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Show ELTON TUNNEL PROGRESS BRINGS MINE CHANGES Within a month changes underway un-derway at Highland Boy property pro-perty of the National Tunnel and Mines will remove several landmarks land-marks and result in transfer of a number of families. Recently the company halted operations in the Utah Apex mine to permit development work at deep levels desired before be-fore completion of the Elton tunnel. It was estimated at that time that several months would be required before the tunnel would be completed and drifting drift-ing and other work finished and in shape for mining operations. This week the company's Highland High-land Boy office announced that the change rooms, hoist building, and assay office are to be torn down. The company rents to workers about 18 homes. It is reported that some of the tenants ten-ants have been notified to leave and others have been told that steam heat will no longer be provided by the company. Normally about 130 men have been employed at the Utah Apex mine. At present 29 are employ- (Continued on paga eight; ELTON TUNNEL PROGRESS BRINGS MINE CHANGES (Continued from page one) ed by the company at Highland Boy, some of whom live in Salt Lake valley. On completion of the $1,250,000 drainage and transportation project, pro-ject, all workings of National Tunnel will be from the Tooele side. The company is a subsidiary subsid-iary of Anaconda Copper Mining Min-ing company. The tunnel extends ex-tends from near the International Internation-al smelter at Tooele to connect with the Utah Apex workings in Bingham on the 2475 feet depth. Drill holes from the tunnel have drained much of the Utah Apex workings. Since the tunnel does not connect directly with the Rood shaft of the Apex there will be no "holing through". A branch of the tunnel will be driven 180 feet to connect with the Rood shaft and be extended 120 feet beyond the shaft. Before the tunnel can be extensively ex-tensively mined, underground construction of engine room, hoist room, switch tracks, ore pockets, connections with the Rood shaft and other work must be completed. o |