Show 0 BINGHAM METAL TUNNEL press bulletin bingham utah equipped for performing probably the cheapest underground work ever performed in bingham the utah metal mining company monday began work in the face of the foot tunnel from middle canyon which is to be driven feet further to attain depth of from 1200 feet to more than 2000 feet under the ore bodies on the bingham can canyon side of the range performing the work at exceptionally low cost is made possible by the companas comp anys owning its own water power which is utilized to develop electrical power for driving all of its machinery the compressor and the motors for electric service are driven by pelton wheels since the company started active work last fall its corces have been employed installing the power plant and other machinery bul building ding new buildings and enlarging the old tunnel to feet at this time only two shifts of five men each are being worked in the tunnel but with the arrival of the electric locomotive and the motor to operate the ventilating fan three shifts of seven men each will be employed upon that work pushing the tunnel at the rate of nearly feet a month making allowance for unexpected delays it will wi 1 l take about two years to complete the fhe tunnel but it is more than likely that important ore bodies will be cut long before the objective point is preached so that the wait will not be so long for something doing it is intended that the tunnel will serve other large bingham companies than the one building it as a means of transporting ores at low cost to the international compan companas comp anys Ys smelter in pine canyon it will reduce the distance from more than thirty miles to about seven miles with an easy down grade all the way |