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OF THE State Mine Inspector

FOR THE YEAR ENDING

NOVEMBER 30, 1957

rn-n rntmono co. EllSEsT \$-. BtrFARLhSD OOYERNOR STATEOF ARIZONA Phoenix. Arizona December 31. 1957

Honorable E. W. McFarland Governor of the State of Arizona Phoenix. Arizona

Dear Governor McFarland:

In compliance with the requirements of the law. I am sub- mitting to -you the following report of the State Mine Inspector. for the year beginning December 1, 1956 and ending November 30. 1957.

Since Mr. Edward (ED) Masmy served all but six days of the current report year, I respectfully aak that Mr. Massey and his staff be given full credit for their work on thii report.

Respectfully submitted ROY V. HERSEY STATE MINE INSPECTOR - RVH :b MINING COMPANIES AND POST OFFICE ADDRESSES Nnnu of Mlne Name of Company Msnsqar and Address County

Abe Lincoln North West Dev. Co. Jack Saye, Wickenburg Yavapai Allison Claims Maurice Hedderman M. Hedderman, Sells Pima American Girl Blue Bonnet Uranium Corp. Wm. W. Sorsen, Globe Pinal American Manganese Lewis-Peterson Floyd Brown, Wenden Yuma Anderson Interstate Oil & Dev. Co. M. B. Could. Wickenburg Yavapai Apache* Metate Asbestos Corp. Richard Eddy, Globe Gila Arizona Continental Uranium Ariz. Cont. Uranium F. McConochie, Globe Gila Arizona Gypnon Corp. Arizona Gypson Corp. Jim Champie. Sr., Phoenix Pinal Roger Ashford Big Six Exploratlon. Inc. R. J. Allison, Young Gila Bagdad Copper Gorp: Bagdad Mining Corp. Geo. Colville, Bagdad Yavapai Bat Guano Cave U.S. Guano Corp. B. A. Freiday, Kingman Mohave Bear Canyon Metate Asbestos Corp. G. R. Haynes, Globe Gila Big Bear Viola MacMillan W. R. Dudley, Payson Gila Big Hole Phelps Dodge Corp. Mark Gemmill, Prescott Yavapai Black Buck Partnerahip Olive Shipley, Wickenburg Yavapai Black Diamond* L. Smith & J. Stewart Jack Stewart, Phoenix Y uma Black Diamond Black Diamond Keaton Gibson, Cibola Yuma Black Diamond* S. Western & G. Penrerill Lessees Geo. Perverill, Dragoon Cochise Black Diamond Brown & Robinette Floyd Brown, Wenden Mohave Black Jack Smith & Wright, Lessees Smith, Globe Pima Black Rock Big Horn Mining Co. M. L. Pate, Wickenburg Maricopa Bob Tail Tulsa Minerals Corp. E. L. Costle, Globe Gila Bonanza Nash Mines D. C. Gilbert, Patagonia Santa Cruz Boot Jack Gibraltar Minerals Ralph Payne, Kayenta Navajo *Mines Operating Mills Name of Company Manaqer and Addnss

