The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1915-01-14
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It's mines and mining operations the
article says:
In ths Gilmore district, the Pitts
purgn- idaho mine experienced q slack
year in production by reason OF low
prices and the want of advance de-
velopment Considerable new work
vas done In the mine during the year
and some interesting fault problems
studied and figured oct, expanding
the probable productive resources of
the mine, above the bottom level.
This deposit is opened to depth of
600 feet, where permanent water lev.
| ell seems to have been encountered,
and with it, sulphide ore that will
involve milling equipment in its fur
ther treatment and exploitation; this
bottom level, however, shows the
best and stongest manifestations OF
mineral that has been encountered
| In the past de velopmeDt of this inter
esting deposit. The geological situa-
tion is so we'll defined and promi ising,
as to warrant extensive exploration
of the main ore channel at further
depth, with very definite prospects
of success along this line and the sui.
phide ore encountered, is Of such
nature as to promise an easy opera
tion in milling methods.
The Pittsburg Idaho company, in
combination with the adjoining Allie
and Gilmore Mining companies, have
completed a transportation and de-
veiopmsnt tuT mel into this deposit
at its 400-foot level. This tunnel has
been extended by the latter companies
for the exploration Of additional par
allel veins that traverse its territory
and is now drifting on some splendid
show ings from this avenue, that
promises additional commercial ore
courses.
The Latest Out mine, one of the
principal veins of this series, was
successfully operated during the year,
through a new incline shaft. 1t
made large production Of mineral
and is showing its strongest phases OF
ore resources in its present bottom
level, at depth of 900 feet below the
apex. The Latest Out vein also ira
versed the property of the Allie Min
ing company, on its course to the
southeast, and Is now being explored
from the long tunnel referred TO and
is splendid prospect for future ore
resource to this company. The chief
point Of interest at present, however,
in connection with the Gilmore and
Allie properties. is a close parallel
} fissure to the east of the lead veins
that contain q long shoot Of earthly
brown iron ore pra ?tlcalIy free from
lead and zinc, but containing aver.
age values OF S15 per ton In gold, and
very high excess NJ desirable tlux
ing iron. This vein has been a liber
al shipper during the year, and il
stopping it, pay streak Of high grade
ore was encountered from the 400
: foot level. from which two small car
: loads of hand sorted ore we're ship
! ped, that netted the company hette
than $500 per ton. An occasional ker
mel net much larger than walnut
was found 10 separating this enrich
! ed portion OF the vein that showed +;
: she'll OF copper carbonate, and a core
Of chalcopyrite and affords an inter
estlng indication Of what the primar!
D sulphide mineral will be in this veil
when the water level is reached.
Previous to this strike OF bonanzi
D values, other small patcnes Of simila
a specimen gold ore have been found
0 1t is q arkably interesting phas
] OF naturalization to find straigh
y GOLD IRE vein in limestone wall
c whose close parallel ore courses al
all cominently -lead-silver hearing
+. and recalls the experience Of bonanz
n gold values encountered in the Nam
IS moth mine. at Tinlic, Utah, wher
n sin liar geological conditions ana al
g sociations prevail.
2 Pittshurg- Idaho, encountered at tn
n permanent water level. recurs as Yer
coarse friable CRYSTALS OF gaena, ain
" and pyrite, and under modern COT
h centrating methods, should afford
comparatively easy problem in II
separation into high grade lead-Sily,
and zinc mineral. These assures al
strong and continuous, and are ASS
riaied with parallsl dikes Of intrBsi'
N porphSry The blue limestone seri,
e 10 which they occur are definite
Is measurable. and 1000 feet thick ar
are underlain bg Cam 1rian quartizt,
Y exposed by erosion two miles vest
b these mines The quartizte itssl
o carries the same series OF intrusi,
is igneogs dikes, and clean lead-silv'
D. values. the silver values being rel
-e tively higher than those found in n