is concrete, the
head frame steel, the holster a $50
horsepower electric double drum and
the mill concrete and iron, with the
latest things in crushing and con-
centrating machinery
The new company that has taken
over the GOlOnda zinc mine has ar
ranged to begin the sinking of the
main shaft from the 495 foot level. It
Will be put down to zoo feet and levels
opened through the new ground.
9uaIey Bros, OF New York, have
taken an option on the old c. o. D.
mine, 16 miles north Of Kingman-
Work is to begin at once.
For the last year the Qualeys have
been operating the PinEham mine, at
over 100000 in lead. silver and
gold has been produced by the &C. o.
d, which is regarded as being one
of the best base metal mines in the
Owing to the fact that the
surface ores have been worked out
and there is a heavy flow Of water in
the lower levels, no leasers have had
the property for several years The
owners, however have sunk a new
shaft to depth of 500 feet In all
the levels and slopes below the water
level big ore bodies still exist.
Qualey Bros. have arranged to have
the shaft on the blackberry mine,
which they also hold under optiOn.
W d. Grannis has opened a good
showing OF lead-siIver ore on some
claims Just east of the &C. o. d"
Organizing Mining Company.
D p. Wright has organized the
slack Range Mining company for the
purpose Of starting work on his group
4 claims south Of Boundary Cone
.eak The Wright group is on the
'elIe vein, one of the largest quartz |
utcrops in that district. The ores
AIRY much quartz-adularia and the
alues run from IS to S155 a ton.
mats have been sunk to 20 feet, so /
eet and 10 feet
Good ore is being opened in the ~.
= T. mine, at the head Of Bismarck |
anyon. This is one Of the largest |
ems IN the country and the values
IN high in gold, silver and lead
captain {. Taylor is preparing to
'a t the Sold Road Red Top claims, /
'etWeen Little IeadOws and Gold
DAD he IS now doing the necessary
YORK and as soon as he obtains pat /
mt will start development. The vein /
9 continuation Of the Gold Road ana I
hows ore of the same general char /
cter as the Gold Road mine
New Gold Producer.
me Iowa mine, in the Oatman dis /
riot IS a new gold producer. The
mart IS down 200 feet and is in ex- 4
client ore. Drifts have been run two 4
rays and both have opened ore.
A station has been cut on the 200
cot level Of the Lucknow shaft. az
lusic mountain, and drifts are being
IN off into the ore body. At this /
ONT the ore is more than six feet
ride and horns big gold values. More
-ater is coming into the shaft and 1t
believed that there will soon be
nough for milling purposes. Work |
TO be continued and it is probable |
nat another 100 foot lift will be made I
The Cone Mining & Milling Company
as a holster on its property west of [
oundary Cone and within a week the
liant viii be ready operation. The
epth.
j. F. Vandover has commenced work
n his claims in the Cedar district