Show TO INCREASE CAPACITY OF MILL special correspondence goldfield nev october 10 the goldfield development company has officially announced that arrangements have been completed to immediately increase capacity of the consolidated mill to 2000 tons daily following a conference at new york between general manager A L I 1 darcy and L E a director and leading stockholder of the company plans for addition of the new equipment were approved and shipment of machinery to the plant is to start at once the mill has a present capacity of 1200 tons per day exclusive of the cyanide equipment recently added and which was purchased from the aurora consolidated plant extension of the crosscut into the north half of the flo florence ren ce gold goldfield field property from the level of the combination mine has been completed and a series of drifts and raises are advancing to open territory known to contain high grade ore high grade in old slopes many of the old in the florence goldfield have been found to contain high grade ore and fully tons sampling better than 12 per ton in gold is ready for shipment to the mill the product together with th the excellent ore exposed above the 0 O level of the red top mine will keep the fhe mill running at capacity for many months before capacity production is main bained from the great reserve in the combination leasing is active on the mohawk and jumbo mines with rich discoveries ra reported at several points operations have been held to a narrow margin several weeks because of the strike of miners at tonopah and divide but now the strike has ended the goldfield development is preparing to operate all the mines and the mill at top capacity the crosscut from the foot level of the crackerjack shaft has entered material showing stringers of ore and is apparently close to the vein As soon as the ledge is intersected drifts and raises will be driven and arrangements completed for heavy shipments to the consolidated mill more than tons of profitable breare ore are available for extraction |