The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-10-20
Concentrates
ARIZONA MINING .JoURNAL)

I Ntht[SNH NItNIINS OOHINA1J | THE COPPER SITUATION-Th statistical position of copper has inn proved materially, and were it not for | the continuation of the comparatively low prices, the industry would be in excellent shape. The recent wage | advances, which have spread to practically all the leading mining dis l tricts of this country, have added | about one-half cent per pound to the cost of producing copper.
 WARREN-The Calumet & Ari- zona Mining Company reports copper production during the month of Sep tember at 3,59S,O00 pounds, showing no material increase over production | fer the previous month. The New Cornelia, at Ajo owned largely by the c. & A. turned out 3,065,S90 pounds | during the same period.
 BiSBEE-A flow of water in ex- cess of 1000 gallons a minute, re- | gently developed in the Calumet & Cochise shaft of the Copper Queen | Branch, Phelps Dodge Corporation, 1 assures more than a sufficient quan- | tity to operate the new concentrator 1 Cf the company. The new water | flow is believed to entirely indepen- | dent of every other flow in the dis trict.
 AJO-The contract for the steel l work at the new concentrator of the New Cornelia Copper Company has been let to the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company, C. c. Moore, of San Francisco, will superintend the extension of the power plant Foun- dations for the new plant, designed | by H. Kenyon Burch, will be con- pleted late in December, according to Gen. Mgr. Greenway.
 DOS CABEZAS-Charles F. Aver, manager of the San Francisco office of the Central Copper Company, died suddenly while en route to Los An 1 geles after attending the annual meeting of the company, All officers and directors of the company have l been reelected for the ensuing year. 1 including T. N. McCauley, president | Jerome-Directors of the Green l Monster Mining Company, at a meet ing held recently in Jerome, de- l clined to accept the terms of an offer made by James Layman, for the con | solidation of the property with others in the south end of the Verde dis' 1 trict. The consolidation is being or ganized by Layman under the name of Verde Consolidated Mines and Tunnel Company.
 1 PHOENIX-It is reported that the Verde Jerome Copper Company has ordered suspension of developm ent operations at it's property in the Verde district, and is arranging to dis l pose of the property to one of the | largest mining corporations in the 1 state. The Verde is considered very promising and has been developing under the direction of Mgr. w. J.. Gohring.
 | BISBEE-O. N. Alvin, master me- chanic of the Copper Queen Branch Phelps Dodge Corporation, recently announced his resignation, following | 20 years service with the company.
 He is succeeded by w. J. Spaulding, formerly assistant master mechanic,
 who was master mechanic for the
 Sacramento Hill operations of the 1 Copper Queen
 JEROME-A property loss esti-
 mated at approximately $3O,0OO, and partially covered by insurance. re-
 suited when fire recently destroyed
 the bunk house of the steam shovel
 department of the United Verde Copper Company The origin of the
 fire, which completely destroyed the
 building, is unknown. Two workmen
 were slightly injured in escaping rom the burning structure.
 l WARREN-Shipme ents of Ahumada
 Erupcion ore from the mines in north
 ern Chihuahua, Mexico, to the Fl | Paso smelter, which began on August
 16, with an initial shipment of twen- ty cars, are continuing regularly at
 the rate of about 6,000 tons a month.
 Shipments will probably be ih.
 creased to 10000 or 12,O0O tons a | month this fall
 SANTA RITA-The Chino Copper
 Company is increasing it's produc-
 tion gradually and is shipping about | 200 cars of concentrates a month. or
 ley mill to the Fl Paso smelter. Most of the ore content is cbalcopy-
 rite, with some chalcocite, bornite
 and metallic copper. Mining is large
 ly by steam shovel methods
 | SUPERIORITY Silver Bell CoIum-
 bia mining property, 12 miles south
 east of Superior, has been sold to George p. Mangus of New York. for 900, according to announcement by the former owners, Julius R. Fit.
 hian and G. c. Baker of Santa Bar
 bara, Calif-, Geo. J. Stoneman, Los Angeles, and Perry Howle, Superior
 Arizona.
 OATMAN-Ore carrying an aver.
 age value of $500 ton is being taken
 from the Telluride vein, recently
 opened on the property of the Tom
 Reed Gold Mines Company A width
 of IS inches of this ore is carried
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