Show CONSOLIDATED MERCUR IS ISA A RECORD BREAKER I As a record breaker in the matter mater of economy and in the output of the mine for tor the year the palm must go to the Consolidated Mercur which is regarded as os the greatest gold mine In the state and from figures which are complIed compiled on the output of the mine during tha past year It i is equal eual to any other mine mint in the th country countr for that matter mater Con Consolidated Consolidated Mercur certainly has ha taken the prize for production during the tue I year ear The annual report of the com corn company ran many for the year ending June une 30 last shows that tons of ore were mined during the year This amount makes an average of or about tons a aday aday aday day There TheN are re few mines in the coun country COUi try which can show results of ot this kind and It Is certain that thai the company in inthe inthe Inthe the matter mater of production goes far tar ahead of any of the tho other oth r mines in this state Despite Des all al of the extra expenses which the company has to undergo to have Its ore out treated because of the pe Pc peculiar culiar cular position po It i is in tn It is undoubted undoubtedly ly 1 a fact that tat it i shows shown considerable sax sav saving sa saIng saxing ing in tho th cost of getting the precious metal out and treated While most of the t e mines In the district and other othEr places get their ore out by IY way of tunnels or 0 open cuts all al of the ore of the Consoli Consolidated Consol Consolidated dated 1 11 is brought up from underground workings to the mill mi and has to be roasted before being put through the cyanide because about half hal of the tile ore Is sulphide Besides the ore ort has to be hauled a long way on 0 tue trams and ad then ten the has ha to pay for its water It I is obliged to pay paya a higher price pice for its iu milling on account of the extra work ork and different pro processes processes processes the thE ore has to go through Reduces Expenses Manager lana rr George H Dern in his re report report port of the mine during du the last fiscal year points ponts out that tat the expenses of handling the th ore has been ben reduced 23 a n ton which includes not only the ex cx expenses expenses of milling end and mining the te ores and the other ther processes ses but also the general generl expenses such fuch as the prospect prospecting ing and maintenance repairs salaries taxes and all al other expenses the construction work This is certainly a record to be proud of nt and ad the company compan recognizes the val vl valuable valuable services which Manager Dern has ha hag given en to the company during his hig man management management management g of af the affairs of the company Two Kinds of Ore OreTe The Te Mercur ore Is of two characters oxidized and base The former forer is sim simply simply ply pi crushed charged into leaching vats yat and treated by tha ordinary cyanide process The base or sulphide ore re requires r requires quires roasting before beCore it i is amenable to cyan ding and ad for this reason it i Is ground finer than tan the thc oxidized After its Is treatment is identical with wih that of the oxidized the two tw being charged to together together together gether In the leaching vats Low Operating Cost Mercur ore Is low grade gade having averaged per ton turing during Burng the past year It I Is obvious that on such low 10 grade gade material matera keen metallurgical l work and ami low operating op costs are ae es essential essential That skill ski It ir these there the e lines was in evidence the past vast year yer Is shown by the fact that the not n t earnings faring aggregated Of this amount was WS paid to the holders holder in dividends went ent Tor construction items and ard the remainder er erwa was wa added to the surplus which amounted amounted on June dune 30 9 to Has Big Plant Plant i The Con Mercur mill mi or o the te Golden Gate mill mi as it is generally gen known know is a wonderful plant plant For a long time tm It was the largest straight ng plant In the world and even now It ItIs itIs ItIs Is surpassed but by few If ir any Near Nearly Near Nearly ly all al of the largest mills mis with Uh which It ItIs Itis Is II compared employ a combination ot or t processes usually amalgamation fol Id followed lowed by In Mercur however nothing but the te straight cyanide process is employed The plant plat is annually visited by scores of travelers teler from all al over the world seeking Information of the most ad advanced ada advanced a cd practice Electrical Locomotives One of the Interesting features f tures about the plant is ts that tat everything Is driven by electricity iy From the Mercur mine mineto to the shaft the ore is hauled by elec dee electric trio