Show MINES AND MINING EDITED BV Y F. F W. W SPRAGUe WORK ON SMELTER S S I j PROGRESSES NIGEL S Tintic Plant Should Be H In by May 1 Says If Engineer I i I CAN ADD jt TO CAPACITY S. S 1 J. J Foundation Built Buit for Additional v Lead Furnaces Furnaces Copper Copper Coppert t Plant Likely I I Howard P. P Sounders Saunders consulting en en- er of the Utah Smelting company compan who rho Is In full ful charge of construction o ol 01 tho the new smelting plant In the Tintic district says sas that good progress I Is Ig beIns being be be- Ins ing made In pushing the plant pant to corn com S and that with wih no for unlooked or S Lela delay the furnaces should be rea ready y tc to tebe be he blown in 1 by May 1 A good force o oS olmen ol or S men has been ben kept at work continuously despite e the recent storms an and machinery S Is being delivered usually on time S t Tb Tb o sm lf r- r bel g built bui with Ith two lead le furnaces and with wih spa spate spare e and ant foun foun- 4 for or two more while plans conS contemplate contemplate con con- S template the earl early addition additon of a copper plant plat of lZ tons a day capacity The Initial capacity of the plant will wi be COO O tons of or lead ore a day a The blast furnaces flues fues and stack al already already 01 al- al read ready have been ben erected elected the blower house Is up and the blower Is In place S The bullion bulon house and the theS S roaster building are un under er wa way and Ad the thc 5 sampler will il be Lc completed complete this week week There two roasters of the hand Ther are re- re their beIns being beIng be be- type dimensions ing Ins 11 Ii I feet by 64 feet 4 Inches The lead leadS S furnaces are ara Inches Inches the blast blat pipe will be shipped next week neck In r H boon The work of grading for or additional S l railroad yards ards at the smelter will oe De condiS condl- condl commenced as soon as weather cather S tons will wi permit permit The he on only I probable S cause of delay dclay in starting the plant In inS S operation will 1 be the completing of the I power line lne across the range from Lehl Lehi and the power company has hS promised promise to rush that work worl through with all al possible possible- speed The pros prospect ct Is Is therefore that three months at- at atthe the outside will 1 see a aS number of the lar larger er mines of the TinS Tintic Tin Tin- S S tic tc district again pro producing ore at al alS almost almost al- al S most their normal capacity I aI-I |