Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-06-12
INNING ACTIVITIES STRONG N NEW MEXICO

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The big ore body under the Red Hi
was penetrated by the tunnel the pas
week and, although the ore at presen
is of milling character and quail
ty only, il is steadily increasing il
value and rich pockets are ekpectc,
TO be opened almost daily. as hai
been the history of the big ore shoot
The company reports another 40-tol
carload of silvcr-lead concentrate.
shipped 10 the III Paso smelter. Tn,
new 3OO-ton concentration recent,
erected on the property is runnin.
smoothly and successfully. and veri
economically. The company is nov
planning the installation of additional
equipment; mechanical rooster oi
cotton capacity, probably of the Me-
Dougal pattern, and n magnetic sep
arator will also be installed. The
company is composed of III Paso
stockholders.
A large crushing plant is to be in
stalled at the junction shaft of the
Calumet & Arizona mines at Bisbee.
This is the main delivery shaft of
these mines, for il is now delivering
more than half of the production of
ore from the company's mines sent 10
the Douglas smelter. No shaft in the
copper world is more complete in
every way than the Junction. The
machinery for the crushing plant is
on the ground, the assembling has be
gun and the plant will probably be
completed aud in operation by the
end of July. II will handle 200 tons
per hour and the sulphides will be
pni 'through it rs they come up from
the shaft. Conveyance from the
crnsher Ia the ore ears will be auto
matte. by direct belt. Nine pockets
and ears are now ready to serve the
crusher.
Believing that the Roosevelt dam
might not always be dependable for
furnishing the full quota of power
needed by the biz concentrating
plant to be erected at the mines in
Miami. the Inspiration Copper COM
pany directors decided at the last
TO issue $4,5OO,OOO bonds in
order to erect n large power plant of
lis own, estimated to cost 81 500. 900.
Should the present source of power
give out, even for short time. il
would prove costly 10 the Inspiration
company for under shut down its
costs would corrcspondingly ad-
vance. The determination of the
company management TO enlarge the
scope of its mill from Il daily capac-
ity of 800 tons Of ore to 10000 tons
per day was also another drain up
on the finances and the addition will
cost S2,000,000. There are about
800 stockholders and up TO date
there has been expended about ST.
100000 in development, improve
ments and requirements of proper
ties.
Reports for the past year of the
porphyry copper mines en-
phasize once more the wonderful
growth of these low grade producers.
In every instance new high record
production was made. the total out
put last year amounting to moi less
han 3l4,000,000 pounds of copper
'r nearly 20 per cent of the total
United States refinery output. That
his commanding position in the cop
,er industry should In attained in
i've years, considering the new prob
en-, which had to be solved in the
reaimcnt of ore of such low grade.
; an almost miraculous achievement.
The total earnings Of five Of the por-
hyry companies was $l7.225, 900.
'hree of these, in Arizona and New
lcxico, made the most rapid strides
! production and earnings. The
'hino produced 50,5ll, 900 pounds of
opper, and its earnings were 3d.
$4,000; The Ray Consolidated came
ext with production of 34.674. 900
ounds of copper and earnings of
2,615, 1000, and the Miami next with :
reduction of %, 1872 900 pounds cop
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