El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-23
MINING NEWS
MILL
WORK IS PUSHED
Officials Deny Another
Smelter Is Planned; Good
Ore Found in Iron Cap.

Miami. Ariz, Aug. 23.-At the Inspi-
ration Consolidated the mill work is
well under way. The first portion of
the mill construction started in the
eastern corner, where the three-story
warehouse walls are rising. At pres
ent only one Of the large concrete
mixers is in operation. but the in
stallation of another will double the
amount of construction work In the
near future.
Excavation for the 6Oo-ton flotation
test mill has been completed and the
pouring of concrete into its forms will
begin early in September. The pres
ent rate of construction is consuming
about $50 cubic yards Of concrete
daily.
Constantly recurring reports and
newspaper accounts Of contemplated
smelter construction at Burch. a sta
ton on the Arizona Eastern railroad,
four miles from Miami and six and a
fraction miles from Globe, are said by
Inspiration officials to have no foun-
datiOn in fact It is generally under
stood. however, that the International
Smelling & Refining company will
build a Smelter in this district in the
near future, despite the fact that the
Miami Copper company has entered
into a new ten-year contract with the
Cananea company for reduction Of its
concentrates At the Inspiration mine
tunnel driving towards the main east
sixth levels, and some work in the ma
ture Of blocking OUT the ore body
is all that is now going forward The
ore bin construction near the main
east and west shafts is progressing
rapidly.
Iron Cap Mines High Grade.
The Iron Cap is mining more high
grade ore above the place in the east
65Q-foot drift, where the, vein widened
so suddenly. The stope there is known
as No. 3 and is being driven west TO
connect with stope No. 2, and driven
east along the ore-bearing vein The
the 650-fOOt level is in copper ore va
rying in daily average from 10 to Is
per cent copper. The point where the
vein widened On the $50 is about 494
of the SOO-fOOt drift east is now about
30 feet in the same direction, leav-
ing about 2S5 feet to be traversed be-
fore the shoot is encountered on Nthe
lower level If the enlarged portion o.
the vein proves anywhere near per-
pendicular-
The face Of the main east drift Of
the 650-fOOt level was SCI feet east
from the shaft August IS. 1t will be
continued eastward until 1t connects
with the Eureka shaft Of the Arizona
Commercial for ventilating the Iron
Cap workings as well as exploratory
purpose. To date the exploratory work
on the Iron Cap has shown $50 feet !
Of stopping ground east Of the shaft.
One raise had been started about 20 !
feet east from the shaft crosScut and |
two more will be under way soon. |
Heavier air and hosting equipment
will be required by the Iron Cap in /
the near future If the present tncreas-
ing exploratory and stopping work is (
continued, but as yet no plans for such 4
increase have been announced.
The Inspiration Extension shaft, J
west of the Inspiration Consolidated, :
Is making good Roadway, being now
IS feet deep The bottom of the shaft
continues in heavily mineralized schist,
in some places appearing to be low
Change Due at Gibson
Sultan & Wayne are reported to
have abandoned their lease on the Glib
son, where recently they were report
ed to have made successful tests of /
jigging the sulphide ores. 1t is also /
son are negotiating with the Minerals
Separation company for installation of
small flotatiOn mill at the property, /
the chalcopyrites ores OF the Gibson
being considered favorable for that
manner Of recovery.
Arizona Commercial HaS SuIphide.
At the Copper lAilI shaft section of I
the Arizona Commercial, timbers have
been placed in the raise 40 feet above
the 200, at the point where the sui
Dhide ore became pronounced, and
from there drifting will begin on the
Ore body. Where the 1900 level cross
cut cut the vein it is about 40 feet
wide and contains considerable low
grade copper sulphide. AS this is the
main vein wherein most Of the ore at
his section Of the property has hereto
fore been found, it is expected that with
development Of the vein at this depth |
he value Of ore will be found to be !
much higher in places along the lode.
As the ore-bearing portion Of the prop
srty is opened the mining force will
De enlarged
At the Southwestern Miami, the cas-
NJ at hole No. has been pulled and
he drill rig is being pulled down to
move to the site of hole No. II. Hole
No. Is is being reamed for larger cas-