The diamond drill., 1921-11-05
G0cEBIC GETS A
new LIFE LEASE
DISCOVERY or BIG ORE DEPOSITS
IN THE HANGING ADDS MUCH
HANNA TAKES HAYES MINES
Big Developments Planned For the
Montreal, Which win be Elect
ricaIIy Equipped Throughout

TCdiy equipped throughout
A surprise was sprung on the iron
mining industry of the Lake Superior
district last month by the announce
ment that the M. A. Hanna company
had taken over the operation OF the
Ashland mine from the Hayes Mining
Co. This surprise was added to when a
later announcement added the Ger
mania and Minnewawa TO the holdings.
The arrangement between the Hayes
people and the Hanna interests is sim
liar to that made between the Judson
people and the Hanna people at the be-
gining OF the year for the operation
OF the II. j. Longyear mines in this
district. It's an operating agreement.
From one I'm close touch with the in
tentions OF those having the new deal
In hand, II is learned that the making
OF the agreement has been greatly in
fluenced by the new developments on
the Gogebic range whereby the slate
area In the hanging wall has been
shown to be a big ore area and also by
an agreement whereby the Germania
and Minnewawa mines may be operat-
ed through the Ashland shaft which IS
down to much greater depth than
either of the Hurley properties. The
Ashland mine is in Michigan and the
other two Just across the line In Wis
consin.
Means Vigorous Exploration
The Ashland mine was surrendered
back TO the Hayes people ten years ago
by the Cleveland Cliffs Iron Co. which
had been operating 1t under sub
lease for a number of years. The
Hayes Mining Co. bravely tackled the
job OF keeping the mine in operation
but the concern had not the money to
undertake any extensive exploration
program and that was what was need
ed by the Ashland.
BY scramming in the old levels and
I'm the ore that the G. C. Co. left as
as nonsalable the Hayes Mining Co.
has kept It's head above water but was
fast getting to point where some. new
deal had to be made II the mine is to
be kept going.
Then came the news of the valuable
finds in the hanging at the Newport.
findings that were duplicated in the
old Norrie. now the Townsite. and
later at the Montreal with the very
reasonable probability of like con-
ditions existing at all mines on the
range.
Likewise, an arrangement with the
owners OF the Germamia and Min
mines whereby the ore now
existing or that may be found In those
may be handled through the
Ashland shaft, increased the desira
bility of the holding.
Through the new arrangement ths
Ashland and its two neighbors TO the
west will be thoroughly explored. One
Of the first things necessary Is the
mapping up OF the property and
corps OF engineers will be busy fo'
several months extending the maps
left by the Cleveland Cliffs Co, SO
hat they will he up 10 date.
Expect New Ore Bodies
The operators expect that their ex
ploratory work will show up new orr
OF large dimension In the
states. just as had been tbs
,ase az other mines on the range.
The Gogeblc range ore formation
consists OF a foot wall OF quartz 8
yainst which lies an ore bearing slatf
lrea OF varying thickness from 80 fe
90 leet. Next there lies belt OF abou' |
rs feet OF barren slate after While
here exists an horizon of ore bearln
Iiates OF "a thickness OF from 100 to Ao
Get and then the true hanging wall
The original ore bodies were al
ound IN the slate area next 70 To-
Iuartzite. These ore measures wer.
'ut through az varying Depths BY
likes. a volcanic rock that filed ihs
racks in the layers OF sed'mcniar.
ock when they folded much in the
manner that a knife thrust NJ right
Ingies into jelly cake cuts the lay.
RS. For time II was supposed that
hese dikes cut out the ore and at one
ime the life OF the Gogebic was sup
'osed TO be very short lived
Principally through the persistency
( j. r. Thompson. the dlkes wero
enetrated TO the underlying rock and
} was found that large ore measures
xisted there and a new lease OF life
'as given the Gogebic thereby.
Dikes FnuIted In Hanging
Not much attention was given the