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September 20, 1910
Deseret Evening News
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah
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Gold Chief Mining Co. officials buy compressor and pumps in Salt Lake for their Pioche, NV mill. 80,000 tons of ore ($5+/ton) ready; cyanide plant nearly complete. Pioche district booming with other mines shipping ore and sinking shafts.
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GOLD CHIEF BUYING MACHINERY FOR MILL
Officials Declare Mine and Mill Near Pioche Will Soon be Started—Much Ore Blocked Out.
Another mine in the Pioche country will shortly begin activities again and that is the Gold Chief Mining company, in the Gold Chief district. H. W. Hand, of Portland, Ore., and E. A. Hodges of Pioche, officials of the company, arrived in Salt Lake this morning to purchase the remaining plant. They already have installed the necessary machinery for the cyanide process and the pipe line, hoist and the necessary buildings for the plant. The purchases that are to be made are a compressor for running the rock crusher and the pumping outfit and necessary engines and pumps.
A large amount of work has been done on the property which has developed into a large low grade gold mine. By means of an incline shaft upwards of 80,000 tons of ore have been developed which will average better than $5 to the ton some of it running $12 a ton and better. The ore has been blocked out ready to mine.
A rock crusher, two and a half miles of pipe line, settling tanks and other equipment including a 60 hp hoist over the shaft have been installed. With the machinery being purchased today the property will be fully equipped with an up-to-date cyaniding plant.
As most of the ore in the mine is quite fine and breaks very easily it will be no trouble to break it and put it in the solutions direct. As there are no problems to work out the company can begin producing from the moment the plant starts.
"Pioche is picking up and it will not be long before the camp will be in full swing again," said Mr. Hodges. "Business is already getting better.
"The Mendha Nevada is shipping from two to three cars of ore a week and it is hardly showing on the mine. The company could probably do much better if necessary. The Consolidated Pioche is putting down its shaft as fast as possible and making about five feet a day.
"A number of other properties are being put in shape to start work and before long the camp will be more lively than it ever was."
Officials Declare Mine and Mill Near Pioche Will Soon be Started—Much Ore Blocked Out.
Another mine in the Pioche country will shortly begin activities again and that is the Gold Chief Mining company, in the Gold Chief district. H. W. Hand, of Portland, Ore., and E. A. Hodges of Pioche, officials of the company, arrived in Salt Lake this morning to purchase the remaining plant. They already have installed the necessary machinery for the cyanide process and the pipe line, hoist and the necessary buildings for the plant. The purchases that are to be made are a compressor for running the rock crusher and the pumping outfit and necessary engines and pumps.
A large amount of work has been done on the property which has developed into a large low grade gold mine. By means of an incline shaft upwards of 80,000 tons of ore have been developed which will average better than $5 to the ton some of it running $12 a ton and better. The ore has been blocked out ready to mine.
A rock crusher, two and a half miles of pipe line, settling tanks and other equipment including a 60 hp hoist over the shaft have been installed. With the machinery being purchased today the property will be fully equipped with an up-to-date cyaniding plant.
As most of the ore in the mine is quite fine and breaks very easily it will be no trouble to break it and put it in the solutions direct. As there are no problems to work out the company can begin producing from the moment the plant starts.
"Pioche is picking up and it will not be long before the camp will be in full swing again," said Mr. Hodges. "Business is already getting better.
"The Mendha Nevada is shipping from two to three cars of ore a week and it is hardly showing on the mine. The company could probably do much better if necessary. The Consolidated Pioche is putting down its shaft as fast as possible and making about five feet a day.
"A number of other properties are being put in shape to start work and before long the camp will be more lively than it ever was."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Gold Mining
Pioche Revival
Ore Development
Machinery Purchase
Cyanide Plant
What entities or persons were involved?
H. W. Hand
E. A. Hodges
Where did it happen?
Pioche, Gold Chief District
Story Details
Key Persons
H. W. Hand
E. A. Hodges
Location
Pioche, Gold Chief District
Story Details
Officials of the Gold Chief Mining company purchase machinery in Salt Lake for their mill near Pioche, with 80,000 tons of low-grade gold ore already blocked out averaging over $5 per ton. The mine will soon start operations using a cyanide process, and the Pioche district is reviving with other mines active.