Bisbee daily review., 1917-06-17
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the Copper Lode Mines company, To- cated in the Cherry Creek district be- tween Jerome and Mayer. has been overhauled and renovated preparatory to resumption of operations on the gold-bearing ores exposed in the up- inson, managing director and consult ing engineer for the company. will ar rive here from Chicago in a few days to superintend the initial run on ore and to lay out plans for the develop ment of the copper ore bodies exposed in the bottom of the shaft-a depth of $40 feet The gold ore has a general average value of s20 per ton and the copper ore a general average content of 6 per cent per ton. For the past six weeks work has for the most part been confined to freeing the mine from water
 Development of the estate of the Ari- zona Copper Queen Mining company, located between Mayer and Cortes- corporation distinct from the Copper Queen Mining company. adjoining the Binghamton mine is being prosecut- ed under contract and by leasers. The latter have set up a plant of machn- cry at the collar of an old shaft and are taking out Is per cent copper ore. A shipment will be made to the smell ter at Mayer early in July. The main shaft has a depth of TO feet and is being sunk to the 500-foot point by three shifts of miners. The prop erty shows a wide area of mineraliza- tion and is one of the most promising to the south of Jerome. Kansas City capital is behind the venture.
 Big Reef Will Ship Soon.
 Another shift of miners win be add ed to the working force at the prop erty of the Big Reef Copper company before the close of the current month. The new men will, however. be em- ployed at points on the estate other than the main shaft The latter is in ore that carries considerable chalco- pyrite. Mineral conditions continue to improve as depth is gained. At sur face and nominal depth the Big Reef property shows pay" silicious ore throughout and extended area. With the increased capacity of the smelter at Mayer. brought about through the installation of a 500-ton blast furnace, there is a demand for the silicous ores on the nearby Big Reef estate, which Managing Director Dell Higgins will supply by surface prospecting the acreage.
 After short suspension of opera tions, due to defective fues in the boiler. the big plant Of machines at the Lone Pine mine of the Loma Yer de Copper company is again in com mission. Approximately 500 tons of high grade copper ore is piled on dump for shipment. and now the mine plant Is once more on the job further high grade tonnage will be added to the pile as development work pro- sresses. The first job at hand. how ever, is that of freeing the shaft of water. While this work is under way a crew of miners will find employment
 
 in prospecting the long tunnel driven by former operators of the property This tunnel has yielded a considerable tonnage of high grade copper ore and there yet remains therein a consider able tonnage of similar grade
 The new ball mill at the Bingham ton mine went into commission a few days ago and is proving a most efici- ent agent in increasing the output Of the reduction plant. Prior to it's fn- stallation the mill was turning out an average of 25 tons of copper concen- trates daily. The output is now around 50 tons per day. Mine Super intendent Chaney is stopping ore at seven points and is sending a product to mill that samples an average of 6 per cent copper at the heads With the increase in milling capacity the will probably turn out in excess of 100000 pounds of copper matte this month as against a tride less than 3O0.oO pounds for May.