The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-12-22
REVIEW OF MINING GIVES CAUSE FOR OPTIMISM
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portation rates and the uncertainty of the market for ores it
was decided to discontinue shipping and retain all ore in the
mine for future mass treatment when suitable facilities are
made available here.
Jumbo Extension Company
During the later months of the year a number of leases
were granted on blocks opened by the main workings OF the
Paloverde and Velvet mines. The result has been satisfactory,
in providing an income from royalties ON ore mined by lessees
and which could not have been handled profitably by the COM
pany. Development work in virgin territory was continued by
ner put in effect a project to sink a deep Wine from the 1od1-
foot or bottom level, for the purpose of following down the
the s5 S%@O %n dsd down Un to to the ls' a %SIits C. contact P a This i " Work < has
progressed res sedo at 4 good S%rF rate and an ib has sb rsTealed seams of hish-grade
A new company was formed late in the year to take over
jun "pf Extension ;9 eonRsu has secured an option of purchase
and which, under this option, had been developed to the pro-
sessable,, is called the Jumbo Copper Mountain Mining com
RR "n9y and id a 1n s5GGb F fjyidsGd; s stack. for T fh"T rro hss Ref Ss issued s5ippt TO
a considerable quantity of ore averaging over nine per cent
opening large bodies of excellent concentrating ore, carrying
from three to SIX per cent San e so[pd t. Tests ths arfna being e. made fhid o to
with a view to %equipping the property with a reduction plant.
Reorganized Kewanas
After having explored the main ore-channel to some ex,
s ss@t f ,n 'h nor nOr of the P hoisti in sh sta hsmaH Man peSPef pire 'S a stp p e
work in the iGsS southern ri area tra s drly wing a 'o long e ross IN an south tn
vanced for a long distance in the vein, cutting it diagonalIIy,
and from it a drift was extended south, near the center of the
About the middle of December this drift was connected with
the most %northerly workings of the Jumbo Junior company, af-
fording a much-needed Improvement in ventilation and rem
dering possible the carrying forward of plans to expand in
material degree the scope OF development work by means OF
raises and cross-cuts in the wide ore-bearing zone.
70 The energies Sdsd of 2fo the h e"% Iha re haHe d 6eeH dey baya b Largely G{
" I most Encouraging @ character a" ~ The big lode has been found
to contain nhin, many IA" yS strGn tg seams nmino of good "sab ore; with i'm all IL indications Fdnad ms
exploring the walls and the adjacent contact zones. Large
quantities of excellent flotation ore have been exposed, together
with some ore of good shipping grade.
Great Bend Mine
A steady production has been made from the Great Bend
,hi5a the me output dI ~d, in some mont months fh rftq Fl Fs a substantial astandnd Profit f%n t.
long distance on the main vein, at the 100 and 3OO-foot levels
Three separate ore-shoots We're exposed during the year, the
last having been opened by the m 4 stoPe and having now
60 feet above the 16O-foot Level, on the incline of the vein.
Work on the 3OO-foot level in December reached the old
ton was made with the old lease workings, which produced
some rich ore several years ago.
andstorm-Kendall Cons.
Development work was conducted without interruption
during the year, on levels above the 35O-foot point, and while
ore, no deposits of commercial value were found. Late in the
year a decision was announced to grant leases covering parts
were received, Indicating that the coming year will be a period
of greater activity on the property.
Red Hill Florence
the year on the Red Hill Florence property, chiefly on the
level Good results were obtained in opening deposits of ex-
cellent mill grade ore, while some wide seams of higher
tered on work that is being pushed forward with the object
If e shdn9s o the sTi tie 1ho aj in i t this ground of nr sSessdinR 1Gm rich
tn the r END of the 6! yfsr it APPEARED Hsi"r ax thnt tiS far ho te tIe ndr 5ho aS
south from the main shaft, exploring virgin territory.
Silver Pick Cons.
Early in the year work of the SILVER Pick was con
fined to the 1iOO-foot level of the main shaft, where results OBJ
tanned were. regarded by mining men as highly significant,
indicating the presence of a hitherto unknown O~re-channel
west of the Columbia Mountain fault. In the absence of re-
suits proving up anything of commercial value here, work was
devoted for a time to the northern part of the property, where
a small vein of good ore was exposed i'll extending old lease
workings. Later still the company, resumed work at the 500
foot level of the main shaft. The drift south on this level has
exposed large bodies of low grade quartz, in a vein that is con
sidered highly promising.
GOldfield Merger Mines
During the greater part of the year development work