The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-03

bodies of high-grade ore mat VIII
stand the high cost of shipping to
distant shelters, yet there is a on
mage many times greater OF nigh
grade mill ore that will be very
profitable when treated in a local
plant.
II is believed that Innings wants
in this respect will be o o supplied
as it is the plan of the manage
nent of the Pilot Copper company
to erect a large reduction plant as
soon as possible. Extensive tests
have been made to determine the
best process, and Manager w. b.
Andrew is now in New York in
connection with this and other COM
pany matters.
DIR. Alderson's report shows that
the Pilot has 29S,10O tons
of positive ore blocked out ON
four sides, which a total of ia
assays shows will average 2.5l per
cent copper, and he gives sound
reasons for adding his belief thai
the amount of ore. which may be
developed will exceed many times
the amount now exposed
The company figures that this
ore will return a net profit of $7.7S
per ton at the price recently fixed
by the government for copper, but
it would be materially more at the
prices prevailing for the past year.
In the meantime the Pilot COM
pany continues to ship high-grade
regularly-taking out 25 tons a
day. They are putting on more
men and will increase shipments to
40 or so tons daily as oon as men
and teams can be secured.
At the Congress mine, where
operations are being supervised by
the management of the Pilot COM
pany, work is progressing satisfac-
torily and the newer workings are
looking especially good. The Never
sweat claim of the Congress adjoins
the Wall Street mine and shows
much high-grade ore.
At the st. Patrick mine of tn,
Kirchen Mines Corporation the main
working tunnel is being advanced
as rapidly as possible. The ore
extracted in this development is
shipped direct without sorting. The
htgh-grade ore-shoot recently en-
c0untered in the west drift in this
tunnel continues to open up in
satisfactory manner, both as to sizdN
and grade, and the management is
highly pleased with this new de-
velopment.
In the slopes on the two upper
levels regular production is being
maintained, with the 100 stope
showing a somewhat higher grade
of ore.
Reports received at the main
office of the Wedge Copper com
pany from the superintendent show
that contractors on No. 2 tunnel
are progressing rapidly and have
reached the 4O0-foot mark. While
the company has a number of par
! allel veins on the property, develop
ment has been confined to what Is
termed the Middle vein.
This vein is IT feet wide and
crops for 5000 feet and appar-
emily ends in the Calavada ground
to the east where, at a depth OF
1000 feet. ore of sensational copper
values has been found.
The Wedge company began de-
velopments by driving a cross-cut
tunnel 70 feet long to intersect the
Middle vein, then turned and drift.
ed both east and west on the vein.
For 1900 feet the orebody has been
continuous, with values ranging
from 2 to 16 per cen copper. The
company then went down the noun
S"'b oho otoA tSo tuhlCl 4No. :, WHICH
also cross-cuts the formation and
reaches the Middle vein 200 feet
deeper than the No. l tunnel.
A shoot of ore in No. ! tunnel.
on which the company is sinking a
winze. Is known to be 1856 feet long
and it is believed that it will aver
age better than II per cent copper
The significance of the orebody in
the Wedge to the entire district lies
in the fact that the Wedge ores are
Urinary sulphides.
The orebodies in the bottom of
the Wedge workings are lower in
depth than any in the district and
other operators feel confident that
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