MINEBK00595

• County: Clear Creek
• Volume: 16
• Document: Inspectr
• Suffix: A

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principally to the Gold Fissure vein. The strike, is northeast

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and southwest and the dip is to
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north.
The vein varies in
_ width frog 1' to 5' with an average width of 3'. Length 1,000'
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I height 60U'. The gangue is talc and the en aloaing rooks are .
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~ granlte and sohist. There is one ore shoot 300' in length and
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~~ no faults in the vein.
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~ '; The character of vein 3illing is iron sulphides sad
quartz and tho metals are gold. silver, lead, oopper and wino.
y~ Aboutnine-tenti-soY the vein filling is of a concentrating na-
I~~ a tore and the balance is emalting oro, i~o ore is produced as
+] all work is confined to development and average value oY ore
:i per ton could not be learned.
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' I S D ?? F A C E P L L~ D?,
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plant
'i. ?. ~o power is in use as the property is worked through
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the Empress tunnel and power is Furnished by the Conqueror
~; i mine. 6 b h.p. Gasoline engine is used to run the Yan Yor
~~ ventilation.
E d P L O S I V E S,
Dupont powder - 40;x, German Insoloid fuse, b-% Daps
and woodon tamping bars are omPlo;ed. Explosives in exoesa of
one day's supply are not stored underground.
The average amount of esploaives Y.ept in storage is
100. This kept in a frame, iron-covered magazine situate 300'
east oY the portal of the tunnel. ''Phe magazine is need for thi
storage of ponder only and no device Tor thawing ponder is
provided.
LaI III14G & uIAE METHODS .
This group is worked through the Empress tunnel at a
distance oY 3,30U' 4rom the portal and 50U' Yrom the main
tunnel. An upraiee is being made to oonneot with the b00-Yt.
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