The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-11-24
Concentrates
ARIZONA MINING JoURNAL)

THE COPPER SITUATIONS: In q recent interview at Jerome Senator w. A. Clark. president of the United Verde, stated that the domestic de mand for copper is increasing ra- pidly and Europe must settle down to business before long. That set ting down. said the Senator, twill mean a greatly increased demand for the metal. There is a positive short age of the red metal in Europe to- day, and this means that the moment they adjust themselves overthere, the demand will be sufficiently great to insure a long period of prosperity for the copper mines of the southwest.
 OATMAN-lnstallati of new weightometer at the mill of the Tom Reed Gold Mines Company has been completed and the new sampler IS now handling considerable ton mage of ore from the Telluride, Oat- man United and other properties As the milling costs are about S7 ton, a good profit is assured the smaller producers.
 MIAMI-The Louis dor Mining and Milling Company is planning the resumption of development op- erations at it's property on Decem- Der 1, according to c. E. Hart, gen eral manager of the company. Con struction of a test milling plant will be begun by March, it is stated. H. Kenyon Burch, of Los Angeles, is designer of the plant
 GLOBE-Plans to increase the 4I, I1 Dominion Mining Company, and later to convert the blast furnace, of the plant to reverberatory fur naces, have been announced by C.. S. Smith, president of the company. The work will involve the expen- diture of about $300,000, and will be- gin at the smelter when additions to the concentrator are completed.
 DOUGLAS-It is reported that construction work, involving the i'm provement of the present bedding system at the Copper Queen smelter of the Phelps Dodge Corporation, will start soon The mixing of ore by steam shovel will be replaced with a conveyor belt and gravity system. A silver furnace will be added and possibly another reverberatory.
 B.EBEE-William H. Brophy, of Bisbee and Los Angeles, formerly general manager of the Phelps Dodge Mercantile Company, was drowned when swept from small boat during a heavy storm on the Gulf of California on the night of November 13. MT. Brophy was President of the Bank of Bisbee, a director in other banking institu- tions and was largely interested in the copper industry in the south west
 GLOBE-The first crosscut on the 1700 level of the Arizona Conner ciaI Copper Company property result ed in the discovery of the Old Dom inien vein with width of IA feet and containing eight per cent in copper and slight values in other minerals, according to H. c. Plum mer. general manager of the con- pany. The discovery is extremely important to the property.
 SILVER CITY-The Hecla Divide Mining Company is employing a unique method of raising funds to prosecute big mining operations in the Pinos Altos district, north of Silver City. It has equipped standard Pullman car with show cases and counters to display large and beautiful collection of New Mexico minerals, in addition to the company's own collection.
 DOS CABEZAS-On the Central Copper Company property ore has now been opened in over 70 places on the different levels at depth. from three to 30 feet in width. The re- serve tonnage of ore, now estimated at 100000 tons, is being constantly increased. Ore values range from about s10 to $50 a ton, though in some instances as high as $90.
 BISBEE-David Irwin has been made general superintendent of mines and mills in Bisbee and of the smelt- CT in Douglas, by the Copper Queen Branch, of the Phelps Dodge Corpor- ation. MT Irwin was formerly gen. eral superintendent of the Mocte- zuma Copper Company, at Nacozari, Sonora, Mexico.
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