The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-09-03
AROUND The MINES

flne county, Ne<ada. for the three
months ending July II amounted -
80, .cD tons OF ore Of total value
OF s..Uss.576..2.
Numerous applications for preferen-
tial rights under the oil and gas land
lease law OF February - $50, have
been made at the Sale Lake federal
land office during the past few days
Excellent results are being obtained
by the Tonoish Mining company in its
stopping operations AT the Tonopah
property. u total OF 1auD tons having
been shipped from the Mizpah and
Silver Top sections Of the mine during
the past week.
Increasing strength Of the silye.
market In Europe has been the feature
OF the world silver situation for the
past two weeks. With the first rumors
OF possible European conflict over
the Russian-Polish situation demand
for silver has been pronounced
Utah Coal mine owners are getting
ready to ship a lot OF coal Z, the
Pacific coast. The shortage OF fuel
oil there has caused many large fac
tories to put In coal burning engines
and the demand for the black dia-
monds Is increasing very rapidly.
One of the largest shipments OF
bullion In recent months was made
last week by the Tonopah Belmont
Development company. when they sent
out 81 bars Of silver-gold bullion
weighing $1,000 ounces. This produc-
ton represented the first semi-monthly
cleanup Of the mill and the subsequent
NEEDING Mt the refinery plant.
One Of the objective veins of the
Silver Trail mine adit has been struck
and excellent naturalization opened
up according to reports that come
from Basin, Mont, near which the
mine Is situated. At distance Of
$40 feet from the portal the vein Of
the true fissure type traversing the
granite formation was encountered.
An increase of 100000 has been
granted by the federal Saskatchewan
aud Manitoba governments to the
Ignite Utilization board. giving It q
tOtal Of 100000 for the construction
Of tho Ignite briquetting plant at Fs-
tevan. Sask. Work on the erection Of
the plant has been going ON for several
months.
Gold imports from England con-
tinued heavy during the first ten days
Of this month, figures made public by
the federal sererve board showing i'm.
ports from that source Of $685., lS9.
France, the only other European ma
tion to export gold to the United
States. sent $878.5O5 In the same
period.
Speaking Of the mining situation ana
conditions generally all over Idaho,
Robert N. Bell. state mine inspector,
says the scarcity Of labor and the
tightness Of the money situation for
new enterprises have proven serious
drawbacks to progress in mining 50
far this year, but that the labor sltua-
ton was easing up considerably at
present.
The newest move In the Idaho min.
Ing industry Is an incipient oil and
gas boom In the Snake River valley
and the valleys bordering thereon,
where numerous shOwings Of natural
gas have been found, and two com.
plete standard rigs and several smaller
ones are already In operation, and
joint state and federal geological sur.
vey is In progress.
Assays of the ore taken from the
drift run on an important vein ira.
versing the properly Of the Utah
Bellevue Mines company show excel
lent values. The district in which the
Utah Bellevue Is situated Is one of the
Oldest mining districts In Idaho. Mines
like the Minnie Moore, the Queen. the
Hawk and the North Star have pro-
duced millions Of dollars Of ore.
The three most important uses for
lead are In the manufacture Of white
lead for the paint industry, which re-
quires over 175.OOO tons annually; in
the manufacture of storage batteries,
which absorbs over 10000, tons Of
lead annually, and has increased be-
tween 90 per cent and 100 per cent per
annum during the last three or four
years; and In the manufacture of
cables and conduits.
Within the next day or two the first
carload Of concentrates from the new
plant of the Griggs- Hush Leasing CON-
pany. at Eurekn, Utah, win be placed
on the market and assays which have
been made from day to day show that
Notwithstanding the low grade ore
treated, the concentrates are Of excel
lent grade.
High freight rates. which will be put
into effect very soon, will add to the
burdens which are being carried by
the mining industry Of Tintic, but all
OF the operators are optimistic and
hope to keep things moving In the
usual fashion.
Nevada Consolidated Copper COM