Show THE COPPER FLAT PIT news ely nev it is the same old story of grind and production at the steam shovel pit of the nevada consolidated the big pit at copper flat is getting bigger each day and each day tons of copper ore are shipped to the concentrator at mcgill and this production will be going on for years to come and the great reserves of the nevada con ds ore will not be nearly exhausted two shovels of the six in the pit are working constantly in the ore while the other othe r four are engaged in stripping making more ore for the two shovels to handle two of these are at work on the western edge the arrangement which has been made with the ely central copper company to take all the water which is being pumped out of that companas comp anys eureka shaft puts the nevada consolidated in fine shape for its winter operations erat ions the water supply nas has been short for several weeks and this new acquisition comes in at a very opportune time operations have been resumed in the liberty pit where one steam shovel is busily engaged in burrowing for the ore and from where it is estimated they will be taking A out the theore ore in the spring adding to the already immense output of the steam shovels meanwhile whenever it is found necessary the output of the copper flat pit can be increased after the winter months and it is expected that there will not be any falling off in the present output while cold weather is in session it was only with the greatest difficulty that this was done last year and the product of blister copper was only assured by digging into the reserve concentrates and before the spring blossomed there was not a ton of these left this year however the nevada consolidated is in mu much ch better shape for the cold weather every safeguard possible being thrown around the pit and for a starter they have sufficient concentrates on hand to keep the smelter and converters going for nearly three months even the most severe winter would hardly catch the nevada consolidated napping and the best of results may be looked for oi on all sides |