White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-03

The mining town of Kimberly,
which has lain dormant for nearly
two years, has taken on new life and
general conditions bear all indica-
tions of considerable ACTIVITY on the
property of the Consolidated Copper
mines Company in the immediate flu
ture.
After the foreclosure proceedings
are completed next Wednesday the
company having control of the vas.
acreage and other property OF the
old Coppermines company will be
officially known as the Consolidated
iCoppermines Corporation.
This new activity Is matter of
more than passing interest to this
district and the mining world al
large. 1t is of particular interest to
the city of Ely, because here is the
main source of supply for familise
living at Kimberly.
The payroll of the Consolidated
Coppermines Corporation will nat
urally find its way into the business
channls OF Ely and the general busi-
ness activity which was SO noticeable
at the county seat following paydays
at Kimberly prior 10 the closing
down which followed the general de-
preston in the mining industry seem
now about to be revived.
Robert Marsh Jr.. mining engi-
neer of signal ability and with an
international reputation, returned to
this district recently to tage charge
of the big mining company's opera
tions.
The recent reorganization of the
Consolidated Coppermines Corpora
In n
financial position TO carry on the de-
yelopment OF its vast area of valuable
mining ground and the delineation
Of It's orebodies.
The work OF reorganization Is gen.
orally understood to be practically
completed and all that now remains
is for tho final step, which. under the
court order. will be taken next We'd
nesday, when the sale which will
place the newly organized company
in technical as we'll as actual pos
session OF the property Is scheduled
10 take place.
Mr.. Marsh, when seen by repre-
sentative OF the News. said that he
was here at this time in the interest
of all parties concerned and In order
TO familiarize himself with dondi-
tions generally that he might be In
better position to proceed immedt-
atey when the necessary legal details
10 perfect the reorge enizaticn OF tho
company had been disposd OF.
While a large amount OF ore has
in past years been opened up In The
mine the recent development OF rich
contact ore In the Ruth mine OF the
Nevada Consolidated. which appears
TO be running directly into the Min
nesota claim, owned by the Consoli-
dated Coppermines. has given the big
mine discovered at Pilot Knob sev-
eral years ago a new impetus.
IL is understood that work will
commence Immediately In the shaft
on the Minnesota claim. where by
churn drill operations ore OF the
same character as that which has
vastly increased the Ruth mine In
value has been found.
The Minnesota claim lies north OF
the Star Pointer and Is adjoined still
farther 10 the north by the Butcher
Boy and ether claims adjoin In a
northerly and westerly direction,
where the Consolidated Coppermines
owns vast area of undeveloped min
ing ground Of the most promising
character
Ii Is also understood that other
important development work Will be
prosecuted in several diifernt places
extending from Lane City to KIM
berly.
when the orebodies have been de-
lineated. taken In conjunction with
the ore already developed by years
Of work on the property, the natural
assumption is that attention Will be
given to q reduction plant Tor the
treatment of the ore from what has
long been regarded as one OF the
great copper mines OF the world.
While 1t has been conceded for a
long time past that there was sur
fcient ore opened up to supply
reduction plant, the present plans OF
the new company are To more fuliy
develop the property.
This Is obviously necessary in or
der to determine Just what may be
needed in the way of plant for the
treatment of the ore. The character
of the ore as well as the quantity
must be taken into account. Whether
it be direct smelling or milling ore
must be ascertained. Then the ex-
tent OF the plant and the tonnage that
may be required to care for II is to he
considered. The location OF such
plant naturally is largely governed
by conditions, and whether ii may be
expedient TO maintain a pumping
plant for the purpose OF carrying the
water to the reduction works or
whether II may be more profitable to
convey the ore to the plant located az
a point where the water supply IL
available, without the necessity OF
pumping. must all be given mature
consideration.
Following the development OF
big mine to the point where all these
problems may be solved the erection
of reduction plant would seem to
follow as a matter OF course
Mr.. Marsh said that the mill at
Kimberly, which was erected primar-
lily for experimental purposes and
which In the past has been operated
chiefly along those lines. will not be
used again. The machinery and 9TH
er equipment is for sale.
This equipment includes motors.
engines and in fact everything used
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