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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05
REVIEW Of mining OPERATIONS IN GOLDFIELD District

Necessary adjustments to the new
machinery and the regulation of flo
tation oils and other details of the
process must occupy some time, but
the plant is capable of treating be-
tween 800 and 400 tons daily, ac-
cording to the character of ore han
died, and will effect an extraction of
over 80 per cent of the gold and SO
per cent of the copper content of the
ore.
GOldfield Great Bend
High-grade ore has been found in
seams on both hanging and foot
wall of a six-foot vein opened in con-
Meeting the main shaft with the bot
tom of the old incline shaft and
drifts are now being extended on the
vein. Consulting Engineer Turner
Expresses 1.-The opinion that this
work has exposed the top of an ore
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05
JUMBO JUNIORS
PROSPECTS GOOD
PROPERTY Is BEING DEVELOP
ED IN THOROUGH MANNER
AT DEPTH

Plans for the development of he
Jumbo Junior property contemplate
a system of exploration that will
be thorough and will determine
the possibilities of the property at
depth. A cross-cut has been started
to the east from the drift on the
SSO-foCt level, extended into thus
ground and following the hanging
wall Of the main Jumbo Extension
vein. When the new cross-cut shall
have been advanced sufficiently,
it is the plan to sink a winze to
prospect the shale contact which
dips to the east
This ground will also be explored
on deeper level, by extending the
drift of the Jumbo Extension on the
1017-foot level, which has been
following that part of the main
vein that lies within the shale, form
Ing a continuous fissure, and from
which large tonnage of high-grade
ore has been stopped in the latter
property above this depth The
work of the Jumbo Junior property
is being supervised by Consulting
Engineer Turner and Foreman Del
linger of the Jumbo Extension, and
is conducted throught the Velvet
shaft of the latter company.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05

surface work it is estimated that
the vein, on its dip to the east, will
be penetrated by the main shaft at
depth of between $50 and 300 feet
and when this point rs reached it is
the plan of Consulting Engineer J.
X. Turner to explore the vein by
laterals and raises. The vein is
regarded by mining authorities as
one of the strongest and most prom
ising opened in the district and lit
tie doubt is entertained that pay ore
will be found in good quantity when
the ground is prospected at depth.
The company was reorganized
some time ago on the assessable
stock basis, and provision has been
made to acquire other property by
issuing treasury stock in payment
therefor. Stockholders have been
notified of the limit of time in which
shares in the old company may be
exchanged for those of the new by
payment of the initial bonus.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05
SILVER PICK CON. SINKING
DEEP SHAFT TO CUT
SHALE CONTACT

the main shaft, and according to
the management has now attained
a depth of over 100 feet from
the surface. Manager Dyer re-
ports that the drill has passed
through three separate and dis
tinct veins, all yielding good as
says, but has not yet penetrated
the shale. This fact, he declares,
establishes the proof of his theoi y
that the shale dips to the west in
this territory.
He also maintains that the heavy
flow of water in the main shaft
affords undeniable evidence that this
shaft is west of the main fault that
extends in southerly direction
from Columbia Mountain, near the
west side-lines of the Mohawk and
Red Top claims, since this shaft has
not been drained by deeper work
ings farther to the east. Manager
Dyer says that the best showing
in the property has resulted from
the present drilling operations from
the 500-foot level.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05
LONE STAR CON.
FOLLOWING VEIN
LODE is WIDER AND CONDl-
TIONS FAORABLE WHERE
DRIFT is DRIVEN

Development work on the 225-
foot level of the Lone Star Con-
solidated is making satisfactory pro-
press, hut Superintendent Arnold re-
ports that the foot-wall, for which
he has been driving diagonaIy
through the big vein, has not yet
been exposed, owing to the appar-
ent widening at this depth of the
big dixie In the upper workings
from the Patrick shaft this dixie
was shown to be some 80 feet wide,
but the drift on the deeper level
indicates that it is fully double that
width at the lower level.
The results obtained here in
dicate that the vein stands at an
angle more nearly approaching the
perpendicular than had been sup
posed, but as the earlier work was
done in the direction of the hang
ing wall, no reliable index had been
made available to these conditions.
The ore taken from the Patrick
lease workings was found on the
foot-wall side of the vein and IT SC
here that Superintendent Arnold
hopes to find the continuation of
the rich ore-shoot on the deeper
level.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05
FLORENCE PLANT
NOW OPERATING
COMPANY HAS LARGE TONNAGE
TO BE TREATED BY
FLOTATION

