Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1920-11-06
DEEP N||NESC0MMENCE
 WORK AT C0LDF|ELD

After three months of preliminary preparations the Goldfield Deep Min es company has commenced sinking of it's deep shaft to reach the Gold field Consolidated ore-channel in the alaski ite. The shaft is triple-com- partment and will be carried to a depth of 800 feet with the tempor- ary 75-horSepower hoist. An S0-foot steel headframe has been erected and installation of the 25O-horsepower Merger hoist is proceeding. When the 800 level is reached the Merger hoist is to be placed in commission and the temporary hoist installed on the 800 level.
 The Merger hoist has an effective working depth of 4,00O vertical feet and General Manager A. I. D'Arcy be- lieves the shaft will enter the ore channel in the alaskite at an approx innate depth of 2,400 feet. That large bodies of rich ore will be found in the alaskte is the firm belief of Deep Mines officials and many Goldfield engineers and geologists. The bar ren shale, which intrudes between the latite and alaskite, cut off the depo- sition of rich ores, but failed to break the course of the ore body which maintained it's strength throughout the sterile zone.
 Goldfield geologists point out that barren belts occur on the Mother Lode of California ,and in the famous Grass Valley section of that state, also on the Comstock Lode, and in most of the important gold districts of Colo rado, Australia and South Africa. In all these instances the richest ore in large quantities has occurred below the barren intrusion. The shale is the barren belt of the Goldfield ore bearing zone, and the work of the Deep Mines marks the first compre- hensive effort ever made in this dis trict to seek the ore bodies believed to exist in the alaskite.
 The winze of the Spearhead com pany has gained an approximate depth of 1,150 feet from surface and continues to show strong vein in the alaskite with sections of the ledge showing excellent ore. Sinking con tinues and preparations are being made for extensive lateral explora- tion. The management states the ore conditions of the Spearhead are more encouraging at this time than ever before in the annals of the company.
 The crosscut being driven by the Kewanas company from the 825-foot level of the Merger shaft is calculated to intersect the St. Ives vein before the end of November. The St. Ives parallels the Goldfield Consolidated ore channel and yielded high grade ore to a depth of 300 feet, but has re- ceived little attention below that point The Kewanas is seeking the ore body in territory leased from the Deep Min es company, and opening of the antici- pated shipping product would mean a new era for this portion of the field.
 The Florence Goldfield is prescott ing important work near territory un- der lease to the Crackerjack and Red Hills Florence companies, with long cross-cuts entering ground of excep- tonal promise. The Goldfield Devel- opment, Great Bend and Silver Pick continues to develop large bodies of profitable ore, but because of the high cost of fuel oil, labor shortage, and low purchasing power of gold, the De- velopment company has decided to cease milling activities for the winter months. AS soon as the cold weather ends several units of the plant will ke placed in commission and the man. agement expect to place the company at the head of all Nevada gold pro ducers in the course of the coming year.