BS.bK (Atlas Shaft)* B.S.&K. Mining Co. A. M. Kalof. Phoenix Pima Brunswick Phelps Dodge Corp. C. E. Stevens, Clifton Greenlee E. P. Campbell Mining Interests E. P. Campbell M'ring Int. Jim Ditts, Benson Cochise Cat Claw Cat Claw Mining Co. E. H. Kellum, Miami Gila Cato Sells Monument #2 Cato Sells Mines Geo. Newitt, Colorado Navajo Champion C. G. Patterson C. G. Patterson, Chloride Mohave Charleston Lead* Charleston Mines Inc. Chas. H. Suiter, Tombstone Cochise Cheto* Alba Mining Co. Spencer Balcomb, Jr., Sanders Navajo Christmas* Inspiration Copper Co. Norman Thompson, Globe Gila Chrysotile American Fiber Corp. L. E. Town, Globe Gila Cibola #7* J. F. Power J. F. Power, Yuma Yuma Citation (closed) Big Six Exploration Al. Allison, Young Gila Commercial Fred Schemmer Fred Schemmx, Prescott Yavapai Concrete Industries Inc: Ariz. Pre-Cast Concrete Co. C. L. Hodgert, Phoenix Maricopa Copper Cities Div. Miami Copper Co. R. W. Hughes, Minmi Gila Copper Creek Mines, Inc.* Copper Creek Mines, Inc. B. H. Martin, Tucson Pinal Copper Giant Ran-Rex Oil & Mining Co. Bert Smith, Valentine Mohave Copper King Standard Uranium Corp. Harry Jordon, Payson Gila Copper World* Bob Cat Mining Co. Dale Brittian, Yucca Mohave Coronado Copper Co. Coronado Copper Co. Fred E. Gray, Dragoon Cochise Daisy Banner Mines, Inc. A. B. Bowman. Tucson Pima Jack Daniel Marcy Shenandoah Corp. Glen R. Green, Flagstaff Navajo Davis* Mohave Mining & Milling Co. M. L. Pate, Wickenburg Yuma Dixie Dixie Queen Mining Corp. John Phillips, Phoenix Yavapai Dogtown Balcones Exploration & Drill Co. C. N. Vogal, Tucson Pima Dove McCampbell Ike Kusisto. Wickenburg Yavapai *Mines Operating Mllls Nbma of Company Manager and Addnu -. Doyle* Dasco Incorporated Alfred Morgan, Wenden Yuma Duval Sulphur & Potash Isbell Construction Co. G. E. Atwood, Tucson Pima

Elwood Canyon rf2 Skites Oil Co. Edward Wiley, Cameron Navajo Fpiry Tale B. W. Copeland B. W. Copeland, Prescott Yavapai Felspar* Stewart Mining Co. John Stewart, Kingman Mohave Fern Fautz & Thomas Tom Fraka, Colorado Navajo Flux* A.S.&R. Company A. E. Haeseler, Patagonla Santa Cruz

Garpac Garpac Inc. P. Foster, Phoenix Pinal Glove Sunrise Mining Co. A. E. Mack. Amado Santa Cruz Golconda Golconda Corp. Pat Paterson, Chloride Mohave Golden Crown Golden Crown Mining Co. Pat Sayre, Grand Canyon Yavapai Golden Gem Sevier Minerals Co. W. J. Howard, Kingman Mohave Golden Goose Board Tree Saddle Mining Co. C. L. Moore, Globe Gila

Hart & Daniels Hart & Daniels Jesus Daniel, Blythe, Cal. Yuma Head Center8 Athletic Mining Company Harvle Horton, Saffmd Graham Holland Nash Mines E. W. McFarland, Nogales Santa Cruz Hoopes Lime Quarry* Hoopes & Company Kenneth Hoopes, Miami Gila Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co.--Open Pit* Inspiration Con. Copper Co. P. D. I. Honeyman, Inspiration Gila Inspiration Consolidated Copper Co.-Underground Inspiration Con. Copper Co. P. D. I. Honeyman, Inspiration Gila Iron Chancelor Rico Mining Company P. D. Evans, Aguila Yhvapal Iron King* Shattuck Denn Min:ng Corp. D. Kentro, Prescott Yavapai *Mines Operating Mills Name of Mine Name of Company Menaqer md Address

Jolyn Manganese Jolyn Associates Ralph Henderson. Miami Gila Kennecott Copper Co.* Pearl Handle & West Pits Kennecott Copper CO. A. P. Morris, Ray Pinal

Leturno Asbestos Corp.* Bob Leturno Asbestos Bob Leturno, Young Gila Little Joe Mine & Hope #3 H. C. Smith-Leaser H. C. Smith, Globe Gila Lone Pine McLeod, Stone, Wilhelm & 3 Kirkpatrick R. P. McLeod, Mayer Yavapal L.S.A. Stoval Manganese Kenneth Short, Superior Gila 9 Lucky Boy (closed down) Tulsa Minerals Corp. E. W. Carter, Globe Gila !!

