| Show live mining M inin g news from the coast large ore body in balamoti Bata Batar moti noti mine bright prospects for katherine ex st elmo in the limelight of P popularity opu estelle corp mining high grade eagle bird stamps dropping B by y will C higgins i los angeles jan 9 the canario copper company operating near nacozari Naco zari sonora mexico jn in an interesting report on the physical conditions at its balamoti Bata moti mine included in company holdings where extensive developments are under way says in part I 1 the balamoti Bata moti main crosscut cross cut at the close of the week ending december 15 has advanced 1123 feet it will require an advance of over feet to c completely i crosscut cross cut the nort north h ore zone there is every reason to believe that the 75 foot ore body recently developed lies parallel to the main aliza tion of the north ore zone consequently the com banys engineers expect to encounter the main main ore body any day the latest advices advises indicating a favorable change in the it would therefore not surprise us to receive a wire any time that the main crosscut cross cut had come into another and the most important in in the north ore zone in concluding its report company management says there is no question now but that the balamoti Bata moti mine will prove to be as large and as productive as the nearby pilares mine which has been successfully operated during the last twenty five years bright prospects for katherine extension A prominent mining operator of kingman arizona reporting on conditions in th the katherine section of mohave county is quoted as saying that the katherine 1 extension is in line for big things in order to further develop its valuable property the company will extend the drift on the vein which was disclosed in the driving of the crosscut cross cut on the foot level this vein it is stated has a width of thirty feet the filling of which is composed of highly mineralized quartz and sil material ver very y similar to the matrix of the katherine mine adjoining now producing and milling high grade gold ore there is a strong possibility that this vein may be the extension of the great katherine lode where large tonnages ton nages tn of commercial ore has been blocked out however this may be it is said there is every indication that a shoot of pay ore will soon be opened up in the intensive development of the katherine extension sion present plans call for lateral work on the foot level until such a time as the extent and values of the ore bodies shall have been thoroughly demonstrated when the shaft will be sunk to deeper levels and the arc ore measures blocked out by drifts a and cross cuts cut s with this accomplished production d action will s soon oon follow and mill construction will P probably be undertaken st elmo mine in the limelight in the operation and development of its newly acquired SL elmo gold mine in the randsburg brandsburg Rands burg district of kern county california the nevada rand gold corporation of tono pall pah nevada is planning systematic and extensive work and with future prospects so alluring as to attract the attention of experienced mining operators familiar with the history of this famous old gold producer from which a fortune has already been taken at shallow depths preparatory to carrying on an active campaign of operation the main working shaft and laterals literals late rals have been cleaned out to the foot level and surveys of the underground workings of the mine made and maps prepared in order that the necessary danamay da data tamay may be available for intelligent exploratory work this will probably result in the further development of tile the two principal veins of the group in whose workings it is stated there now is a fair tonnage of a good grade of commercial gold ore in sight while there is an additional important tonnage on the mine dumps ready for milling for the treatment of this ore and the mill rock to be developed as work progresses arrangements are being made with reduction works in the near vicinity of the mine and it is belie believed ved th the e revenue from this source will greatly assist in the carK carrying ying on of the development program estelle corporation mining rich ore never before in its history ac according cordin 9 to roy C 6 of los angeles 9 secretary and treasurer of the estelle mines corporation with holdings near keeler inyo county california has the estelle mine looked better or more promising than at the present time from the heading of the foot upraise from the main tunnel level and at a depth of 1930 feet below the surface north and south drifts are being run anthe on the fissure at a point where mineral indications lead to shoots of ore and lenses in the lime formation in the bedding planes and it is believed it will not knot be long before bodies of high grade lead ore will be uncovered on that level the company is now shipping a carload of ore monthly that averages about 60 to the ton and as two shifts will be employed it is believed the regular output will soon be materially increased the estelle adjoins the noted cerro gordo mine in which a most sensational strike of heavy lead ore was reported a few weeks ago I 1 eagle bird stamps dropping there is rejoicing in the ranks of the los angeles stockholders li of the eagle bird mining milling company over the fact that the mine is now on a producing basis with every indication that within the next few months accumulated earnings and profits will enable the management to remember member ic company stockholders in a substantial manner tile the mine is is reported to have been to the foot level hii whery fa a body of ore twenty feet in width has been disclosed dis closed tarrying carrying average values of 10 in free milling gold to the ton toil 1 while on the foot level drifts have been run both ways from the shaft on ore averaging from four to seven feet in width carrying about the same tonnage value this ore i it t is claimed can be mined and milled at 5 a ton and the companas comp anys ten stamp reduction plant is now in commission running one shift daily the expectation being that in the near future it will be in commission commission to full capacity handling about forty tons of ore daily and at a I 1 high saving of values the company is is working a force of about twenty men under the of N S berray consulting engineer for the company E L ball of los angeles is secretary and treasurer |
