The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1917-08-11
ACTIVE OPERATIONS At TYPO
Five Trucks and Trailers Steadi-
ly Employed Hauling High
Grade Ore to the Railroad
(By James F.. O'Brien)
Reno. Nevada, August s.

COnSOllQdIeO mluluB OOtlpohJ, oAC
in Reno to-day after their return
from Typo where they inspected the
famous old mine being operated by
their company. They also visited
the Pearl and Zenda mines in Kern
County, California. which have re-
Gently been purchased by the Louisi-
ana Company. Both gentlemen are
highly enthusiastic over late develop
ments at the Typo mine. as well as
over the outlook for their most re-
cent purchases. In the course of an
interview the following important
and interesting news was learned.
Steady shipments are being main
tanned from an ore body on the 300
foot level of the Typo mine which is
now eight feet in width and which
averages 20 per cent lead, so ounces
in silver, and 81 in gold to the ton.
This figures better than SIS per ton
and nets the company a very sub
stantial profit after all expenses have
been deducted.
The ore now being shipped is COM
ing from the Footwall vein, and
from this one opening alone 20 tons
a day of high-grade r is being ia
ken out. AS this vein has not been
stopped at any other point between
the 200 and 400-foot levels, present
indications are that the amount of
shipping ore heretofore counted on
will be doubled.
The main production of the mine
up to this time has come from the
hanging wall side of the andesite
dixie, but a crosscut through this
dixie at the 400-foot level revealed a
four-foot body of r on the foot
wall side which averages $117 to the
ton. A raise was put up on this ore
to the 300-foot level, the ore body
maintaining an average of four feet
for the entire distance. However,
development at the 300 was under
way but a short time until the ore
widened to eight feet with no dimin.
ution in the values.
The Hangingwall vein, as devel'
oped between the 300 and 400-foot
levels, gives about so, 900 tons of ore
having an average value of $50 tt
the ton. The width of the shipping
ore is from three to four feet, witt
| three feet of milling ore alongside
The Footwall vein appears now to b.
richer and larger than that on thu
Hangingwall side. and thus great.
adds to the prospective value of thu
mine.
At the present writing five trucks
with trailers attached, are hauling
out ore, and five nor are beinj
sent from Reno. The Louisian;
Company expects to ship $4,000
worth of ore this month, which will
be increased to 500. 900 in Septem
Der, with the latter production main
tanned for the future.
Arrangements have been completes
for the construction of the electric
power line from Belmont, the pre-
sent terminus of the Nevada-C alifor
mia Power Company's line, to Typo
and a mill will be built to concen
trate the low-grade ores and make
separation of the zinc and lead. Thu
mill is now being designed and will
be built on the site Of the old 70
stamp mill which was erected by for
mer owners
The company will sort the ore a
it is mined. maintaining an average
of 500 per ton for the shipping pro
duet, The balance of the ore will b
concentrated and it is figured tina
the concentrates will run about SIS
per ton. Transportation is the limit
ing feature of the operations and tn
ore must be graded as high as pos
sible to take full advantage of thu
transportation tonnage afforded b,
ten trucks and trailers.
The Louisiana company has &C
quired the property of the Tybt
Lead Company. which adjoins the
main Typo mine, and a shaft will al
once be sunk on this property, which