The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-02-12

"HAT THE Occur Alene dlstrlc
faces the most active year il
its history, with a greater prom
Use of reward for systematic de
veopment Of promising properties anc
an increasing incentive for recorC
production from the shippers, is very
evident to any one who keeps posted
o. the worlds movements Lead was
advanced this week to an official fig
ure of 1915 per hundred while it is
well known Independent buyers are
paying more for the metal than the
official figure Silver stands firm
around S1SS per ounce and zinc mar
kets are showing added strength az
the visible supply of stocks on hand
decrease and the demand from for
eien as well as domestic, buyers stead
lily increases.
Big Creek Silver Mines.
As a direct result of the new de-
mands for metals, with the conse-
quent high prices for ore. an expan-
sion in development work in the Occur
dAlenes is now fairly getting under
way. The Miner has called attention
where silver values predominant in
the ore now being shipped. Work is
now under way in that section on the
Yankee Boy, the Big Creek Mining
company, the Sterling Silver. the Sill
yer Dale & Big Hill and other prop
critics. Some more properties are
under bond to parties who expect to
start work in a short time, promising
in all the greatest period of develop
creek district.
Test Pine Creek Ores.
The Pine creek mines, number of
which have developed ore bodies cap
able Of yielding a steady tonnage,
will take on new life especially so if
the experiments now under way at
the Bunker Hill smelter on test ship
ments from the Constitution mine
prove satisfactory. During the past
week 25 tons of ore from the Consti- /
tuition were hauled to the Bunker Hill |
plant for treatment The results are |
awaited with interest for should the |
ore prove amenable to the Bunker
Hill process it is most probable the
entire output of the Pine creek mines |,
will find a ready market at the local !
smelter. The Constitution ores are
very similar to the ores in the several
shippers of that section and treat
rnent for one would solve treatment
for ALL It has been stated that the
Bunker Hill metallurgists have spent
many months in close study of zinc
lead separation, this work engaging
the attention of the staff at the ex-
detrimental station. recently destroyed
by fire. The newly equipped labora
tories have now been established at
the smelter where it is stated further
studies with complex ores will be
carried on in cooperation with the
United States bureau of mines.
At the present time mines of the
Pine creei, district have an estimated
tonnage in sight of $4,000 tons, mill
ing to 1, leaving 10000 tons of con-
centrates now available for smelter
treatment This tonnage can rapidly
be increased as development and min
ing work progresses. These proper
ties are equipped with Concentrations
SHOWING a tODlDlneQ mining capacity
Of 500 tons per day. Eleven of the
are equipped with electric
power secured from the Washington
Water Power company, while five -
others have gas or water power -
plants.
National Inspires Mullan Miners.
In the Mullan district new interest
Is being aroused by reason of the re-
Of activities by the National a
Copper the outcome Of which many b
ocal men look upon as being most a
There is considerable de- n
work now under way in p
hat section and with the coming of W
spring practically every promising G
prospect in the Mullan section will be Of
inder development The delinquent Il
iale of Copper King stock held Tues 81
lay brought out spirited bidding for d
hat issue and shows the favorable el
opinion resting in the mind of the u
,ublic regarding future developments in
rhe recent reported statement that el
work would be undertaken on deeper Ian
evels of the mine has done much to II
Encourage the holders of the stock
A little farther east the letting Of a Il