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Show ftAl&IBkIA i nun MINING NEWS GIROUX ORES PASS THROUGH BIG MILL On June 1, at tho Stcptoe concentrating concen-trating plant of the Navada Soneoll-daled Soneoll-daled company, the first Qlroux ores began passing through the section that haa been Bet aside for the exclusive treatmeut of this copper rock On the eamo day, reports from the Eli camp assort, the Glroux management began sending over to tho concentrator concentrat-or the minimum daily tonnage agreod upon, 1000 tons, aud tho prospects are that tho Glroux from now on will meet wllh no trouble In fulfilling Ua part of the contract. For a month or so the GIiohx has been sblpQing to tho concentrator, the dally tonuago being Increased steadily, steadi-ly, so that on Juno there were not loss than 5000 tons of tho ore awaiting await-ing treatment, The Glrpux, therefore h now to be classified among tin- ! producing copper proppBltlons of No. Vada, aud with tho copper near 17 cents per pound tho Btocljholders will agree that the beginning of operations found date at a rory propitious mo- ' menL Counting the cost of produc- ' tlon at between 9 and 9 1-2 cents pe pound under tho arrangement, tho Glroux will havo a comfortable margin mar-gin of profit on tho existing metal market, although the tonnage pro duccd will be small compared with othor low-grade propositions of tho I west This production on the part of the Girou.x, howovor, is merely preliminary. prelimin-ary. It does not Include the higher grade of coppor ore with which the mlno Is generously provided. It merely mere-ly gives the company the advantage m limited milling facilities without the expenditure of largo capital on a company com-pany plant. aBBurlng an Income during the pieparation period which will be the prelude to far better things |