Montana labor news., 1935-12-12
NEWS OF MINING
0PERATIONSIN
The STATE

~ pei GIAl VI AdPaNAtg 0H4
i~tioning its St. Lawrence and Leonard
mines so that they can be put into pro-
duction any time they are needed.
These mines, two OF the largest in
Butte, have been heavy producers in
the past. The St. Lawrence ceased
production on August 20, 1881, and the
Leonard on January IA, 1881.
At its Mayflower mine southeast OF
Whitehall, in Madison County, the An
aconda Copper Mining Company is
building a camp, consisting of board
ing and bunk houses, and other build
ings. The property recently was con-
nected with one Of the main electric
transmission lines Of the Montana
Power Company. The company is now
producing gold ore from the Mayflow-
er which was acquired in August, 1923,
from the w. A. Clark state Clark
bought the Mayflower for several hun
bred thousand dollars and within a
comparatively short 'ime took many
millions out of it.
Little Ben Mining Company, west Of
the Ruby Gulch Mining Company, near
Lendusky, in the Little Rockies noun
tains, Phillips County, is turning out
close 10 $4,000 Of gold bullion month
ly from its coarse crushing, syanide
teaching plant. P. A. Wickham is nan
ager.
Ruby Gulch Mining Company, near
Zortman, in the Little Rockies noun
tains, is shipping two cars per week Of
high grade gold ore according to Carl
J. Trauerman, Butte mining engineer,
and president OF that company.
Charles Whitcomb, the original de-
veloper Of the district, is the largest
stockholder in the company, being
vice-president and general manager.
Control OF the corporation was pur-
chased by Whitcomb and Trauerman
from the Zimmerman estate and Sieme
Brothers and Helmers OF St. Paul, and
the First National Bank & Trust Co.
of Minneapolis. A 800 ton cyanide
teaching plant is now being built, and
should be in operation shortly after
the first of next year. The ore will
be crushed to 3-8ths mesh by crusher
and rolls and distributed into 800 ton
tanks by a conveyor and distributing
system. Practically all the mill equop-
ment has been ordered, including West
inghouse motors, a 800 HIP. Venn-Sev-
erin Diesel oil engine direct-connected
to an Ideal Electric Company fly wheel
type 440 volt generator. Water will
be pumped a distance Of 5000 feet thru
a five inch line. This mill will replace
a mill that burned and which treated
over 100000 tons Of ore with an av-
erage assay value Of Sis per ton.
Mining and milling costs were $l.05 per
ton and $1.85 per ton was extracted.
The company paid a dividend every
month that the mill was running, I'M
der the supervision OF Milton 1. Ley
dig. Ore is extracted from a large
open cut, under which haulage tunnels
are driven, the tunnels are now equip
ped with track, overhead trolley wires
and electric locomotives. Earnest Dor
ais OF the Montana Stock and Bond
Company, Butte, is secretary; Harry
Whitcomb, treasurer; f. Murphy, Butte
assistant secretary and c. L. Freder-
ichs OF Helena is auditor.
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Phoenix Gold Mines, Inc, has taken
over a group Of gold properties near
Winston, %Broadwater County, and the
Spotted Horse and Black groups in the
Sheridan-Alder district, Madison Coun-
ty which were former heavy gold pro-
ducers. L. o. Thomas, Of Butte, head
of the company, was the organizer OF
the Golden Rod Mining Company which
is successfully operating the Iron Rod
Gold group, near Iron Rod, Madison
County.
Standard Silver-Lead Company, OPP
Grating the Jay Gould property in the
Marysville district, Lewis and Clark
County, is running its mill to capacity
and is said to be earning about $780,.
600 net per month. The company re.
Gently declared a dividend Of one cen.
per share on its 100000 outstanding
shares.
Anna Mines Syndicate, operating The
Anna mine in the Southwest or Ards,
ley section of Butte, has encountered
a sizeable body Of high grade ore, re.
cent shipments assaying better than
ounces of gold and 1856 ounces of sill
yer per ton. The syndicate was organ.
lied by Max ]. Hertel Of New Yorl
City and Al Fisher, veteran Montana
mine operator, who is in charge OF op
erations.
Quartz Hill Mining Company, operat
ing in the Vipond district of Beaver.
head County, is shipping better thar
fifteen cars of silver ore per month.
At the November meeting Of The
Montana section Of the A. L. M. E.
DR.. +. S. Perry, DR.. Harold Scott o
the Montana School OF Mines Staff
and DR.. Dean S. Carder, Of the U. S
Goedetic Survey, spoke on the recen
earthquakes at Helena. This program
was followed by a general discussion
The meeting wa held in the Silvet
Bow Club in Butte.
At the annual meeting of the Mon
tam Society of Engineers, held il
Butte, c. S. Heidel OF Helena was Ell
ected president, J. J. Carrigan, Butte
first vice-president, R. T. Challendei
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