The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1924-08-06
Chalk Mt. Mine
Is Making Good
Silver : Lead Property
Will Be Developed.
Is Shipper


number of partially developed silver
lead mining claims at Chalk Noun
tain, district that has off and on
for a number of years been produe-
ing er-lead ore spasmodically, but
without any real development with
the idea of determining the perma-
nency OF the deposits or ore veins
During the period that Mr. Dawes
has been in command of the prop
erty and under his direction what
promises to be one of the largest
silver-lead producers of the state has
gradually been put into shape for
future shipments and development.
Recent work at the property has
clearly demonstrated that the origi-
nal locators had not followed the
veins and had passed over ground
that now produces ore.
Opens Ore Bodies
During the period of operation
since the organization of the Chalk
Mountain Silyer-Lead Mines Com
pany, development alsng the ore
body has been carried out. Some
thing over 500 feet of drifts have
been run out from the go and 110
foot levels. the major part of this
work being on the lower level. The
ore shute has been proven for a dis
tance of approximately 500 feet, and
while some high grade ore has al
ways been exposed large tonnage
or mill grade ore has accumulated
on the dumps that will eventually
be subjected TO treatment on the
ground
At several points along the strike
from four to five feet in width, and
in most instances of shipping grade,
The best evidence of this is the four
cars of ore that have gone out and a
fifth is now being trucked to Fallon
for the smelters.
Shipping ore has run from $65 &c
800 per ton. Mil grade ores now
on the dumps show values from $25
up and some of the supposed waste
has recently en}tested showing that
1t would pay for treatment on tht
ground.
Egnineer Makes Prediction
Fred Siebert. who has been acting
as advisory engineer of this prop
erty, made the prediction some time
ago that the ore body on the 10
level would extent to rs feet or bet
ter At the present time this has ex
tended to a distance of over 200 feet
and is still going strong with some
of the richest lenses so far opened
and the vein Strengthening up.
Three wines sunk on the ore line
in the drifts of the 110 level have all
shown the same shipping character
Of ore. and in each instance the
width of the vein has increased. This
ore will be taken out following other
development that is under eontem-
plation, but the knowledge that IL is
where 1t can be taken out and
shipped at any time is one of the
most satisfactory results of the
eighteen months of conservative de
velopment.
Plans Deep Shaft
The Chalk Mountain Silver Lead
Mines Company is at the present
time contemplating deep shaft de
yelopment This is following the ad-
vice of the consulting engineer, Mr..
Siebert. who, after looking over the
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veins, feels that depth would take
the ore body into a sulphide section
and should proportionately enrich
the galenas. II is known that much
of the carbonate ore has been sub
iected to teaching and under the av-
erage law of mining this loss should
be picked up at or near the watcr
level
1t Is estimated that the water level
should be at or near 500 feet In
depth. 1t is the intention to sink 4
double compartment shaft to this
depth and send out drifts at so or
possibly every 100 feet This work
will undoubtedly be taken up within
a short time and pushed through.
Helps This City
The bringing in of a producing
mining property at Chalk Mountain
by this company means a lot to this
city and section, as all of the sup
plies are forwarded from here. For
tunately this property is most acces-
sable, Icing but a short distance
from the main highway and the haul
age is possible during all of the year.
Undoubtedly should the same flat
tering results come from q deep shaft
as are now shown on the upper levels
this company will erect a mill to
handle the large quantities of mill
grade ore.
During the eighteen months of de-
velopment at this property the mine
In part has paid for the work. as the
fifth carload of ore is leaving the
mine for the smelters, and this prop
erty has been among the few In this
county to contribute ore to the re
duction plants.
The company is financed by people
entirely outside of this district and 1t
is through the efforts of Mr.. Dawes
that ii has been brought to the pres
ent state of development which gives
II all the earmarks of real mine.