Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-05-26 | Page 10 | Holds Manganese Situation Better

H0L05 MANGANESE SITUATION BETTER Government Official Report Shows Some Improvement Improve-ment in Conditions. There has been marked improvement in the manganese situation during March, although the production is small in amount, says the Mining Congress Journal. The work done in the Batesvllle district, dis-trict, Arkansas. Is on a small scale and scattering. That there is any production produc-tion at all Is due to the 2000-ton contract placed with a Pittsburg company some months ago. No washers are in operation, opera-tion, only hand work being done. It is reported that no ore can be delivered on the Batesville contract until April 1. There is a revival of interest in manganese manga-nese mining in Virginia, particularly In the Shenandoah valley. The Crimora, Kennedy and Stange properties are operating, op-erating, the Crimora having a contract for several months' output ahead. Little or no work is being done in the Cart ersvl lie district, Georgia, although several attempts have hen made to reorganize re-organize properties on a working basis of aftpr-war conditions. It is 'reported that tho Tennessee Manganese company, owners and operators opera-tors of tlit-1 K.-i.sl Fork carbonate mine, in east urn Tennessee, are contemplating erecting a ten-ton electric furnace In the Cleveland district. Tennessee. By smelting smelt-ing the ores locally, not only is u saving mack' in freight rates, but the selling price of the manganese itself, owing to the hii;h degree of concentration, is much increased. This may make it possible to continue the operation of the several manganese properties owned by the company. com-pany. Reports from other more or less prominent promi-nent districts show that practically all operations have been suspended.