Image 52 of El Paso herald (El Paso, Tex.), June 21, 1911, (Section 7)
author: Anonymous
source date: 1911
availability: public_domain

EIr PASO HERALD Wednesday JJune 21 1911 Cananea Largest Copper Mining Camp In Mexico Increases Output and Reduces Costs nes In One Of Mexicos Stately Capitals See CANANEA In northern Sonora is the most important copper camp of Mexico It isIn the southern portion of the extension of the great copper region of southern Arizona The most Important operations In the camp aTe conducted by the GreeneCananea Copper company It is controled by the ColeRyan people and Is under the management of Dr L D Rickefts The conditions at the Cananea plant are normal notwithstanding the Mex ican revolution and five furnaces have been in use and the output for April compared favorably with that of March and the copper production for March Ttas about 3500000 pounds and during the same month 243 tons of ore passed the custom house of Agua Prieta Ar raneements have been made to treat at the cananea smeiter an tne copper concentrates from the Miami mill Tne first loj p concentrates received there from in April amounted to 300 tons Perfection of GperatloHS Great improvements have been made under Dr xuckettss management and altogether the smelting plant is con sidered one of the most