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Title: Annual report of the State Mineralogist for the year ending ...
Year: 1883 (1880s)
Authors: California State Mining Bureau
Subjects: California State Mining Bureau Mines and mineral resources Gold mines and mining Geology Mineralogy
Publisher: Sacramento : California State Mining Bureau
Contributing Library: University of California, Davis Libraries
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n in the mill andon the plates. The sulphurets are saved on canvas blankets and dressedup by the Frue concentrator. The heavily sulphuretted ore is selectedand shipped to smelting works for reduction. Both sulphuretted ore andconcentrates are of high grade. The percentage of sulphurets saved is2-J per cent. The following gives the result obtained from lots of ore and sulphuretsworked at Reno and Salt Lake City: Reno, February 18, 1889. Reno S., M., and R. Works, bought of Gold Blossom Mine, Ophir, California. 15,714 lbs. sulphurets: Assay per ton: gold, $17 55. 90 per cent $137 89 Assay per ton: silver. $57 04. 90 per cent 360 91 3,247 lbs. of sorted ore called No. 2: Assay per ton: gold, $54 23. 90 per cent 79 23 Assay per ton: silver, $72 92. 90 per cent 53 27 487 lbs. No. 1 sorted ore: Assay per ton: gold, $220 93. 90 per cent 48 36 Assay per ton: silver, $72 92. 90 per cent 15 97 $695 63Charges and reduction, etc. 196 16 Amount remitted .. $499 47 REPORT OF THE STATE MINERALOGIST.
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PLACER COUNTY. 433 Salt Lake City, Utah, August 27, 1890. Ilanouer Smelting Works, bought of E. J. Daley, Agent. Lot 1, Gold Blossom concentrates, 34 sacks, or 5,895 pounds. Average assay, 64 ouncessilver and 12.76 ounces gold. 64 ounces silver, value $1 18 per ounce $75 52 12.76 ounces gold, value $20 per ounce 255 00 Total value per ton of concentrates $330 52 Gross weight 5,895 pounds. Less weight of sacks 33 pounds. 5,862 pounds.Less weight of moisture 12 pounds. Net weight 5,850 pounds. 5,850 pounds of concentrates at $330 52 per ton $966 77 The Eclipse. This mine is situated about one half mile northeast of Ophir, at analtitude of nine hundred and fifty feet. The claim covers about twothousand feet of the Eclipse lode, which has a course north 70 degreeseast, and dip 45 degrees to the south. The foot wall is syenite, and thehanging wall hornblende schist. A New York company has purchased the property and has completeda first-class ten-stamp mill, driven by water-power and steam

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