| Show ZINC MINING IN ARIZONA special correspondence kingman ariz feb 8 figures just completed by manager boyle for the production of the golconda mine in 1909 show the tremendous proportions which zinc mining has assumed in mohave county from this mine alone there were shipped last year tons of ore netting the ore averaged 46 per cent making a total 0 pounds of zinc actually produced as against pounds or one tenth as much the preceding year the golconda is now shipping tons of 45 46 per cent ore per month or at the rate of about pounds of zinc per annum and the management estimated a similar rate of production from the adjoining tub mine where the preparations for mining of the past few months are about completed shipping will be started from the latter in a few days and with the ore already on the dumps and exposed in the mine mr boyle expects to bring its output to that of the golconda within ninety days A remarkable feature of the steady output of the golconda is that to date it has resulted entirely from the first lift of feet the mine is developed to a depth of feet and the ore shoot exposed on the bottora level is wide and longer than ever but t no has been attempted in this foot block because of the difficulty in handling the large volume encountered without suitable machinery such machin y is being installed and will be operated from florl a central compressor plant on the tub property ground in the latter is considerably on sider ably harder than it is in the golconda and mining will be conducted with machine drills work is just starting in the prosperity tunnel which will cut the golconda ledge feet below the present bottom level and do away with hoisting the problem of transportation which more than anything else has limited the production is still unsettled As yet the railroad has taken no further action on the four mile spur a survey for which was made several weeks ago in case it is not built mr boyle will put in a new road and add more freight fre ight teams in the meantime the new tramway which will eliminate the worst of the present wagon haul and will handle the products of both mines until the completion of the pros prosperity tunnel is being hurried and will bein commission about the first of march the C P 0 D mine which has been idle for a number of years is the latest of the old producers to resume operations P F mclaughlin blin of goldfield has associated himself with john boyle jr who has held an option on the property for some time and is already on the ground for the preliminary work of clearing the C 0 D is situated near stockton hill and has yielded many hundred thousand dollars in lead silver ores |
