The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-06-16
Concentrates
(ARlzoNA MINING -JoURNAL)


 THE COPPER sITUATION-It is estimated that the sales of copper during the current month will be 24O,00O,0OO pounds these figures be- ing based upon sales made so far. The sales of June and the sales of May have been significant in that they were recorded sales on a rising market The price is strong at 14 cents very little to be had at any lower price.
 B-SBEE-P. G. Beckett announces tha,; the Copper Queen Shelter will increase from 7,500,000 pounds in May to 10,000,000 pounds in June. The increase comes from Nacozari Mo- renci and about half a million pounds increase from the Copper Queen Mine
 RAY-About twenty five timber men have been put on at the Ray Hercules Mines, Inc, getting the mine into shape for operation The mill capacity is to be increased to 1900 tons daily and other changes to be made that will cut cots material ly
 WINKELMAN - The silver-lead property operated by the Continental Commission Company has been taken over by the Seventy Nine Mining Company. Tucson and Texas men. They are shipping about fit y tons daily to Fl Paso and plan an increase to 100 tons.
 WILCOX = The new electrical equipment and pumping plant for the Central Copper Company is on the road and will soon be installed. The operation of this new plant will per init of an increase in the number of men to be employed in development work.
 JEROME-James M. Layman is protesting against the sale of the Grand Island Company to the Shea Copper Company and is trying to or ganiZe the stockholders to oppose 1t on the ground that the Grand Island stockholders are not securing suf- fcient equity.
 CLARKDALEAFor Two years ex- perimental work has been conducted on low grade sulphide ores from the United Verde and it is said that the experiments have been sufficiently successful to make a large mill a possibility in the near future.
 SUPERIOR-The Magma Arizona Railroad Company have placed an order for 200 car loads of mine ties for the new road from Magma to Superior. The new road will have a maximum grade of 209o and maximum curves at i2h degrees instead of io5 and 50 deerees on the present road
 CANANEA-The property of the Green Cananea Copper Company will staFt work about July 1st Abolt one million dollars is being spent on improvements prior to starting. This property is capable of producing 5O.OOO,OO0 pounds annually and with the improvements should have low costs
 HUMBOLDT-The Sor, Invest Met als Company now have their ore buy CT out hunting custom ores for the plant at Hum Doldt. The starting of the smelter should start much activi- ty to Yavapai County among the smaller operators as the Humboldt plant was their salvation
 CASA GRANDE-The Pinal Gold Mines Company is to be organized (o handle the property on which the big gold strike was made south of Casa Grande a short time ago. Chas N Wilson of Tucson is to act as the fiscal ageD- and the company is large ly Tucson men.
 MIAM-DWork has already started on the building of large number of employees houses at the Inspiration mine and the necessary work on the accessory buildings to town. The new community will be close by i*he main shaft workings about three miles from Miami.
 -OATMAN-It is reported that by the fifteenth of July, 25O 10 300 men will be at work on the old Gold Roads mine which was a producer for many years. and which is now being clean ed up ready for the resumption of operations. This will give Oatman a decided boom.
 BISBEE- Announcement has been made that .-he Copper Queen Branch of the Phelps Dodge Corporation will increase their production to 5,O00,00C