Magma Copper Co.* Magma Copper Co. C. F. Foraker, Superior Pinal Melinda Jane Drift Brooks & O'Leary D. O'Leary, Wickenburg Yavapai z Mesa #l% Kerr-McGee-Navajo Mining Co. Vernon Willden, Shiprock, N.M., Navajo Mesa #1W Kerr-McGee Oil Ind. Inc. Vernon Willden, Shiprock, N;M. Apache Mesa #l% Kerr-McGee-Navajo Mining Co. Vernon Willden, Shiprock, N.M., Navajo t+3 Mesa #2 Kerr-McGee-Navajo Mining Co. Vernon Willden, Shiprock, N.M., Navajo Mcja #2-Lease L8667 Kerr-McGee Oil Ind. Inc. Vernon Willden, Shiprock. N.M. Apache E Mesa #2?4 Kerr-McGee-Navajo Mining Co. Vernon Willden, Shiprock, N.M., Navajo Mesa 13 Kerr-McGee-Navajo Mining Co. Vernon Willden, Shiprock, N.M., Navajo 4 Mesa #4 Kerr-McGee-Navajo Mining Co. Vernon Willden, Shiprock. N.M., Navajo Mesa #4W Kerr-McGee-Navajo Mining Co. Vernon Willden, Shiprock, N.M., Navajo Metate Metate Asbestos Corp. Jack Neal, Globe Gila Metate 3-4-Confus!on #1 Hart & Daniel Jesus Daniel, Blythe, Cal. Yuma Mexican Arizona Mohave Mining Co. Inc. Stanley Duke, Kingman Mohave Miami Copper Co.* Miami Copper Company B. R. Coil, Miami Gila *Mines Operating Mills Mama o( Mine -- Name of Company Menaqar and Addnss Uunw I " Mineral 'Hill & Daisy Shaft* Banner Mining Company A. B. Bowman, Tucson Pima Miners Group U.S. Cons. Mine;, Inc. J. Starnick, Humboldt Yavapai Mojave Mining & Miliing Mojsve Mining & Milling Co. R Henderson, Miami Gila Montana Mines Maravilla Mireras Corp. R. K. Oliver, Nogales Santa Cruz Monument Valley #2* V.C.A. Denny Viles, Colorado Navajo Moonlight Industrial Uranium Co. C. R. Ranny. Utah Navajo Moore & Republic* Coronado Copper & Zinc Co. F. R. Gray, Dragoon Cochise

National Bill Doolin Bill Doolin, Phoenix Maricopa Nelson Lime Pit* Wells Gargo, Inc. T. A. Hyde, Peach Springs Mohave

Old Dick* Cypress Mining Co. C. R. Sundeen, Bagdad Yavapai

Paul Lime Pit* Paul Lime Plant Alfred Paul, Jr., Paul Spur Cochise John P Mine Western Mines Jack Stewart, Phoenix Yavapai Pearlite Industries* Pearlite Industries Harley Miller, Superior Pinal Phelps Dodge Corp.* Copper Queen Branch Phelps Dodge Corporation Carl Mills, Bisbee Cochise Phelps Dodge Corp.* 'u Lavender Pit Phelps Dodge Corporation Carl Mills, Bisbee Cochise Phelps Dodge Corp: 4 Morenci Open Pit Phelps Dodge Corporatlon L. M. Barker, Morenci Greenlee 1 Phelps Dodge Corp.* New Cornelia Br. Phelps Dodge Corporation Alfred T. Barr, Ajo Pima Phillips* Guy Phlllips Guy Phillips, Globe Gila Pima Copper Co.* Pima Mining Co. E. D. Spaulding. Tucson Pima Pine Top Mine* Metate Asbestos Corp. Paul Norris, Seneca Gila *Mines Operating Mills Nema oi Mine Name 04 Company Maneqer and Addnss

Pittsburg Mines Group Roxy Enterprise Lewis Sirotta, Arivaca Santa Cruz Priceless-Adit M. L. Pate-Contractor Robert Piatt. Wickenburg Mohave Princess Pat Partnership Reed Crunk, Safford Graham Prompter New Mont. Inc. Ode11 Still, Elfrida Cochise Purple Pansy* Ambrosia Minerals, Inc. D. C. Evans, Aguila Maricopa

Rawhide (closed down) Rawhide Mininz Co. S. I. Collins. Globe Pinal Rawhide William Cornwall 0. D. Jones, Wickenburg Mohave Regal Jaquays Mining Co. F. H. Padgett. Globe Gila Rickett Claim Phelps Dodge Corp. A. J. Gilbert, Warren Cochise Rillito Quarry* Ariz. Portland Cement Co. F. A. Kennett, Rillito Pima

