MINEBK00197

• County: Gunnison
• Volume: 13
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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The metals are gold, silver, lead, iron and zink,
All of the vein filling is aoneentr ation ores except
a wall I
portion which is smelting ore valued at $50.00
per ton, average vitae of-m~,~ling ore $12,00 per. ton,
The produetion.ls.,1500,tons per month,,
SUR.FA~E PLADS-T,
The surface plant consist s. of S 80 H'P.,?labular,.,boilers, }
water used in boilers is from Gold Cree$, pressure carried
100, One corlise engine 100 H,P „ one Ingersoll Rand 16 +
drill air oompressor. Two water whemis one P.eltgn and
one Turbine used for running mill.air--compressor and elegy
trie light ,.generator part of the time. Coal is used fpy.
fuel at a cost of $20.00 per. day.. nne 20 stamp mill and
two nre b1ne, All the above are undex o~ae roof about 400
feet from entrance of main tunnel. .One biaeksmitY~ $hop.
28 x 40 and blower house about 60 feet from entrance of
main tunnel, One Offieeat thine 20 x 60, one boarding
house 20 x 75 and two bunk hqusea 20 x,70 and two small
cottages, these .are located ~ mile from entrance to tunnel.
One stable for might horses on waste dump about 200 ,feet
from;tunnel entrance and one small saw„pill on dump ;for i
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preparing t~,mbers.
ElectricittT is used for lighting purpos~a qn t~te.outside.
ARE TRrEATMEkiT,
Melt hod employed is 20 stamp m111.,Amalgamation.and eplaeen-
tration, Eros ushers and wi1PleY.tsblgs,,.
FXPLOSI`VES,
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nu Pont, 40~a powder, Inaol9id imported ZL . sea,. 5-X caps
and woodQn tamping bars are used.;. A',xploaivas 1n e~zoess
oi' one dau'g supply are;ngt stored,undergro~und, The
averap;e amount of explosives kept in stor I
~gea is 16,000y~
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in a rock building with iron roof situated .ahou.t .'~ tpile f
from a
n9 other buildings and used I'or,thispurpose,only, i
Candles and other combustibles are stored in a store !
room. The device for thawing powder is a water packet.
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thawer.
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