Mining News Pages Aim to Represent Northwest Properties
The Anaconda Standard announces weekly mining pages focused on Montana and Northwest mining news. The section seeks accurate reports on properties, resources, production, and conditions, rejecting promotional hype and inviting legitimate undertakings for coverage. Readers may send communications to The Anaconda Standard Mining Department in Anaconda, Montana.
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Montana
Northwest
Standard
Anaconda Standard
Mining Department
Anaconda
Montana's metal production in 1899 estimates
Figures from Hon E B Braden assayer in charge of the U S assay office Helena give 1899 outputs for silver gold copper and lead. Braden notes figures will be revised with fuller returns and readers will receive updates. Copper and lead priced to New York quotations and silver valued at coinage value.
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E. B. Braden
United States
Helena
Fuller
Braden
Standard
New York
Electrolytic Refining of Copper Aims for Wider Uses
The Standard notes electrolytic copper refining may extend beyond purification to manufacturing sheet and copper wire. It discusses the future role of chemistry and electricity in industrial growth, the relation between supply and prices, and the need to discover and develop new mines to boost output.
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Butte
Anaconda
Montana
Emmerson
Engineering and Mining Journal
The World’s Copper Increase
The United States produced about 56 percent of world copper at 265 156 long tons of 473 818 total. U S output rose 10 8 percent while the rest of the world advanced 7 percent. Several nations increased more than the United States.
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Engineering and Mining Journal
United States
United State
The Portland Mine Curtailed at Cripple Creek
The Portland mine at Cripple Creek trims its working force amid rumors of failing ore bodies and smelter charges. Denver Republican calls the mine a bonanza but skeptics doubtless recall past reductions hidden as temporary dips.
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Portland
Cripple Creek
Denver Republican
Doubt Casts Shadow Over Portland Mine Riches
The piece questions the reported wealth of the Portland mine noting ore values from a hundred to a thousand dollars per ton and suggesting potential overstatement of riches. It argues that smelter treatment costs are a small share of total value and that output should not be affected by minor price disagreements. It ends with cautious optimism.
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Portland
Scarcity of Coal Dampens European Industry Demand
Consul General Guenther reports unprecedented coal demand in Germany and Russia as output lags behind revival led by heavy factory use. American coal remains sought after in Europe and Japan while mines struggle to increase yield. Production last year rose four million tons over the previous year, but demand still outpaces supply.
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Europe
Germany
Russia
Guenther
Frankfort
Silesia
Japan
United States
Settlement at Rossland Eases Miner Manager Dispute
The Rossland eight hour conflict between miners and nine managers eases after an agreement allowing contract work for dead tasks. War Eagle and Center Star mines show heavy development needed before shipping ore resumes though conditions improve. Reports of ore exhaustion tempered by optimism that substantial deposits may reemerge for future activity.
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Rossland
British Columbia
le Roi
War Eagle
Center Star
April dividends paid by Utah mines total near three hundred thousand
Utah opened April with dividends totaling about 299000. Centennial-Eureka paid 100000 Ontario 45000 Mammoth 40000 Daly West 37500 Swansea 5000 Silver King 75000. The note wishes the southern neighbor many happy returns.
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Utah
Centennial-Eureka
Ontario
Mammoth
Daly-West
Swansea
Stamp Mill Plans at Zimmer and Jack Mine
The Transvaal Zimmer and Jack mine mill operates two hundred eighty stamps with plans to add forty more at the war outbreak. The article notes the enlarged stamping capacity and related developments surrounding the mine.
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Transvaal
Ore output at large mill compares with Anaconda capacity
The piece notes ore processed at a massive mill reaching forty five to fifty thousand tons monthly, about fifteen hundred to sixteen hundred tons daily. Ore is crushed and amalgamated while tailings are cyanided, averaging ten dollars per ton. It compares this to the smaller Anaconda concentrator with a two thousand ton daily capacity, continually expanding.
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Anaconda
Elkton Consolidated Gold Mining formed in Cripple Creek
The Elkton Raven Tornado mining firms consolidate into Elkton Consolidated Gold Mining Co with capital stock of three million shares at one dollar each. The deal, the largest in Cripple Creek in five years aside from Stratton Independence, aims to avoid costly underground litigation over the properties.
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Colorado
Cripple Creek
Stratton Independence
Elkton, Raven and
Tornado
Elkton Consolidated Gold Mining Company
Frisco Utah Mine Hopes Big Dividend Returns
The Salt Lake Tribune reports, per Manager Farnsworth, that the Horn Silver mine at Fris co Utah will resume dividends. Treasury holds about two hundred thousand dollars while local stockholders expect at least two forty thousand dollars by year end. The mine has previously distributed five million two hundred fifty thousand dollars in dividends.
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The
Salt Lake Tribune
Farnsworth
Great Horn
Frisco
Utah
First Copper District Strike Sets Pay Rise in Michigan
From the Great Lake special, April 14, Houghton reports the Franklin Junior miners, about 100 men, strike for a 10 percent raise but settle with day wages at 2.19 dollars, roughly 56 dollars monthly for full time. The piece notes little discontent overall and highlights output at Franklin and Quincy, capital stock gains at Wolverine, and future mine developments and railroad extensions in Lake Superior.
