Copper Mining Boom Signals Global Investment Rush
Immense resources and mining prospects in the Cascades and Index Silver Creek areas attract capital as reports from New York press wider interest. Copper dominates future power, with electrical expansion driving demand, while New England and Electrical World note broad industrial shift toward copper and electric motive systems.
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Cascades
Silver Creek
Beattle
Republic
Spokane
New York Financial News
United States
Australia
Africa
China
Pacific
Europe
South America
British North America
Mexico
Union
Silverton
Geanle Times
Copper and Electric Power Drive Western Mining Growth
An authority cites copper strength as prices hold near 12 cents per pound and electricity fuels growing suburban street railways. Consolidation in New England railways, high earnings, and new mining properties spur copper demand and expansion. Parrott smelter tailings may yield rich copper, with futures for ore from Parrott mine sent to Anaconda smelters as railways lower costs enable previously uneconomical mines.
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New England
Tt le
Beaton Globe
Butte
Bert
Parrott
Anaconda
Brooklyn Eagle
Copper mining patience cited by New York World
The New York World argues copper development takes about two years from promising prospect to profitable mine. It warns that demand grows faster than production and advises against expecting copper prices to fall soon.
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New York World
Copper mining outlook and stock market contrasts in 1890s
The article canvasses copper demand for electrical uses, rising nonferrous output, and the need for high value ore concentrates. It notes copper roofs on new terminals, warns against mixing low and high grade ore, and discusses stock swings in major mines like Anaconda and Parrott. It highlights Jumbo and Copper Bell prospects, Index district development, and statewide mining optimism amid price fluctuations.
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Boston & Montana
Anaconda
Butte & Beston
Parrott
It Means Daily Laurels Grow for Index District Mines
The article highlights growing mining success in the Index district with new discoveries showing promise. It cites wealthy New York capitalists and a Michigan miner endorsing the properties as among the richest in the United States, with Eastern papers calling the mines a Mecca for mining men. It forecasts peak activity next season and Seattle as a hub for miners and prospectors.
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Bamera
New York
Michigan
United States
Seattle
Mining Boom Spreads Across Regions and Markets
The mining boom reaches all major districts including British Columbia and Mexico as old camps reopen and charters resume. Promoters in New York and Boston fund new ventures while European financiers join drillings in Eastern Oregon and Cripple Creek. Copper, zinc, and lead demand drives prices and prompts global investment in mining enterprises.
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British Columbia
Mexico
New York
Boston
Rothechtids
Europe
London
Oregon
Cripple Creek
Spokane
American News
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New Felde
New England Station
J. W. Cruthers
Portland
Washington State
Municipal Securities
Fier
Scietific Press
Chicago
Western Mining World
Roxbury
Mase
L. W. Gray
When &E
Industry and Mining
Mr. Gray
Grilie
Calumet and
Heela
Arthur
Milton Egbert
John F. McManus
Klondike
Congress
Diamond Joe
Fortuna
Charlies Lane
King of Arizona
Crowned King
Pearce
J. Wilmshurst
Alaska
Seattle Spirit
Wiimehurst
Sunset Mine
Index District
Montana
Washington
Index
State
Pioneer Brokers Index
Second Avenue
Seattle National Bank
Members Stock Exchange
Seattle, Wash
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