The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-12-30
WORLDS GREATEST
.LEAD--SILVER NINE
Bunker HillandSul-
livan's Marvellous
Record
PRODUCTION FIGURES
Enormous Body of Ore on
1900 LeveI--Costs of Oper-
alton and Profit
PRODUCTION FIGURES
FTER THIRTY-FOUR years of

LEX THIRTY -FOUR years OF
~ continuous production, the
~ Bunker Hill & Sullivan mine
has today a greater known ore
reserve than ever before. This fact
and other most interesting informa-
ton, evidently obtained from official
sources, are given in the last issue of
the Wardner- Kellogg News, from
which the Miner has taken liberal
extract The story of the Bunker Hill
& Sullivan. from the time the burro
kicked the Gaping from the great
vein down to this day when the COM
pany has formally announced it's pur-
pose to erect a zinc reduction plant at
Kellogg, has been one of fascinating
interest and now the climax is reach
ed in the announcement that after all
these years of production, it's mineral
resources give assurance OF longer
life than at any period in it's history.
That is "a most significant fact for the
consideration of those who have dis
played some apprehension regarding
tho future of mining in this district
According to the published statement
the Bunker Hill & Sullivan mine has
recently developed on the lowest level
in the mine the greatest body of lead
silver ore ever discovered at such
depth in the history of mining, and
which unquestionably entities the
Bunker Hill & Sullivan to take rank
as the greatest lead-silver mine in
the world.
Some Startling Figures.
Stated in terms of tonnage and
years, the ore blocked out in the mine
at the time of the last annual report
amounted to 5,1169sS tons. The av-
erage yearly production is around
$4,000 tons which would show that
the ore reserves in sight at the time
OF the report were equal to u years
production at the high
production rate then obtaining. Since
that time, during the past few months
these known ore reserves have been
increased to large extent adding
thousands of tons to the ore blocked
out for future years.
On the No. Is level has been open
I'd an ore body 500 feet in length with
IN average width of 40 feet, 30 feet
If which is almost pure galena carry
ng some 80 per cent lead and $3.50
n silver to the ton. This great ore
shoot is divided into two 4OO-foot
hoots by a small wedge of quartzite
nd constitutes what is undoubtedly
he greatest showing of lead-silveI
ne ever uncovered in the history OF
mining in any mining district in the
world
34OO Feet From Surface.
The mammoth ore body was opened
100 feet vertically below the original
urface showing and is 1900 feet YER
cally below the Kellogg tunnel Ac-
ording TO biologists, if the dip of ap-
roximately so degrees is maintained.
he vein will go a mile deeper before
assing out of the ore bearing Burke
uartzite which underlies the mine in
gigantic syncline
The richness of the ore body, which
verages 40 feet in width with 80 feet
lean galena. is one of the pleasing
acts about the great discovery It
i'll carry from IS to As per cent in
.ad and from ST. to s22 in silver to
ne ton, constituting a high grade ore,
lual in richness and purity to any
ling heretofore known in any part of
le Occur d'Alenes in the 80 years of
lining history of the district.
Wonderful Record.
The Bunker Hill & Sullivan mine
ljoyed an uninterrupted period OF
reduction unequalled by any mine
)ssibly in the world. The mine was
scovered in September, 1885. when
lie iron capped ledge at the head of
lilo gulch was prospected by Phil
'RourSe and Noah Kellogg. 1t be-
lme a regular producer one year af-
r, in 1856. and since that time has
to yield a heavy tonnage
it'll but few interruptions. For the
lst 20 years the record of production
Is been unbroken. not a single in
nded shut down lay-off or strike in
rfering to stop the steady grind OF
% mills and the ceaseless flew OF