Show COPPER DEPOTS DEPOSITS IN SANDSTONE SANDSTON Something About Interesting Geo Gec Geological Geological logical Found In Eastern Utah ORES TREATED BY LEACHING Correspondent orlI l I rell About I Vi Vii Properties lr lie l 0 There line has been bean considerable Shown hown In the tho occurrence of ot copper In ii sandstone In eastern Utah both huth from froma a it geological anti commercial stand standpoint standpoint point says a II correspondent of the Iho Min Mining Mm ing lag World This district Is it reached rC from Thompsons Springs S1 s Utah on the tho tb Denver Illo Hlo Grande Orando railroad by way I of ot Moab about 85 8 miles by stage oj or from frOm Colo Cob on out the hue Illo Itle Grande Western railroad about the same mime distance These deposits were discovered us liS early us ISS 1882 anul specimens of or copper brought to Leadville from what Is now known us its the Dig Big Indian plOP mop erty ert by an itil old prospector with his hla pack train traill The Thu various properties pro havo haa continued to change hands with vary varying ar arIng ing success until now when several strong companies have havo undertaken their development Tho ThiO mine situated about 75 i Colo Cola miles northwest of oC Plu 1 hits bus been commented upon by 8 HJo 1 V Km mo us In tut bulletin No of or the tho U Ii rf S geological survey Ho lIo states Unit Oat the tho product from tram this mine to lo dilo cILtO of ot copper which averaged 12 per pec percent e cent and ant of ol silver shiver which averaged lt per lar ton lon hunts has been 2007 2061 toot tons ton Some Solute shipments have havo been made mailo giving re ue returns turns as high as ris oza sliver pOI per ton tOll Another shipment goes Sli 81 per cent copper capper and 77 oza silver per ton Tho The sliver values run Irregularly Irle in lii the lM various forms of ot copper Masses ot of nu flu flutIe tIe live copper cOPHer occur o eur In the tint kaolin In III the love level One block of at native cop COil copper copper per was found which weighed bOO pounds CHARACTER OF OnE OUK The various metallic minerals nr are native natle copper COPI r mal malachite malachite and amid azurite Beautiful crystal of minerals mineral me are found ul ut vari various art opus OilS times limes either fanning or orated formed on the tho walls of ot the lie mint mine work workIngs huge Ings huget various t processes have been tu treat tho the ore oro from Cram this mine The Th Ilus Itus HUIell sell nell ell was WIlS once us u used NI d to tu extract the sliver silver by b means of oC a Il weak Iak solution of oC of ot soda noda This process extracted 89 per cent cont of oC the silver allver value but wan too expensive for Cor copper extraction hun hUll hundred died dred tons tonu of ot ore averaging 35 per percent cent copper and 28 38 silver lIver were vera treated by b this process at the mine maine A small entail smelter was also erected lorn torn for tor flux lux In ill tho the form torm of at pyrites being shipped tram from Colo Cob Coke Colic for tor fuel Cuel came from ovens 28 8 miles cast east of oC th tin Itt smelter smeller The copper matte matle carried high sliver values The fhe next largest property In III this thul soc see section tion Is the lUg Indian 35 miles soUth cast easl of Moab There have been several reports made on this property all Las favorable as aA the ore oro In reserve Thc Tho question IH is how to treat the thue oro ore economically The Fite Big HI Indian property Is la being by W D Hohm Bohn anti and others of ot Salt Lake and auni New NewYork NewYork York Tho The property Is being paid for tor foron toron on Installments and while the tue total price Is about for fot tho atom alone the tue plant that should be ho Installed will cost nearly This property properly Is I being managed by b IJ 13 W Todd who prima has ha hind had considerable In cop copper per por mining In Montana Another property of or VII 1110 is III owned by Ly the Ohio Lisbon Valley Copper Popper company situated In lit a 11 narrow valley of oC tit th same mum some 15 miles nulles southeast of ot the tho BIg Indian milieu mute mine The Tho Lisbon Valley property has hils recently been taken ovi O over overby r rby I by Denver Donver people who ape nis al energetically developing It There are two distinct of ot copper cOPI I carbonate on out this prop properly properly erly each 25 feet thick dipping nt at about 35 3 degrees An All Inclined shaft has lute Psalm bl sunk stunk nearly feet toot on Oil one onu of these beds Samples taken It koll across an tip 18 IS Inch streak of ore or average UI 11 per cr cent copper the remainder n of the he bed 4 per t nl itt Tue two beds hel Lire are parallel and antI arc oro exposed for fop 1300 1500 feet fe t the tIti surface with 1550 foot feet They strike east and Host WORt Minerals found are principally inells and nut So 00 fur values hMO have been belll warre the tho top tOI bed of or the tin Im sandstone Is In an nn layer of or coal oal taken from the Ohio Lisbon Valley Vallo gave an an nn aver avol average ago age of oC SC IG 0 per pr cent Ant copper with varying from 18 IS Inches to 2 toot feet which assayed an no hl h as sue l R per cent copper Ono One the pro lIt In 11 reserve to bo tue tolus of per pOl perc percent c cent nt copper This property Is III under tho lie management of or J T M t t Price TM metal part purt U Is out by hy 11 II K r Blake who has hud had considerable ox IX with carbonate ores oraH In III X New w I Il Mexico l PAnA OX Y YIn In lii Paradox alloy a n company co 11 Is opo 1111 tho thuc Pyramid Fifty Fill tho dollars havo hoo boon boen spent In III building H Ii touching butch lug plant s hUH him two I VU two t two t wooden barrels 7 foot feet In Itt diameter and atud 10 fe feet feat t long lined with lead for fOI the lie oro ore that in Is mixed with a 11 solution of lit uil hurh ne auld acid 1 After mixing for about an hour hOUI the hue no so soI I nIl on U ig I run off otT to 10 precipitating tilt Iti through filters which remove the hue sand iund The Tho precipitating tanks trill II II are mo about 10 reel deep and 10 fet In lit diameter they thuy lit lion Iron I toil serap III upon which th Ih t bu cop cott Ir 11 In I s precipitated During In Intile lion Ih tile IH IN limited l b v I u it iMpe lh Pr IIII In In Is brought broUK hi t 75 I mile lilies In Iron tasks bunco henf tin lii of nf mum bo be creator than the of J copper wet run IK Another property 10 to south the ibis Pyramid buns hilA m bunn by bus II 1 J 1 U people aro ii a r rt for n Il tOon whIch win will willbe be ha 12 1 5 incItes In Itt Frank Tints retz an 1111 I 11 lumen IH is sup super r thin Ihl work orl and states hint tIm thA re will smelt Mr dlly Thin hlll Is III Isil il vi d by hy one on shaft haft tio foot feet tideD deep and two Iwo tunnels each eRch tent nod nud 75 feet fOI A from u it 1 lodge 19 39 feet with wid gave a it wet scot n y of ur 75 per p r i lor or er cant copper Th fh I i In lii Paradox vat va val al l lit Icy v U t I by IP II J AV a 1111 n I Ilore lore here th tio win vein Id IN Is almost vertical with n a strike northeast to tn vein S feet Wile 1 tu is In III ii linta and Zulu smut stone A of Pit orn Irne sliver 91 ounces II 1 II Cl earl ropper p II r ont nl thus tha thanK nH net returns return being ii 11 little over nver TItle Thu ore or w Will Was i 75 76 n to er il 11 arId and then tipe to the tho fc milter rn at it I |