The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-06-22
BLACK BUTTE AND OUIzABA
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properties in which the new man
agement is interested, namely the
Great Bend and Jumbo Extension
ground. The latter property joins
the Black Butte on the west and
the Great Bend, in turn, lies just
west of the Jumbo Extension hold
ings. All these properties lie along
the main vein system of the section
and cover practically a mile of
the vein.
1.-The Great Bend is in active
operation and is producing; the
Daisy, lying alongside of the Jumbo
Extension and between the Black
Butte and Great Bend, made a con
siderable output before it suspended
work, and the Black Butte produc-
ed heavily from the Quartzite lode,
until the ore was lost by faulting.
Perhaps the most valuable as
set of the Diamondfield Black
Butte Reorganized Mining company
is it's majority holdings of the ORR
zaba Mining & Development COM
pany, owning a silver mine of that
/. name. The property has been ex-
amined by various prominent min
ing engineers, who pronounce it
one of the most valuable silver
prospects in the state. Such ex-
pert opinion is not necessary, how
ever, as the mine has made a rec
ord which speaks for itself, having
produced over $4,000 worth of
ore above the S5-foot level, which
il a very unusual performance, es-
pecially as the bullion was sold at
an average of about 70 cents per
ounce, whereas it is now 81 per
ounce. This was all high-grade
shipping ore.
Large quantities of good grade
mill ore remain in the mine and
on the dumps, awaiting local treat
ment. A mill should be erected as
soon as possible, right at the mine,
and as further sinking and lateral
work is necessary to develop more
available shipping ore before the
property can expect a revenue, the
matter of finances must be given
immediate attention. A PROPOSE
ton for financing the Orizaba Min
ing & Development company is now
under consideration.
"Of the outstanding stock OF
$4,000 shares of the 1000, 600
capitalization, the Diamondfleld
Black Butte Reorganized Mining
company owned $4,000 shares. 1t
has recently enlarged its holdings
by 10000 shares, giving it DID,
900 shares put of the $4,000
shares outstanding.
THE directors and officials of
the Diamondfield Black Butte Re-
organized Mining company were
practically the same as those of the
Orizaba Mining & Development
company, and when they resigned
from the former. they resigned from
tie OriZaba Mining & Development
company also. The new OFFICERS
and directors of the Orizaba Min
ing & Development company are:
Charles S. Sprague, president; p.
V. Rovnianek, vice-president; Ben
Gill, treasurer; Harry B.. Ruhl,
secretary; J. X. Turner, director
and consulting engineer"
The Orizaba mine has been one
OF the best known silver properties
in Nevada and was first worked a
number of years ago. During the
period when it was owned by the
Tonopah Banking Corporation the
mine is said to have produced about
$4,000. P. v. Rovianek secured a
bond and lease On the mine and
later the Orizaba Mining & Develop
ment company was organized to
work the property. Subsequently,
under a bond and lease arrange
ment, the mine was worked by the
General Mines company, headed by
William Moffatt and Herbert
Humphrey of Reno. After Row
nianek started work the mine pro-
duced shipping ore to the value of
about $4,000.
During the period of production
the silver was marketed at an aver
age price of about 60 cents an
ounce and the sampler returns show
that the content of the ore ranged
from 80 to 145 ounces silver, with
an average of about 65 ounces per
ton of ore.
Water proved an obstacle to