Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1914-06-13
MINING NEWS FOR
THE PAST WEEK

being opened up which will be run
through the teaching plant, construc-
ton of which will commence next
week Men are now on the ground
to erect this plant This part of the
plant will have a capacity of 10 tons
every 40 minutes, turning out regu
lar elcctrolytic copper, which can be
shipped direct to the wire mills in the
shape of plates or sheets of copper
The copper is taken from tire rock by
a solution of nitric acid and precipi
tated by electric current. The tanks
used will be lined with "duro metal
on which is nitric acid has no effect
The by-products consist of sulphuric
acid and red paint. 1t is claimed that
these by-products will pay for the cost
of operation. There seems, judging by
the large samples of copper saved by
the Denver plant, to be no doubt about
the success of the teaching process
The Orems are at all times at the
front, first with the mine, then the rail
road, now the teaching plant This
process of saving the values will mean
much to the Yerington district as the
cost of plant using this process is
within reach of the small mine owner
and we expect to see quite number
of these plants in operation at the diff
ferent mines of the district in the next
year or two.
Gold Pebble Group-This property
is located about three quarters of a
mile south of the Smith Valley Mine,
Co.'S property and is owned by Ed
Parr and associates. There are four
teen claims in the group and few
miners are now at work running q
tunnel to cut the vein. The heading
is now in l35 feet, and 10 or Is feet
more is expected to encounter the
vein. The vein is supposed to be 2
large one and the tunnel will give {;
depth of 80 feet below the surface
The values are exclusively gold. The
vein has been opened up on the sur
face for some 600 feet. The forma
ton is lime hanging and andesitt
footwall and the vein is porphyriti'
quartz showing some gold. The trend
of the vein is north and south and tn,
dip to the west AS soon as the veii
is cut by the tunnel sinking will start
and it is possible that another good
mine may be made in the district
Mr.. Parr was formerly with the Smith
Valley Mines Co. and had charge OF
the development work for some time
He is just as enthusiastic as ever
about the future of the Smith Valley
and thinks he can make another pro
ducing mine for that section.
Bluestone-There is, at last, some
thing doing at the famous old Blue
stone. A force of miners were put to
work last week in the tunnel at tho
upper end of the tramway. A pipt
line for air drills is being laid from
the Mason Valley mine. across tn,
intervening country. the old ore bins
or platform, has been repaired and j,
looks as though some production is t.
be made just who is paying for al
of this work we are not informed, but
as Manager Lebarthe and Superin
tendent Cox seem to be directing it
we imagine that the Mason Valley i.
interested Anyway, whoever it is
will have the best wishes of every
body in the district for the success OF
the venture. A rumor is going the
rounds that teaching process will
probobaly be tested out at this mine
Nevada Wonder Group-The Con
stantine Bros. have started work Or
their Nevada Wonder mining prop
erty located east of the New Yering
ton ground. They have installed a
within at the shaft and will sink an
other 100 feet. The present depth OF
of the shaft is 100 feet There is a
very fine showing from the surface to
the bottom of the shaft. 1t is be
lieved they will take out and ship
enough ore to pay for all the work,