Show according to all accounts the nevada consolidated company will build its huge smelter and concentrating works at duck creek nevada thirteen miles northeast of ely with this question fully settled ely will now witness phe nominal growth and prosperity the establishment of the smelter at duck creek will give added importance and impetus to this section which contains some of the largest deposits of lead ores to be found in the west many salt lakers are interested in the mines of duck creek including the brim brothers who have been interested in this section for many years 0 since the advent of the nevada northern railroad into cherry creek nevada the mine owners of the camps have been getting busy and a recent arrival from this thrifty and progressive camp informs the mining review that at the new depot at that place ore for shipment is being piled up in such quantity that is is difficult to get around among the heavy shippers is the star mine of the glasgow western exploration company the hartford nevada and the standard the use of titanium in the manufacture of a special steel has not yet assumed any great importance although experiments are continually being made as to its value for this purpose and a number of companies are making alloys practically all of the titanium that is produced in this country is in the form of and is used in the form of the oxide for the manufacture of artificial teeth and for coloring porcelain it is also used as a mordant in dyeing leather it is nearly all obtained from the mines in nelson county virginia |