Show rejuvenation OF OLD MINES in almost every section where mining mieng has been carried on for a term of years old mines exist which have been relegated to the scrap heap as being worked out and exhausted some of them may have been productive of millions and their records are a matter of pride and satisfaction to those acquainted with their histories and yet it is not a foregone conclusion that they have passed the stage where they can still be made productive A trivial matter often results in the closing down of an old producer and the real cause of the suspension may never be known and so a really valuable producer is condemned and finds its place in the ranks of abandoned mines occasionally however some mining man with a keen nose for ore makes an inspection of one of these has beens and discovers the fact that it has not been worked out by any means and possibly makes a discovery that leads to the rejuvenation of the old mine and its reinstatement in the column of dividend payers an instance of this kind is reported from chihuahua mexico and the report concerning the rediscovery discovery re of ore in an old producer makes very ery interesting reading the find was made in the old mines of the campania miera de balca naica district which have been worked for a period of years for genera generations tiong the mines of the district produced silver lead ores in great quantities which were worked in crude smelters shelters sm elters near the mines the ore it is stated existed in large pockets or eaves caves connected by a series of stringers whan one pocket was exhausted a stringer would lead to another one following a false lead however after tile the mines had produced a great many millions the operators became discouraged and the ahe mines wore vere closed down and remained idle for many years quite recently it is stated the U S smelting smelling Sm elting refining mining company obtained a lease on the mines for a period of six months at the expiration pi ration of which the company made an offer of for the property which was refused the owners demanding to make the proposition more interesting and to show that a mine is not always worked out simply because e it has been abandoned the owners of these mines recently uncovered a body of ore at water level that is valued at 2000 to the ton As a result of this discovery it is estimated that the old mines are worth millions mili lons more than had been offered for them and heavy and expensive machinery is now being installed for their extensive operation |