The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-11-03
COPPER PRODUCERS
 l LOOK FOR MARKET. IMPROVEMENT SOON
Arizona Mining Journal)

THE COPPER STUATION-While copper sales are reported to have been somewhat unsatisfactory during the last week, consumers of the metal are, in general, working to capacity, and it is felt that the pres ent lull can therefore be no more than a temporary one. As most producers are well sold up, there has been no great pressure of metal on the market, but a slight recession can be observed.
 EROME-Production of copper at the United Verde will show consid- erable increase for October as con- pared with the figures for several months past during which the smelt- CT output has been in the neighbor- hood of 5,25O,0O0 pounds month. The teaching experiment promises to add to the output by recovery from low grade ores.
 MORENCI-An increase in the ton | mage to be mined at the Morenci mines of the Phelps Dodge Corpora tion to 1400 tons a day, or double the present tonnage, has been announced by Capt. J. P. Hodgson, manager Some necessary changes will De made in the No. mill, which will require about 30 days time, and more men added to the mine force RAY-Ore production by the Ray Consolidated Copper Company now amounts to about 5000 tons day the shipments going regularly tC the concentrator at Hayden. Hor izontal drilling with diamond drill | on the 1850 level is being continued the drill being in 800 feet and ir ore. The company is empolyine about 700 men in all departments. HURLEY-Robert Campbell Gem mell, assistant managing director oi l the Porphyry mining properties ot l the D. c. Jackling interests, died | suddenly on October 9, while en route from Hurley to- Los Angeles MT. Gemmell had just completed ar | inspection trip to the Ray Consoli dated properties in Arizona and the Chino copper property at Hurley | New Mexico
 CT IyOBE-Great interest in Super | for and Boston was evoked recently by a strike made on the 500 Ieve while prosecuting development work | along what is believed to be the old ] ran about per cent copper and l to 10 ounces silver, the vein widtt being undetermined, though be
 lieved to be about 10 feet
 | CLARKDALE-Th Copper Chief | Mining Company is gradually in 1 creasing shipments of ore form it:
 property in the Verde district to the
 Humboldt shelter, eight cars beins the total for September Shelter re
 turns on the ore show very encourg
 ing margin over costs of mining freighting and smelling, according t( | superintendent J. T. Watson.
 SILVER CITY-Returns have beer
 received from the first two cars O.
 ore shipped by the Volcano Mines | Company, of Steins, since September l. The first car returned 23.1 ounce: of silver ton and 1.60 in gold. The second car returned PSI ounces o silver a ton ond s3.20 in gold Foul cars a month are said to be enough l to defray all expenses of operation. GLOBE-For a consideration sait | to be $23,000 the Old Dominion Min ing Company, of Globe. has procured the adjacent mining claims held b, the heirs of the late Thomas Doyle
 The claims adjoin the northeastern portion of the Old Dominion holdings and are believed to be fairly rich il copper. The ore shows up at z depth of 400 feet
 l SUPERIOR-J. c. Goodwin o
 Tempe, president of the Magmatit | Copper Company, with properties a
 Superior, died at his home Wednes day. October 25, as the result of : fall from an automobile earlier in the week. MT. Goodwin was a pioneer
 of Arizona, having resided here g years and was one of the best knowr
 mining men in the state.
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