Show TESTING OIL FLOTATION PROCESS review bisbee ariz local mines conditions continue in the same trend during the week just past as in the several weeks since the first curtailment tail ment of their forces following the out break of war in europe several daily additions are made to the forces of the various larger concerns the actual development work of the past has been discontinued but surface improvements and some slight exploration and development underground are being pushed as occasion may demand of larger portions of silver lead silver gold and of about the same amount of copper ores continue tests of the oil flotation process at the test mill are being increased with an ultimate aim of finding if this is not the better means of treating the ore of the great sacramento hill deposit following the announcement that the old dominion in globe is almost ready to start their actual mine output through their newly installed oil process and the announcement that magma at superior is increasing its flotation equipment with the final statements that inspiration has almost decided on this process and that miami is anticipating its installation especially for the handling of the slimes increase the local interest in the possibilities of handling the ore through the oil separation scheme in addition to the oil flotation tests several other processes and variations of processes are being tried out arizona mining congress delegates local interest also attaches largely to the national mines congress which is scheduled to meet in phoenix december 7 8 and 9 of this year this meeting is the largest meeting of mining men and engineers held in the united states in the year and is one especially interesting to all local men of the mining fraternity governor hunt following f ol lowing the policy set and approved by the congress has named the delegates for this state copper queen at bisbee will be represented by walter douglas Calu calumet mett and arizona is represented in the meeting by captain john C greenway copper queen at douglas is to have L D Rii ketts at the meeting L S gates cates will be on hand band for ray con will L dark clark of jerome for the united verde B D britton gottsberger of miami for miami copper company C E mills of globe for the inspiration con norman carmichael of clifton for the arl arizona copper company and E H horton of globe for the old dominion |