The border vidette., 1922-05-13
MINING ACTIVITIES IN STATE

| iLD pI pIONSueub Has O9eu HOGSu Il r l ing the past month with an in
 creasing firmness in the price of | copper. While orders for May
 deliveries have been large it is | felt that no more will be sold at the low April prices. There | seems to be an increase in conf
 dence as we'll as an increased demand and particularly on the
 part of foreign buyers. Phoenix-Plans are now being
 made for the construction of a
 power dam on the Salt River near Mormon Flats. The dam
 will cost about $6,OOO, GOO and
 will furnish 47,OOO horsepower which will be used at the mines around Globe and Miami. Trans
 mission lines from the Roose welt dam now connect with 50 per cent of the power require ments of the state but are only furnishing 15 per cent.
 Globe--An important discov cry has been made by the Iron Cap Copper company of & pre- viously unknown vein which has now been opened up for 15O feet and which, for a two foot width, run Il per cent copper and 20 ounces in silver. This vein was opened on the 900 level and attempt is now being made to locate it on the upper levels. The vein runs north and ssouth instead of the usual east and west.
 Oatman-Since the success of the Oatman United in develop ing with diamond drilling in the Oatman district, many other companies have taken up that form of development. Eleven companies are now using dia mond drills for exploration pur- poses. But four companies are producing in that district, the United Eastern, the Tom Reed, United American and the Tell uride.
 -Miami-Preparations are now being made to blow in the fourth, reverberatory furnace at the Ia ternational Shelter which will bring that smelter beyond it's I as it has been producing IS, ,OOO, GOO pounds monthly from three furnaces. The second furnace has been blown in on the Old Dominion property which will bring production close to 3,COO, OOO
 Dos CabezaS-There is conSid erabie excitement in the Dos Ca bezas district over reported gold strike near the property of the Central Copper company. As result several other mines in the vicinity are about to re sume operations and to start gold mills.
 Phoenix-Renewed activity is noted in the Mazatzal quicksil yer field north of Phoenix where the Arizona Quicksilver corpor ation is installing machinery and placing a crew of men at work developing. The company is ntemplating the installation of a small-retort for the extraction of the quicksilver on the ground, the distance from the railroad being great.
 Morenci - The breaking of ground for the new mill of the Stargo Mines Company, Inc., will start during the next week. The plans have been: completed and the construction will be un- der the direction of the General Engineering Company of Salt Lake City. Many hundreds of carloads have been shipped from this property to- the smelters and the mill will make this un- necessary.
 Jerome - The steam shovel operations of the United Verde Copper Go. have reached the burning ore which they were un covering and considerabl diff culty is being encountered due to the heat of the churn drill holes put in for blasting and which will make some special explosive necessary. The ore being taken out now is being sent to the crushing plant at Clarkdale.