Show - I ic - q- - ii t - t ' 0 - i I v - - 4 lw - 4' - -- W - - 44( - I - ' - : Snit gatit inititutt ?F be - itt 1 e - 0 Sunda y Morning I -' 4 ' - i r - :ic - — —August 250940 B 5 1 - Copper a'la: d' L ead 'lead Stron Advance in Nollforicius:Mot41:M4kt : C - S - Th an-1-1 ont Of Led on: Han4 at Present Consumption Rate Supp -- - - - - - nyder-View- P olverProduction Soars ' s- Prospect of Zinc Shortage kn acute shortage of zincls I - T 1-- I 1939 - ' 22 ral - ::":- - " ' - -- 7 I "4-- t - -- 11' il tI: l'"' :AU iiii04 111 low-gra- ' Os CATERPILLAR° 12 '4 t O Pt 12 in It' the BEST when you 'buy—it Is the EA C H 4 4 1 n ears daily 801 Utah Copper average United States Smelting Refining & 7800 tons Combined Metals Reduction 1495 tom: National Tunnel & Mines 600 tons American Smelting & Refining 260 ton& nide - EAM1 11:10 Of "Caterpillar" Track-Typ- o and Park City Park Utah Consolidated Park City Consolidated 1200 EQUIPMENT CO SALT Diesel alights - TRACTOR - Distributor Tintic Standard BZ earloads Mammoth 18 United Staten Smelting Refining a Mining 13 Utah Fire Clay (silica) ?: Mountain View 2: Plutus U Undine Dragon Consolidated 1 Chief Consolidated 14 Chief Consolidated (dump ore) 3 - — - Tractors LiIIC171 toad Machinery -- IZN flit'A41" Production in Nine Months 715 I 4841A Silver King Coalition Park City Utah 11113 New tons: Park (concentrates) 185 Miscellaneous Lakbaide Monarch Gem (concentrates( 50 tons 200 tong 120 ten Little carload: 'Yankee Prosper 100 tons Bristol Silver 1 ' c -- : ' which will be held at the Hotel Utah ! 2 The opening technical session' o "' will be held at 9 a"m on Sep- '40" 11 tember Mr with Engelmann '''4 ok' t 1 presiding John M Boutwell con- I k 0 '" s''' i suiting mining geologist' of Salt ! Lake 'City and a national director : ' institute will discuss geol ' - 7 and ore deposits of Utah r on bovoL Utah Copper Operations 4i Operations at the Utah Ciipper s company world's largest prodm4 cer will be presented at length by company engineers as a tea- ture of the session James A- ' Marsh mine geologist will cover the geology of the Bingham district and the Utah Copper mine Plans Louis Buchman general gperlmsranm for ALM intendent of mines will discuss E meet in Salt Lake Citsr Mr Engelmining operations mann will describe Milling opera- tions and A G Johnson metal' : lurgical engineer at the Arthur plant will discuss molybdenite recovery operations Another subject with wide in- 1 terest the Climax Molybdenum Colo WASHINGTON D C—Domes- - company's mine at Climax largest molybdenumpine tic output of mercury amounted world's will be discussed by F S' Mc-t- o approximately 3000 flasks in Nicholas assistant general super-Ju- ne or almost equal to the high intendent who cover will progtotal of 3100 flasks iin May' ac- - ress of slushing and ground sup- of to mines the bureau cording at the mine and E J Dug- United States department of the port mill superintendent who will gan interior fell Although exports Both from 2277 flasks in May to 1383 discuss milling operations are from Climax flasks in June they remained far t above normal As a result of the Zinc-Lea- d Authority continuing high rate ofr exports The morning of September 12 in June the large domestic out- H Crane of New 'York Clinton doof to care failed take put of the St Joseph Lead mestic consumption of 400 flasks president and a recognized aucompany and exports On July 2 President in the lead-zithority industry Roosevelt signed a measure which will speak on the future for that Provided that in the future cerIndustry tam n strategic materials including Frank R Milliken former chief be could mercury exported only geologist of the General Engineerunder license Mercury prices ing company will cover the Ohio ranged from $196 to $202 a flask Copper company's tailings In June but eased in July follow- plant at Lark Utah Jug news of the prospective limi- - concerning the successful applicatation of exports At present the tion on a practical scale of a new price is around $183 a flask method of recovering copper from Consumption in June amounted the mixed sulphide tailings de4' to 2400 flasks compared with 2100 posits flasks in May Leonard Larson general superConsumers' and dealers' stocks intendent of the reduction plant at the end of June were reported of the Nevada Consolidated Copas approximately 10100 flasks per corporation at McGill: Islev compared with 10500 flasks on will review the history of deend of hand at the May At the velopments in direct smelting June rate of use stocks in con- - practice at the McGill plant and sumers' and dealers' hands were describe latest practice of smeltequivalent to over