Show current comment on utah 5 M mines ines and prospects several of the leading mining camps of the state are commanding more than ordinary attention at the present time owing to the fact that extensive is expected to bring about results bordering onto the sensational this heavy work to a large extent is confined to tintic gintic dietrict ditri ct bingham and park city although in a number of lesser camps but which are possessed of wonderful possibilities a great deal of intelligent work is going on park city mines in the daly west at park city for instance conditions on the 1700 foot level are such as to lead to the belief that a mammoth body of high grade ore will be opened up at this depth on this level the ore body has been drifted upon for a distance of feet and the volume of ore is growing larger and its metallic contents richer as work progresses at the present time the ore is a high grade milling product and higher grade may make its appearance al most any time the ontario tunnel drains the daly west and mining can be carried on without any water trouble to a depth of 2100 feet on which level a drift is also being run it is stated that president J E bamberger is in favor of withholding with holding further dividend payments until development work has reached a more certain stage on the 1st ast of october the company had a ca cash sh balance on hand of the silver king coalition continues to show up new and rich ore bodies in virgin ground and the regular production is easily being maintained the silver king consolidated is pushing development work and the management is well pleased with results the iowa is also looking well and taking all in all the tone of the camp is excellent the return to the shipping list of the little bell has added new life to the district this property in october marketed tons of ore at a good profit the mine is shipping regularly and it is understood that the company expects in the near future to begin dividend payments the mines of bingham there is no letup let up in mining operations at bingham all of the big copper producers are maintaining their heavy output out put and new breadwinners bread winners are being brought in the utah copper especially is making history this mine for the third quarter of the year ending september 30 produced pounds of copper at a cost said to be under 9 cents a pound the production for the preceding quarter was pounds the mine of the company is looking well and it is reported that additions to the companas comp anys plant at garfield are it in contemplation the directors of the company visited the property last week and their decision in this regard will probably be announced at an early date the boston consolidated mine is holding its own in splendid shape the company has issued a statement showing operations for the month of september giving the production mining and milling costs and results this portion of the report is published elsewhere in these columns and is most interesting and especially so as it shows that the mining and milling of the companas comp anys porphyry ore amounts to only a erfle over per ton the utah consolidated is making good progress in the construction of its aerial tramway from the mine over the mountain to the site of the international smelter and this line according to all expectations will be ready to go into commission sometime before the new smelter is blown in the united states company now that improvements to its smelting smelling sm elting plant have been completed should make a great record for itself in the near future an exhaustive description of the companas comp anys plant is to be published in the mining review the first installment of which relating to the concentrating cent rating department will appear in this issue in tintic gintic district the greatest setback set back the southern portion of district has suffered for sometime past was the closing of the knight smelter this close down as previously stated in these columns was due to the inability to secure the necessary fluxing flexing ores for the successful operation of the plant recently however it is reported mr knight and his associates have secured an interest in the carbonate ely copper company operating near ely elly nevada in whose mines ore of a desirable quality exists on account of this purchase it is stated the knight smelter will be able to start up again and this may be done at an early date the lower mammoth mine is gaining splendid depth in the development of its property and the 2000 foot level was to have been reached the first of the present month at this depth a station will be established and drifts will be run to the known ore bodies the superintendent E C coffin is highly pleased with the condition of the property the mammoth also is showing up wonderfully der fully as depth is attained and quite recently the workings uncovered ore going in gold to the ton the mammon is producing steadily and is still a great mine the mines in east tintic gintic still continue to hold the almost undivided attention of the mining public nothing new has been received of late concerning the colorado sioux and iron blossom of the first two there can hardly be a question of doubt as to their permanency and future possibilities there is some uneasiness however regard iron blossom and yet work in its development is being vigorously pushed the showing recently made in the pr provo mine will have a tendency to extend the mineral bearing area of the east side in this mine quite a body of fine carbonate ore was encountered at a depth of feet the provo neighbors with the tintic gintic standard and the east tintic gintic development in both of which there is at present a most encouraging showing beck tunnel it seems is working out its own salvation the company is shipping from three to four carloads of ore weekly but this comes from following stringers and the encountering of small bunches of ore ou on me upper levels should another large and rich ore shoot be encountered as many believe will be the case the beek beck will come into its own again being the first dividend pay er on the east side and so admirably located it still has friends notwithstanding the way it is being kicked about on the stock market the murray hill is showing signs of renewed life and it is understood that this property which is favorably situated is to undergo more extensive development at an early day stringency in the money market has been the only factor retarding the operation of this ground as the company has unbounded confidence in its value and importance beaver county mines there is no letup let up in the operation and development of beaver count mines the majestic Ala jestic is looking exceptionably well and should soon be a regular and heavy shipper the red warrior is producing all the time the cedar talisman expects to resume shipments at an early date the moscow is showing up finer and greater and is rated in the bonanza class nothing new has been heard from the commonwealth since the announcement of the uncovering of pine fine ore measures in the mine workings a month ago the newhouse mill enlarged and improved is about ready to go into commission and it is reported that the mine is in shape for heavy production the revenue mine in pine grove out of newhouse is reported to have broken into another body of fine ore this property has been worked for years is well equipped and should soon make a record as a regular shipper the horn silver at frisco it is stated is preparing to ship quite a tonnage or of zinc ore the contact near frisco has encountered a body of rich ore but for some reason operations were discontinued when the ore body was reached the st marys is putting in a mine plant and it is understood that the mine is in an encouraging condition |