Show MINES AND MINING ray consolidated production for september was pounds tile the kec ond largest that it has reported in spite of tho the tact fact that september wu was a short month accorti according nig to hayden blayden stone co news comes from the home blome run copper company of tile the bristol nevada district to the effect th that at the fifth cave has been encountered thereby doubling the oro ore tonnage in sight directors of the wilbert Wll berl fining company have levied an assessment of 2 cents a share on all of tho the outstanding shares in the company which Is capitalized for shares it Is probably not an exaggeration to state that the bituminous mines of the united states could produce from to short tons of etoal otoal coa I 1 with without diat opening another new mina according to eastern predictions at tile rate at which tile the work of installing the new surface equipment at the dutte superior mine la is pio progressing gressing it will bo be in commission before the end of november stockholders of the giroux consolidated company will be happy in tile tho settlement of the strike at ely for this company was finding a splendid asplend d gait at the time the sympathetic movement was inaugurated b by the union officials in tho the last three months with only three of the five sections or the mill contributing to production amro has produced over 1 pounds of copper and at a cost it Is safe to say of less than 7 cents a pound earning better than arizona Arl zona has a recorded production of 34 pounds of copper or 2138 per cent of the total output of the united states since mining began in 1911 arizona produced pounds of blister copper as compared 0 pared with pounds in 1910 creditors and others interested in the property of tho the burro mining company located near the summit of black mountain twelve miles up city creek canyon from salt lake city have got together and made up ip a fund to have the assessment work done on the ground although the total production of bituminous tu coal in the united states decreased from short tons in 1910 to short tons in 1911 tho the quantity of coal undercut or otner wise mined by tl use of machines increased 1 from f rom oi 2293 short tons to tons it la Is r reported from that the union chief has struck another small fissure showing sume big high h grado grade galena on the 1000 foot level sped ment assay 50 to the ton A sixty five foot has been sunk from brorn this level with the hope jot catching the contact near the 1100 level production of primary spotter spelter zinc from domestic ore in 1911 was short tons valued at according to it a statement just issued by the united sta states tes geological survey surrey this Is the grea greatest zest production in the history of the industry and shows show s an increase of tons over 1910 it Is conservatively estimated that on a producing basis of 2000 tons of ore a day of an average of 20 per cent zinc and a recovery of a as 3 low as 80 per nr cent the dutte butte superior company will earn better than 10 a share per annum on all of the outstanding stock including the last shares share s issued based or on the operations which ba have ve taken place so far this year the american smelting smelling Sm elting refining company should show in 1912 a profit krofl considerably ader in excess of last year in tact fact the outlook for the smelting smelling sm elting company Is brighter now than it has been for a considerable time past say thompson so n rowlo P co R J evans pres president ot t tho h 0 seven troughs mining kalning company has returned from a visit to the property at seven troughs nov which is now in tile the hands of leaters leasers lea sers the leafers leasers lea tea sers he states are employing from twenty five to thirty men and ore shipments are being made at the rate of six to 10 ten tons dally daily this ore ranged in value from 15 to 20 per ton tile tho united states smelting smelling Sm elting refan refining mining company is making an excellent record nt at its mammoth Tam moth property in california advices advises from california state that the mammoth company with three furnaces in operation is treating 1275 tons tona of ore per day of which about 1000 tons Is sulphide and the balance fluxing flexing material its ita sulphide ores are averaging 3 per cent copper and 2 per ton in gold and silver besides 3 to 5 per cent zinc all mined and mills in Tono tonopah pith district were closed down for 24 hours last week by a fire which burned out a alon of 00 ne vada california company shutting off all power tha bR fire started from a short transformer |