locomotives Thence Trence it is elevated to the te null mill mi by electric el hoists In the themi mill mi the crushers rolls rols roasters pumps al air compressors compressor and In fact tact all al the machines are driven by electric eletra motors motor The electric ele tre current Is bought from the Tel c Power company and is transmitted from the te generating g plants at Provo and Logn Logan to Mercur at volts It la Ia i then ten stepped fown own to suitable for use In Inthe Inte Inthe the te motors Builds Foundry As instances of the pro pr may be mentioned mentone the fact that during the past year ye a bun foun foundry loundry dry was built bui so that the Consolidated Mercur company now makes mae all al of its is own iron and brass castings of ot which It i necessarily consumes large lage quantities Investigation has shown that this wor wot c could be done cheaper cheper at home than tj t buy bu the casting an l the foundry went up Similarly a lime kiln kin was wa built bunt Large quantities of ot lime are ar used in leaching the ore and this lime was ws being shipped in at a considerable cost Limestone is the country countr rock at Mercur and there appeared to toI t Mr MiS Dern Derr Der to be no good reason why Um could not be burnt in the camp camu cD A limekiln was therefore built buit and the compans lime Is now noss costing cosing about half hal what it costs to ship it i In Another New Plant The most Important announcement that has come from tram the company for tor a n along along long time came caine frem President John doh Dern Der on Nov ov 19 last la It I was wa to the of ot feet that at a meeting m of the te board of directors held on that date the th man management management management was authorized to proceed with wit the Installation of a slime plant plant The Tha residue alues in the ore after Iter treat treatment teat treatment ment have in the th past averaged close to 1 per ton sometimes a little and sometimes slightly lower Last tas years average was 35 95 cents On the th tonnage treated this means that nearly went over ove tho tue dump In Jn tha tho tailings tin s Exhaustive tests have shown show that the tailings tings by ether other methods ot or treatment can be brought down to D cents per ton This means that nearly half hal of the gold that now goes out nut in III inthe I the tailings tain is recoverable It I Is obvIous that If i this recovery recover can c be economic economically economically ally aly made It I will wi mean mea tremendously ly Increased increase profits for tor the company Perfecting Designs Designs The Tc solution of this problem has en engaged engaged the attention of the manager maager and ad his technical staff for the te past pas year and in November their researches had progressed to a point where whee they were willing to recommend that tat a new plant plat should be built buit The Te directors Imme Immediately ime voted in favor of the tho to plan and ad gave instructions that tat the work be pushed to completion without any un unnecessary unnecessary necessary delay The capable metallurgist Mr W T Janney Is i now perfecting the designs for the new Installation and construction work will wU begin forth forthwith forthwith tort with wih While details have havo not be a given out it is stated that tat the te process will consist of separating the sand from the slime leaching the sand and filter fler i ing the te slimes It I is i hinted hinte that tat the plant will embody some soma new ideas Ide which promise superiority over any method heretofore used The improve improvements improvements ments will wl cost in the te neighborhood of ot 2500 and ard should be completed be before be before fore spring New Developments The Con Mercur properties are arC re reported re reported reported condition It is ported to be in prime I well known that the mines have very ver 1 large lare ore reserves and gratifying new developments are a made from time ta to time so that tat the te ore In sight does doe not seem to diminish The company con continually continually spends large sums suma in pros prospecting peeling which Is necessary where such sucha suc a large tonnage is mined James daes Quirk is mine superintendent and under his able supervision the mies mines are kept in good condition and andare andare andare are economically operated The Te com corn company company pany has ha been fortunate In remaining singularly free tree from serious accidents to its it The general offices o othe ot of otte the te Consolidated Mercur Gold Mines company are ae room Dooly block block Salt Sal Lake City The official roster is as follows John ohn Dern president president president dent Hubbard Hubbar W Reed vice president A A Reeves secretary secre r and G H Deru Der treasurer and general generl manager |