The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-03-03
tS,sss sssssss, Concentrates
sY CHARLES E. WILLIS
lArizona Minina Journal


 ployment situation in the various camps in Arizona has led to a great i influx of un-skilled labor into many l of the camps with the effect of in | creasing the number to be cared for by charity. It is unfortunate that such reports go out and it has been wondered if some cities have not been using this means of clearing their own cities of the unemployed. Few camps report any need of men and only then for skilled men along mechanical lines. COPPER SITUATION = The con- tinued lowering of the price of cop per almost to the thirteen cent level is not unexpected as the buyers have laid off again in the hope and ant cipation that the copper producers will again overproduce and flood the market with surplus metal. The as surance by actual production records will show the buyers the futility of this and buying will then be resumed with a slightly higher price.
 INSPIRATION - About 15O men have been employed in getting the big mill of the Inspiration Consolidated Copper Company started and it is anticipated that ten or twelve sec
  the end of the month. But three sections were started the first day
 JEROME-The United Verde Ex- tension smelter has poured it's first copper since last May. It will be a month before the plant is working at full efficiency. Little mining is being done as the ore bins are filled to overfiowing Steam sboyels at the U. V. are expected to be working this week
 SUPERIOR-Recent work on the Magma Copper Company, 2000 foot level opened IT feet of ore running 14% copper With the consumation of their plans for a smelter and a standard guage Railroad, the Magma is destined to become one of the large low cost producers in the Southwest.
 OATMAN-The fact that develop ment has not kept pace with pro- duction at the United Eastern. is given as the reason why that con- pany has purchased the Ell Tigre property. near Mazatlan, Mex, ac- cording to a statement purporting to emanate from President Wiseman. Development work on the new prop erty starts at, once.
 DUNCAN-Consider activity is reported from the Steeplerock Dis trict. It is reported that the c. and 1 A. of Warren, have entered that field and are developing the Norman King Mine The mines of the Dun can Mining and Milling Company are also being worked under the man agement of R. F. White. The mill has not vet started.
 | WILCOX - Another ore body located on the 300 level of the Con- solidated mine of the Central prop erty, gives that level the record for 1 the number of ore bodies opened. al- though this level was once aband- oned by former organization as be- i ing worked out Almost $500000 was shipped from this level during ! 191S
 VOCALIST Western Pacific Drilling Company have entered the ! Elgin, Sonoita field for the purpose ! of drilling it thoroughly for oil and i gas. The drilling is being done for 1 the Nogales Oil and Gas Company, which is a cooperative concern of | Nogales people. Frank J. Barry is 1 secretary of the company.
 | BISBEE-Bisbee and Douglas cham ! bers of Commerce are workingout a | plan to show off Arizona industrially by making a side trip for tourists to 1 show how copper is mined and 1 smelted. With ston over privileges | on the F. p. and s. w. and a trip | through Bisbee and Douglas this can be interestingly done.
 1 JEROME-Contracts have been let ! for the concrete work on the new million dollar crushing plant at the l United Verde. The machinery order ! mas been placed and it is expected i that the contract for 20G0 tons of 1 structural steel will be placed this ! coming week The plant is planned to he completed hv summer.
 LABOR SITUATION - An U1 evrectof difficuItv in reopeDing tn mines iS being reported bv some oI the producers as well as those whc have resumed operations in Montana The Anaconda Copper Company aD nnunces that onlv one experienced fminer is being obtained from everl fifty applicants and, that while they started worl, 2 month and g hal
 Aro. their production was negligi
 ble due to ShOTta9e nf machine men
 COPPER SITUATION-The natur
 al reflection of the sales of Novep:
 her and December have come in tn;
 smaller sales Of the last two months
 Copper always has been 2 metal f
 sell in spurts and copper authcritie'
 believe that another buying move
 ment will start about the middle a
 March, and most Of the producers ar'
 holding to firm nrice The indie"
 tions are that copper will go to l.
 cents pound when the next buyin:
 movement begins.
 MORFNCT-The Stargo Mines Com pany are to start work at once ol
 their new cyanide milling plant. / contract was recently entered int' by the officers of the companv witt Morris Kuhlman of New York Cit, for S129.a00 for the building of plant with 50 tons daily capacity. | WTLLCOX-A pronounced reviva of activity is taking place in tn Tevis District around Dos Cabeza ; although this district suffered. les from the depression than many othp dit-icts due to the fact that the worl