Men of the mines

Title

Men of the mines

Language

English

Year

1936

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30 THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL March, 1936 Another Steady Month of Production Demonstration Makes Another New Record February was the shortest month of the year, and, although but one or two days were lost by the operating plants, they were enough to keep production figures below the P3,000,000 mark. Demonstration led all the rest, with a total of P134,531, thus beating its own best record by P 18,000. Cal Horr, in its second month of milling, jumped 1*16,000 to P70,657. United Paracale nearly doubled its January figure, going to 1*160,000 (estimated by Marsman and Company). Some of this resulted from the milling of ore of the Northern Mining and Development Company, which has a profit-sharing con tract with United Paracale. Most of the other producers had slightly lower bullion figures. No figures arc available from Tainbis Gold and from Coco Grove Placer Syndicate. March should see a substantial gain in production all around; many of the plants have been working during the dry season (in the Baguio district, at least) on plant expansion, and this construction work has naturally held up the normal course of operations. , In spite of everything, however, the month's total is well up to average—look the figures over: Antainok Goldfields (includes Gold Creek). . P 276,461 Baguio Gold........................................................ ' 81,447 Balatoc.................................................................. 1,065,876 Benguet Consolidated........................................ 740,879 Benguet Exploration.......................................... \ 23,233 Cal Horr.............................................................. 70,657 Demonstration..................................................... 134,531 Ipo Gold.............................................................. 56,333 *Itogon.................................................................... 187,500 I. X. L................................................................. 59,279 Masbate Consolidated........................................ 85,491 Salacot................................................................... 42,763 *Suyoc Consolidated............................................. 100,000 *United Paracale................................................... 160,000 ___ Total................................. P 3,084,450 *Estiniate<l by Mnrsnian and Company. Men of the Mmes The mining industry of the Philippines lost one of its mOst brilliant younger members on Sunday, March 1, when James E. Hall, general superintendent of Ipo Gold Mines was killed in a fall 150 feet down the mine shaft. A. F. Duggleby, con sulting engineer for Benguet Consolidated, was with Hall at the time of the accident, as was James Hopkins of the Ipo staff. The accident occurred as the trio were coming back up the inclined shaft after an inspection trip. In some manner, not yet determined, the ore skip in which they were riding was derailed. Hall was thrown from the skip, and fell down the shaft; the other two men were slightly injured but man aged to cling to the cable until they could climb back into the skip. Hall had been with Benguet Consolidated for two years.’ He came to the Isjands with an enviable record and with the highest recommendations from the leaders of the industry in Canada. He had served as a pilot in the Canadian Air Forces during the World war. After the* war he returned to Canada as geologist for an aerial prospecting company exploring new mineral areas north of the Arctic circle. Just before he left Canada to come to the Islands for Balatoc, he was mine su perintendent of the Lake Shore Mines, the largest gold mine in Canada and one of the largest in the world. He came to Balatoc as assistant chief mining engineer. His work there was so outstanding that he was soon promoted to the position of engineer in charge of the Consolidated Mines contract in Zambales. Much of the credit for the suc cessful development of that ore body is given to him. He was promoted a short time ago, this time to become! general superintendent at Ipo Gold, one of the most critical positions under the Benguet interests. Judge John W. Haussermann, head of Benguet, Mr. Dug gleby, and all who came in contact with Hall, wen1 high in their praise of his ability and of his promise as an engineer. All who knew him respected and liked him. He was 34 years old, and is survived by his widow and a sister in the United States. Mrs. Hall had been with^liim at Balatoc, is at present on a vacation trip, and had planned to rejoin her husband in May. H. Foster Bain, formerly chief of the United States Bureau of Mines, and the author of Orcs and Industry in the Far East, arrived in the Islands late in February on an extended visit here. He was at one time secretary of the American Institute' of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers, and is an authority on mineral economics of the Far East and of the United State's. When interviewed in Manila, Mr. Bain remarked that he had learned through his experience with the U. S. Bureau of Mines that it was foolish for a government to attempt to control the mining industry. He expressed the hope that the division of mines become as reliable a source of informa tion as the U. S. Bureau of Mines or even as the similar or ganization in China. Bain made a visit to the Paracale district, but did not go to Baguio on this visit. (He was in the Pines City for a few days about a year ago and visited the mines of the district at that time). He left the Islands March 11. J. F. Mitchell-Roberts, export manager of Oliver United Filters, Inc., is spending several weeks in the Baguio area, studying filtration problems. He is on an extended business trip to the Far East, and chose to start his work in the heart of the Philippine gold mining region. A change in the personnel of Marsman and Company was made effective late in February, when J. 0. Enberg relieved J. B. Stapler as head of the northern division of the company. Stapler in turn relieved J. (). Greenan as head of the southern division, while Greenan and his family sailed for the United States on an extended vacation. Balatoc Mine Executives J. V. Wood, left, mill superintendent, and George Scholey,"will engineer.

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