Show GINGHAMS COPPER COPP ER PRODUCERS L in an article in the january ath issue of the engineering and mining journal of new york L H beason of salt lake in commenting on the copper producers of bing ham utah says progress has been marked everywhere but the best results are apparent in the copper districts of bingham and alta and in 11 deaver beaver county bingham produced close to one million tons of ore ere the utah consolidated which owns the original highland boy mine leads in output and in dividends up to july this company sent to its smelter near murray about tons per day but since that date owing to an enlargement lar gement of the smelter the output has 3 SW sif i r ash 1 yr AZ 3 i L A 7 7 J 51 f 7 G 1 aw cadd I Add SQ N aha r kei LJ 3 tue THE UTAH corper COPPER concentrator been bee tons per day the years output is about ib copper bullion but with additional facilities the production is now daily at the mine the policy has been to keep development far in advance of extraction the united states the united states mining company has turned out between and lb ib copper from the smelting smelling sm elting of its own and custom ores difficulties in operating the smelter at bingham junction have been overcome and the plans outlined some tim time e ago to enter the lead smelting smelling sm elting bus business in competition with the american america smelting smelling Sm elting refining company are about to be carried into execution A lead smelter of ton capacity has been completed developments in the mines owned by the company have been most satisfactory heavy shipments have been made from the j centennial mine the control of which is in the hands of this company the main shaft is being sunk to open up the ore bodies under the present lowest workings an equally energetic campaign is being pushed in the bingham proposition A case involving title to the kempton lode was decided in favor of the company by the united states court of appeals in november it if sustained by the united states supreme court possession to valuable ter will be obtained the mammoth mine in shasta county california was purchased it is to be provided with a smelter the yampa mine situated in upper carr fork of bingham near the highland I boy has been vigorously developed with results so satisfactory as to warrant the manager mr walter S kelley in enlarging the smelter at lower bingham this is the only smelting smelling sm elting plant operated in the bingham district As originally planned the plant was to consist of one roaster and one blast furnace but it was found that the ore was not suited to blast furnace treatment by reason of the fine therefore the plant was completely overhauled and at great expense new equipment has been installed this consists of a second blast furnace a reverb oratory also a roasting furnace of large capacity when the new equipment is ready in february the capacity will be tons of ore ore per jer diem the utah copper the utah copper company has achieved success with the new low grade ore of the w bingham porphyry belt in abrila april a new ton concentrating mill erected at a cost of was placed in commission it has proved so successful that additional equipment was provided increasing the capacity to tons per day the enlarged plant was started in october concentrating is in the ratio of 22 to 1 malting making a 33 to 35 per cent copper product beside 5 in gold and a little silver another mill is to be built with four units of tons each so that the company will be able to treat tons of ore daily the utah copper mine is now the largest in the state new workings working si aggregate feet the surface is being stripped over a large area preparatory to quarrying ore on an extensive scale the output for 1904 was tons of ore the bingham con the bingham consolidated increased its output of copper by pounds making pounds pound s A new furnace has been added to the smelter by an arrangement with the american smelting smelling Sm elting refining company a part of its copper ore is secured the smelter trust in return receives the ginghams Bing hams lead silver ore the dalton lark mine owned by this company has made a iane fine showing on the 1150 foot level an ore body has been cut averaging 7 per cent copper and 60 ounces silver at present the output is tons per day another property the eagle blue bell mine in the district supplies the smelter with seventy five tons of ore daily while the commercial mine at bingham contributes tons from the company comp anys s own properties the smelter is supplied with tons monthly beside tons of custom ore ohio copper cooner co adjoining the utah copper is the ohio copper company which purchased the holdings of the columbia copper mining company at bingham developments have demonstrated that this property will soon become one of ginghams Bing hams most important ard producers the company leased the old winne muck mill remodeled it and now treats tons of ore per day in november the win mill and mine were pur purchased purchase chass ed by the ohio company additional equipment has been added so that an output of tons per day can be handled the erection of an entirely new plant is contemplated with a capacity of tons the ohio properties are capable of furnishing a big tonnage the ore averaging 5 per cent copper this company also owns a large area of the copper bearing porphyry which is being worked so successfully by the utah copper company the boston con the boston consolidated sent tons to the bingham consolidated smelter this company also owns a large slice of the porphyry belt and a concentrating mill is under 6 consideration the output from the boston will be greatly increased durl during ng I 1 1905 it has been estimated that there are over two million tons of ore avail available availably abl carrying from 3 to 6 per cent copper in gold and some silver the bingham new haven is a new enterprise the utah apex is conducting an extensive campaign of development an adit feet long will tap the ore bodies at a depth of 1000 feet the new england gold copper company has operated a 50 ton concentrator with success and the development of the mine justifies further enlargement which is contemplated |