El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-07-26
MINING NEWS
WATER RETBRDS
WORK Of MAGMA
Equipment Bought For Use
When the Transmission
Line Is Finished.

Miami, Ariz, July 26.-Because of the
large amount Of water and compare
lively small amount of power avail
able, work at the Magma mine has been
held back to a great extent during the
past few months, but such work as
has been performed has been extremely
satisfactory and there is today an ex-
cellent showing of ore in both the $50
and SOC foot levels east.
When the power line from Roosevelt
through Miami shall have been COM
pleted, the Magma will have ample
power, development work will pro-
coed more rapidly, and within the next
few months construction of a concen-
traitor will begin 1t is said the COM
pany will begin purchasing mill equip
ment within so days.
Mine. Equipment Ordered.
Considerable equipment has already
been ordered to be delivered at the
operation when the transmission line
is complete. Three $50 kva- trans
formers for the substation to reduce
the $4,000 volts to 1900 volts three
voltage from 2200 to 440 for the mine
pumps, three vertica Aldrich pumps to
be driven by 70 horse power motors,
a 225 horse power motor to drive the
compressOrs, and considerable concomi-
tant machinery, have been ordered. The
Magma is shipping the usual amount
Of high grade copper ore to Florence
by team, thence by rail to the Ell PaSo
smelter. The underground force con-
tinues about 40 men and will not be
materially increased until the advent
OF the electric power About 500 feet
OF diamond drilling remains to be done
by contract Ore has been encountered
in all of the holes drilled.
Diamond Drills for c. & A.
At the Calumet and Arizona south
of Superior, the shaft is more than
500 feet deep, and considerable iron
and copper carbonate was reported en-
cOuntered near that depth. A pump
el and a pump will be installed. The
shaft is now making about 5000 gal
Ions of water every "A hours. The
main working tunnel is now about 1000
feet long and stringers of carbonate
and sulphide ore have been passed
through.
The Calumet and Arizona company's
superintendent of motor power, Mckee,
visited the mine and took measure
ments for a Is drill compressor. A /
compressor of that dimension may be
Installed at the plant in the near
future. Thomas Ryan, diamond drill |
contractor who has been drilling the |
Magma property for several months. !
may contract with the c. & A to drill !
-''' ei Re y r1e Alter Copper.
At the Reymert. eight miles south !
west from Superior, the Gum, ThOmp- /
son program of development is well /
under way unOer supervision OF Su- 1
perintendent Thomas Tighe. Three /
eight hour shifts of shaft men are |
the shaft A As horse power /
hoist has been installed. Although /
thousands of tons of low grade silver !
ore have long been blocked out in 1
the property, it is expected that the |
present plan of development will dis /
close additional copper values, the i
property formerly never having been /
worked below water level.
The Ajax property, five miles south /
erly from Reymert is being developed l
by the Benedict brothers /
A gasoline hoist has been added to the 1
equipment and a crew of |
men is sinking a two compartment ]
shaft on the group.
Iron Cap still Improving.
The Iron Cap is maintaining it's out
put and following up its plan Of de- /
7elopment vigorously. The face of the |
main east drift on the SCI foot level
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