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Standard
Houghton
Mich
Franklin Junior
Wolverine
William Pollard
Richard Nicholas
Franklin
Quincey
Lake Superior
Michigan
Lake
Calumet & Hecla
Isle Royale
Copper Range
Calumet
Mineral Range
Bigelow-Lewisohn
Quincy
Mason
Dollar Bay
Lake Linden
Torch Lake
The
Arcadian
Osceola Lode
Kearsarge Lode
Near
Futul
Treat four ore profit seen in Black Hills cyanide push
Carl Wetzel of Deadwood reports in Denver that winter experiments in several Black Hills cyanide plants have cut ore treatment costs to four dollars per ton. He says this makes profitable many low grade ores and supports about 15 new cyanide plants plus five new stamp mills in Lawrence and Pennington counties.
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Denver
Republican
Carl Wetzel
Deadwood
Hhe
Black Hills
Lawrence
Pennington
Portland
Wetzel
South Maketa
Empire Mine at Grass Valley Reaches 2000 Feet Depth
The Empire mine in Grass Valley California has operated for fifty years, produced nearly 3 million dollars, and is now being worked at a depth of 2000 feet on the incline.
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Empire
Grass Valley
Cal
Office overhauls round tables for dressing concentrates
The upper concentrator framework receives major upgrades to the fine plant of round tables used to dress concentrates. A curved flume and steady water streams improve separation of slimes and concentrates, with 26 table surfaces now overhauled and in new condition.
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Calcining
St Regis District Men Lead in Rock Island Mine Revival
Deborgia Mont April 13. Butte men take hold of the Rock Island group in the St Regis district on the Missoula line. Denver Rock Island Mining Co owns five claims and plans large scale development with $25,000 already spent. graders will build a three mile road to valley shipping ore within weeks. ore on dumps averages $80 a ton. Belden says this revival may draw mining visitors and future shipments begin within 60 days.
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Rock Island
Denver-Rock Island Mining Company
Patsy Clark
Greenough
Sweeney
Butte
Belden
Salte se District Prospects Attract Capitalists
Miles lies the Saltese district where two properties sold this month to eastern capitalists who plan rapid development. Proximity to the Idaho lead mines of the Coeur d'Alenes promises similar ore bodies and ore character in the St. Regis district, suggesting strong future activity.
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Miles
Saltese
Coeur d'Alenes
Idaho
St. Regis
Beaverhead Copper Mining Company near Dillon On Birch Creek
A Butte based group named Beaverhead Copper Mining and Milling Company operates near Birch Creek about 12 miles from Dillon. The 200 foot shaft shows 12 to 20 percent copper at the 50 foot level. a 450 foot tunnel is driven to tap a seven foot wide lead. The firm expects ore rich enough to fund treatment, and may build a Birch Creek smelter. The Indian Queen claim is part of the property. water has not been encountered and development indicates a large ore body.
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Birch Creek
Dillon
Beaverhead Copper Mining and Milling Company
R. H. Dawes
Joseph Annear
Thomas J. Ellis
Butte
Sam Marchesseau
Protest over Cowper-Coles copper deposition patents
Elisha Emerson of Providence R I argues that British patent 26724 and US 614029 by S O Cowper-Coles lack novelty in electrolytic copper deposition. He cites prior work from 1880s including rotating cathodes and iron roll coatings, urging recognition that electrolytic methods can yield uniform, tough copper deposits and may replace older processes.
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British Patent Office
S. O. Cowper-Coles
London
United States Patent Office
United States
Patent Office
Mr. Cowper-Coles
la Societe I'Electrolyse
Paris
France
Mr. Cowper- Coles
Elisha Emerson
Providence, R. I
Virtue mine near Baker City yields vast ore find
The old Virtue mine seven miles east of Baker City is reported to have struck a phenomenal body of ore at the 400 foot level. Workmen reportedly filled candle boxes with treasure and hauled it to the surface. The strike is described as as rich and extensive as any previously found in the mine.
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Baker City
Democrat
Virtue
Virtue Consolidated Mines Company
Easter Holidays Stocks Show Mixed Tone and Quiet Speculation
Markets during the Easter holidays show a generally normal money market with limited speculative activity. Stocks remain in steadier territory as investors show caution amid holiday trading patterns.
Eastern stock market dull amid Easter holidays
Last week the leading stocks showed little movement with holidays over Easter restraining activity. The money market remained normal and speculation faded as mines in the region looked strong, notably Boston & Montana planning to distribute $40 a share from current year earnings.
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Boston & Montana Management
Boston News Bureau
Boston & Montana
Clare
Ccee Hs
Boston
Montana
Close
Seavess
Butte
Sudesa
Uielwdlee
Parrot
Noon
PTO
Denis Axis
Sexys
Utah
Adept at Booming Criticized Over Mine Prospects
A B C Mining Record notes Paul Johnson praised for advertising skill while Greenwood smelter work continues. Boundary Creek correspondent questions claims that Ah There Buckhorn Morrison St Lawrence Butcher Bay and Sunset will feed the Mother Lode smelter. Mines show limited development and unlikely to sustain 100 tons daily within six months.
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B. C
Greenwood
Paul Johnson
Johnson
Boundary Creek
Rossland
Spokane
Buckhorn
Morrison
St. Lawrence
Butcher Bay
Sunset
Butcher Bey
Mines on the hill show relief with Le Roi rising
Reports from the Rossland mines indicate Le Roi steadily increasing crew and capacity, Center Star and War Eagle close to Le Roi in shipments, while Doctor on Raven hill installs new machinery. Production runs near 100 tons daily from the Doctor with rich ore veins and high gold yield, suggesting a landmark lease for the district.
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Rossland
le Roi
War Eagle
Centre Star
Center Star
Denver
Raven Hill
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Peru
Journal
Great Lake
UPPCR
ST. Regis Mining District
Beaverhead County
Ae PO
Doctor
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