four months' ing copper concentrates Producers' stocks requirements Of particular interest locally are in addition to the inventories will be a paper covering t h e to already mentioned and amount unique and successful developabout another week's supply ment and dewatering at'lhe Park Domestic during City Consolidated Mines comproduction June was approximately 3000 pany's mine which will be disflasks compared with 3100 flasks cussed bY Gloyd M Wiles vice in May The total for June is president and general manager of predicated on reports received the cotnpany from 52 mines 42 of which ac- counted for 96 per cent of the : - the r E4En super-techni- cal Production of Mercurylhg their- output - O meo Diamond Drill 2 Testing to Begin HAWTHORNE Nev—A dia- mond drill program will be start- ed soon at the Omco mine east of Mina to determine the extent of ore veins at depth Under the Olympic Mines company the mine a heavy producer of gold ore mwal "Iir the mine is controlled by the Carrigan estate of San Francisco ET( operations have been limited lessees i "tOtEruntpUrlir1139--IntrIft-cMne- satisfactory TONOPAH Nev — Scott Jame- son Ales Evanson and David Ward level of the mining on the 300-foTonopahDivide mine south of here have shipped 12 carloads of gold ore to the smelter at Garfield Utah since resuming operations in April ot Gold Lies-NeAt Cripple Creek CRIPPLE CREEK Colo — Carl Hartman and Jack Gossage report one of the most promising surface gold strikes in this region in Mill Nevada Reopens recent years Just five feet beWINNEMUCCA Nev—The Gold low grass roots they encountered and Silver Circle Mines' mill at the junction of two or more 'veins Midas In western Elko county has Ore taken out has assayed from 2 ounces of gold per ton resumed operations after a The 'men are lessees on the shutdown !The mill is American Eagle claim of the ing ore from the Aurum Stratton estate on Bull hill Eastern Star mine th to-1- treat-compan- olo Magazine Recalls How Jackling Utah Copper Chid Cut Armament Delays in 1917 answer to the opponents of an immediate expansion in arma- ment in the United Atates on a tre- scale who think such a rpendous Locan program should be deferred until Is a complete detailed and perfect is made the American EUREKA Nev—The drilling in program Institute of Mining and Meta Burg' the Locan shaft at Ruby Hill has cal- magazine Mining goneo depth of 1100 feet it was and Engineers' recounts an epiMetallurgy No week shipments sode of the last World war inreported this were made this week ore volving Colonel D C Tackling of Last week some silver-lea- d president of the was shipped from low levels said San Francisco to be the first produced from deep Utah Copper company and past levels in more than 40 years The president of the institute "Late in 1917 D C Tackling Locan shaft is on the Richmond-Eurek- a property operated by the had been drafted by President Wilson from his normal business of Eureka corporation The company is drillin4 in an ef- producing copper to build plants fort to locate the extension of a in West Virginia urgently needed huge body which was a rich pro- for the production of smokeless ducer about 70 years ago The old powder" the article states "He put operations at Nitro In workings are still producing for leasers charge of Louis liorowitt who with a force of 10000 men in a few months had prepared the site Ship Salteake and was ready for construction Salt Lake Sodium Products cor- In the meantime several acres of njaiy Ilvtson building is shipping blueprints had been prepared by saltcake from its plant near Great 100 draftsmen Salt Lake at the rate of 20 cars a month or About 1000 tons ac- Impasse Reached "But early in April things came cording to company officials The entire production is being shipped to an impasse The experts on to southern' companies from Loupowder manufacture the army ' isiana to Florida men and the designing engineers In Shaft Drilling Down 1100 Feet t ' I at( s cisco visited the property recently that did not produce in that year and expressed the company's deOutput in Nevada declined some- sire to resumeqoperations on a what in June over the May rate large scale if the diamond—drill init iv'ai"Stifieral times the monthly 9000 feet Z724:!V ' k nee In clearing up these matters and say good night' mWithin a few months 18000 men were at work and 140 days after the eventful April 24 the first unit of the 860000000 plant was making powder—although the plant was not perfect Action Vital "If the country decides that pre paredness on a Scale much larger than heretofore Ii to be under taken a degree of consistency and coordination 'In action-i- s