Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30
INVESTIGATING THE
MINES AND MILLS

Paul r. Tanning. metallurgist. division
0f mines. Bureau OF Science. Manila,
| +. l., mas been In our city the past
week examining our radium and gold
| Mr.. Tanning is the son of the late
J: y. Tanning. the popular. Albany hotel
Tanning has been the government met
allurgist in the Philippines. He has
en- months and is making a tour OF
the mining states for the purpose Of
becoming familiar with all the up-to-
Mr. Tanning has government charge of
a aends the 10 mines aneSv Of the islands and in.
acquire to ' the @ Binding ~efe Of mills ns ma aag
up date mining methods in that far
away land. He, was appointed dele
national Geological Congress held at
Toronto, Canada last August, and read
a,npe paper 81 5efoIe fore the n songgess on the met
Gold, copper and iron form the main
metals and the mines have been worked
and spaniards in a crude and primitive
manner. The mineral occurs in the
veins vel ,..9d. of the mountains and plaeers in
in the placer mines The money now
Islands being over 81. 900. 900. co. ~ 'e
In 1912. the Islands produced 100000
In In gold, which which % Was an increase of 400
Seen produced @ showing that With mod ds
bound % to % Increase % from !ns Year uye to Year. rs
There are large deposits of gas pro-
dns dueing s,, coal on the Islands. but steam
unless discovered in the future. Large
deposits Of cement making material are
der construction for the making Of the
famous Portland cement for the Orien-
tai markets. There are also large iron
duty on iron, the mines cannot be op-
Grated at present. Steps are now be-
Ing Ing taken by their governmnt t9 induce
ent: The only silver known to exist is
veins veins hs,N is not complex s,; and appears in
0Ges IN width rom %saSm fon to sxsy fse
It is, not country for the poor man
to mine In: owing to the heavy expense
the most part quartz or caleide. con-
tanning manganese and sulphides. the
great deptR and Is adapted soeo to- Cyanide
ed BY dredges are exceptionally, rich. and
companies operating them.
These mines were known and worked
by The natives before the. advent OF
| quered the islands in the sixteenth CEN
tury. The natives drove their drifts. or
*. ell. and ~ ..:s sunk shsr sd5
the use Of powder or dynamite. Their
n the s.treme and and eoSfsT;ms afss; S ne nesS I'd
adage. Niece ssity. is the mother OF IN
vention'. They built fires against the
breast of the drift and when, the rock
was heated to a high degree. water
was. thrown against the rock. thereby
producing an explosion which shatter-
sd the rock similar ,ti. tG blast There
which were driven by this slow and
tedious method. The ore or quartz,was
taken to the surface. where women
tars. The dust was then panned and
the gold sold to Chinese merchants
Their records show that the mining
wages paid at that period would only
equal 20 cents per week in american
est OF their veins were worked. In
| the shafts bamboo ladders were used
and a bamboo wtdlass with native hemp
ropes and bamboo baskets We're also
OF the spaniards. the MEXICAN e arastra
was used. greatly increasing the pro-
duction. When. the Americans. assum-
ed charge OF the Islands. stamp mills
were erected, but unfortunately the mill,
ure was the result Within the past
ten years, the government has erected
q. testing plant under the supervision of
Mr. Tanning and mills are now being
successfully. Mr.. Tanning. before re-
| turning intends to familiarize himself
With our different character of ores. our
methods of treatment, etc, and give
the islands the benefit of all MODERN
ores. and in the future we may look to
the Philippines as an auxiliary in sup
plying the medium that moves the COM
merce of the world.