San Manuel Copper Corp.* San Manuel Copper Corp. L. H. Buchella, San Manuel Plnal San Manuel Lime Pit ban Manuel Copper Corp. L. H. Buchella, San Manuel Pinal San Xavier (temp. closed)* F. C. McFarland & S. R. Hullinger W. D. Nelson, Tucson Pima Sein Feln (closed) Balboa Mining & Dev. Co. R. Bates, Klondyke Graham Senator Robert Donnelley Robert Donneliy. Prescott Yavapai Shannon Shannon Mining Co. J. Conley, Tombstone Cochise Silver Bell* American Smelting & Ref. Co. D. R. Puwis. Marana Pima Pilver Coin L. E. Broadhurst C. W. Keith, Thatcher Graham Silver Crown Ora Fino Mines, Inc. L. F. Raynor, Prescott Yavapai Silver Plate Bacchetti Copper Corp. Mike Luevano, Cottonwoo3 Yavapai Siskon Corporation Siskon Corporation M. R. Biswell, Mammoth Pinal Snow Ball Monollth Port. Cement L.A. C. W. Hoffman, Aguila Maricopa Starlight Industrial Uranium Co. C. R. Ranny, Utah Navajo *Mines Operating Mills Nama of Mtne Name of Campany Manbqar and Address County l w i Star Route Major Metals Mining Corp. L. Chidley, Superlor Gila : Stella Marls Mrs. Garen Donald Wenger, Casa Grande Pima Jack Stewart (western mines) Jack Stewart Jack Touhey, Tucson Yuma Suckerite (closed down) Tulsa Minerals Corp. J. L. Carter, Globe Gila Sun Light Industrial Uranium Co. C. R. Ranny, Utah Navajo Tall Pine Trees (closed down) E. Roberts Coal Co. Earl Roberts, Gallup, N.M. Apache 3 Three "C" Ranch Mine Mrs. Mary West Mrs. Mary West, Oracle Pinal Tonopah Relmont Bradford Mining Co. Ike Kusisto, Wickenburg Maricopa 9 Twin Buttes Banner Mining Co. A. B. Bowman, Tucson Pima X Union Gypson Union Gypson Co. Archie Lee, Mammoth Pinal j! Uranium Reserve Uranium Reserve L. Shumway, Utah Apache g z *Mines Operating Mills NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS MADE, NUMBER OF MEN EMPLOYED, CHARACTER OF ORE

Name 04 Mlno

Abe Lincoln ...... Copper Allison Claims ...... Silica & Gold American ...... Copper American Manganese ...... Manganese Anderson ...... Uranium Apache ...... Asbestos Arizona Continental Uranium ...... Uranium Arizona Gypson Corp...... Gypsum Roger Ashford ...... Uranium

Bagdad Copper ...... 4 390 391 Copper Bat Guano Cave ...... 1 13 Fertilizer (Guano) Bearcanyon ...... 1 6 Asbestos Big Bear ...... 1 temporarily closed down Copper Big Hole ...... 1 I) Cooper Name of Mine

Black Buck ...... Manganese Black Diamond Manganese Black Diamond ...... Manganese Black Diamond Copper Black Diamond ...... Manganese Black Jack ...... Manganese Black Rock ...... Manganese Bob Tail ...... Copper

Bonanza ...... -...... Copper, Zinc, Lead Boot Jack ...... Uranium B.S.&K. (Atlas Mine ...... Copper, Zinc Brunswick ...... Copper

E. P. Campbell Mining Int...... 1 2 Uranium (prospect) Cat Claw ...... 1 3 Copper, Silver, Gold Cato Sells-Monument #2 ...... 2 2 2 1 3 Uranium Champion ...... 2 3 Zinc, Lead Charleston Lead ...... 6 Clay & Lead Cheto ...... 42 Bentenite Chri;tmas ...... n 40 4 39 Copper Chrysotile ...... Shut Down Asbestos CIbola ...... 3336Manganese Citatlon ...... Closed Down Uranium Commerclal ...... 6 6 Copper Concrete Ind. Inc...... 5 Tuffa Copper Cities ...... 92 71 Copper Copper Creek, Inc...... 11 Copper Copper Giant ...... 3 3 2 Copper Copper King ...... 4 Copper Copper World ...... 4639Copper, Zinc Coronado Copper Co...... 5 5 Copper, Zinc