vital but if action is delayed until comnilt tees of congress or comitilisions of industrialists hold hearings for the purpose of developing a pro gram essentially free from Imperfections It will be too late to do any good—and there will be - no argument on that point "A thousand airplanes that are 90 per cent efficient available when needed are more valuable than 10000 perfect ones delivered' the day after the war is over But the primary object is to be so strong that those who may be tempted to attack will be afraid to do so For this purpose 1000 planes that can be flown Are in comparably more useful than 10 000 in the blueprint stage even It in design the latter are tar au t ' ' ' perior1" were unable to agree on details of method and process and plant His men Idle Horowitz sent a hurry call to Mr Jack ling "The latter called a meeting of all concerned at Charleston for the evening of April 24 1918 For four hours the experts and engl peers discussed and argued—but made little progress About midnight Jack ling who had listened but said nothing finally took the situation in hand One by one he asked each of the dozen brilliant technologists and engineers if a plant built according to the plarui before them would make powder "Each said it would but each offered some pet plan that he felt would be an Improvement It would reduce the first cost of the plant 100000 or the operating cost by a cent or more per pound t "Then tackling said: 'From and after this night no man will alter a plan or change a 'blueprint unless he obtains approval of such change over my signature And in order to save any gentleman a long trip to my New York headquarters let me say that entertain no intention of indorsing my approval to any further changes Gentlemen it Is getting very late Let me thank you all for your assist t - N At - 1 et IL 1604 1 nc L 411" i 1 - ' e o 1 s nt is i 1 A Ship to Garfield er ' I The Anaconda company has nine months in which to complete a new S1500000 nodulizing plant at the Washoe reducing works and to convert a section of the present copper concentrator into a manganese concentrator At that time it is expected that the company will be Able to begin their-ft deliveries necessary to fulfill its-f80000-to- n annual output The Butte deposit the largest in the world of pink manganese is estimated to contain millions of tons of ore assaying 20 to 27 per cent manganese The process for pink manganese was perfected here for the first time in the world near7the close of the past war by Carl J Truerman Butte mining engineer While the projects otthe Metal Reserves corporation eventually are to make the United States nevertheless in the present emergency of quick national defense plans both Cuba and Brazil will be encouraged to increase - testing crew Is following a promising but small fissure showing of ver lead and zinc ore in the Ken- lucky Utah mine in Big Cott° wood mining district according to M C Morris secretary-treasurStock Exchange building The fissure has been followed for about 40 feet The company is cont1nuing to drive the main tunnel to tap the ground under the old Woodlawn property Since the company took over the driving of the tunnel in 1936 It has been extended about 3000 feet' to a total distance of - - J - A than -- -- : the 600000 to 900- 000 tons annually that the American steel industry needs Crew Finds Showing In Kentucky Utah more -- l refining-tompanter-will- Bingham the long run 1 111111111100i strensturehalty producing Ore Shipments pEST A - Electrical power outliut for the week ended August 3 was at the second highest weekly rate ever recorded The ievere heat wave experienced over a large part of the nation and i conditioning and cool- the accompanying heavy load on air with the high rate of indushas combined ing apparatus trial activity i n boosting the demand for electrical power The seasonally strong upward to its near record peak trend in demand for power which usually gets under way in September is expected to lift power production to new a il time record highs self-respe- ct oM ? -- -- - Mining legal experts and operating officials are agreed that the restoration of traditional Utah leasing will require much more than the expression of opinions by officials having no jurisdiction over state agencies The concensus if that short of a revision of the sdpreme court decision upholding the industrial commission's interpretation of the law'It will be necessary to enact a clarifying law based upon a complete understanding of what leasing really involves and its great bearing upon the prosperity of the state the production of much otherwise profitless ore and the economic