The enlarged flotation plant of
the Florence Goldfield Mining COM
pany is now in operation and with
the completion of necessary adjust
ments to the new machinery will
soon be working at capacity. The
regulation of new equipment of this
character necessarily requires some
time, particularly in the applica-
ton of a process that is new in tho
treatment of ore of the character
found in the Florence property, but
the operation of the plant as orig
inally constructed demonstrated that
at least 92 per cent of the gold
and 80 per cent of the copper will
T.. recovered from the ore.
In the Florence mine conditions
are said to be better than for sew
eral years past, with large tonnage
of ore in sight that will yield ex-
cellent profits when treated by flo
tation and with a considerable guam
tity of shipping ore available on
the 65O-foot level
The latter is the deepest level now
being worked, but the main shaft
is about 100 feet deep and the
mine is equipped to work at even
greater depth. With its flotation
plant operating at capacity the Flor
ence company will be in condition
to earn substantial profits.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05
PIONEER CON. IS
IN GOOD SHAPE
HlGH-GRADE ORE is SHIPPED
AND MILL TREATS LOWER
GRADE

A carload of shipping ore was
delivered during the week by the
Pioneer Consolidated Mines COM
pany to the Goldfield sampler Of
the Western Ore Purchasing COM
pany. The shipment was divided
into two lots, from different parts
of the mine, and was sent out as a
test, to determine If better pro-
fit could be obtained in shipping
this product than by treating it in
the company's mill Returns from
the lot of better grade were receiv-
ed by Manager w. ]. Tobin just
before he left for the mine and
showed that the ore contained con-
siderably over six ounces of gold
per ton.
At one point in the mine a wide
face of ore is exposed that is said
to average above $50 per ton, while
at several points the large bodies of
mill ore are scanned with rich strin-
gers The mill ore is broken across
great widths on every level and a
large tonnage of this material is ex-
posed on the mine. Development
work is now being extended through
out a large area and the mill is
treating from 80 to 40 tons daily
and shipping bullion regularly to
the mint One of the best orebodies
will soon be connected with the
main shaft by cross-cut now be-
ing driven.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05
GRANDMA CONSOLIDATED Mine
EQUIPPED FOR EXTENSIVE WORK

One of the most substantially con-
structed head-frames in the Gold
field district has lately been erected
over the main shaft of the Grandma
Consolidated company's property ad.
joining the Kewanas on the east
In height and in size of timbers used
the new head-frame is similar to
that installed at the Velvet shaft of
the Jumbo Extension. and is
equipped for work in two compart-
ments of the three-compartment
shaft
A 45-horsepOwer, double-drum,
electric hoist has been installed and
the power has been connected The
engine is housed in the building pur-
chased from the Kewanas company
and other buildings are being pro-
vided, together with all necessary
mining accessories. The new shaft
was sunk with a whim to a depth of
so feet, and sinking from this point
will now proceed rapidly, with the
aid of the excellent new surface
plant.
For a considerable distance along
its trend, the main Grandma vein
has been exposed by surface trench
ing. The apex of the vein is readily
traced, in a northerly direction and
parallel with the west side-line. and
this is plainly the same vein open
ed farther south, in the Spearhead
property, where it was found to con-
tain ore of excellent grade.
From the indications obtainable in
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05

work north of the Velvet shaft, on
the 770-foOt level, where drift has
followed a course near the fOot-wall
of the main vein. Cross-cuts and
branch drifts in this territory have
exposed ore of excellent grade at
several points. On the 1O17-foot
level raises have been started from
the northeast drift that follows the
main vein far within the shale and
these raises will be extended to
further explore the big fissure and to
facilitate the stopping of the ore be-
low the deepest drifts above. The
main drift at this level will be ex-
tended into the adjoining territory
of the Jumbo Junior company.
Florence GOldfield
The company's flotation plant is
now in operation at part capacity
and will soon be running full time.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05
GREAT BEND TO
MAKE SHIPMENT
HIGH-GRADE SEAMS EXPOSED
AND DEEPER LEVEL WILL
TAP VEIN

A shipment of sorted ore Will
be sent to the sampler shortly from
the Goldfeld Great Bend properly,
where seams of high-grade were
found lately in a vein of excellent
appearance. opened in driving to
connect the main shaft with the
bottom of the old incline shaft and
at a vertical depth of about 240
feet. The highgrade ore is found
in continuous seams on both walls
of the six-foot vein, the filling of
which is composed of lower grade
quartz.
Drifts have followed the vein
for over so feet and throughout
this distance the rich seams have
been found Consulting Engineer
j. X. Turner expresses the opinion
that the drift is at the top of an
orebody of larger proportion and in
order to determine this. a new level
will be opened from the main shaft,
far enough from the deepest level
tc avoid the loose, swelling ground
penetrated on that level. A sort
ing platform is being used to save
the ore of shipping grade and many
high assays are being obtained in
5ampling the vein.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05