Daisy ...... 55 121 36 79 Copper Jack Daniel ...... 4 Uranium Dixie ...... 2 Berlium, Mica Dogtown ...... 1 4 Lead, Silver Dove ...... 2 2 Gold Doyle ...... 16 Manganese Duval Sulphur & Potash Co...... Developing Copper 12 FORTYSIXTH ANNUAL REPORT .- Holland ...... Lead, Zinc, Copper Hoopes Lime Quarry ...... Limestone

Inspiration Cons. Copper Co. (Pit) ...... Copper Inspiration Cons. Copper Co. (Underground .... Copper Iron Chancelor ...... Iron Iron King ...... Lead, Zinc

Jolyn Manganese ...... Manganese

Kennecott Copper Co. Pearl Handle & West Pit Copper

Leturno Asbestos Corp...... Asbestos Little Joe & Hope 63 ...... Uranium Lone Pine ...... Copper LS.&A...... Manganese Lucky Boy ...... Uranium

Magma Copper Co...... Copper Melinda Jane Drift ...... Lead, Zinc Mesa #1% ...... Uranium, Vanadium Mesa #1 ?h ...... Uranium, Vanadium Mesa #I% ...... Uranium, Vanadium Mesa #2 ...... Uranium, Vanadium Zm sz tm sB .- u. u. u. US - 00 00 gp ; P; oe eb Name of Mina = l Character of OM -6 v -6 v 'j .:ts 5 2 $3 Y E

Mesa #2-lease L8867 ...... Uranium, Vanadium Mesa #2% ...... Uranium, Vanadium Mesa 13 ...... Uranium, Vanadium Mesa #4 ...... Uranium, Vanadium Mesa #4% ...... Uranium, Vanadium Metate ...... Asbestos Meiate 3-4-Confusion #1 ...... Manganese Mexican ...... 2 1 Copper, Silver, Lead. Zinc Miami Copper Co...... 69 341 Copper Mineral Hill & Daisy Shaft ...... closed down Copper Miners Croup ...... 4 5 Copper Mojave Mining & Milling Co...... Manganese Montana ...... Lead, Zinc Monument Valley #2 ...... :...... Uranium, Vanadium Moonlight ...... Uranium Mmre & Republic ...... Copper, Zinc National ...... Cinnabar Nelson Lime Pit ...... Lime

Old Dick ...... Copper, Zinc

Paul Lime Pit ...... 1 62 Lime John P. Mine ...... 123 Manganese Pearlite Industries ...... 1 5 Pearlite Phelps Dodge Corp.-Copper Queen Br...... 4 355 873 351 874 Copper Phelps Dodge Gorp.--Lavendar Pit Br...... 4 256 251 Copper Phelps Dodge Corp.-Morenci Open Pit ...... 4 980 992 Copper Phelps Dodge Corp.-New Cornelia Br...... 4 681 681 Copper Phillips ...... 2 10 23 Asbestos Pima Copper Co...... 4 74 110 Copper Pine Top ...... 1 5 14 Asbestos Pittsburg Miners Group ...... 1 no crew yet Copper, Lead, Zinc Priceless-Adit ...... 1 26 Manganese Princess Pat ...... 1 4 Copper Prompter ...... 123 Manganese Purple Pansy ...... 2 32 n Manganese

Rcwhide ...... Lead Rawhide ...... Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold Renel ...... 19 Asbestos Rickett Claim ...... :...... Silica Rillito Quarry ...... Limestone

San Manuel Copper Co...... 1096 Copper San Manuel Lime Pit ...... Lime & Silica San Xavier ...... Lead, Zinc, Copper Seln Fein ...... Lead Senator ...... Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc Shannon ...... 20 Copper, Lead, Zinc Silver Bell ...... Copper Silver Coin ...... Lead Silver Crown ...... Lead, Gold, Silver Silver Plate ...... Copper Siskon Corp...... Copper Starlight ...... 2 3 3 3 4 SnowBall ...... 1 5 2 Flourspar StcrRoute ...... 1 3 Copper Stella Maris ...... 1 2 12 Manganese Jack Stewart (western mines) ...... 1 20 Manganese Suckerite ...... 2 13 14 Uranium Sunlight ...... 2 6 12 5 9 Uranium

Tall Pine Trees ...... 1 4 Copper Three "C" Ranch ...... 1 7 41 Copper, Lead Tonopah-Beimont ...... 1 3 1 Copper TwinButtes ...... 1 5 18 Copper

