The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-03-05
AROUND THE MINES

a rbouafe &lser-lead ore IN Tie lslcc
mine near Iico. Colo. Is
reported
Development work AZ the Big Cot
tonwood Coalition Mines company has
been going on all winter and Is being
steadily prosecuted by contract
United States Fuel company has
reported To the Utah board of equaitza-
rion total valuation for taxation pur-
poses os s.. I0o.sI2, of which sl.259, $50
is located in Carbon county and Ssil.-
AL in Emery county.
Information received from the Moni-
tor mines near Milford. In Beaver
county. Utah. indicates that even bet
ter values and mere extensive miner
aIizatios are 10 be encountered at |
depth than were developed in the upper |
workings
Chino. Ray Consolidated and Ne
vada Consolidated cut their dividends
at the regular meeting of the direc-
tors last week. while the Utah Cop
per was the only one of the porphyry
group 10 maintain its usual rate Of
dividend.
Ira MacFarland. deputy state engi-
neer. has taken charge of the drilling
operations of the Illipah Basin OIL x
Gas company. near Ely, New. which
now has the new we'll down a dis
lance Of 215 feet, according to the
White Pine News.
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the geology of the formation In the
Ontario mine indicates that this old
mine. the oldest producer of the Park
City district. has large enough de-
posts at depth and in virgin territory
10 produce for period of many years.
Diamond drilling from the 7OO-foot
level of the Western Utah Copper mine
in the Deep Greek district, near Gold
Hill. Utah, has already been begun.
on this level a mineral zone, persist
ent from grassrOots. has been opened
up for length of 200 feet and sixty
five feet in width.
In the Argentine mine at Rico, Colo,
more than $4,000 tons Of combined lead
zinc ore which carries good silver val
ues has been blocked out. Two years
was marketed by the company wher
the product was in demand for the
manufacture of paint pigments.
The signing of the mineral lands
leasing hill by President Wilson wa
said by Salt Lake experts to be thu
most constructive piece of Legislation
passed for the west in many years
The immediate result of the bill will
probably be the filing of application
for prospectors' permits on many thou
sands of acres of reserved lands in tn
state.
The report comes from the lib mint
at Basin, Mont, that new and i'm
portant strike, showing the richest or
deposit that has been uncovered sine
operations were begun under the ne'
management, has been made. TIL
ore body is described as being thirt
feet in width and the ore runs Is
Is per cent copper and $25 to $50 gOl
and silver to the ton.
American and Mexican silver mine
may look forward to an era of exce]
tional prosperity for many years
come, says the American Chamber /,
Commerce in London. The silvt
standard in use in oriental countrie
coupled with the enormous CONNIE
cial expansion now in progress
tween the west and the east, indicate
that there is an enormous shortage
silver to meet the demands of trade.
Copper imports into the Unit,
States in 1919 fell off by more tn,
thirty million pounds compared wi
1918, according to reports at the
partment of commerce. During L
Dast year 126,455,O6 pounds of CO
per, valued at $23,541, O2O. were il
ported, against 157,216,4S1 pount
valued at 34,65O,S64 in 1918.
The committee appointed at t
joint meeting of the boards of N
and Esmeralda counties in Tonops
according to the Goldfield Tribul
has formulated plan under which
Is hoped to secure the necessary 81
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Bullfrog & Goldfield railroad. T
plan looks to the taking over Of
road through subscriptions to
stock necessary to control.
The Piermont Mining compa
which recently took over the old ri
pont mines situated in the Shell ere
range, about thirty-five miles east
Ely, Nevada, has installed Its cOmpr
sor plant and now has three shl
Of men employed in driving 1901
tunnel to connect the lower with
upper workings of the property, VIII
will give 500 feet Of backs for stopi
Officers of the Independence Min
company of East Tintic state that n
that the power machinery has b
made and the new machinery place.
operation they will award contr
for sinking the main working shat
Work on the reconstruction of
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