Show international SMELTING COMPANY PUTS NEW LIFE INTO RICO COLO COLORADO RAIb hats off to rico the camp that has made a mining comeback come back that establishes a record for the state says the ouray colorado herald of the rico at one time had a population of but steadily decreased until a year ago when the po population pu lation dwindled to people and the number of working mines to one or two today there a vacant building in the town and old sheds are being repaired and used for housing purposes all this results from the entrance of the internal international dional smelting smelling Sm elting company a su subsidiary of the anaconda copper company into develop development men t of the districts mineral resources this organization has contracted for the zinc lead output of the larger mines including the atlantic cable the potter the newman hill the fairmont and the shamrock another big development of great significance follows the acquisition of other groups of lead zin zinc c claims by the rico M and R company that is now putting up a ton selective Ao notation tation plant p power anver for which will be developed through the purchase of the pasa pasadena dena coal banks by the company the Rico Argentine company is construct constructing ing a 1600 foot zig back completion of which will allow the company to increase its zinc lead output to tons daily the ri rico co prospector pro of 35 years ago who pinned beds hi his faith in the development of the limestone replacement of the district making good had his theory scoffed at has but today the technical staff of the anaconda company of those same beds the development favorably reported of zinc lead which is producing just now a large tonnage rico has surely made a comeback come back and as rapidly ores added to its payrolls as facilities will allow more men w will allbe be from now on 1 |