welfare of a large group of skilled miners accustomed to conducting independent operations of a nature which has built up and helped to better the average social conditions of Utah Meanwhile thousands of these skilled workers face going on relief losing their home's and the prospect of a lower standard of living when and if they obtain work in the mines These men are grow tog impatient and desire action rather than ineffective opinions Currentlower than usual tonnages from many operations- have already indicated the restriction in production of metals for defense 111 IS s -- - - — :'" 217 -- ''" 75-to- don't buy Buy 41 :11— k Ns ‘ ° it'ib:'1- J! - -- - 4 75-to- - nst - ( been dependent on foreign sources for this material because American deposits were not developed° Manganese is vItal to the production of steel and the use of it in the United States is so great that during peak years of steel production here as much as 800000 tons is used annually Large Imports In Past In the past this has come largely from Russia the African Gold coast Cuba and Brazil The program calls for making in the United States New processes de this mineral veloped here since the World war make it possible to increase the concentrate to a 55 to 62 per cent content of manganese as against a 49 per cent content of Brazilian concentrate which in the past has been one of the highest Under the new contract the Anaconda company undertakes to deliver 80000 tons annually From this and other sources it is expected that eventually American mines and tmhoe - IT'S YOUR LOSS p 1 1pci1" ! I' it I 47-)-4 7: -- Currant Creek Mill Site Set 4 to — case which disrupted leasing in Utah involved unemployment corn- pensation allowed to leasers cause they were not on the corn- pany payroll based upon the in- dustrial commission's interpreta- ' ELY Nev—Frank R Wicks tion of the state social security regulations an interpretation subse- consulting engineer for the Goldcornquently upheld by the supreme Point Currant Creek Mines pany made a survey of the propcourt of Utah' erty during the past week with Example Given severalother mining engineers The sustained ruling meant that from San Francisco to determine the lessor must carry the leaser on the present water supply avail- n mill the company payroll and pay social able for the proposed security taxes on all leasers regard- - The site for the new mill has of how much income they re- - been located below the ore bin ceeive from their leasing operations pear the mouth of No 4 tunnel One example cited in this column se that ore may be dumped direct- was that of two leasers who made ly into the ore bin and thus do $75000 in one year being eligible away with hauling The mill site has been graded to unemployment compensation acn mill will be built as a cording to the industrial commis- The sion's interpretation of the law be- unit with other units to be con- cause they did not appear on the structed as needed i work has company payroll Increased develtipment Hence freedom from the federal uncovered large ore bodies the wage hour regulations has no bear- company reports and with more ing on the Utah situation and to extensive development it is be- declare that it has would in ef- lieved that a greater mill totinage fect present the obviously impos- capacity will be needed A test mill is being Installed sible proposition of federal labor regulatory agents overruling a de- II the company to -- determine th& tialOtriirthe suprellie coUfrorT properlreatment of' the ore to recover the highest percentage of sovereign state gold values Need More Than Opinions ' hi — ur ? - ' 1 t - low-gra- :::::::::4:: - 1:10t e a i i g IN elit )t1 41ir 'SI 44011-11i- 111 t 4? 7r i lt4--- - By the Shift Boss The recent announcement by wage and hour agents to the effect that genuine leasing operations—those in which the lessor has no supervision of the leaser (lessee) except as to property tights and wor k man l'k e mining—do not come under wage-horegulations unleis the ore producer is mixed with company ore of interstate character has not clarified nor relieved the situation in so far as Utah is concerned It will be remembered that thet 1 If you I t mli7-- 4 H ogles Plan to Develop Caliente Cobalt Mine Pt' OP - z A - ' i One of the most extensive techn ewly-formad - ' - Wit)rii nt Editor's note: This' is No 168 in a series of articles on the mining industry and those who run it 4- Sr I $ -r — A11061111 CO N 11 n-- 01 HELENA placing byo2t: tr m - A - n (I—Mete—Re— tory of meetings of the American Institute of Mining and Metal serves corporation of a long-terorder for 240000 tons of concen- lurgical Engineers is