The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-10-22
AROUND THE MINES

decla-f euer1i- aldIsu uinpuN' wa
Russell claim, leased by the Marsh |
and owned by the Federal, had been
settled.
After several days of yexatious de-
lay at the Tintic Paymaster property |
of North Tintic. all the connections
have been made and the recently IN
stalled hosting engine is ready for OPP
Grafton.
The mill of the Wyoming Mining
and Milling company, which is operat-
ing at Camp Taylor, is accomplishing
excellent results. according TO a re-
port from Ely. New. Dump ore is be-
ing treated.
The labor situation at Butte Is
somewhat better. Nevertheless pro-
duction is being curtailed with regard
10 the condition of the metal market.
Copper output has been cut down to
40 per cent.
The north drift from the Wine 90
feet below the 2lJ0-foot level OF the
Con. Virginia, is making good progress
in ore that averages better than SlOO
per ton, and considerable Of it being
much richer.
Secret extraction of ore, estimated
at 5000 tons. Of value of 100000 Is
charged against the Alta Consolidated
Mining company In suit to recover
instituted at Salt Lake by the Alta
Prince Mining company.
The first claim located in the Ophir
district In Utah was the Silveropolis In
1870. From 1870 to the present Ophir
has been steady producer. The dis
trict is credited with gross pfOduc-
ton Of from $35.OOO,0OO to $4,000, 900.
With a monthly output of electricity
tic zinc increasing to about 100000
pounds, the Anaconda Copper Mining
company has expanded this depart
ment of its business to where 1t COM
pares favOrably with the present rate
Of copper production.
From April to June 80, 1920, inclu-
sive, 1855 TASKS of quicksilver of sew
enty-five pounds net was produced In
the United States. Only thirteen mines
were reported as productive-eight in
California. one in Nevada, one in Ore
gon and three in Texas.
Development work ut the Big Cot
tonwood Coalition Mines company Is
approaching most important and in
teresting stage, according to the man
agement. The main working audit.
now in the formation over 1900 feet,
is rapidly nearing its objective.
The Wine that was recently started
near the face of the 4O0-foot level Of
the Eureka Croesus on fissure be-
low the old Dunnerberg slopes, found
ore mt depth of twenty-five feet, and
the entire bottom Of the winze was In
ore of high grade at last reports.
Stocks of copper on January l, 1920,
were 733.OOO,OO0 pounds. On Septem-
Der l total stocks in this country were
577,O0O0O0 pounds, or 156,OOOOOO
pounds reduction in stocks from jan
uary 1 figures. Total sales in Sep
TENDER were about 6O,0O0,00O pounds.
The action Of the Reno Chamber Of
Commerce in establishing Mining In
formation bureau, working on state
wide basis, meets demand of long
standing, and should prove most Inn
portant factor in developing many OF
the latent mineral resources Of Ne
vada.
Operations Of interest are being
carried on by the Comstock Develop
ment Co. on it's claims located ives
Of Virginia City, New, on Mt. David
son, cleaning out the lower tunnel nov
being under way, preparatory to con
Meeting with the Kennedy tunnel t
the west.
1t Is said that American mining CON
panies, with an aggregate productio
of approximately 60,OOO0 600 tons of or
per annum, will be affected by tn
outcome of the prosecution by the fee
eral trade commission of Mineral
Separation, Ltd, and its subsidiarit
and agents.
Development of the little-know
minerals and metals Of Nevada is CO.
templated by the Reno Chamber
Commerce through recently esta
lished bureau Of mining informatio
The bureau purposes to bring togeth
buyers of these minerals and owne
Of deposits.
Fifty tons of sorted ore was Sc
to Utah during the past week fro
the Eureka Prince mine at EureR
New, and the daily production of Il
class Is as usual. Conditions in t
mine are similar to those of the pa
months, with gradual addition to t
large reserves of ore for mill tire,
ment.
An important step in metallurgy h
been accomplished by the Trail CT
solidated company at Trail, Britt
Columbia. An extremely complex lie,
zinc-iron ore is being successful
treated by combined oil fiotati
and table concentration prOce
A lead concentrate, an iron prod
mead In tho smelling of the lead. n