Weekly journal-miner., 1918-10-16
ORE RESERVES IN KAY MINE
 ARE LARGE
BLACK CANYON TO HAVE A LARGE RED METAL PRODUCER; SHOWING AT THE LITTLE EGYPT IS VERY PROMISING.
By F. w. Bower

! mines over m Jerome will have a
 hard time to hold up their record for
 reserves of high grade copper as well
 as milling ore, if the Kay mine con- ] tinues to develop in the next few
 weeks as much ore as it has the past
 thirty days. The Kay mine is locat-
 ed in the south portion of Black Can
 yon about twenty-five miles south of
 Mayer. A month ago, an old shaft
 had been continued to the 500-foot
 level and drifting commenced to the
 south About 70 feet from the shaft.
 an ore shoot was encountered F
 feet wide that ran around IS per
 cent copper and $500 in gold and sil-
 yer. The drift was continued south .and a crosscut started eastward which
 would be under the Agua Fria river.
 The writer. last week accepted an
 dent of the company to visit the mine.
 There is no question about the ore
 being there It is in every drift and
 crosscut on the 500-foot level, is in
 the face of the main drift and in the face of the crosscut, which had reach
 ed 75 feet south from the main drift
 and the entire crosscut for the 75
 feet is in ore that will run from one and one half to five per cent copper
 and about three dollars in gold and
 silver. The crosscut is to be contin- ued eastward to the footwall which is at least 300 feet from the main drift. Surface work on the cast bank of the river shows a strong outcrop of copper which would indicate that he ore zone will be found to extend clear across to the east bank which would give about 300 feet of milling orc, should the values continue in the crosscut.
 The drift is to be continued south- i ward to the end of the property and T drift is also to be run northward to tap known ore bodies In a shaft lSU feet deep which is 2.0O0 feet north of the main shaft, Tense of ore F feet wide has been cut through which will average per cent copper.
 s. I. Tribolet, who is the man who put his own money into the old work ings, declares that the present drift on the 500-foot level has not yet found the "Tribolet" orc body which was 30 feet wide at the 350-foot level. \ crosscut has been started to the west of the main drift to satisfy Tribolet and there is strong reason to expect that his theory is correct.
 As it stands today, the Kay mine has surprisingly large amount of both shipping and milling ore de- veloped. The ore is a chalcopyrite copper with some tetrahedrite, which will make an ideal oil Notation propo- sition.
 George Long, the president of the company, is at present in New York City comforting with the other of ficials of the company. Quite elabor- ate plans arc contemplated by the company in the way of mine develop ment and mill construction. ..
 The town of Mayer is to have another payroll. Right in sight of the Big Ledge smelter short walk from the postoffice, the Little Egypt property is being brought to life again by Wm. A. Davidson, of Pres colt, and associates. The mine was owned by Dr. Chas s. Vivian, of Vim. Belford. of Mayer, and others. A steam hoist equip ment has been purchased and in stalled at an old shaft at the south end of the property which is to be sunk 600 feet deep. The property las an unusually strong copper out crop for several claims in length. Un- expected high grade ore has been un- covered along the strike north of the shaft from which shipments of orc are to be made right away to the shelter at Humboldt The property ias a number of advantages such as 1earness to the Big Ledge shelter, which some day may be in operation, Inc short distance to town, making { necessary to provide camp facili- ies and the apparent high grade ship ping orc at the surface. The mine de- -elopment work is in charge of A. l.. of Jerome.
 At the Arizona Binghamton mine, ,vcrything is running along fine. The irst six days of the present month l showed an output of over 6l,0O0 pounds of copper which is better than 0,000 pounds per day. A larger ton lage is being made with little bet CT grade. Important news may be ooked for after the meeting on the l ,3rd when the question of new ], lcep shaft, cnlarging the mill and other important matters will be set led
 The taking over of the Swastika sil- : CT mine bv the Consolidated Arizona Company is considered im- ,ortant to this district for it will be he first time in recent years that i liver property of such size and pros q ,cctivc value will be thoroughly de- . -elopcd The old mine has a great :: ecord as a producer of high grade f hipping ore under the management r f r. w. Giroux. who has had lease f n it for some time. A good many if arloads or ore have gone out that I, veraged around 200 10 300 ounces of 2 liver to the ton. The mine has large escrvcs Of milling grade ore which yill pay well when treated near the nine. like the Humboldt shelter The uture development of the property r