Dayaka Mining Company

Title

Language

English

Source

The Marsman Magazine Volume I (No. 9) March 1937

Year

1937

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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

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8 THE MARSMAN MAGA~NE [MARCH, 1937 Itogon Mining Company WARREN GILKISON General Superintendent During the month of February 15,453 tons of ore, with a recovered value of Pl5. 71 per ton, was milled with a gross production of P237,647.62. The percentage of extraction for the month was 88.44%. Development The total development for the month was 3,452 feet, 2,476 of which was in operating development and 976 feet in capital development. The Sesame Shaft was advanced 20 feet, has now been connected, and is being timbered. The 875 Drain Tunnel was advanced 139 feet and was 900 feet in from the TINGA GOLD MINING COMPANY The raise from the No. 1 tunnel level has been cribbed and completed to the No. 3 tunnel level. The No. 3 tunnel is being advanced. Retimbering and spiling through caved ground is being carried on in tunnels 10, 11, 12, and 13, and has been completed in tunnel No. 3. A cribbed wall is being built which portal at the end of the month. Development footage for February was the highest on record for a month's work. Construction Construction of the camp restaurant is practically complete. It should be finished and open for business sometime during March. The road to the staff houses is now in use, although there is a small amount of retaining wall work yet to be completed. The foundation work for the main shaft hoist has just been started and will probably be completed during March DAY A'KA MINING COMPANY Total development footage for February was 204, of which 17 feet was on the 100 level, 40 feet on the 200 level, 9.5 on the John level, and 137.5 feet on the 300 level. The assay office was completed, and with the arrival of the new furnace this unit will be placed in operation. Work on the new staff house is half done, and it should be ready for use by the end of March. One native house was will allow ore to be loaded rapidly into completed, and two more started. trucks. All ore mined will be delivered to the stock pile at this point. Work is now being directed to mine and pile as much ore as possible from the vein sections now accessible. The foundation for the new compressor was started, as was the construction of a new cooling water tank. A ditch is being .. dug to bring water from Schilling Creek for the mine pressure system.

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