Gumaos Goldfields, Inc.

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Language

English

Year

1938

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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

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GUMAOS GOLDFIELDS, INC. Tunnel No. 3 drift south was advanced 150 feet during the month, and the face is now 270 feet south of the crosscut. This section is cut by many fractures and cross fractures, most of which have quartz filling; some contain sulphides but no definite vein is in evidence. Tunnel No. 6 drift south was advanced 115 feet along the vein, and the face is 265 feet from the switch of the main crosscut. A crosscut west was driven near the face, 5 feet advance; no parallel veins were cut. The shaft was sunk 40 feet to a depth of 246 feet. The sump was completed and the station was timbered. The 40horsepower pump was installed and is working satisfactorily. Total footage for development work was 310 feet. The average number of men employed during the month was 100. Conditions throughout the camp continue good. ACOJE MINING COMP ANY During February 5,421. 702 tons of ore were mined at Acoje, and 5,017.699 tons were shipped. Ore has been mined and transported to the terminal at an average rate of 233 tons per working day. The shipping ore at lense No. 11 has been exhausted. A total of 1,196.02 tons was produced from this lense. At present chromite is being taken from lense No. l, No. 2, and No. 4. Development is being carried on at these lenses to determine future possibilities. The work at lense No. 9 is being rushed so that this lense can be put into early production. Lense No. 7 is also being opened and developed, but it is too early to state its possibilities. The pier is being reconstructed, and a new concrete partition is being built in the storage bins. The road is in reasonably good shape and all repairs to bridges have been completed. THE MARSMAN MAGAZINE for March, 1938 COCO GIWVE, INC. Production for the month of February at Coco Grove was P174,400, from 287,516 cubic yards of gravel handled; of this gravel 25,000 cubic yards were overburden removed by the "Anne Petronella" while it was digging down to the pay gravel layer. The dredge "Mary Angus" worked on a normal operating basis during February, and dredged 155,388 cubic yards. From this P127,925.59 was recovered. The average depth dredged was 41.06 feet, and the area dredged was 102,162 square feet. The total operating time was 557 hours 10 minutes. The dredge "Anne Petronella" was completed and made the first trial run on February 6. During the period FBbruary 6-14 while the dredge was digging down to the pay gravel layer, the usual adjustments were made. Since February 15 this dredge has been working on pay gravel on a full ti.me normal operation basis. February yardage handled was 132,128, of which 107,128 cubic yards were pay ground. P46,474.41 were recovered from this gravel. The average depth dredged was 30.3 feet, and the area dredged was 117,675 square feet. Total operating time was 438 hours 5 minutes. Both dredges operated satisfactorily and both are now on full time schedule. PARACALE NATIONAL GOLD MINING COMP ANY The shaft is now down 218 feet at Paracale National. A station has been cut 207 feet below the collar and is now 16 feet from the shaft. A 5 by 7 crosscut will soon be started. Bearing timbers and station timber are now being placed,,. 5

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