MINEBK00208

• County: Lake
• Volume: 15
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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',Owner or CompanY:~Phe Chippewa Consolidated Mining Company. ~~i'~
'.Incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado. ~ i~
Capital Stook:-425O.o00.-Shares per value:-sI.Oa.eaoh. ~i
Principal office looeted at Leadvillo.COlo. ,i~~
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president:-Charles T.Limberg-Bank B1ock,Leadv111e,COlo, ~
Secretary:-Francis E.BOUOk.-Capitol IIullding,Denver Colo. „I~
l.tanager.:-?I.F.Byan-Bank Annex Hullding.Leadvillo,CO1o. ~ III~I~
Leasedtby:-David Harris,& Co.1~' 220 East 6th,St.Loadville,COlo. I~,I
Date of original location:-I679.
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' n n n opallinga:-I879. IIII
Altitude:-II.00O rCharaoter of outpace-H111y,Timber,none,t7atcar ICI
nupPly-Iron mine fluma.Roade,wagon road & D.&.&.B.C. ~ i
There is a geological nurvoy of the district:-Emnone, i1lh~
Ore bodies. ~ ~I
Character. of name-SUlphidos. Strika,N.E.&.S.Pl.Dip east .vein width i ~'I
from 6 to IO feet. Length opened 750 feet.Ohareotar of vein fil-
ling,suiphide,and lime.Character of walin ox enolosi~ng r.ooka. III
lime and quartzite.
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Oren.
All ores mined are smelting in oharaoter,mine has no mill or I
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reduction works.Metals and minerals are,gold,ellver,ooPper~leaQ, it
and zino,the average assays and analysis being as followa:aold, ~II~
20~IO0.Silver,5 Oz.Lead,3 per oent,OOPPer 2 pax oant,Zino 15 per
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Dent. II
Surface and Hoisting plant.
Same ae report of 1912.
Explosives.
Same ae report of I,912.
1[ining. I
The main opening to the mine is a shaft 650 fast in depth and in
oonnooterl e!ith the Yak tumtel,and the M.&.N.shaft et the 50O ft.
1~:va1 of the latter shaft.
Hoisting.
All matoriel mined in lowered thrugh the K.&.N.nhaft to the Yak
tunnel and from there transported by motor to the surfeoe,and
loaded iritO the oars of the D.2e.R.a.R.li.
Mine methods.
Stoping and drifting in the method used in mining,sinBla hand