Arizona republican., 1917-10-21
NEW STRIKES NEAR MAYER


 MAYER, Ariz. Oct 1S-New strikes in the copper mines around Mayer are almost d daily occurrence. l The Arizona Binghamton company 1 is developing several levels in a very ] promising mine east of Mayer miles and the latest news brought to camp i this week is the strike of 40 feet of ore on the 500-foot level in an up- raise from the 600-foot level. This new strike again proves the depth of the ore bodies in the Yayapai schist. | Of the 40 feet of ore, 9 feet will average per cent copper and E feet | will run 3 per cent. In new work on the 600-foot level, the extension of the new strike is expected to be en- countered at any shot. There is prac. ! locally no doubt but that the big ore body will be found to be in place on the G00foot level for the vein has grown stronger and better grade at every level. There is ore on every level from the 100 to the 800 which will give a much larger tonnage than is being broken at the present time for the flotation mill.
 The next strike of importance in | the coppels has been announced by Mine Superintendent Ferguson. at tb. i Copper Queen mine adjoining the | Binghamton. In drift running south from the shaft gray copper ore | was encountered unexpectedly which will run about 13 per cent copper. The drift is to be continued another 100 feet at which point the ore shoot was expected. At this point, cross cut will be run east which should open up the best poi ton of the mine as indicated by the surface outcrop. 1 one' of the best properties in the Mayer district. The further devel- opment of the lowest levels where the new strike has just been made IS expected to open up hodies uf 1 higher grade which will again prove the perrna nency of the ore veins in the schist
 At the Rutternut mine, owned by the Big Ledge company. drifting is |. progress at the 42o-foot level on the | rich vein which was crosscut IS feet near the shaft. The ore at this point ran between 8 and 10 per cent COD per. The drift is being Iun to deter mine the length of the shoot. How Wide 1t Is has not been determined with the crosscut. On the 300-foot level, the same ore body is AS feet Wide so it is expected that when the crosscut IS run across, at the lowest level, there will be revealed one of the biggest ore bodies in the county l The officers of the company are ex- pected to arrive from Duluth in :, few days, when work will De resumed 1 at both mics and the construction of the shelter. ', The Consolidated Arizona company IS not saying much about the devel- opment work at the Blue Bell mine
 but locally. there is considerable to be heard of what may be expecte6
 in the drift that will soon be started
 northward from the 1,200-foot leve
 which is 200 feet deeper than tn,
 main workings on the 1000-foot level
 The fact that punches of chalcocit,
 copper have been coming in at th.
 l,00o-foot workings would indicate ;
 higher grade of ore when the or,
 bodies are opened into POO feet deeper
 The ore bins at the Blue Bell sidin,
 are being enlarged for holding a re
 serve of 1,5O0 to 1000 tons. At tn
 present time. both the Blue Bell all, the DeSoto mines could furnish
 mufh larger tonnage than can b. handled at the company's smelter a Humboldt. Nothing could be of nor importance to this section than tn opening up of big body of ore a the 1,200foot level in the Blue Bel for it is the deepest shaft in this dis trict. Should there be developed large percentage of copper glanc with the chalcopyrite, it would b considered a most remarkable discov cry The copper mines that are pro ducing in this district so far, ar considered large low grade proposi tions with an average of to pc cent copper but in the Binghamto Copper Queen and Blue Bell, tn character of the ore is changing. ther being enough copper glance and gra copper mixed in with the chalcopyrit to indicate that greater depth wi undoubtedly bring in great dea more of this higher grade. In tn Butternut mine, the grade of chalco pyrite at the shallow depth of 4a feet. is very high across a big fac which would indicate that there wi
 be found in this district bodies C this class of ore, the chalcopyrit that will run into a shipping grad
 entirely.
 Mine owners who have propertie In the vicinity of these producin
 mines, and they are many are sittin
 tight knowing that it is only ques
 tion of little time before big capit;
 will enter the district There al
 many properties adjoining these bi