Identifier: n02ontariosessional46ontauoft (find matches)
Title: Ontario Sessional Papers, 1914, No.3-9
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: ONTARIO. LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
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Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: Ontario Council of University Libraries and Member Libraries

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was begun at the Murray Mine in 1913, and is now down400 feet on an incline of 36 degrees. The first station has been cut and timbered. Theshaft is so flat that a stairway was built in it for the men to walk up and down on. It 122 Bureau of Mines No. 4 is the intention of tlie company to sink the shaft to a total depth of 1,200 feet. Theshaft is located east of the ore body and is in the solid rock throughout. It dips atabout the same angle as the ore body. Mr. E. E. Hibbert is superintendent, employing 45 men. Long Lake Gold Mine The Canadian Exploration Company operated their mine and mill at Long lakecontinuously during 1913. By the addition of a new tube mill and extensive changesin the cyanide department the capacity of the 20-stamp mill will be almost double in1914. The present capacity is about 120 tons per day. During the summer months all the ore is broken in the open pit and dropped downto the first and second levels through ore passes. On the first level the ore is trammed
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Surface Plant at Long Lake Gold Mine to the shaft and dumped into an ore pocket which holds about 30 tons. The skips areloaded from the ore pocket, and hoisted to a bin at the collar of the shaft. An aerialtram takes the ore from this pocket to the mill bins, a distance of about 300 feet. Thebuckets are loaded at the bins and dumped automatically at the mill. In the wintermonths the ore is mined underground by overhand stoping. At present stoping is beingcarried on at the first level. Part of the broken ore is dropped directly into the 100-tonpocket on the second level through an ore pass, and part of it is trammed to the shaftat the first level. The open pit is about 100 feet in diameter and 40 feet deep. Theshaft is 225 feet deep vertically. All the development work is done on the first andmain level. A new vertical direct-driven compressor of the marine type was installedduring the year. Mr. R. W. Brigstocke is manager, employing 85 men. 1914 Mines of Ontario 123 Moose Mountain Iro

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