El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-25

and 1913 will see operations conducted
on a larger scale.
The SOnora-BOnanza company, which
is controlled by the Cananea ConsOli-
dated company, is operating steadily
at its property west of Imuris A mar
row gage railroad is to be CONSTRUCTED
soon from the mine to Imuris, six
miles away. During the year con
siderable new work has been done
A tunnel 400 feet in length has been
completed which will act as a drain
for the mine and also give means
for the conveying of ore from the mine
to the railroad. The new shaft has
been sunk to a depth of about $50 feet
and has been connected with the old
shafts. It will be sunk to a depth Of
1000 feet
In the Ures District.
In the Ures district the La Cobriza
has resumed operations, after being
idle the greater portion of the year.
1t is expected that the new smelter
will be in operation early in the year
The property is II miles northwest Of
Noria-
La FlOria Mining company, operating
the Nopalera property, has resumed
work a mill is to be installed during
the early portion of the year.
FL Tajo company has resumed opera
lions after a seyen-month period of
idleness on account of the revolution.
The 1OO-ton concentration is again in
operation and shipments are made to
the Ell Paso smelter.
The Richfield Copper company will
probably resume during February and
its smelter will be completed shortly
afterwards.
The Altar District,
There is not much activity to be
noted in this district but it is expected
that during the year more work will
be done on the immense placer fields
Of the Boludo region.
In the Hermosillo district the Mines
company of America has been operat-
ing steadily all the year and 1913 will
see larger production.
Lapiz mine of the American Graph
lite company, near La Colorado. is ship
ping at the rate of three or four cars
monthly. It is graphite proposition.
said to be the largest on the western
hemisphere.
NaeOzari Mines Active.
In the Moctezuma district the Mocte-
yuma Copper company at Nacozari
made approximately 500, 900 tons of
concentrates, which were treated at
the Copper Queen smelter at Douglas,
Arlz- The company is owned by the
Phelps-Dodge company. Conditions
at the camp are excellent and the
company, however, is not contempIat-
ing making any changes during this
year, either in equipment or produc-
ton.
FL Tigre mine operated throughout
the year and is producing silver and
gold to such an extent that its earn
lngs are averaging about $50, 600
monthly. The mill is handling between
0,OOO and 5000 tons of ore monthly, be-
sides working over the tailings.
The TranSvaal company will prob
ably start work on its proposed rail-
road from its mines to Cumpas during
the spring. Considerable ore has bean
DIocked out ready for extraction.
The Minneapolis Copper company is
az present installing a new smelter,
, Mhlch VIII be blown in in January.
me company expects to begin produc-
tiOn at the rate of Is, zoo, 600 pounds
OF copper annually.
Inc Gueriguito mine is operating
sLeaully, as is also the 5O1ton concen-
tIalor installed during the year. 1t
Is reported that the mill CAPACITY is
70 De DOUBLED during this year.
Inc Lampazos mine. owned by the
Danco oe Sonora, will soon have a
Sohcentrator The property has con-
SIDERABLE ore blocked out and the
NaIues are high in silver.
IN the Sahuaripa district the sr,al+er
u the Nina Mexico company is at
present operating steadily. aItb0ug-h
lhere nave been many Intermediates
caused by the revolution and tbe
Aaqui depredations
Not many of the mines of the dis
trlct are operating at present ana it