Show Hecla Mining Co Shows Profit in Operation of New Park Mine PARK CITY CITY- Deep in the heart of a mountain mountain mountain moun moun- tain a group of ot men prodded through the bath atmosphere atmos phere of a mine Tuesday morning The man in n sweat-drenched sweat khakis was Charles A A. Steen president of New Park Mining Co He lie and the others others all all Inv investors in In- vectors v tora or investor representatives tives were were being shown the workings of the mine by engineers of Hecla heels Mining Co which has taken over operation of ot the mine Mr Steen Sleen who is now a Reno businessman man was WM optimistic Im Impressed with the progress The Pearl fissure looked good Strength of was substantial I The progress Mr Steen was WM speaking pf pt concerned New Parks Park's deal with Hecla Mining Co Under that agreement Hecla has boa in ins two and a quarter million dollars in New Park ark This ThU involved construction of of an automated male t mill milt at New Parks Park's Mayflower Mine on the mountainside mountain mountain- side aide above Keetley just j two miles from US U.S. 40 I The milt mill costing will start up next nest week The other part pat of the Investment Invest ment meat la tied to an aD extensive exploration exploration ex ex- and rehabilitation program program pro pro- gram to develop reserves to keep the mill In m operation There to la already a year three ore reserve resene at the site He 4 The mill capable of ot handling up upI upIto I Ito to 50 tons of ore dally daily will use useI grinding and flotation processes I to separate the ore into silver sUver gold copper lead and zinc concentrates con con- Mr Steen was pleased with Hecla's operation at the mine They have brought engineering skill and capital necessary to profitable profitable profitable pro pro- development of the property property prop prop- erty he said I Their automated mill will require re ro quire a crew of ot only nine men Mining techniques Introduced at atthe atthe atthe the Mayflower include one of usIng using us us- ing lug tailings from the milling operation operation operation op op- to replace pre ore taken out I This eliminates timbering the theold theold old fashioned method I I Under this system the tailings tailing are arf forc forced d into the be cavities under underwater underwater underwater water pressure ure Thus they Uie com completely corn om- om fill any chamber chamb r. r When hen they b become ome dehydrated they font a compact solid fill till This This effects t a savings of several dollars dollart a ton on of ore taken out T Those os on the tour were Nathaniel Nathan tel iel C. C Beeber director Malibu Calif James director director tor tor Los Angeles David H. H Clegg secretary Salt Lake uke City George GeQrge George Geore and Harry Frank Los Angeles An geles Arthur and A A. A H U Lindley Lindler Jr New York City who represent several holders bolders feels Hecla conducted a similar tour I of its Us officers and Investors investor two I weeks weeke ago |