Show A MATTE SMELTER FOR MINA tribune goldfield nev A copper matte smelter is to be built at mina and work on it will be started in the near future those back of the enterprise are col 0 P posey dr edward bowes and J D sword associated with them are some of the prominent prini nent mine owners and capitalists ita lists of goldfield and tonopah To the capital aggregating for the erection of the plant has been pledged and the works will have a daily capacity of tons the advisability of erecting a smelter in the neighborhood of the luning mina copper has been under consideration for a long time and it was not until after a most thorough investigation of the mines of the camp by competent experts that a decision was reached then the question of the site was carefully looked into hazen put in a strong bid and the final selection of mina was reached only after the various questions in regard to the best place had been analyzed mina is the terminus of the southern pacific the tonopah and goldfield as well as the narrow gauge road known as the colorado and california which runs south to keeler all of these roads penetrate mining areas and being a terminal point the company will save extra charge for ores that would be assessed if two separate companies handled them ores from goldfield as well as the gold silver ores from other sections will be wanted for fluxing flexing purposes that the smelter will prove a success is the opinion of competent metallurgists and smelter men who have examined the conditions dit ions the one drawback is the question of fuel but this is said to have been overcome by a contract with the railway companies for the transportation of crude oil from california at a very low rate |