Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-30

enterprise on Sa -ramento FIN. Leach
, Ing. milling, flStStioR snd direct smelt-
I ing ores viii be going from this min
Z ing rock with content as low rs .0S
per cent copper being treated through
heap teaching A considerable ton
mage OF the ore viii grade better than
per cent and find direct shipping
TO Douglas. Copper Queen production
viii begin to feel the impetus OF this
new ore. probably during the first
half of next year. although the con
centrator to handle the bulk Of the
Hill tonnage will not be in operation
before 1913. construction not yet being
started In the underground develop
ment- division she biggest piece 80 -
work the Copper Queen has planned
is deepening OF the old CochiSe shaft
and cutting up OF the country &C
Quired with purchase of the Warren
company holdings. In this area there
is conceded to be a big mine.
Big Work Is Ahead
Calumet & Arizona in the Warren
district has its Campbell shaft in
preparation for extensive work. In
this new piece Of work they have been
raising and will shortly commence
sinking. Il will provide a main out
let and arteryway into. the Saginaw
America country, where drilling has
demonstrated large possibilities in
ore. Il is merely matter of getting
around 10 its development and eN-
traction. On the other side of the
district. TO the south and east. {. q
h,e ,sha, farrsrnrx- - S,1a,Sf|
promise which il may be able TO reach
into next year. In the same locality
Wolverine-Arizona has recently en-
tered 8 per cent ore. corresponding
with the high grade developed in the
Copper Queens White Tail Deer area,
and is by way of making an Important
mine. The old Higgins mine area
on the west side Of the district is also
coming into much better light. II has
been shipping high grade for three
years from near the surface work.
At depth of 400 feet il is now indicat-
ed that they are coming under the
same ore ana viii be able To block out
sufficient tonnage to establish the
property on a commercial basis.
Denn-Arizona of course leads in inter
est in the new Independent develop
ment. From development they are
shipping regularly. and in November
made 1880 pounds of copper. A car
OF ore goes TO smelter every other
day. All conditions attendant on the
Development proceeding on three lev
els. are pronounced satisfactory.
On the DEM property erection OF
the new Saattuck 40e-ton mill for
treating lead silver ores Of Shattuck
Is going ahead well. This mill should
be in commission May /. Shattuck
has n million tons OF ore TO put
through it which will yield profit OF
81 the ton over all costs. Copper
Queen has two million tons OF ore OF
the same character and grade which
it will treat later.
Pay District Has Good Year
In the Ray district the Ray Con-
soliiated has had year OF smooth
and efficient operation IN spite OF dis
turbances elsewhere in the state. In
mine and mill there has been attain
ment OF a large amount OF gain in
results. through fulfillment OF the ex-
pectatiOns based upon improvements
planned and installed at earlier times.
These gains are increasing as time
passes. Unless a reduction in metal
price should compel the cessation OF
mining OF surface ores by leasers. Ray
win show continued increase in pro-
duction next year. Something over half
a million pounds Of copper the month
has been derived by Ray from the
work Of its leasers scattered over the
surface of the property. incidentally
they have in some instances pointed
the way through their work TO posi-
BILE important ore bodies. Ray Her
oules is an important new producer
in prospect for the first half Of next
year in the district. Delay in erection
of the mill OF this company will pre-