The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-08-18
AROUND THE MINES

Eight million pounds OF copper was
reported sold on August 8 for foreign
account around 26 to 261a cents.
At the Michigan Utah, at Alta, new
development work is showing results
Ore Is appearing in number OF new
places.
Dome mines July tonnage was 49,
$50 tons, valued at $lS1 900, an over
age OF $474 ton. Total operating
cost 1851 a ton.
Assays just made from some ore re-
Gently taken from an incline in the
Arrowhead property in Iron county,
Utah, gave returns of % per cent lead.
A steady shipment of eighty tons
daily from the Triangle lease at Alta,
Utah, is being maintained. At pres
ent there are twenty-five cars side
tracked at the sampler awaiting their
turn.
Inspiration set up new record in
July with production of 100000
pounds OF copper, an increase of $780,
900 pounds over best previous month.
AT the July rate Inspiration is produc-
ing at the rate OF 135,00O,000 pounds
annually
What is apparently developing into
an important ore body is a strike
made recently in the territory being
operated by the Triangle Leasing
company at the Michigan Utah Con
solidated property in the Little Cot
| tonwood district.
A five-drill compressor has been
shipped to the Rico-Argentine Mining
company's property, located at Rico,
| Colo Under the contract with the ma
| chinery company, 1t Is to be installed
at the property and in working condi-
ton by August 20.
After a great deal of trouble with
their new hosting engine which was
shipped out from Salt Lake about
| half made, the Gold Queen of Beaver
county, Utah, finally got things in mo-
ton last week and sinking was begun
from the bottom of the sixty-ive-foOt
shaft.
For the purpose OF operating prop
erty located in the Blue Wing Mining
district of Lemhi county, Idaho, con-
sisting of six claims, on which a bond
and lease has been taken, the Big
Creek Copper & Silver Mining com
pany has been organized by Salt Lake
mining men.
Reports became stronger than ever
last week that the Walker Mining
property In Plumas county, Cal, will
eventually be taken over by the Inter.
in other words, the Anaconda Copper
company, the leading copper mining
company of the world.
Returns OF $4,211.79 have been re.
ceived for one carload of copper-silver
ore from the Pacific property in the
American Fork mining district, two
additional carloads of the same grade
are in transit and the prospects OF
regular shipments from the property
are said to be exceptionally good.
A brother Of James Crooks of Eu
reka, Utah, who is mining in the
Philippines, has sent Mr.. Crooks some
samples of copper ore from his
claims. Specimens were brought to
Provo by Attorney Jacob Evans, who
was In Eureka last week. They are
very rich in native copper. Mr.
Crooks writes that there are large
veins of the ore.
From Phoebe, Nevada, comes the
news that the new 2,O00-ton mill just
completed at Bullionville has started
actual treatment OF ores on a CONNER
cial basis, and recoveries of high
grade concentrates are the result. Re
coveries of Is to 95 per cent are ex
pected of the old Bullionville tail
ings. These are estimated at 100, 00(
tons valued at about $40 ton.
Arrangements are being made t.
start up work at the Beaver Range
Mines company property in the neal
future. The group is located ten mile!
southeast from Black Rock station OF
the Salt Lake Route. 1t has 1900 fee
of workings, with lead ore in thu
north end and copper in the south.
Marketed production of salt in 1911
in the United States, including Hawai-
and Porto Rico. according to w c
Phalen of the United States geological
survey. was 1921 ,4S6 barrels, or 5.
352, 400 short tons. valued at $11,747
CSC. an increase of 3,426,S13 barrel!
or 479,75S short tons in quantity ant
of 81, $50. 269 in value as compared
with 1914.
The tungsten production of thu
United States during the first sil
months of 1916 exceeded the produc
ton of this or any other country il
any previous twelve months, Prices
were even more phenomenal than pro
duction and reached more than tel
times their ordinary level The outpu
was equivalent to about 3,290 shor
tons of concentrates carrying so PEE
cent tungsten trioxide valued a
S9,ll3,000
Transactions on the Salt Lake min
ing exchange the passed week show Al
increase of about $4,000 compares
! with the previous six days, or in rount