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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1900
Page
12
The Anaconda Standard outlines weekly mining pages focused on the Montana field and broader Northwest interests. It seeks accurate reports on properties resources production and conditions and invites communications for legitimate mining undertakings while banning booster advertising.
Figures from Hon. E R B Braden of the U S assay office at Helena show Montana metal output for 1899. Gold and silver valued at coinage, copper at Montana brand price. using lake copper would push 1899 higher by about 18 million dollars over 1898.
The Ontario government imposes a license tax on nickel mining to encourage domestic smelting. Section 7 sets rates of 10 dollars per ton for nickel ore and 7 dollars for copper and nickel ore, with higher amounts if partly treated. Section 10 permits remittance or refund when ores are smelted in Canada into refined metal. Critics say the law hinders exports and echoes medieval Europe while markets show overproduction and price weakness foreshadowing further declines.
Prices have declined since February with March and April averaging drops of two percent and one and a tenth percent respectively. Bradstreet's notes a total fall of three and four tenths percent since February 1, signaling a cooling of the boom era without an imminent crash, as businesses adjust to a lower market.
Colonel G Gordon Hall extols the ore bodies at the Cougar mine in Bingham Utah as three shifts run Miller shaft in Summit County Colorado. New strikes emerge at Bullion Beck Eureka and Lower Mammoth Tintic while North Star Rip Van Winkle consolidate claims with promising assays. A Victor Colorado report notes a recent strike by Ben Swisher and partners.
Reports describe high grade vein developments and promising assays in the Ophir and Swandyoke districts, with a 2353 dollar per ton seam and 15 ton screenings. Other notes cover Mountain Copper Keswick reserves, native copper finds at Ferris Hagerty, Santa Ritas Capute ore prospects, Lucky Boy gold potential, and Servia coal deposits with seam details.
The text outlines California mining ground limits on sale lease or mortgage without two thirds stock ratification, a California lien rule for labor on mining claims, a Jordan vs Myers case on attachment of machinery by purchasers, and Iowa mining lien law enforcing liens on mine property and improvements with penalties and fees for assignees.
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The Anaconda mines deploy a comprehensive on site fire department with 19 hose carts and 7,700 feet of rubber hose across sites such as the Mountain Consolidated and Bell. They use Callahan play pipes and Vajen smoke helmets plus 130 Champions extinguishers for rapid fire control under chief George L. Lapp.
The Mining and Scientife Press notes 1860 figures estimate about 25 percent of California river bed debris from hydraulic miners and 5 percent from agriculture. It covers Rio Tinto copper mines in Spain, ancient Roman work, current pyrite beds with 4 percent copper, and 15,000,000 tons of reserves. Ragged Top plant near Deadwood processes lime ore from Black Diamond claims, yielding about $10 per ton gold, with plans to expand. Colar field India outputs 41,023 oz crude gold in March, 122,178 oz 3 months, and 109,960 oz fine gold valued at $2,272,873. Dividends total $30,666 for Consolidated and Gold Coin. Gold Coin 2-cent dividend, 81st regular disbursement, $460,000 to date. Consolidated declares 1 cent per share, $10,000, total $60,000. British Guiana is divided into five districts with placer satin limit clarifications.
The Schuyler mine near North Arlington, Bergen County, NJ, reopened by Arlington Copper Co is on 78 acres with 12.6 acres of mineral land. Experts estimate 1 to 2 percent copper in rock, with potential 2,000,000 tons of ore if both sandstone layers are mined. Prof. Richards cites 97 percent extraction after processing. projected costs and profits vary with daily tons.
The 1898 report by inspector James Grundy notes the Champion Reef mine in the Colar field has been highly productive yet dangerously under equipped. An accident late in 1897 occurred in the trial shaft a two compartment down cast shaft used for all descent and ascent of workers.
A shaft in an Indian mine, 225 feet deep with narrow ladder access, saw 32 workers die during a pay day rush. A new watchman blocked exit as crowding and poor air choked the shaft, causing lights to go out and many to tumble from ladders. The incident went unreported to the inspector due to new regulations.
The Red Jacket copper mine shaft at Calumet Michigan reaches a mile deep with compartments for cages pumps and air, a vast electric lighting system and surface communications. Workers wear heavy protective gear while air and water management ensure safety as ionized lines run to surface.
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