Weekly journal-miner., 1915-08-25
BIG STRIKE OF RARE MINERAL
 IN MOHAVE
VEINS OF MOLYBDENITE 50 FEET IN WIDTH ARE FOUND IN THE LEVIA- THAN MINES.
(Mohaye Miner.l

(MOhaVe Mlner)
 While strikes of rich mineral are being reported from all sections oi the county, the wonderful strike of molybdenite ore in the Leviathan mines, in Copper canyon, must not be overlooked, because its impor- tance is greater than most people dream. Molybdenum is one of the rare minerals that has been sought for diligently all over the United States for the past several years, and with but little result, until the mines of Wallapai mountains were explored and the great molybdenite bearing veins of Copper canyon and Deluge wash were located and developed.
 These claims are in biotite granite, the veins cutting the country for miles. The occurrence is with cop per, but the regularity of the molyb- denite in the veins is the surprising thing to those who have made a study of the occurrence of the rare mineral, the ore usually being found in small kidneys or laminations through the granite. In this case the ore is in great veins of quartz, some of them being more than 50 feet in width. Wherever opened these veins show both copper and molybdenum, and on the whole vein an adit drift has been run about 250 feet, all in ore. A thorough sampling of the drift shows values in copper to AZ per cent and AZ per cent in no!yb- denite. As this metal is worth about g per pound of molybdenite, it will readily be seen the great value per ton of ore. Where crosscut the vein has width of 20 feet, the two metals showing to advantage.
 Report comes from the Leviathar mines this week that the drift south from the 100 level is now all ir nolybdenite ore that will .conserva lively run from 50 to 70 per cent This drift is now about 100 feet from the shaft and has been iR fair grade of ore all the way, and the strike is but the widening of the new ore body to the full width of the drift, the copper conuent dropping llmost to nothing. The workmen al he mine are jubilant over the strike md the whole country is being GOV cred by locations Ranchers and cat :lenen from the Big Sandy country lave gone in there to make locations and monumented ground may be found from Cedar on the south to i Big Wash on the north of the oc- currence. Massive chunks of the ore lave been sent from the big strike ind it is probable that shipments will be made to the eastern market soon. The work of driving ahead is being carried on with machine drills and greater body of ore is expect ed within the next few days.
 Another company IS operating the pig veins lower down the canyon. A camp has been established at Deluge Wash and a number of men are al work on the Miller properties. The company is operating under the name of the American Molybdcnum Company, and is composed of John L. Boyle and A. J. Morse, of Los An, yelcs. B. J. Quinn is manager oi he mines A hoisting plant and rock breaker and some concentrating ma chinery is being taken over the mountain from Copperville for oper, ltion on the property. This compa- ny has large number of claims and has ore in every opening
 Mblybdcnum is used for steel har- dening, being far better than lungs ten or any of the other combinations of steel hardening material. It not only hardens steel, but also gives it great tensile strength. It is also a splendid lubricant and disinfectant. Since the first discovery of the metal, like tungsten, it has been used for coloring the finer grades of silk. And Mohave county is to become the greatest producer of this metal in the world. In no other part of the country has anything like these great veins been found, and when they be- come producers no other mines can compete with them.
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