Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-10
Mining News From Butte
and Other Ore Centers

camps in the state. Following is the
article:
The syndicate formed several
months ago by local capitalists to con
duct a thorough examination OF the
Jib mine at Basin, Mont, has reached
a decision to exercise its purchase
option and to continue the operation
of the property, it became known to-
day.
During the past few months about
100000 has been spent in exploring
and developing the mine, with the re-
suit that estimated ore reserves have
been increased more than 100000, ac-
cording to San Francisco interests in
touch with the affairs of the syndi-
cate.
Ores Average High
Development work on the 400 and
800 foot levels has established the
fact that the size of the vein, the ex-
tent of the naturalization and the
persistency of the ore shoots are as
great. if not greater, than found in
the upper levels, it is said. The char
acter of the ore encountered is prac-
tically identical with that uncovered in
the deeper workings of the big pro
officials report. In the deepest work
ings the vein varies from % to sc
feet in width and 20 test carloads of
ore averaged in excess of SIS per ton
in gold, silver and copper. the last
car averaging more than 500.
Plans are in the making for the
immediate construction Of a mill with a
crushing capacity of 500 tons a day.
Additional units will bring the daily
capacity to 1900 tons. Metallurgical
tests show that 95 per cent of the
metallic values in the ore can be
readily recovered"
A good grade Of ore has been struck
in the property of the Vermillion Sill
yer and Lead company's properties To-
waited on Vermillion creek, a tributary
of Trout creek in Sanders county. 1t
is stated that a raise has been made
40 feet on it and a drift of As feet,
the ore holding out well. The values
are in gold, silver and lead. 1t is
stated that the operators expect to
find ore which will pay to ship crude;
able to make shipments until spring,
as the water is SO low that there is
not sufficient to run the mill.
Repairing the Sunset road above the
Rex was quickly followed by a move
ment of ore from the Sunset mine to
the loading platform at Bum station
at the forks of the Nine Mile, accord
ing to a report from Wallace. Idaho.
1t is stated that there is now some 200
tons of ore in the bins ready for ship
ment and that a large tonnage is avail
able to be mined on the tunnel level.
George X. Garrett has the contract for
hauling the ore, using a four-horse
team with wagon and trailer, and
brings down a load of about five tons.
A car is now being loaded at Bum for
shipment to the Bunker Hill smelter.
The ore is galena with a low percent
age of zinc and is said to carry from
30 to 40 ounces of silver.
The Sunset mine is owned by SEN
stor ". A. Clark of Butte, who has
expended a large sum in developing it.
having sunk a shaft to a depth of
| 1000 feet and opened up the vein on
several leads and disclosing much ore.
Some two years ago work was discon-
tinued and all equipment was shipped
to Butte. which was taken to mean
that work had been permanently aban-
doned. However, a few months ago,
A. H. Bachman, who has long been
| connected with the Clark interests In
Butte, went over to the mine, and it
was stated that he had taken a lease
on the Sunset and would proceed to
mine the ore on the tunnel level.
A short time later, W. G. Siderfin,
manager of the Clark mining interests,
went over and visited the mine and
! still later an engineer on the Clark
staff spent several days at the Sunset.
Senator Clark is expected to visit the
property when he comes to Montana
in q short time. These movements by
| those interested in the property, to-
| gether with the announcement that a
| compressor and other equipment would
be installed, indicate that plans con-
| template more and more leasing oper-
/ atoms. but what they are will prob
ahly not be known until after Senator
Clark visits the property.