The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-07-19
BELMONT MAKES BIG
BULLION SHIPMENT

Dull1On maze from the mlIl OI the
Tonopah Belmont Development COM
pany for some time past, went for
ward to the smelters on Monday
last. The SO bars shipped weighed
1O3,353 ounces, and the bullion,
based on the prevailing prices paid
by the shelter 70, the silver con-
tent contained in the bars, IS esti-
mated to be worth 1928, 191.25.
At the same time, the concen-
trates derived from the mill run of
the past month amounted to So
tons, and it is calculated hat this
product has a valuation of S29,5O0
under present conditions in the
silver market.
Together the bullion and con-
centrates are estimated to have a
value of $15S,S91.25, indicating a
great increase In the values of the
ores put through the mill in June,
as compared with the previous sew
eral months, as there was not any
great difference in the amount of
ore treated, the Tonopah Mining
company's quota remaining at about
1850 tons per week and the Butler
having only a small percentage of
the total tons treated weekly.
With the mine in splendid physi-
cal shape, handicapped only by a
shortage Of competent machine men
to operate drills at all the various
workings that are scheduled for
development under the plans of the
company's engineers. and the MI:
running splendidly and maintaining
it's high rate of extraction from the
ores treated, the Belmont continues
to hold it's leadership among the
producers of gold and silver of the
United States, and there is every
prospect, since the opening up of
newer ore bodies in recent months,
that the Belmont mine will MAIN
tain it's present splendid position.
On account of the lack of skilled
machine drill operators as well as
by reason of the interruption caused
by the Fourth of July holidays,
during which period the mine was
closed down for two days, not so
much work was undertaken or con-
tinued as in previous weeks. How
ever, the more important workings
were continued, as shown by the
detailed report which follows, ana
fairly satisfactory progress was reg
istered in the different headings.
On the 70O-foot level from the
Belmont shaft, the only change
which has been shown in the prog
ress of intermediate east drift No. !,
going out from the 700 stope on
the south vein, was in a decrease
in width, the vein at the end of the
past week disclosing a 3-foot width
in comparison with the 4-foot width
of ore on which it was started. The
ore broken in the development work
and the product taken from the drift
has been of fair grade throughout.
1t was not possible to carry on
any work, either of a development
or a prospecting nature, on the 900
foot level, on account of the short
age of men with whom to man the
drills; consequently all work on
this level has been suspended tenn
porarily until the situation is re-
lieved and the company is able to
carry on it's plans for opening up
the ground at this depth.
On the 1O00-foot level, success
was attained in north crosscut 1O,-
04S, which is going out from east
drift 10,O02 to prospect for a seq
ment of the south vein, finally in
tersected the ore body and dis
closed a width of 8 feet of ore of
good grade. Operations were dis
continued in the crosscut after it
had passed through the vein and
sufficient space had been provided
for the running of a drift, and the
ldttcI NOIh was AIilCuldtCly uluCI-
taken. The drift which is going
out to the west, and has been
designated No. 10,050, is now fol-
lowing the south vein, and on it's
course up to the present time has
shown a persistent continuation of
the 3-foot width or good ore.
Above the 100O-foot level, inter-
mediate east drift g., has been
projected from raise 10, to open up
the south vein orebody at this ele-
walton. The vein at the intermedi-
ate level discloses a constant width
of 4 feet, and the values shown in
the ore make it fair grade product.
The development work on the vein,