small prospects sometimes become big mines 1 1 of 4 ai 01 f a ily 4 pw 1 1 01 N gerv 7 MX little may mine aline in tanile district where new group is attempting to revive promising region A mining development program which is being watched with interest is the reopening of the little may property in the southeastern end of of t the e tintic gintic district A pacific coast group has formed the tintic gintic metals company and taken a lease on the little may property the old shaft has been reopened 1 eoj ened to a depth of feet and various levels have been reconditioned A thorough sampling is now in progress to determine the grade of the ore left during early day operations As reopening of tho the property progresses officials 0 of f the metals company plan to berf perform orm considerable diamond d drilling ril to determine if bedding lying below low carry work at the little may property is being conducted on a small scale but never the less is encouraging and is indicative of the work needed to restore metallic resources to a normal level much of the states known ore reserves were mined during the war when available manpower was placed on pro and development work was necessarily neglected