Marsman Exploration Company (Twin River)
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Part of The Marsman Magazine
- Title
- Marsman Exploration Company (Twin River)
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1939
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- MARSMAN EXPLORATION COMPANY (TWIN RIVERS) The production for August was P13,049.09 in bullion from 9,758 tons of tail ings sand with a recovered value of Pl.336 per ton; extraction was 43.5%. Only a small quantity of sand was recovered from the Benguet Creek sand trap, as the river was high throughout the month. Most of the sand milled was taken from the storage pile. Repairing of the Benguet Creek sand trap was completed during August, and the rebuilding of the Balatoc Creek di version works and sand trap should be finished by the end of September. The tonnage milled during August was low because the plant was shut down the first 5 days when the roads were blocked by slides, preventing de livery of fuel and other supplies. The feed end of this mill developed cracks which could not be repaired by welding, necessitating the shutting down of this unit until a new feed end can be cast by the Atlantic, Gulf & Pa cific Company. The cracks developed because the mill was run without liners by the operators of the former company, and this resulted in undue wear of the feed end shell. New pumps and jigs, a new compres sor, and a new precipitation unit were installed during August. New Falk re duction gears have been installed for both ball mills, increasing the speed from 20-1/2 to 26 RPM. These im provements should result in finer grind ing and better recovery. 14 The Marsman Magazine for September, 1939