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The micaized continuity of the dyke N.W.-S.E. has not 

 as yet been determined either on the surface or by entry 

 cuts from the slope. 



The exploitation of this property, which contemplates 

 also boring tests, is being carried on in a thorough and 

 competent manner by experienced mining men, and by 

 first establishing all the main essential facts relative to 

 the form, character and precise location of the deposits 

 to be entered for a permanent and economic mine recov- 

 ery has already very encouraging and satisfactory pros- 

 pects. 



Consolidated Mica Mines. During 1918, a selected 

 group of mica properties aggregating about 600 acres 

 was acquired by the Consolidated Mica Company of South 

 Bend, Indiana. Extended prospecting has since been 

 done on these properties, several producing mines having 

 been opened up, the output of which was shipped to the 

 manufacturing plant operated by the Consolidated Com- 

 pany at South Bend. 



Mention has been previously made of two of these prop- 

 erties from which this output of mica was mainly drawn, 

 viz; the Edwards, and the Crystal Clear mines. 



No mica having been sold by this company, the total 

 amount recovered being as stated required for its individ- 

 ual plant consumption, the precise amounts of mica taken 

 out from this group of properties were not ascertainable 

 and can not be stated or approximated. 



The general and preliminary exploitation which was 

 desired and undertaken of so large a combined property, 

 necessarily limited the amounts of actual mining done, 

 (which awaited the determination of the most favorable 

 points for mine entry) and tended to restrict the pros- 

 pecting largely to shallow tests, affording no reliable idea 

 of possible expectancy as to the amount, and more espec- 

 ially in the matter of the grades of mica recoverable at 

 proper levels. 



Active mining was discontinued during the early part 

 of 1920, and has not yet been resumed by this company. 



Acknowledgment is due the superintendent of the Con- 

 solidated Co., Mr. J. M. Seabrooke for information fur- 



