Show ARIZONA the mohawk mine tucson J A poindexter manager is changing from a stamp mill to a concentrating and chemical plant in order to save all values gold silver lead molybdenum and vanadium the water bulkhead on the east 2000 foot level of the magma copper company superior broke recently the head of water causing some damage to the lower workings the pumps are working at top speed to lower the water in the no 2 and no 3 shafts L B claggett of duquesne pennsylvania secretary of the comobabi Como babi mining company tucson is visiting the property A small concentrating mill is being considered to treat the lead silver copper ore recently recently y developed under the direction of G W miller local manager the phelps dodge corporation copper queen smelter douglas J 0 ambler superintendent has started work in connection with the construction of the new lead smelter A force of men has been employed in tearing out machinery in the old sulphide mill at the smelter which will be occupied by the stamp mill of the new lead plant construction of lead smelter will be carried forward as rapidly as the old units to be replaced by the lead smelter can be removed the pilot mill of the comstock silver is now being operated two shifts daily and is reported to be making a wonderful extraction and separation of the lead and zinc tests are still being made of the various ores from the property with the same general result every unit of the mill is functioning perfectly and the mill is handling a large daily tonnage this new mill was erected in record time and is one of the most compact mills that has been erected in the state according to the kingman miner the united verde extension mining company jerome has acquired under purchase contract a half interest which owns in fee acres in the jasper mining company of land in jasper county missouri work done on these lands to date consists of several shafts and a large am amount aunt of drilling which it is stated has proved upwards of united ver verde de tons of zinc ore the entrance of the extension into the zinc field is taken in some quarters to in indicate that the company expects to manufacture brass at some future date |