Operations of the Silver Pick
Consolidated company are nearing
highly interesting stage and re-
suits of vital Importance to the
company are predicted for the near
future. The main shaft. which
is being sunk by contract, has reach
ed a depth of over $50 feet and
within short distance should pene-
trate the quartz zone from which
high-grade assays were obtained in
the drill cores. The shaft is to be
sunk to the shale, and probably
deeper, to explore the deeper chan
mel, entered by the drill and which
is believed to mark the contact of
the shale and afaskite.
A larger hosting engine, of e5
horsepower, has just been installed
at the shaft of the Silver Pick, The
work of changing hoists having
been accomplished within a period
of Sc hours and with little inter-
ruption to the work in the shaft.
A powerful pump has also been pre-
vided, to handle the heavier flow
of water encountered as depth is
gained, and this pump has been
installed in new station at a
depth of $50 feet.
The Calyx core drill has been
operating from the 5OO-foot level,
at a point over 400 feet west of
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05
GOLD MOUNTAIN LESSEES ship
HIGH-GRADE FROM CHAMP dor

Five leases are now operating on
what is known as the French COM
pany's property, situated In the
Gold Mountain district, 40 miles
south of Goldfeld and near Tokop.
On all of these leases ore of ship
ping grade has been exposed lii
good quantity and five carloads OF
ore averaging from $40 to $50 per
ton will be shipped in the near fu-
ture. The ore exposed by the
lessees has been yielding assays
of from $50 to $17O per ton and
the metallic content is about three
fourths free gold and the remain
der silver.
The property, consisting of II
claims, was located and owned for
several years by AL. H. Finney end
was purchased from him by the
French Western Exploration coT-
pany and later was acquired by
the present owner, the French lie
Champ dor Mining company, Ldt.
f. Carter Edwards of Goldfield is
the company's resident agent.
In addition to about 200 tons of
shipping ore now ready to be hauled
to the railroad, there is consi-
derable quantity of ore of similar
character exposed in the lease work
ings, nearly all within 35 feet OF
the surface. Development work
has been conducted chiefly by
means of tunnels, one of which has
advanced over 100 feet. Five DIS
tinct veins have been opened en-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05
SULPHUR MINES
WILL BEGIN SHIPPING:

Manager A. w. l.. Dunn has been
assembling force of men, to-
gether with mining equipment. at
the sulphur properties near Cuprite,
owned by the Los Angeles Sulphur
company. Arrangements are now
being made to haul the product the
short distance to the railroad sid
ing and shipping will begin shortly.
under contract providing for
minimum supply of $50 tons monthly
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05

body of considerable magnitude ana
in order to more thoroughly explore
the vein new level will be opened
from the main shaft, far enough
above the deepest level to avoid the
unstable ground penetrated at that
depth. Ore of good grade is now
being sorted for shipment and many
high assays have been obtained.
Lone Star Cons.
The dixie in which a drift is be
ing advanced diagonally. at depth
of 225 feet and from the old Nelli-
gan shaft of the Lone Star, is prov
ing to be of great width on this
level. In workings above, this dixie
was shown to be about 80 feet in
width, but the present work has ad-
vanced over 60 feet and the foot
wall has not yet been exposed. Su-
perintendent Arnold is driving for
rich ore-shoot that produced a con
siderable quantity of high grade
shipping ore in early operations.
Sandstone Kendall Cons.
At depth of $50 feet a drift is
being extended south on the vein
from which early lessees extracted
large quantities of exceedingly rich
ore near the surface. This vein
has never been explored at depth
and the new drift has continued in
quartz of excellent character and
yielding low assays in gold through
out AS the ore-snoots in this vein
are known to rake sharply to the
south it may require another 100 feet
of drifting to reach the ore.
Jumbo Junior Mine
From the drift that has been ex-
tended into Jumbo Junior territory
from the Velvet shaft of the Jumbo
Extension, a cross-cut has been start
this ground. and at some distance
from the hanging wall of the great
vein it is planned to sink winze
to the shale contact. A drift has
been following the hanging wall of
the vein and has shown quartz of
be explored at a depth of 1917 feet
by extending the drift of the Jumbo
Extension, which is in the vein far
below the surface of the shale.
Silver Pick Cons.
The main shaft is down over $50
feet and is nearing the point where
high-grade assays were obtained in
the drill cores. A new 65-hp. cleo
trio hoist has been installed and
powerful pump placed in a station at
a depth of $50 feet The drill is
down over 100 feet, at point
over 400 feet west of the shaft. and
has not yet entered the shale.
Other Properties
The pumping system of the At
lanta and Merger is being changed
the big triplex pump being moved
from the 1350-foot level of the Mer-
ger shaft to the corresponding level
of the Grizzly Bear shaft of the
Consolidated, where it will handle
the water from the deeper levels of
all three mines. With this complet-
ed the working force of the Atlanta
will be doubled. Kewanas main
tains its improvement and many
good assays have been obtained late
ly from the workings at depth of
$40 feet. Cracker Jack continues to
show large quantities of low-grade
ore. Grandma has installed a sur
face plant of large hosting capacity
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05

