Show Great Future For Uranium District Forecast tWo We are living in the the- midst of a great uranium field of tremendous tremendous tre tre- resources The future of the Colorado Plateau carno- carno tite area is secure and eventually eventually eventually ally a healthy Industry will be d developed Dont Don't sell our uranium uranium urani urani- um urn possibilities p short Such In brief was the advice of Blair Ellair Burwell Grand Junction Junction Junction Junc Junc- tion mining engineer president of the Minerals Engineering Co and one of 01 the nations nation's foremost fore foremost ere ere- most authorities on the production production production tion and refining of uranium- uranium vanadium ores ore who IWho was guest speaker at a n meeting of the Moab Lions Club Monday eve eve- ning Mr Burwell gave a very informative informative in in- formative address on th the history of uranium development from I Ithe ithe the year 1898 when Madame l I Curie Curle discovered radium in uranium uranium uranium ura ura- ore to the present time j I He told how the development I of the atomic bomb was made comparatively easy because the tho Manhattan District had a vast accumulation of uranium ore I lying on mine dumps dumps' and in tailings taU tall Ings at vanadium mills the there result result re- re su sult t of 30 years of mining and milling ore to obtain radium and vanadium oxide The production of ot ore in the tho Colorado Plateau district Is in its infancy he said Although the readily accessible acc ore oro on on the tM I surface has been heen taken a a. vast reserve awaits awaits' deeper mining Higher prices must be paid to 1 enable the miner to produce 1 this deeper ore are he pointed he-pointed pointed out Mr Burwell stated that the ura uranium ura ura- alum deposits of the Colorado Plateau represent nt one of the great resources s' s of the world Speaking of the deposits in the Moab district Mr Burwell Durwell said they are not s so ad concentrated ason ason as on the east side of the La Lt Sal mountains but they cover coverts a very wide area and iri jn the a ag aggregate g. g represent a n vast ton on nage The speaker said sald that the- the present price schedule threatens threat threat- lens ens the existence of ef the small miner and prospector who Is unable to wait indefinitely for Il 1 a fair lair return for his product Prices Burwell said must b be- be brought in line with the cost of ef production When that time It 11 will will comes comes comes-as as inevitably then this entire district will enjoy enjoy enjoy en en- joy a period of activity and prosperity Twenty five members and five guests attended Mondays Monday's meeting of the Lions club which was presided over by President Winford Dunce Bunce I A number of business matters came b before fore the club Plans for fora a street street dance and tight Light card to be staged in connection with the Red Hock Hok Roundup Oct 8 7 were I discussed i The president urged that thata In a delegation of Lions attend the monthly meeting of the Associated Civic Clubs at Monticello on Sept ept 24 The president announced plans for a n picnic meeting of I the club in Arches national monument on Sept 20 The Grand Junction and Monticello clubs will be invited to attend u |