Show MONTANA the east butte copper mining company oscar rohn general manager produced proceed pounds of copper in september at its butte smelter compared with U pounds in august and pounds in september a year ago september production of the davis daly copper company of butte W L creden general manager was tons of ore froni om which it produced pounds of copper and ounces of silver august production of copper was pounds it is 18 announced from the east that the oston montana development company plans P s to commence the shipment of ore from its big territory in the elkhorn district beaverhead county just as soon as the railroad now being constructed to that section is finished the building of the ton mill will not be completed until later as all heavy machinery and equipment must be hauled in on the railroad the com banys main office is at butte september production of copper by the anaconda copper mining company of butte was pounds of copper compared with in august the decrease was due almost entirely to the activities of the I 1 W W in stirring up uncalled for labor brou trou troubles bles production the first nine months of the present year has been about pounds compared with in the corresponding period last year the difference being due to the big strike in 1917 production for the year is expected to be about pounds as against in 1917 and in 1916 the butte superior mining company of butte reports a zinc production in september of pounds ore mined amounted to tons with a mill recovery of 93 per cent A promising vein has been opened on the 1000 level of the com banys germania mine showing from thirty to forty feet wide but the ore is not of commercial grade and the vein is not believed to be the czarina fissure the crosscut will be continued butte superior has made imide a new smelting smelling sm elting arrangement for the duration of the war and former contracts have been suspended the company is now operating on a narrow margin of profit owing to the higher smelting smelling sm elting rates increased operating costs and lower spelter prices |