The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-04-14
PROPERTY
COMES TO FRONT
RESS AND SHOWING SAT-
ISFACTORY

The writer paid his first visit to
the property of the Platino Mines
corporation on Wednesday. AL
though possessed of the idea gener-
ally prevalent here that the PLATING
is a very promising young property,
we were surprised and gratified to
see with our own yes the plain
truth of the matter. The good re-
ports made of the Platino are more
than borne out by an examination of
the workings, although development
has been under way but little more
than a month.
A short drift was first started
where there was a small showing
on the hillside. 1t appeared that the
ore body, which with a few feet of
work appeared to be well defined,
pitched down into the hill at a dip
of about 80 degrees, an incline winze
following down upon the footwall.
This winze has now reached a
depth of 70 feet and has for it's
whole distance followed a body of
ore which in places reaches a thick
ness of four feet, and for consider
able of the distance is two feet. The
entire body of ore opened averages
liz per cent copper. This ore lies
directly on top of the foot wall, the
latter being regular and well defined.
Near the bottom of the Wine the
foot wall appears to alter it's dip
to an angle of 35 or 40 degrees, a
most favorable indication of the per-
manency of the ore body.
From the winze drifts have been
run both ways for short distances at
various depths. At 40 feet a drift
of 10 feet to the south is all in ore,
carrying gold values and a trace of
platinum. At the 5O-foot level a
drift is being run to the north and is
exposing a vein of copper and gold
ore from two to four feet wide. This
drift is being run SO as to connect
with the surface and is expected to
break out in about a week. When
this is accomplished this working
will be utilized for removing ore,
and immediate shipment of one car
iodu VI hlSh SlduS COppcl Will Ne
made. OF this amount Is tons is al
ready piled on the surface, having
been removed in sinking the winze.
h order is in for lumber to build
ore bins. 1t is estimated that the
value of the high grade copper ore
in sight and which can be taken out
and shipped wit hcomparatively lit
flo UrDnn l., -, &c. .A-t - ~--- r.
all work so far lone and all devel-
opment work planned for the next
seven months.
The splendid showing thus far
made takes the Platino out of the
prospective class and places it
among the successful mines.
The property has been developed
under the direction of p. H. Spring.
er, Jr. Among the improvements
planned will be a cable tramway for
taking the ore down the hill. AS
depth is reached a hoist will also
be installed and other equipment
necessary to economical mining. At
present two shifts are working.
Assays in various portions of the
property have been made as follows:
Quartz, in south crosscut runs 81
gold; $3.50 silver; $1.10 copper;
platinum, trace.
Ore in north drift: Platinum,
trace; 3.S per cent copper; 81 gold;
$50 silver.
Samples taken from winZe along
one side from 35 feet and averaging
two to four feet wide, III per
cent copper.
The Platino adjoins the Boss mine
on the side and end lines and the
formation and conditions under
which the Platino is being opened
opened are practically identical with
those found in the Boss in it's
earlier stages, but was not suspected
of being present in the Boss at first.
In the Platino property are found
the same ores which with depth in
the Boss made it a fabulously rich
property. Traces of platinum are
found in all workings, and those who
have watched the development of
the Boss closely are firm in the con-
viction that her sister property, the
Platino, will prove another bonanza
of exactly the same character. -
Goodsprings Gazette.