Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-03-12
RICH VANADIUN
ORE FOUND At
END OF TUNNEL

Driving two hundred ard sixty-one
feet into the hillside az depth Of sixty
feet below tie original tunnel and
making an upraise of nine feet, the
force of men engaged in opening up
the ore bodies of the United States
Varadium Development company, near
Kelvin. on Saturday connected with
the Wine from the upper tunnel and
are now working in high grade ore.
This is the report received yesterday
By DR.. E. Payne Palmer, president of
the company, from his superintendent,
who also announces that the work Of
prosecuting and drifting VIII now be
pushed .rously, while at the same
time another VINE VIII be sunk from
the lower tunnel as FAR as it is pos
sible 20 work by hand or until it is
evident that further sinking is iplprac-
ticable,
The completion Of the lower tunnel
and connecting up with the w-inze
from the upper working. mas been
awaited with much interest by those
closely identified with the work as it
las been felt all along that this would
reveal the real worth OF lnat particular
portion OF the property. That the tun-
nelling took the men into the highest
grade orc yet encountered was es
pecially gratifying as il serves 10 dem
onstrate that the faith of the officers
and stockholders in the value Of the
deposit has not been misplaced.
Engineer G. J. Price is row in Colo
RADIO investigating the matter of milling
to the end that before type of mill is
definitely determined upon, the very
latest methods and equipment VIII
have been thoroughly looked into After
leaving Colorado. Mr.. Price viii also
visit Pittsburg and Philadelphia. II is
believed that an efficient 10G-ton mill
an be erected at Q much less cost
than it was al first planned to expend.
In fact milling OF vanadium ore has
been found TO be less complicated thar
as originally carried out. The proposed
mill has already been amply financed
and it is bel eyed that the next sixty
or rinety days viii see the plant COM
p'etely installed and in operation.
Coincident 10 the construction of the
proposed mill, attention will be given
20 providing power for the operation
Of one or perhaps two other mills OF
different type. This is occasioned
because of the determination OF the
company to further explore and dovel-
% asbestos and lead deposits which
abound in large quantities and whicIr
may be worked Jointly while the de-
velopment and working Of the vana-
dunn deposits is being carried on. Much
Of THIS preliminary work has already
been dOre and the vanadium promot-
ers announce that even without the
presence Of vanadium in such guam
titles as actually do exist. the proper
ties would be valuable for their
asbestos and lead deposits
Despite runors to the contrary, no
difficulty viii be experienced in the
matter of marketing the vanadium
corcentra les, or vanadium itself should
the company decide to go to the extent
of installing reduction plant. The
marketing problem has been one easy
of solution for no sooner had the word
gone abroad that vanadium was being
developed in Arizona than inquiries
began coming in from various sections
of the country. AS the United States
Vanadium DEVELOPMENT company an
Goubtedly holds the largest vanadium
deposits in the United States, and is
soon to be better equipped to produce