E/MJ : engineering and mining journal . UPPER ADIT AT EL RECREO MINE, IBAGUE DISTRICT LOWER ADIT AT EL RECREO ???^^k^-^^r ^ms^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^a^f^ ??. _^^^ -^KfK^ m ^^ ^.^aar .^^H r^ >>^ /^:SJ»r^ -„—^ , ^n^- B^^«^ \. If^^ .^h 1 ^__j^ \ ^^^^^bF ^mhii F ?^^^^?K|^^^^~-^. ^\ H^j -^^^ 1^ ^^?i^ ^CB aMB|aM^^II^^ S W. ^ g^ ^^^^i^^ > luSMtL » ^\7^ ^^^^^ I 1 ^ni^na^^^^^ ?r ^i^^^ ?^^^?5^^ 11 u. ? _ WOODEN STAMP MILL AND TAILINGS lOXD AT EL RECREO MINE. OWNERS HOUSE IS SHOWN IX THE BACK-GROUND. AND BELOW THAT CAN BE SEEN THE ROOF OF A SECOND WOODEN MILL July 19, 1919 Engineering and Mi
E/MJ : engineering and mining journal . UPPER ADIT AT EL RECREO MINE, IBAGUE DISTRICT LOWER ADIT AT EL RECREO ???^^k^-^^r ^ms^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^a^f^ ??. _^^^ -^KfK^ m ^^ ^.^aar .^^H r^ >>^ /^:SJ»r^ -„—^ , ^n^- B^^«^ \. If^^ .^h 1 ^__j^ \ ^^^^^bF ^mhii F ?^^^^?K|^^^^~-^. ^\ H^j -^^^ 1^ ^^?i^ ^CB aMB|aM^^II^^ S W. ^ g^ ^^^^i^^ > luSMtL » ^\7^ ^^^^^ I 1 ^ni^na^^^^^ ?r ^i^^^ ?^^^?5^^ 11 u. ? _ WOODEN STAMP MILL AND TAILINGS lOXD AT EL RECREO MINE. OWNERS HOUSE IS SHOWN IX THE BACK-GROUND. AND BELOW THAT CAN BE SEEN THE ROOF OF A SECOND WOODEN MILL July 19, 1919 Engineering and Mining Journal. OXEN carrying; ore from other prospects to stamp mill at el recreo mine Gold mining, in the district of Ibaguf, declined during 191S. on account of the extremely high prices for supplies and the difflcultyof obtaining tln-m. even at those-prices. Blasting gelatin was $70 per box of 50 lb., carbide could not be obtained at any price,and the mines had to return to the use of tallow candles, made locally. The mines, especially gravel mines operated with smallcapital, experienced considerable trouble for some months in disposing of their product, on account of the low dollar exchange,but this condition improved, and at the close of the year the IMedellin mint was able to coin all the gold produced. The mine operated one wooden stamp mill throughout the year, and the profits were used for development work. The holdings of this property were extended in 1918 and now comprise 84 vein claims. (A Colombian claim is 600 m. by 240 m.) Twopromising finds have been made in this ground, an
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