Show ACTIVITY AT yellow pine shipping heavily Calel mi ning plant of potosi g by fred A hale jr good springs nev may 7 the pr high price of spelter has resulted in considerable activity in the yellow ping mining district and work has been resumed at nearly every zinc property in the di district 8 A number of the smaller properties are now under lease and are being actively developed since the resumption of milling operations on march 1st ast the yellow pine mining company has been shipping the full limit of its contract allowance of zinc ore which amounts to 1500 tons per month and also about tons of lead concentrate per month at the mine sinking of the main two compartment shaft has been temporarily discontinued and a crosscut cross cut is being driven to tap the vein at the foot level six motor trucks are now engaged in hauling the zinc carbonate ore from the potosi mine the average production being abut ans per month the calci ning plant for treatment of zinc carbonate ore recently erected at this mine has proved very successful and it is reported that the plant is to be enlarged the process is being watched with great interest by other producers in the district as its success will render possible the treatment of ores of much lower grade than heretofore and will result in a considerable saving with the higher grade ores it is expected that similar plants will be erected at some of the other properties in the district the dry concentrating plant at the fredrickson mine is nearing completion and is expected to be in full operation within the next ten days A test run was recently made using the plumb jigs only and proved successful sutton steele steele tables are now being installed for the treatment 0 of f the finer sizes the ore is a carbonate carrying lead zinc and silver development of the boss property is being rushed and the vein carrying gold silver and platinum has been opened on the third level the second payment of on oil this property now under bond to the platinum gold mining C company falls due june 2nd and a similar amount having teen bee paid last december several other prop pro artles in the vicinity of the boss including the oro amig boss extension betty brown azurite etc are under develoP development me t and gratifying results are being obtained A very interesting and instructive description of this portion of the district by aar A dolph adolph knopf has recently been published by the TJ S geological survey the mobile mine a zinc property in the nevida nevada mining engineer good springs western portion of the district was recently sold gold to boston capitalists at a price said to be and the new owners have commenced shipments of zinc carbonate ore the whale mine in this vicinity is bonded t to a salt lake syndicate headed by W P r omeara eara and thos varden and a bond has been given on the milford mine to los angeles interests both properties are now being actively developed othar properties in this district now shipping zinc ore are the anchor alice bill nye bonanza azalea and new year the bonanza recently shipped a car of zinc carbonate containing thirty six tons which netted nearly 2000 said to be the record zinc car of the district shippers on the open market are now handicapped by not being abel to sell their ore but fortunately most of the shippers in the district have contracts allowing ample tonnage |