White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-12-10

per market offers a price that will
give the big producers a fair return,
can be mined and its actual value
will run into astounding figures.
Sinking in the Morris shaft, which
is now about 425 feet deep, will be
continued until depth of approxi-
mately $50 feet is reached. 'fhe
present program is to then run a
drift from the Morris shaft directly
under the porphyry to the direct
smelling ore on the Richard claim.
This drift will be about 200 feet in
length and will connect the shaft on
the Morris with the one now being
sunk on the Richard claim, thereby
affording good ventilation and make
the general working conditions in the
mine the best that can possibly be Sc
cured.
Considerable work has been done
on the Minnesota claim. which lies
directly north of the Star Pointer
claim of the Nevada Consolidated
Copper Company, where an immense
body of high-grade ore has been
opened up and which IS known to ex-
list in the Minnesota claim of the
Consolidated Coppermines. A drill
hole cncountering the rich ore on the
Star Pointer claim is within seventy
feet of the side line of the Mime
sofa. The Minnesota shaft has beer
cleaned out and by operations from
this point connection is expected to
be made with the workings OF the
Nevada Consolidated on the Star
Pointer in about three weeks. The
high-grade ore on the Nevada Con-
solidated property has been found
to exist in the Star Pointer, Eclipse
and Blair claims. lying Immediately
to the south OF the Minnesota. This
section OF the Consolidated Copper
mines property Is one of the most at
tractive and from all the facts
as well as surrounding conditions IL
cannot fail to yield handsome re-
turns.
During the years 1912 and 1913
from the 215-foot level of the Min
nesota claim 1000 tons OF direct
smelling ore, averaging III per
cent copper, were taken out.
Lying north of the Minnesota Is
the Butcher Boy claim. to which at
tention is likewise being given and
on which n shaft is being sunk. This
shaft Is now down about 800 feet
and will be continued TO a depth OF
a
dergronnd workings can then he con-
nected and mining operations in the
rich orebody successfully carried on.
All shafts on the Consolidated Cop-
permines property are composed OF
three compartments except the big
Giroux shaft, which is connected with
the Alpha. the complete workings
there being generally referred to In
one term, either as the Alpha or the
GirouX. This is a five-compartment
shaft. and the Minnesota. which was
started some years ago, is composed
of two compartments
There are approximately 200 men
now on the payroll of the Consoli-
dated Coppermines Corporation and
the monthly outlay for their services
is in round figures $4,000
The results accomplished during
the last three months are astonish-
ing To those who take occasion to
look over the work as a whole.
The vast mineral estate. stretch
ing ont from Pilot Knob, which has
for years been considered the key To
the great copper belt in this district,
and as IL extends from there In all
directions. reaching down practically
TO the western limits of the city of
Ely, presents a picture of mineral
wealth that cannot be realized with
out mature consideration When the
figures of eminent engineers who
have examined the property are taken
as n basis the value of the ore which
is certain TO underly the expansive
surface runs into figures that are al
most unbelievable when quoted in
the sum total. II is not only when
one stops and deliberates that he
can realize what the several orebod
les. taken IN connection with the
facts surrounding them, really
amount TO as n whole.
Practically every man In this dis
triet who has engaged in any of the
various branches of the mining in
dustry has at some time or other
been connected with the operations
of the Consolidated Coppermines
property since il was first known as
the "Giroux. and for years these men
without exception have freely ex-
pressed the view that 1t would some
day be developed into one of the
greatest copper mining properties In
the world This opinion on the part
of practical men has been strongly
supported by geologists and other
technical experts who have made ex-
aminations on the ground and re-
ported their findings 10 those inter-
ested.
Taking the amount of work accom-
plished during the last three months
as basis and assuming the develop