Tombstone epitaph., 1922-02-12
WEEKLY RESUME or
MINING IN ARIZONA

COPPER SITUATION-The copper
market is being kept moderately &C
tive OF late by the increasing purchas.
es OF foreign. especially English. Ger.
man and French users. The price has
been running between IS as and IA
cents and it seems to be now regard.
ed as being about the stable price of
copper due to the influence of the
competitor metals. Their is indica-
ton of a considerably increased de-
mand from domestic consumers in
the early spring. Every large copper
mine in Arizona has announced re.
sumption OF operations but one.
OATMAN-The annual report of
the United Eastern shows a produc-
ton for 1921 OF almost $4,000. 600.
There are continuing reports of great
ly depleted ore reserves but the con-
tinuity of operation of the company
has now been cared for by the pur-
chase of the FL Tigre mine in Mexico.
KINGMAN-The reports coming
from the Macy Lee mine are extreme
~ encouraging for the opening OF an
other large mine west of Kingman
and south OF the famed Katherine
District in the same range. Forty
dollar averages are reported although
the work has not yet reached the
place being driven for
YUMA historic old producer is
again being opened up in the Fortuna
Mine. This was one of the old time
gold producers and prosperous mine
decade ago but the losing of the
ledge through faulting stopped the
work which has now been resumed.
They plan the fist work on the 500
level
CANANEA-Althoug there has
been no announcement OF resumption
of operations. over 1000 men are re-
ported to be working at Cananea get
ting the properties in readiness for
arfx lat 1asa
of starting probably depends upon the
ability OF the smelters TO take the
ores.
Central property has created consid-
cradle excitement This property,
which is controlled by c. & A. inter
ests, has encountered ore running as
high as 20 per cent copper with silver
values, according to reliable reports
from that district New machinery
is being installed.
YUCCA-Fourteen carloads of ma
chinery has gone to the Old MIcCrack-
en- mine, thus starting the work on
another of Arizona's old time produc-
ers. A large milling plant is being
erected by the new owners of the
property who took il over a short
time ago and have lost no time in
getting the work started
SALTIbLO-The Mazapil Copper
Company is resuming operations Civ
ing employment to about 300 men. The
smelter at Saltillo and the mines at
Conception del Orc will shortly be go
ing full blast This work is controlled
ny English capital and the property
has been shut down for over a year
WILLCOX-The most recent list
ing Of the number of ore openings on
tie Central copper Company properly
shows ovNT sixty faces in ore. This
is the old Mascot property. part CT
which was under lease to the A S.
ard r. during the war and soms half
million dollars value was shipped
GLOBE-The starting of the work
at the Arizona Commercial is depend
ent upon the operation OF the Old Do
minion smelter. Advices from the Bos-
ton Office of the A. c. indicate that
work viii be resumed just as soon as
the smelter can take the ore. Devel-
opment work has been kept up and
the property is ready to 90.
INSPIRATION-Wh the Inspira-
tion Consolidated Copper company has
made no announcements as to date.
the delivery Of seventy carloads Of
fuel oil to that property i'm the past
ten days and the continuing to add to
their force. indicates that announce
ments are not far away.