Arizona republican., 1918-09-05
KAY COPPER COMPANY
 MAKES B|C STRIKE.
(By F. w. Bower)


 MAYER September 3.-Undoubtedly the most important strike in copper ore this summer, is that of the Kay Copper company, at Canon about 25 miles south of Mayer, at the south end of the Jerome to Phoenix mineralized belt Ever since George w. Long took over the property a few weeks ago. and started the old shaft to the 500-ft. level, there has been much speculation on the part of those who Know the his tory of this mine. as to what would be encountered when more depth was reached and the ore zone crosscut
 For eight years, $. J. Tribolet, of Phoenix has been spending his surplus m the development of the Kay mine A shaft was sunk by him $50 feet which followed strong vein of copper ore from the surface. Every fifty feet, a station was cut and ore was mined and shipped, total of 42 carloads having been taken out which ran from 10 Co l6 per cent copper and some gold and silver. Tribolet spent S70 900 of his own money in this development work.
 Last spring, George w. Long, of oatman fame, examined the Kay mine and shipped a carload of 42 tons of ore selected carefully to represent the average of the mine. The returns of the carload showed 1862 per cent copper. The deal that was finally made be- tween Tribolet, the principal owner. and Long and associates, calls for the expenditure of a large sum of money and the work that has been done so far lnder the new management would in dlcate that mining methods of the very best kind will be employed The old shait has been retimbered where rec cSSary and sunk to the 500-ft. level in record time. A drift was started south as soon as the station was cut and 70 feet from the shaft, the ore body was encountered. which was 30 feet nearer the shaft than Tribolet figured. The last reports from the drift face are that F feet of ore have been encouns- cred. feet in the face of the drift and
 feet by a machine drill hole into the foot wall on the east side of the drift. The broken ore from the last shot av- eraged 1S.4 copper, 1.35 ounces silver and $l.4O in gold. The drillings from me lift hole on the foot wall, aver aged l9.5 copper 1.75 ounces in silver and Sl.S0 in gold. Just how wide the vein will be at this level is a question but Judging by the uniform increase in width of the vein from the surface to the 350-ft level where it was 30 feet wide, it will in all probability be 30 to 40 feet in width on the 500-ft level ind lt IS expected the grade of ore will Rep up as 1t has on all of the levels aooNe. The drift is to be continued a httle farther when crosscut will be run east to determine the width of the ore body. Surface indications show the mineralized zone to be about 300 feet In width and about 5000 feet long. The length of the zone has been determined nN several shafts and pits along the strike, the deepest shaft being 1SO feet deep. north of, the main shaft 2,500 feet In this shaft, 12 feet of , per cent cop per ore was crosscut at the 30-ft level
 The successful development of the Kay mine means a great deal to the southern portion of the Black Canyon district There are several other excel lent properties in the same vicinity and the grade of ore seems to be higher than in some of the other districts ot the belt. The Kay property is in ex- cellent hands for big development George Long has a big success in the united Eastern mine, at Oatman ant ne states that he took over the Kay mine after he had travelled 30 900 mile. ny auto to find another smine He hl: arranged to commence shipping or. right away to the Humboldt smeltel from the new workings in the Kay.
 The Mayer district has two manga nese mines which are producing. !o cated at the forks of the Agua Fri; flNer and Ash creek, about 12 milet southeast of Mayer. The mines arr owned by Bunker & Burmeister O Mayer, one property being worked b, the owners and the other under leas 10 Ben Sherwin, of this place. A con tract has been signed with the Wester Ore Purchasing company, of Reno, Ne 'ada- to ship l5 tons per day from tn two mines. The grade of the ore i high as shown by several carloads al ready shipped.
 Two years of very successful oper aton of the oil Notation mill at tn Arizona Binghamton mine were close the 24th of last month. The mill wa started August "A, 1916 and it has mad a record for tonnage and percentage c extraction. The first month a savin