Show I 1 the years progress at tintic gintic by H E havenor havener T the he year 1923 was a very important one in the history of the tintic gintic district A large number of ore discoveries co veries new ventures and new mining policies mark the year as one of achievement the progress can perhaps be best no noted ted by separate reference to those events which have been of importance 1 the remarkable record of the tintic gintic standard mining company during the year dividends of over were wen paid and an extra declared for payment on the 2nd and of january development of the upper levels opened large slopes of lead silver and silver ore so that the mine has been able to maintain shipments of from to tons daily of which tons were sent to the mill at harold during the year the richest car of ore shipped from the district came from this property and brought over surface improvements have been continued and many new homes are under construction for the employees of the mine at dividend it is understood that the mine has netted a comfortable surplus after payment of dividends taxes and other char charges chares 6 es 2 development of the eureka standard property this mine the shaft of which is about one mile south of the tintic gintic standard property is being Z 11 developed by the tintic gintic standard mining company the shaft is the lar largest in the district being of four compartments two for hoisten hoisting b one for ventilation and one for a manway it is understood that shaft sinkin sinking b will continue and that the property will be thoroughly developed 3 the finding of the strong ore bearing 6 fissure on the foot level of the apex standard and the decision of the chief consolidated mining company to sink a new shaft to crosscut the overlying beds and to prospect the immediate vicinity 4 the completion of the shaft sinking at zuma and the encountering of low 6 grade ore in the workings from the shaft development 0 of f this find is is proceeding 5 the finding of a great mineralized crushed zone in the iron king mine the writer has not examined this strike but has been informed that the and is so extensive that the discovery marks it as perhaps the most important development in the history of the mine some ore is being sorted for shipment 6 A deal between the owners of the central standard consolidated mining company and duncan macvichie and associates whereby the latter are financing and developing ve loping the property through the copper leaf shaft 7 the completion of several hundred feet of work 1 in the tintic gintic drain tunnel b by y the knight 6 interests 8 the discovery of a shoot of ore in th the e lehi tintic property in north tintic gintic 9 continued development of the iron blossom property resulting in the discovery of an ail ore channel parallel to the colorado iron blossom ore channel reports indicate that the new channel will be productive for a long period and its production is enabling the mine to retain its s position among the dividend payers 10 the di discovery of a parallel ore bearing channel in ln the mammoth mine 11 the placing of the grand central mine mine on a profitable basis by the chief consolidated mining company 12 ore discovery in the which is being de sloped eloped by four sets of leasers leaders lea sers and the profitable operation of the property during the year 13 the opening of a new producer in the american star property which is controlled by the bingham mines company this has been accomplished after several years of development work 14 satisfactory production from the victoria and eagle blue bell mines 15 prospecting with jackhammer drill holes the chief consolidated mining company has developed a plan for prospecting t at depths up to feet from an opening by using steel stee I 1 drills costs are said to be very low and results satisfactory two ore bodies were found last year by this method 16 the decision of the chief consolidated minin mining company to construct a milling plant at eureka it is is understood that the plan is to cut smelter charges by the elimination of silica and the smelting smelling sm elting of the product of greater metallic content reports state that the plant will be a combination of concentration flotation and volatilization 17 the closing of the tintic gintic milling companas Comp anys plant at silver city production of the various properties for the year follow chief consolidated tintic gintic standard 2289 dragon victoria victori iron blossom eagle blue bell colorado iron king iron ore mammoth swansea 73 american star 56 centennial E ureka eureka 42 bullion beck 1 I 42 37 scotia west tintic gintic 25 alaska 16 tintic gintic drain tunnel 11 yankee con lease 11 gold chain 10 little may 6 victor consolidated I 1 eureka hill 1 showers I 1 may day 1 empire mines 1 eureka mines 1 sioux 1 iiii mill iiii flue d dust 1 tintic gintic mill slag 1 tintic gintic mill lead product 10 P N anderson assay office cleanings gleanings clean ings 1 total |