The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-17
LOUISIANA CON.
IN GOOD SHAPE
COMPANY Is PREPARING TO MA
TERIALLY INCREASE ITS
ORE OUTPUT

A report mas DeeH pTepdTeu III
which is described the property
and operation of the Louisiana Con-
solidated Mining company, which is
controlled by Reno men, who are
we'll known in mining circles of
Nevada. The statement follows:
The property of the company is
situated in Esmeralda county, Ne
vada, about so miles west of Tono-
pah and Goldfield. 1t consists of
three full claims and a fraction, en-
bracing about IS acres. The mine
is a gold and silver producer, with
a record of more than 100000
taken from superficial workings
above the 12O level. A winze has
been sunk 100 feet below this lev
ell and a drift has been extended 65
feet, all the workings being in
ore running from $12 to SIS per
ton.
There is a complete modern 10
stamp mill and cyanide plant in
stalled on the property. The mill
is operated by an oil-burning super
heated team plant, called the Lo-
comobile, imported from Germany
at a cost of $4,000, on account of
its wonderful economy in the gen.
Grafton of power. This plant drives
the heavy units in the mill by di-
rect drive, and also drives a To-
kilowatt electric generator, which
furnishes the current to drive the
motors in the mill and operate the
electric hoist.
The Louisiana company has an
option on the Brownie mine, an ad-
joining property, which has the ex-
tension of the Louisiana veins.
Two veins six feet wide and carry
ing average values of SIS per ton
have been opened up in the
Brownie ground, and a cross-cut
tunnel is now being driven to cut
these veins 115 feet deeper than the
present development. After cutting
the veins a Wine will be sunk
from the tunnel level for 200 feet
and drifts extended north and
south.
While completing the develop
ment work on the two properties,
the capacity of the mill will be in
creased from so to 100 tons per
day. Each property can produce
so tons per day and the joint OPP
Grafton of the two mines by one
company, sending all the ores to
the Louisiana mill, will effect a saw
inc in mining onA rni1lino oNctc
of 50 per ton. The engineers es-
innate that by milling 100 tons
per day from the two properties, IS
per ton will cover the cost of both
mining and milling, and also the
tailings loss. That an actual recov-
cry of go per cent can be made of
the gold and silver has been proved
by prior milling operations. 1t is
estimated that the average value of
the ores from the two mines will
be from So to SO per ton. assuring
a profit of from SO to 81 per ton,
and, as richer ore bodies are fire.
quently encountered. the average
values at times will be considerably
larger.
The requirement of the Brownie
mine, with the resulting increase in
tonnage, is expected to increase the
earnings of the Louisiana company
from the present figure of about
$4,000 per month up to at least
$4,000.
The Louisiana Consolidated Min
ing company has the following di-
rectorate: Walter r.. Trent, presi-
dent. head of the Trent Engineer-
ing company, Reno: T. F. Bonneau,
vice president; Leonard A. Dessar,
secretary and treasurer: II. C. Cut
Ter, for several years field engineer
for Nixon and Wingfeld; Captain A..
D.. Wolvin. director, who resides in
Duluth, Mimi, formerly owned a
controlling interest in the Butte
and Superior, and is n of the sue
cessful mine operators of the Lake
CuDorfor raoior