the property and all have been
found to contain pay ore. The
ore is free-milling and could be
treated at small cost by a reduc-
tion plant on the property. Water
for milling purposes can be develop
ed in sufficient quantity at no
great distance from the mine
With assurance of sufficient
tonnage from this part of the God
Mountain district, it is said that
the l.. ". & T. railroad will .e-
construct the old San Carlos sid
ing, which will save haul of
about six miles. Bonnie Glare is
now the shipping point for ore
from this region. The road to the
railroad has gradual down-hi]l
grade and the product can be
hauled at small expense by motor
trucks or tractors.
East of this property ore of ship
ping grade has been exposed on a
group of claims owned by Mr.. Ed
wards. A lease is now being work
cd on this ground and one ship
mont of good ore has been made.
The lessees who are operating on
the Champ dor property include
Joe Vernon, Jack Harris, Seamans.
Gore and Hardy. With development
work in progress on several pro-
perties in this region, including the
Butte Goldfield and Nevada En-
press there is at present more min
ing activity in the Gold Mountain
district than in several years past.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05

Prospects for the opening of new
producers in the Goldfield district are
brighter than at any time in recent
years. During the usually quiet
summer season development work on
a broad and comprehensive scale
has been started on several proper
ties in the district and a greater
area is now under active develop
ment in the district than for many
months. Several properties that
have been performing dead work
are approaching the point in their
operations where important results
may be confidently expected and the
condition of the producing proper
ties has been materially bettered
during the past month.
With the two recently constructed
flotation plants in operation at full
capacity the production and earnings
of Goldfield mines will be materially
augmented and the way will be
opened for further exploration in
ground of good promise that has
remained idle during recent years
The flotation process has proved en-
tirely successful as means of re-
covering the precious metals from
the ores of the district and will af-
ford ready market for a large ton
mage of refractory ore that has not
been marketable in the past. A sum-
mary of operations of the various
operating companies shows that the
scope of development is wider at
present than at any time in recent
years and that large sums of money
are being expended in this work.
GOldfield Consolidated
The initial 50O-ton unit Of the
Consolidated company's flotation
plant has been operating successful
ly and the second unit of like ca
pacity will be in operation shortly,
bringing the tonnage treated to
minimum of 1000 tons daily Tests
conducted through period of sew
eral months by the 50-ton expert
mental plant demonstrated that re-
covery Of at leas. ''3 ner cent OF the
gold and 80 per cent of the COPPER
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ating costs will be reduced in i'm
portant measure with the new pro-
cess. The mines are said to be in
excellent condition, and the deeper
levels are again being opened on an
extensive scale to prepare for the
continuous extraction of the cop
per-bearing ores found at depth and
which could not be treated to ad-
vantage by the cyanide process. Ore
of everv kind found in the COM
pany's large .,ropsrty and from all
depths will now be treated and an
important factor for economy will
be the removal of the necessity for
selective extraction in supplying the
reduction plant. The company's ex-
plorationI department has number
of engineers in the field. in quest Of
other properties of merit.
Jumbo Extension
Development work in the north
eastern part of the Velvet claim has
lately been attended by most en-
couraging results and it is now ap-
parent that this part of the mine
NAV be relied upon for large pro-
duction of shipping ore, together
with large quantities of ore of mill
ing grade, we'll suited for treatment
bv flotation. The best showing in
this part of the property Is in the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05
HIGH-GRADE MAGNESITE
FOUND NEAR GOLDFIEID

Tests of the magneste from a
deposit located a short time ago
some 25 miles from Goldfeld and
seven miles from a railroad point
indicate that the product is of un-
usually high grade and of a char
acter that is in demand in the
east and on the Pacific coast.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05
HORNSILVER FLOURISHING

Favorable reports continue to
come from the Hornsilver district,
where ore of commercial grade is
exposed at a dozen or more places.
Dunfee has more ore in sight than
any time during the past.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-08-05
JUMBO EXTENSION OUTPUT

1t is estimated that the final
returns will show net output Of
about $4,000 by the Jumbo Ey-
tension mine in July.
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