The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-02-19
AROUND THE MINES

Production of AmaIRamated Copper
In January totaled 24.4Oo.O0O pounds Of
sopper.
During the year 1918, the mining
companies Of the state OF Utah alone
paid nearly sS.oOO.o00 in dividends to
their stockholders.
Charles McKinnis. manager OF the
Caledonia. near kellogg. Idaho. stated
in Spokane last week that the mine
will be operating steadily within six
weeks, barring unexpected delays,
There Is little doubt that Senator
Reed Shoots bill to provide com.
mission to certify and revise the min
Ing laws OF the United States viii sue.
cessfully pass both houses OF con
gress.
One OF Tintic's heaviest shippers
since the first OF the present year Is
the old Mammoth. a property that
has several millions in dividends TO
lis credit and one of the oldest pro-
ducers In the district.
Outside money. ninety per cent east.
ern and foreign. IL going into Colo
RADIO mining at this time. This means
that the states mining dividends are
practically all going out OF the state.
says the Denver Mining Record
The International Smelling a Rein.
ing company of New fsrk City has
awarded to the American Bridge con>
pany the contract for the erection Of
It's smelter at Miami ut cost esti
mated at between 100000 and 81
SOC, 600.
The car OF high-grade gold ore
from the recent strike in the Allie
mine at Gilmore. Idaho. which
reached the Salt Lake market week
ago. contained almost twenty-six and
q half tons and its gross value was
$ll.0603l. or s41S.65 ton.
Five thousand dollars was the value
Of gold dust shipped during the week
as part OF the product from the
Copper canyon placers. despite the
stormy and freezing weather. and this
was the product of one rocker only
says the Battle Mountain Scout.
Both of the new Star chur drills
ordered by the Consolidated Copper.
mines company are expected in time
to be put into commission about Feb.
ruary ~. They Will be set up near
where the three other drills are now
working, says the Ely. New. Expos
itor.
Approximately $4,000 had been ex
pended In the last year by the Unit
ed Copper Mining company, operating
the United Copper mine, seven miles
from Chewelah. Wash. in developing
the property and installing new cleo
trical power equipment and enlargins
the concentrating plant.
An important copper strike Is re
ported from the May Day group OF
claims, located about twenty-five
miles above Pritchard, Idaho, on the
North Fork. Since the strike was
made the erosscut has been pushed
fourteen feet into the ledge and the
footwall of the lead has not yet been
reached
Production OF the mines OF the Tin.
tic district for the week lust ended
shows they are back little nearer
to their normal which was somewhat
upset recently by unusual snow
storms. This week there are eighteen
shippers in the list, The week shows
1913 cars. or 1850 tons. estimated Of
$4,000.
The past weeks developments ia
the Goldneld mines have been OF d
most encouraging character and have
been reflected by market quotations
only In small measure. The market
has been apathetic for so long that
its awakening could not have been
expected to be any more lively than
Il has been.
Interest In notwithstanding minerals
In the United States has grown rapid
ly In the last year. Twelve month,
ago radium was considered largely OF
academic importance. nut today ths
potential value of a genuine radIuu
industry in this country IL recognized
says Metallurgical and Chemical En-
cheering.
Although the oil shale industry lons
since ceased in the United States. Il
has persisted and apparently flourish
ed In Great Britain and France. In
1913 the production OF oil shale a
Scotland was 3.i50.000 tons. from
which about 100000 gallons Of oil
was obtained and also large amour,
OF ammonium sulphate.
The Buekhorn mine at Beowawe
New. il different from any other In
the world. The central core Of tbs
ore body is an intruded porphyry Tau
Cite andesite) intruded through many
different alternating sheets OF basall
and volcanic scoria. This centraI core
has been the solution channel and the
values have spread out to large
widths
From New York comes the uyord
that the American Smelling & REIN
ing representatives say the Chihau.
han. Mexico. smelter. employing 5000
men In the province Of chihauhan
has not yet resumed. but that prepar.
ations are being made 20 commences
operations again and that II Il hoped
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