MINEBK00043

• County: Dolores
• Volume: 10
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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'F *;;;jj The ore is a lead sulphide occurring in a fissure vein,
'~. -li ~ There is one vein,the strike a,e.,dip AO w,
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'~'~ Vein width 2 to 17. ft.,length 250 ft ,hight 60 ft,
'i ~ The vein filling consists of quartz; the walls or enclosing ranks
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The ore is a smelting and concentrating ore,carrving Bold,silver,
jj '~ •;i lead and zinc.
{ ' ~ ,~ The gangue is quartz,
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'}' 'j _ SURFACE PLAPIT,
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'~; The blackstuith shop is frame 14 x 16 ft, The timber yard is,on the
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~: The ore bin is 12 x 16 ft and is constnteted of 3 in plank.
'~~ ~ The wator supply is from Silver creek.
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• The surface transportation is by ragon road.
i ~ Tne ore treatment employed roncentration.
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The mine has a concentrating mill.
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EXPLOSIVES
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l~ +N The explosives used are the 40~ 7~8ths Gel.ati.ne powder, caps XXXXX,
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~~ Double tape California fuse.
~~'' Iron or metal tamping bars are not employed; wooden tamping bar^ are
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~~ '<1 provided for employees,powder monkey not employed,
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"` I ~:,I ^xplosives in excess of one day's supply are not stored under Around,
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~~ ~~ The explosives aro stored in a magazine provided for that purpose
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' ~ ?'he magazine is 20U ft from worY.ing tunnel or other buildings,
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Average amount of explosives kept in storage 100 lbs,
~~" The magazine is a frame structure covered with dirt,
~' TF~e device for thaws ; ~
~~ ~ ~ powder is a galvanized iron can water acketed,
r.~I `~ Oila,candlea and other combustibles are not stored with powder,
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