| Show SEARCH FOR NEW ORE SOURCES BEING PUSHED IN NORTHWEST spokane wash nov 10 efforts to find more sources of lead silver zinc copper and gold ores ari are being made by the largest companies of the northwest two organizations financed in england have joined in the search the northwestern states and british columbia are being ransacked by engineers and crews that are large in the aggregate the bunker hill sullivan mining and concentrating company is expend expending ig in the installation of the first unit of what will be an electrolytic zinc plant at kellogg idaho and the consolidated mining and smelting smelling Sm elting company of canada is expending by estimate in the enlargement of its concentrating facilities at trail kimberley and I 1 moyie B C its smelting smelling sm elting facilities at trail and its hydroelectric plant at bonnington falls other millions are being expended on other properties or more each by a few companies and millions collectively by many other companies the search for additional ore sources is being z made by the bunker hill in idaho and elsewhere the he hecla c la mining b company of wallace idaho recently enlarged its milling facilities and is examining or exploring properties elsewhere in idaho canada and alaska the federal mining and smelting smelling Sm elting company of mullan and wallace idaho recently prepared a mine near kellogg for response and is continuously investigating others the victoria syndicate and the porcupine goldfields Gold fields are engaged in the development of several properties in british columbia the granby consolidated is considering the enlargement of its copper mill at allenby B C near the washington line which is approaching its maximum of 2000 tons daily all of these companies and others are seeking and developing ore intensively and enlarging 6 plants in which to prepare more ore and more metals for the markets the bunker hill will complete its zinc refinery next year it will vill be situated conveniently to its concentrating plants and its lead smelter and lead and silver refinery at kellogg scores of other companies in the coeur calenes dA lenes british columbia washington ore oreon oregon on and western montana are equipping developing or searching all trying t to do something toward supplying the unsatisfied demand for the basic metals mining districts adjacent to spokane are experiencing one of the greatest developments in their history in the increase of facilities for the treatment and dressing of ores the tha great demand for lead zinc copper and gold is the cause of this activity the coeur calenes dA lenes and southern british columbia are two of the greatest producers of these metals in the world |