scheduled to be presented el the regional' trated manganese with the Anaconda Copper 'Mining company sessions in Salt Lake City September 10 to 13 under the &rec the first step has been taken tion of E W Engelmann general superintendent of Mills of the toward making the United States ' - -' ' Utah Copper company in one of the most ' '''''''' important strategic materials 2 z"' As chairman of the technical 'Although Butte alone is known ' -e program he has arranged for an to Omen the largest supply of outstanding gromp‘f mining men pink manganese ore in 04 to speak at the regional meeting the world the United States in Utah Mine Lease Problem !pro-ce- New Pa'rkMine Makes Gains 11 - ql lasi A --- 1111 lead-zin- -- 1 (UP) — M the I J 0 10''1'1-'1i-4'5- leekee0e: !''7-14ee- iire' ' - NII th '5V-- Cir4 - A 7 ' i i40'i'lotth1 Srrjr I ji ry14 47-- " I : AT:: -a :: --- 111 V 'NW 1 -- Irtill b - ft) I 111'11w A X 2 eTH QUARTER WEEK ENDED '- li Exhibits 'Set i QUARTER t9410 i 24 Mine Meeting 7-- IL t - 3RD QUARTER At it 23' NEW YORK Aug 24 (AP)—Increased activity in floater- - prospect E K Snyder vice presi- —rourmetat-rtrarkerstompant- i aavances mcopper 'an drnt—tritt—TeMEMIE a ge r al the 4 Combined Metals Reduction comlead this Week t declared Saturday The gap between the smelter - pany 'There are plenty of concentrates of 10 8 cents a pound for but not enough reduction capacity" - price he explained 'All zinc reduction copper and the producer base of 11 cents was closed when smelters plans in the United States are operating at full capacity but they raised their quotation 8 cent are unable to handle all the domes24 C WASHINGTON D Aug Buyers- acted immediately and tic zinc concentrates and also 'the I sales In midweek totaled the high- —Filling the large txhibit hall of large quantity that was in Belgium l est since early June The flurry the Broadmoor hotel at Colorado smelters before the war "Domestic zinc companies face a subsided at the week end how- - Springs during the week of SepI ever task in meeting demand difpcult tember 16 will be an estimated At present stocks of refined zinc While the price undertone in of A 'copper 'was firm observers point- half a million dollars worth the on hand are about 60000 tons or V ed out producers had adequate newest in metal mine equipment— approximately one month's supply" supplies and unless consumers assembled from all parts of the Mill Goes Ahead started a broad move to cover their country for inspection of some Initial work on construction of a ineeds well in advancelhe market c was in good condition to take care 2000 mine operators who are ex- $600000 mill to treat pected to be on hand for the sev- ores is progressing as rapidly as of the present derniind convenpossible at the Caseiton shaft of Export copper remained around enth annual metal mining 990 cents a pound Japanese in- tion and exposition of the Ameri- the company's thine seven miles from Pioche Nev Mr Snyder said terests were again the Inost active can Mining Congress A total of more than 75 exSupplies are arriving daily warebuyers taking metal estimated at hibitors are planning displays' of houses and other buildings are beSeveral thousand tons and supplies designed ing constructed and the site of the ' Lead was lifted 15 points to 490 machinery costs and increase safe mill is being graded he reported to reduce t cents a pound In a move as surin metal mine and mill opera- Pouring of concrete will start withty to 10as was the dealers prising tions Ranging from huge load- in two or three weeks point cut two weeks earlier The The Union Pacific Railroad coming and haulage equipment to the advance appeared to prod demand smallest $250000 improvement proof mine pany's operabearings which also might have been Influ- tors will find line between e'Verything demand- gram on the eight-mil- e enced by July statistics showing ed for modern-day mechanized Pioche and the Prince Consolidated the smallest supplies available iris mine and construction of a new many months Less than a month' production of the meeting line to the mill site about three each day Open d supply was on hand at the present the exposition will include dis- and a half miles from the Prince ' rate of consumption plays of machines which have is expected 1 to be completed about Zinc was fairly active at 650 made This will enable conpossible the profitablework- September cents a pound Shipments expandores and which struction of the new mill to of ing ed consideraby over two weeks will at a faster pace greatly aid in the production ago ofthose metals so idtal to-- national Finished Early in 1941 The steel indostrywssdieered