Show no market for ore mammoth mine 0 c cut output to IGO monthly and this would not permit of the property 0 anc hei tintic gintic property has bas forced to close as a result of 0 smelters failure to accept its ores it is the well known ma mammoth r amoth mine which has been operating continuously since the early days the district man manager maniger iger earl 1 mcintyre 1 e n q motioned regarding reg aiding the matter said that the company has for some time been slit I 1 g it limited ml tel amount of ore to the tine jeican me it ican smelting refining no C co 0 s 6 melle omeler r and blat anat a chort time tim e ago he received r a notice to tl tie e effect that at bt lO of aie 01 e would be accepted monthly of course there would woula be no money to be made shipping A a small amount 0 of f ore and he the mine was practically closed down on thurs day although some work may be continued on the main tunnel level and above that point this work be ing possible without the use of the hoisting plant the large steam plant at the mammoth mine is quite expensive in its operation costing something like 1500 per month and manager mcintyre says his company Is seriously considering the purchase ot of electrical equipment with but a limited amount of work under way there ought to be a lot of money saved by the electrification of the plant the old mammoth mine was oper atel at a loss last year according to the figures submitted to the state board of equalization considerable ore was shipped but high smelter rates excessive railroad charges and other expenses prevented the corn cona pany from making a profit 7 most of the mines in the mam main moth end of the tintic gintic district have large deposits of copper ore of rather low grade and when the red metal Is bringing a good price there is to a chance tor for such mines as the mammoth and grand central to make considerable money but neither of these properties is try ing to the copper ore at this time the mammoth has been the main stand stil tid by for the camp of mammoth and the closing of the property even though it effects only a small number of men the force having been light for several months will be generally regretted it Is hoped that the mammoth company will find it possible to make immediate changes to the machinery and that expenses can be reduced sufficiently to tide this old time producer over the present trying period and permit the resumption of underground operations |