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Wallis and Marilyn Kimble Northwest History Database
  • Subjects: Northwest, Pacific -- Gold discoveries.
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    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1931-11-17


    • One hundred men called to work

    • 1931

    • One hundred men called to work.
      One hundred men are going back to work at the quarry and plant of the Northwest Mining company at Chewelah this week, following a shut down. Fifty were put on at the quarry yesterday morning and a like number will...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1931-11-17
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1931-11-19


    • Inland empire has a bright future

    • 1931

    • Inland empire has a bright future.
      From Chewelah comes the cheering announcement that 50 men were put to work at the quarry of the Northwest Magnesite company Monday, and that 50 more would start work in the refining plant Wednesday morning.
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1931-11-19
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1931-11-21

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    • 1931

    • Chewelah, Wash., Nov. 21.-The plant and quarry of the Northwest Magnesite company put 100 men to work this week. The quarry started Monday and the plant started Wednesday. Work as the Thermax plant is expected to start soon, according to J.C....
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1931-11-21
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-01-09


    • Merger mines nears objective

    • 1936

    • Merger mines nears objective - The crosscut at the property of the Merger Mines corporation is now within 240 feet of reaching a point where recent diamond drill operations revealed a body of silver bearing ore, according to Morris Pearson,...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-01-09
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-03-16


    • Still drilling

    • 1936

    • Still drilling - the depth of 2,600 feet has been passed by the drill at Norco Well No. 1-A on Wenatchee Heights, according to the weekly bulletin. The hole has a width of eight inches all the way down, a sufficient size to permit drilling for a...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-03-16
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-03-19


    • Drive raise Mineral Point

    • 1936

    • Drive raise Mineral Point - The new ore opened on the 700 raise level of the COeur d'Alene Mines in the Mineral Point property on McFarren gulch, east of BIg Creek, has shown a width of 26 inches in the west face of the drift. On account of heavy...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-03-19
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-03-21


    • Start April 1 on Richmond - crew on high grade and diamond drillers on big low-grade body, says head

    • 1936

    • Start April 1 on Richmond - crew on high grade and diamond drillers on big low-grade body, says head - Mining operations on the property of the RIchmond Consolidated Mining company, on the copper belt, near Skagway, Alaska, will be started with a...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-03-21
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-05-05


    • Silver struck by Tourmaline - only mile from Elkhorn, source of millions, engineer reports

    • 1936

    • Silver struck by Tourmaline - only mile from Elkhorn, source of millions, engineer reports - "Diamond drill results of the last two weeks on property of Tourmaline Gold Mines, Inc., in the Elkhorn mining district, Jefferson county, Mont., show that...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-05-05
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-06-18


    • Drills open ore Liberal King

    • 1936

    • Drills open ore Liberal King - Diamond drills are proving the existence of a considerable body of lead-silver ore below the deep drift level at the property of the Liberal King Mining company, located on Pine Creek, near Beeler station, according...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-06-18
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-06-18


    • Diamond drill King Solomon

    • 1936

    • Diamond drill King Solomon - Under the direction of Jean Peters, well known local geologist, a diamond drill campaign is to be carried out at the property of the King Solomon company, located in the Fourth of July canyon district about a mile north...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-06-18
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-08-30


    • Dry belt ore at great depth

    • 1936

    • Dry belt ore at great depth - The dry belt of the Coeur d'Alenes, with the exception of the Sunshine and the Galena, has never been explored below the levels of the different creeks, and when the extent of the Sunshine and the deeper levels of the...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-08-30
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-09-25


    • untitled

    • 1936

    • Drifting on a shear zone at the end of a crosscut run to the north by the old Mineral Point Mining company in 1913 was started this week by the Coeur d'Alene Mines corporation. Diamond drilling will be undertaken in the unprospected area if current...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-09-25
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-09-26


    • Mineral Point runs shear zone drift

    • 1936

    • Mineral Point runs shear zone drift - Coeur d'Alenes Mines corporation operations, suspended several months ago when litigation developed between stockholding factions, have been resumed on a limited scale, it is reported here.
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-09-26
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-10-04


    • Pend Oreille drills into gold and silver

    • 1936

    • Pend Oreille drills into gold and silver - Gold and silver values, for the first time in the history of the company, were encountered in the Metaline Falls district by the Pend Oreille Mines and Metals company drilling from the 500-foot level of...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-10-04
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-12-07


    • Drills locate ore prospects

    • 1936

    • Drills locate ore prospects - Zinc and lead mineralization was indicated in three areas by diamond drill prospecting carried on for 16 months, D. I. Hayes, engineer in charge, stated at the mining convention in describing development being done by...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1936-12-07
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1937-01-03


    • Strike reported in Fourth July canyon

    • 1937

    • Strike reported in Fourth July canyon - Jean Peters, the geologist directing work at the King Solomon property in the Fourth of July canyon, reported this week that diamond drilling has disclosed a vein 10 feet wide at a depth of 150 feet. It...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1937-01-03
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1937-01-22


    • Start work Mineral Point

    • 1937

    • Start work Mineral Point - Operations are now well under way at the Mineral Point mine of the Coeur d'Alene Mines corporation, the diamond drills starting last Monday on the No. 5 or deep level, to explore a block of ground to the east and north of...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1937-01-22
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1937-01-27


    • Cut big vein Coeur d'Alene mines

    • 1937

    • Cut big vein Coeur d'Alene mines - The diamond drill operations at the Coeur d'Alene Mines property today were reported to have cut the main vein on the No. 5 or deep tunnel level, disclosing the ledge to be 13 feet wide and carrying some high...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1937-01-27
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1937-01-27


    • Coeur d'Alene mines corporation starts drilling operations

    • 1937

    • Coeur d'Alene mines corporation starts drilling operations - After months of internal dissension and court action peace has been declared within Coeur d'Alene Mines corporation. With a new man, Dan Leary, in charge, diamond drill operations have...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1937-01-27
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1937-01-29


    • Coeur d'Alene mines vein silver-bearing

    • 1937

    • Coeur d'Alene mines vein silver-bearing - A silver content of six ounces to the ton was found in the drill cuttings of the vein penetrated in the Mineral Point mine of the Coeur d'Alene Mines corportation, according to a Wallace, idaho report. This...
    • Northwest history. Mining. Drilling. 1937-01-29

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