Gypsum Uranium Reserve ...... 1 4 Uranium, Vanadium - - - -.- 7 GRANDTOTAL ...... 243 4986 4250 4487 3487 FORTYSIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 19

DUST INSPECRlRS REPORTS

Mines Sampled ...... 143 Impinger Dust Samples Taken ...... 339 Dust Counts above 10 million particles per cu. ft...... -... 47 Dust Counts between 5 t 10 million Particles per cu. ft ...... 53 Miners Collaring Holes Dry ...... -...... -...... 14 Miners Collaring Holes Wet ...... 49 Mines Radon Gas Sampled ...... 19 Radon Samples Taken ...... 43 Radon Samples Taken over Tolerance ...... -...... -...... 30 Radon Samples Taken below Tolerance ...... 13 Carbon Monoxide Samples Taken ...... 36 NUMBER AND CAUSE OF FATAL ACCIDENTS UNDERGROUND

Name of Company Nama of Parson Numbar Caur Apache Mine Marcus Coode ...... 1 1-Fall of Rock Bear Head Mine Manuel Velasquez ...... 1 1-Blasting Iron King Mine Harry H. Corley ...... 1 1-Fall of Rock (Shattuck Denn Corp.) Mineral Hill & Daisy Shaft Rafael Noriega Ortega ...... 1 (Banner Mining Co.) Shaft of Mary #1 Mine Gordon LeRoy Arnold ...... 1 14arbon Monoxide San Manuel Copper Company Hilario T. Lenna ...... 1 1-Haulage Suckerite Mlne Elmer Lee Turner ...... 1 1-Fall of Rock TOTAL ...... - 7

NUMBER AND CAUSE OF FATAL ACCIDENTS OPEN PIT Phelps Dodge Corporation (Morenci Branch) P. 2. Espinoza ...... 1 1-Fall of Rock TOTAL ...... - 1 FORTY-SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 21

NUMBER AND CAUSE OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS UNDERGROUND, RESULTING IN LOSS OF FOURTEEN DAYS OR MORE

Nann of Can- Number Cauls Apache Mine ...... -.-.--.. 2 1--Car Loading 1-Fall of Person Black Jack Mine ...-...... ,.-.....- - 1 1-Lifting B.S.&K. (Atlas Shaft) ..--..-..,.,. 2 1-Hand Tools - 1-Haulage Christmas Development (Inspiration Cons. Copper Co.).., 6 1-Fall of Timber &Haulage

Commercial Mine ...... 1 1-Rolling Rock Coronado Copper & Zinc Co. ...-...-.....15 1-Drilling 3-Fall of Person 2-Handling Materials 6-Lifting 1-Misc. I-Mucking Machine 1-Rolling Rock Daisy Mine (Banner Mining Co.) ...... ,..,.. 5 1-Fall of Rock I-Hand Tools 1-Haulage 1-Mlsc. 1-Person Slipped Flux Mine (A.S.&F. CO.) ...-..-...... -..,.. -..- 7 1-Fall of Person %Pall of Rock 1-Handling Materials 1-Haulage 1-Lifting 1-Misc. Iron King Mine (Shattuck Denn Mining Gorp.) ,29 2--Car Loading 1-Drilling 1-Fall of Person 8--Fall of Rock 3-Hand Tools 1-Handling Materials 1-Haulage &Lifting 1-Misc. 1-Mucking Machine 1-Nail 3--Person Slipped 2-Rolling Rock 22 FORTYSIXTH ANNUAL REPORT

Name of Company Numbr Caur Magma Copper Cbmpany ....,.- 39 1--Cable I--Comuress Air 3-~ifting 7-Fall of Person ll-Fall of Rock &Pall of Timber &Hand Tools 4--Haulage- Mist. %Person Slipped 2-Rolling Rock Phaft-

Mesa #2 Mlne (Kerr-McGee Oil Ind.) ...... -..... 4 %Fall of Rock 1-Hauiage 1-M isc.

