The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1923-09-20

W. NJ WMtecOttOn, of Great
Falls. both connected with the
Anaconda Copper Mining COM
pany are in the city Mr. Margetts
is superintendent of Washoe sampler
of the Anaconda company at BUTTE and
Mr. Whitecotton with Anaconda's great
electrolytic zinc plant at Great Falls.
The Anaconda company recently en-
tered into contracts with the Success
Mining company and the Federal Min
ing &Smelting company for the entire
zinc product of the Success and Morn
ing mines This was followed by
survey of the Occur d'Alene district
by a representative of the Anaconda
company, which evidently convinced
the company that with an assured
market for the ore. quite a large ton
mage could be developed in the district,
and in order to encourage production
and as far as possible secure the out
put for the Great Falls plant Mr..
Margetts stated that the Anaconda
company decided to place resident
representative in Wallace who would
look after zinc shipments and cooper
ate with owners of zinc properties with
the view to increasing production in
the Occur dAlenes Mr. WhitecottOn
was selected as the company's repre-
sentative here and he has established
an Office in the clyde Taylor building.
Mr. Margetts said the Anaconda com
pany would like to get as much as 5000
tons of zinc concentrates from the
Occur dAlene district, and that the
company is in position to take all that
is offered even up to 1000 or 5000 tons
monthly As the company's represen-
tative Mr. Whitecotton would keep in
close touch with zinc production. and
would especially be glad to assist small
shippers with respect to mining and
milling methods and in this connection
he will be in position to secure for
them technical advise if desired from
the staff of the Anaconda company.
Want Zinc Only.
Although the Anaconda company
operates a lead smelter, the Interna-
tional in Utah, Mr.. Margetts made it
plain that the oompany's sole purpose
in entering the Occur d'Alene field was
to secure zinc and that the company was
not in the market for lead. This dist
riot has long been handicapped by hav-
ing no market for its zinc, due mainly
to the excessive freight rates to the
zinc smelters of the middle west and
east and the inability of the Anaconda
to handle shipments beyond
he tonnage supplied by the mines of
Butte This situation is now changed
rhe mines at Butte, temporarily at
east are not turning out the maxi
mum production, while in the mean
ime the capacity of the Great Falls
liant has been increased and a more
adorable freight rate between Wallace
md Great Falls has been obtained. a
which enables the Ana
onda company to make an attractive
ontract for Occur d'Alene zinc.
The company will also purchase cop
'er gold and silver ores.
Possibel Zinc Sources.
At the present time the Callahan.
success and Federal are the only COM
'anies making regular shipments of
inc concentrates, but with a market
ssured now by the Anaconda COM
any and a little later by the Bunker
I'LL & Sullivan company through the
obstruction of an electrolytic zinc
liant at Kellogg. the number of ship
ers will be largely increased. The
iggest prospective producer is the
tar mine. which is owned jointly by
he Hecla and Bunker Hill, and which
5ill be the basis for the first unit Of
he Bunker Hill electrolytic zinc plant
will probably be more than a year
efOre the Star is ready for production.
Pine creek is in position to make
inc shipments now and it is expected
hat the Anaconda company will re-
Give a considerable tonnage from that
ection, and eventually all indications
ONT to its being one of the most
Productive mineral sections of the
istrict. Changes being made in the
Constitution mill are taken to mean
hat that company is preparing to be-
in shipments at an early date, and
is reported that the Highland Sur
rise mill is also to be overhauled with
he view to regular shipments. Both
Z these mines produce both lead and
inc The Nabob mill is also to have
zinc unit added. according to recent