The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-04-07
Concentrates
ARIZONA MINING JouRhAL>

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 COPPER SITUATION: Numerous inquiries are reported in the copper market during the past week in spite of slight falling of in sales of the metal. One authority states that purchases of copper during the first two weeks of MaFch were approxi, mately 100,00o,00o pounds at an average price of 13 cents for March and April delivery. It is confidently felt that this month will see a gra- dually increasing price for copper as a result of a growing demand. a MIAMI-Increasing activity in the copper mining industry in this dis trict is seen in the production of the International Smelling Company which is now approximating 21,300:- i GOO pounds month. This figure is very close to the capacity production | of the International smelter.
 i PEARCE-A considerable revival is evidenced in this district from which : the Commonwealth Development com 1 pany and q number of Ieasors are l shipping six or more cars of ore and 1 tailings to the Calumet and Arizona l shelter at Douglas. Leasors are also active on the Commonwealth Exten- l sion.
 JEROME-The property of the ! Shea Copper Company was recently examined by officials of the Calumet & Arizona Mining Company, with a possibility of determining the future development of the property. The mine was recently unwatered by the ] Shea management. Oscar Engelder Manager.
 TURKEY-The Howard Silver Com. pany is now unwatering the lower levels of it's Silver Claim property and preparing to sink to the 50O level. The company is also preparing to construct a concentrating plant and is planning regular shipments tc i the Humboldt shelter when the lat ter is blown in.
 | OUGLAS-ProductiOn of copper at the shelter of the Calumet & Ari zona company has been in the neigh i bOrhoOd of 2.462000 pounds, the company handling ores from it's Bis bee mines, as well as from leasors 1T i that district. Production at the Nen ! Cornelia was about 1.459000 lbs. NIAMI-Developm ent work at the properties of the Louis dor Mining and Milling Company continues t 1 show promising results, recent as says Of ore showing from. 15 to 3( per cent copper. with the general run of ore well over 3 per cent. ThC permanent shaft is proving the cor rectness of diamond drill work MORENC-The remodeling plans of the No. 6 concentrator of tn Phelps Dodge are now practically complete and will be forwarded ac New York for approval. It is ex pected that shortly the district vii be benefited by the work which vii increase the daily capacity of thc plant to 10GO tons.
 LORDSBURG-Sh Shipments of salici ous ores to the C. & A. shelter al ; Douglas have been resumed by thf S5 mine, subsidiary of the company the output Of the property being al the rate of aoOut 5000 tons a month The S5 mine was purchased by the C. X A., abOut two years ago. SWANSEA-Operations have beer resumed at the mines of the Swansea Lease after Q shut down of more than year. A force Of about 4( men is being employed for the pres
 ent q number of these being an gagged in improving the road be
 tween Swansea and the Pleane mine
 RAY-Instructions for the resump
 tion of operations on April first have been received by the mana cement o
 the Ray Consolidated Copper Com | pany. The Ray re-Orcns in coniUnc tiCn with other Jacllling properties including Chino. Utah and Nevad; Consolidated. The Ray Cons. mill a Hayden, together with the A. g. 2 E. smelter at the same place, vii 1 also operate.