The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-27
TONOPAH DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN REPORTS

The Tonopah Belmont sent to the
mill 21O1 tons, the Tonopah Mining
ing 5000 tons, the Tonopah Extern
sion $3.50 tons, the Jim Butler, $50
tons, the West End 1143 tons, the
Halifax SIS tons, the Montana 23S
tons the MacNamara 315 tons, and
the Cash Boy 40 tons, making the
total production for the week 10,237
tons the estimated value being
$174,029. This valuation is cal,
culated on the gross milling value
of the ore.
The true extent and Importance
of the development of the Tonopah
Extension can better be realized by
observing the splendid profit of
~S67.3O7.15 for the month of June,
which is the largest in many, many
months. The wonderful and con
1inuous improvement in the mine
is reflected in the rapid and sub
stantial increase in the profits from
month to month.
The material increase in earnings
as due largely to the remarkable
showings on the 16S0-foot level, ill
the Murray and Merger veins, which
have been producing in admirable
way, ever since the cross-cut extend
ed from the bottom of the Victor
shaft intersected these veins on the
lowest level of the mine. Notwith-
standing, the large orebodies that
we're developed and mined or the
levels above, and the substantial
amounts paid in dividends by virtue
of the developments, We feel, at this
time, that j. is not a rash statement
10 say that the Tonopah Extension
never looked better in its history
than it does 10Y and that the big
and strong veins on the 16S0-foot
level, which is the deepest work
ings in the mine, give foundation
for the belief that they extend to
much greater depth, and will fur
nish vast tonnages of ore with which
to pay dividends for years to come.
The report for the present week
shows that the Slopes on the Merger
veins are breaking against a face
of ore s feet and 16 feet respective
". These same widths have been
maintained for quite a while, so ia
turally, they have contributed large
ly to the tonnage that has been mill
ed for the past few months.
The sinking of the shaft is MAX
ing excellent progress, as it is be-
ing put down to the 1S50-foot level.
TOnOpah Mining Co.
The profits for June amounted to
s34,46O, which resulted from the
treatment of 1880 tons of ore,
which was handled by the Belmont
mill at Tonopah, and the company's
mill at Millers.
Very satisfactory progress Vas
made in the various workings, the
total advance amounting to s. feet,
which is divided among the three
sections of the mine, as follows:
Silver Top. SO feet ~Sandgrass, 80
feet. All work in the Mizpah terri
tory has been discontinued for the
present, but at some later date de-
un1nnn,nnf rnrIy UilI no oan,,
for mining purposes.
On the 200-foot level a north
Cross-cut will soon be started from
the fOotwall drift under the Mizpah
vein, and raises will be put up from
this crOss-cut in order to open up
the old pillars overhead in this vein.
These old pillars, which were the re-
suit of stopping operations close to
the surface some years ago, will pro-
duce a considerable quantity of ore
for the mill.
At the present time they are acces-
drift, but the management has de-
cided to run these raises in order
that the cost of mining might be
materially reduced.
At the Silver Top, on the 140-
foot level stopping operations on the
Vertical vein, west of the shaft con-
tinues to make good progress
against 2 feet of very god mill ore.
The conditions in this stOpe are al
most Identical with those disclosed
last week when the report was
made. No development whatever is
being done ON the 240-foOt level,
but on the 340-foot level, west of
the shaft, a good quantity of ore is
being broken from the hanging wall
Of the filled stope and shipped to
the mill, as the stope proceeds
against a face of ore 3 or 4 feet
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