The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-10
BROKEN HILLS
ISSUES A REPORT

The Broken Hills Silver Corporation
monthly mine report. the FIRST of which
appears below. In addition to the in
terest held for readers of the Record IL
Will prove q benefit TO stockholders IN
the corporation. inasmuch as the in
formation to be given In these reports
will prove valuable TO them. The re-
port follows:
Mining operations were commenced
by the Broken Hills Silver Corporation
June 8, 1920. The first work UNDER
taken to develop the property and
prove Its orebodies consisted of digging
system OF trenches across the vein
zone to determine the position and
strength Of the different veins
approximately 1000 feet of trenching
has been done, the trenches having an
average depth of four feet. Data OBJ
tained from, the trenches has proved
valuable in directing exploration I'M
foreground and In determining and es-
timating the areas of greatest enrich
ment on the property. Several hun
dred feet of additional trenches are to
be dug In tracing the Broken Hills
vein southwark through the company's
claims. Development work under
ground has been actively pushed in the
Broken Hills shaft and In the laterals
therefrom. A new shaft. known as the
Belmont incline. has been sunk ninety
feet. Another. known as the Belmont
shaft. has been started
The Broken Hills shaft was found TO
be unsafe for large mining operations
when the property was taken over
early In June. This shaft has been re-
timbered where necessary and ladders
have been placed in the shaft from ton
to bottom. 1873 feet. Air pipe has been
extended from the blower at the sur
face to the lowest workings of the
mine to improve ventilation. The gall
lows frame has been strengthened and
the gasoline hoist put In order.
The drift on the l00-foot level south
ward has followed the oreshoot of the
main Broken Hills vein to a point 145
Feet south of the main shaft. Here a
stope has been started on the high
grade ore near the south end.
On the 150-foot level the north drift
has been extended to a point 100 feet
north or the main shaft. The drift has
passed through the oreshoot. which
across nine feet of the vein matter has
value of $3.50 silver per ton and is
winding around turn to the north
west. Beyond this 1t is believed a new
oreshoot will be found d.
rectly below the slopes on the 1OO-foot
level
The south drift on the 150-foot level
was continued to a point so feet south
OF the shaft, where ore was discovered
turning westward from the Broken.
Hills vein. A crosscut was driven
westward where the ore parted from
the main vein. After driving % feet
the crosscut entered heavily MINER
allied new vein. A sample across six
inches next to the footwall taken when
the new vein was first broken into
near the top of the crosscut, when as
sayed gave 81 ounces silver per ton, A.
sample across eight inches at the bot
tom of the crosscut assayed $3.50
'nces silver and 22.40 per cent lead,
having total value Of 1888 per ton.
Since then the vein at this point has
been crosscut five feet. A sample of
its total width of five feet on the north
side of the crosscut assays $3.50 per
ton in silver. Across it's width of three
feet on the south side OF the crosscut a
near the bottom of the work.
Ing gives $3.50 ounces silver and $40
per cent lead. having a total value of
1862 per ton.
The highly crushed and thoroughly
mineralized character OF the vein, now
called the Fidelity vein, indicates 1t to
be one Of great strength and contin-
uity and most valuable addition to
the known ore deposits in the sulphide
zone OF the property. A drift has been
started on the vein and It will be tho
explored.
Arthur Reall Leases the Point Mine
Arthur Reall has leased the Point