Miami Copper Company ...... 20 Fallof Person %Fall of Rock &Hand Tools 2-Haulage 1-Lifting 2-Mucking Machine 1-Person Slipped 1-Rolling Rock 1-Steel Timber

Mineral Hill Mine (Banner Mining Co.) ...... 1 1-Rolling Rock

Moonlight Mine ...... 7 able 2-Fall of Rock

Phelps Dodge Corporation (Copper Queen Branch) ...... , 31 3-Car Loading 1-Drilling 2--Fall of Ground !%-Fall of Person &Fall of Rock 2-Hand Tools 1-Handling Materials 4-Haulage 1-Lifting PMisc. 1-Mucking Machine 1--Ore Transfer

j/ ~im$lcopper Company ...,..,..,.. 2 1-Fall of Rock 1-Misc. FORTY-SLXTH ANNUAL REPORT 23 I

San Manuel Copper Corp. -...,- 61 Mble 1-Drllling 1-Electricity &Call of Person 19-Call of Rock %Fall of Timber CHand Tools I 1-Handling Materials 3--Haulage &Lifting CMisc. 3-Mucking Machine %Rolling Rock 1-Rolling Timber Senator Mine ...... -.-..- 1 1-Fall of Person Win Buttes Mine t (Banner Mining CO.) ...... - 1 1-Mi=. TOTAL OF SERIOUS ACC IDENTS.... 235 ---24 FORTYSIXTH ANNUAL-- REPORT

NUMBER AND CAUSE OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS OPEN PIT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF FOURTEEN DAYS OR MORE

Bagdad Copper Cow...... -...... ,..... 4 1-Blasting 1-Handling Materid 1-Misc. 1-Truck Haulage Concrete Industrfes, Inc. ...-.....-... 2 I-Crusher 1-Hand Tools Inspiration CON. Copper CO. ...,-,..- 3 1-Drilling 1-Fall of Person 1-Misc. Kenneeott Copper Corporation ...,.,... 2 1-Drilling 1Fall of Person Paul Lime Plant, Inc...... 2 1-Drilling 1Fall of Person Phelps Dodge Corporation . (Copper Queen Branch) ...... 1 1-Fall of Person Phelps Dodge Corporation I Morenci Branch) ...... i5 I-Cable &Fall of Person 1-Fall of Rock +Handling Materials 1-l.iftin_n 2-M isc. 1-Track 1-Train Haulage -Truck Phelps Dodge Corporation (New Cornelia Branch) ...... -... 2 1-Fall of Person 1-Falling Material Purple Pansy Mine (Rico Mining Co.) ...... -- 2 %Truck Haulage Rickett Claim ...... 2 1-Truck Haulage I-Truck Loading

Silver Bell Mine (A.S.&R. CO.) ...... 1 1-Truck Haulage - TOTAI PIT ACCIDENTS ...... 36 FORTYSIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 25

SUMMARY

Mines Inspected. December 1. 1956 to November 30. 1957 ...-...... 243

Inspections Made. Mines and Leases ...... 265 Men Employed . First Inspection Aboveground ...... 4980 Men Employed. First Inspection Underground ...... 4250 Men Employed, Last Inspection Aboveground ...... 4481 Men Employed. Last Inspection Underground ...... 5181 Dust Inspections, December 1, 1956 to November 30, 1957 ...... 143

.Radon Gas Inspections ...... 19 Fatal Accidents . Underground ...... 7 Fatal Accidents. Open Pit ...... -...... 1 Serious Accidents . Underground ...... -...... 235 Serious Accidents, Open Pit ...... 38

Inquests Attended ...... -...... 5

Written Orders Issued ...... -...... -...... -... 17

Complaints Filed ...... 9

New Mines Starting Operations ...... 74 I 26 FORTYSIXTH ANNUAL REPORT i

In conclusion, I wish to state that Mr. Edward (ED)Massey, passed away on November 24, 1957 and I. Roy V. Hersey, was appointed to fiil . bI - out his tenn. I was sworn in on Novem~ber27.1957 and since this report covers all but six days of Mr. Massey's current yearly report, I respect- . fully ask that Mr. Massey and his staff be given full credit for their work. -1t, On behalf of the late Mr. Edward (ED) Massey I wish to take this means of thanking the mine managers and mine employees for theil hearty cooperation with this office, and to assure them of my appreciation.

I also wish to thank Messem. Tom Phillips, Verne MeCutchan and H. Jim White. Deputy Mine Inspectors: Anthony Bennett, State Mine Dua Engineer and Gladys Barber, Secretary, for their attention to the duties assigned to them.

Respectfully submitted ROY V. HERSEY State Mine Inspector