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Show gi.wo:l YIll . GET Cra CHEAP - A leading interest la Giroox Consolidated Consoli-dated ia credited with msking the assertive as-sertive that thia eompany would be able to produce its copper ore very, cheaply. The statement ia aa follows: . "Whea Giroux reaches the operftiag stage 1 am predicting some very low - production costs, and give the reason for my belief aa followst " "Nevada Consolidated planned to concentrate twenty tons into one, but finally' had to reduce conrentratea to twelve into one to gel sufficient silica ia the concentrates to give good matte fall without the addition of any flux . in smelting. "Giroux will be able to concentrate twenty-two tons into one, making clean concentrate without nny silica, - because it will get the neeessnry silica for the matte fall from the Alpha eon- tact ore, whieh ia oxidised and will require re-quire tha sulphur of tha eoneentratea in . smelting, just aa the concentrate will require the ailica from the'aulphide ore. , " I figure that this reciprocity in the mixing of concentrates with the Alpha ores will be equivalent to saving 1 cent per aed ia tee predaetiesi eeet aX copper, cop-per, aa produced bv the Giroux. oom- pared with Nevada Consolidated." Bnt alow progress haa been made at the Giroux during the past week. The ' crosscut oa the 1300 level from the Girou shaft to the Alpha workings has been ia very soft ground, rendering progress difficult. The ground is so soft that spilling ia agaia necessary. The ' crosscut bow laeka 140 feet of reaching tha old workings, and if the ground doee not improve it will be ereral weeks ret before its deetinntioo eiil he reached. Owing to the fact that much water waa aaconatered ia tha face of the erosscat oa the 1400-foot level the mea were laid o9 there hut week, bul were employed elsewhera about the property.. Tha bulkhead ea that level wea completed during the present week, aad it ia expected that the new pump on that level will eoou go into commission, commis-sion, when the driving" of the crosscut will be resumed. The ground oa that level up to the present time has beea good, and rapid progress will be made as long aa present condition, continue. |