defensc—Manufacturers-wilr-e-x-The Combined Metals company by i ncreased buying by automo- hibit the latest developments in prepara- mine locomotives blasting equip- hopes to have the plantin operat 'If bile manufacturers and 'fall A tion early in 1941 con- ment crushers tion by railroads of their scrapers electriThe National Lead company sumption schCdules 'Output con- cal equipment safety devices and holds a major interest in Combined tinued near peak capacity which a host of others Metals Reduction company Also some cases has forced with- in ' interested is Combined Metals Inc drawal of furnaces for repairs :' in which the Snyder mining interModerate advances In the price Old Wild Deer Mine ests of Salt Lake City are prom ' of No 1 heavy melting steel scrap I inent were noted at sevirill points r i Beingei 1)eveloped The new mill will have a capacii WINNEMUCCA Nev — Exten- ty of 450 tons of ore daily It will sive development woe- - is being handle ores from the Combined the ' done at the old Wild Deer mine Metals Caselton shaft and fromMet' 64 miles north of Winnemucca on Prince mine also a Combined the south fork of Flat creek six als property miles south of the famous National e mine by the Santa Rosa Mining Ore Reserves e New Park Mining company's company a corporation recently re- Develop s It BATTLE MOUNTAIN Nev — net profits for the first half of organized t The company has been working Development work is going ahead 1940 were $107963 before depletion and taxes W H H Cranmer at the gold property for about a at the Independence mine H B rt of Keeney president and general year without making any ship- Chessher has stated he desires to It is planned to build a mill get enough gold ore In sight to manager reported this week Ore ments if development work warrants it justify a mill operation quarter production in the first totaled '7462 net tone- - for a net t Income of $44839 In the second Irir k quarter output was 11110 wet tons I and net income was $63123 e July consumption amounted to I 3770 wet tons of ore that averaged Y $1370 a ton net smelter returns g Net income before charges was $16363 A special meeting of stoekhold- - chinery The Hogles plan exten'r Crews In the Maybower tunnel s of the Caliente Cobalt Minsive development at lower levels !lave gone about 1000 feet in ore ing company has been called for Stockholders also will vote on - 1 since the strike was made about September 10 at 2 p m at com- a proposal to reduce the corn- 7 the rrst of the year Mr Cranmer pany offices in the Salt Lake pany's capitalization from $200- said The contact fissure is be- Stock and' Mining Exchange 000 in !000000 shares at 10 cents It lieved to Ile about 150 feet ahead building to authorize company par value to $100000 divided into )L Mr Cranmer said clean-u- p opofficers to grant an option to J 5000000 shares of 2 cents erations at the company's Gold A Hogle of Salt Lake City and value The increased number par of Queen property southwes4pf thl his sons James E Hogle of Los shares would be held in t h e combeen tunnel had and of Mayflower Angeles George 11Hogle treasury as additional working pleted and that work of extend- New York all of J A Hogle and capital i 14 to the tunnel the intersect ing Under the option agreement the company The Caliente Cobalt company Hogles would be given the Superior Wildflower and Cottonwood fault fissures which show owns a gold property between elusive right to purchase within mineralization on the Caliente and Pioche in Lincoln three years copper-gol- d 1500000 shares at 2 !O surface would be started soon county Nev For the past several cents and 500000 shares at 4 cents —ParkAllah—ConsolidatedMinu The years property has beeroperr- amt—wou1tragrerlo-15urV- i: company reported net income be- ated only by lessees who have diately 75000 shares at 2 cents fore charges of $177033 for the shipped a total of about 30 carThree members of the present first half of 1940 compared with loads in the past seven years Dr board of directors will resign two a loss of $69006 in the same period The mine is equipped with a places to be filled at the direc0-foat ot last year Second quarter earnshaft and ' numerous tion of the Hogles and the third ings were $101002 against $73031 drifts raises and winzes LT h e to be elected by majority stock-m- e in the first quarter 41 also is equipped with ma- - holders 2t-- 0 Anaconda Goes A I: 11 E Tehnical Papers To Work on Will Cover Utah Copper A Münganese Job Other Big Mine Operations 1 - 2S in ST QUARTER 1 - :'- ''' 1 '1 1:"----"' :--- -' ""-- '"-:--::-: ' t' z 'A "! - 4 z‘'" " :' - '' ::: - - - - --- - - - - I : I I 1 Li t ! i t t 'b? vss1 |