The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-01-15
CANADA HAS
AN IMMENSE !
ORE DEPOSIT
Not as Large as on Mesaba
Range, Nor Is Ore of as
High q Quality !
DRILLING UNDER WAY
IL Further Explorations Are
Satisfactory, Mining
Will Be Done
DRILLING UNDER WAY

Duluth, Mimi, Jan. 16.-GN-
Canada's big ore find near Fort
William is not - large . body %
the Mesaba range, nor u the ore Of
. higher grade, D. e. Woodbr,dge,
Duluth mining engineer who directed
the explorations shortly after the
discovery eight years ago and who
held options on the entire tract for
three years, which he turned over ~
Duluth and Minneapolis men last
month, said today.
There are several hundred mill
lion tons Of ore in this new body"
said Mr.. Woodbridge, "but it is not
us large as the Mesaba range, while
the ore Is of lower grade and will
have to be concentrated"
Reports yesterday were to the ef-
feet that the largest ore body in
North America had been discovered
near Fort William. Mr.. Woodbridge
refuted these statements, declaring
the Canadian crude ore will test ~
per cent iron, while the Mesaba
range ore tests 81 per cent.
Only . 4o.Mile Haul
Freight to Lake Superior will be
half the cost from the Mesaba mines,
said Mr.. Woodbridge, adding that
the freight rate from this, the Mat
tiwan range, is SO cents lower than
from the Mesaba range Of Minneso-
ta.. The haul is only 40 miles, he
said, and the Canadian National rail-
road runs through the 10000 acres
controlled by the syndicate for four
miles.
9TH. size of the ore body may be
variously estimated" said Mf. Wood
lx~:. ~ Akn s,n1n n
Mattiwan range. One hill 800 feet
high and two miles long is iron ore,
and then there Is break, after
which the iron deposit resumes.
I'VE expect to continue and great
ly enlarge exploration work and ex.
animation Of the plat next summer
he said, yand ii. sit proves to be what
W SI.,,t's tsipt i i "s will put II 'As
building Would Require = Year
Putting in the mine buildings, ma
chinery and equipment, Mr.. Wood.
bridge said, would take approximate.
~ one year, so mining could hardly
be looked for OIL production scale
until 1928.
Drilling operations ut the mine
which is located about 40 miles west
Of Fort William on the Canadian Ma.
tional railroad, were discontinued ed
about a month ago, Mr.. Woodbridge
said. adding that exploration work
vent on all last summer. One drill
is down 1000 feet.
"OperatiOns will lie continued
again next spring." Mr.. Woodbridge
declared.
Duluth and Minneapolis Men Inter.
ested
Howard Talbot and Arthur Nit.
and Charles il. Hood Il Minneapolis
are interested in the project with
Mr.. Woodbridge. - :
About eight years ago several
prospectors came to Mr.. WOodbtidge
with samples Of their. ore discoveFy
and after directing explorations
there for several years, he bought
the options on the tract from the
prospectors, holding them until
few months ago.
The Canadian government is in.
terested in the project and expects
to subsidize concentration opera
tions, the province Of Ontario giving
half cent ton for each one per
cent of iron, which amounts ia
. slightly over 80 cents q ton. Mr.
Woodbridge said.
Negotiations and explorations are
still under way" said Mr.. Wood.
brodge, "and we are not prepared
as yet to make any public announce
ments. / understand that the in.
formation came from Toronto, where
government officials were in touch
with the situation.