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Show MARCH 2, 1970 OIL & MINING JOURNAL BuMines offers oil shale reference WASHINGTON A comprehensive reference to every Bureau of Mines report on oil shale and its products published during more than half a centure of Bureau research on the subject has just been placed on sale by the Government Printing Office, the Department of Interior has announced. The new bibliography lists 430 references to Bureau publications, patents, articles in technical journals, and papers printed in the transactions of technical meetings for the period ' 1917 through 1968. The compilation is especially valuable because, for much of this period, the Bureau was the in the bibliography. Copies of Information Circular 8429, List of Bureau of Mines Publications on Oil Shale and Shale Oil, can be purchased 1917-19- 68, from Supt. of Documents, Government Minting Office, organization principaloil shale and shale oil conducting research in the United States. Information on how to obtain copies of available references, and on libraries throughout the United States where Bureau reports are deposited, is included Washington D.C. 20402, for 65 cents each. Orders should mention the complete title and Catalog No. 128,27:8429 to assure early delivery. Copies are not sold by the Bureau of Mines. U.S. Silver, Stansbury in venture U.S. Silver & Mining Corp. has announced an agreement with Stansbury Mining Corp to do exploratory work on a number of Idaho mining claims. The agreement covers mining American No. 1 well, Rex Simonton prepares to add section to drill. Roden Drilling Co. of tOOL PUSHER at paper is Classic-Ebony-P- an contractor. ALBUQUERQUE, The Ranchers Exploration and Development Corp. reports record earnings of 94 cents per share for the six months ending Dec. 31, 1969, capping the most successful first half in the companys history. Maxie L Anderson, company president, said the earnings represented an increase of 185 per cent over the 33 cents per share earned in the same period last year. Gross income also rose from 1) Page (Continued totaling $3,634,072, an portion of the wells, says Galen sharply, increase of about 35 per cent Classic has had phenomenal Ross, company attorney. over the $2,698,253 grossed last success in its short period of Thats the sort of news a he added. operation, sales of well shares in shareholder likes to hear, as well year, Anderson said record profits both Wyoming and Ohio have as the information recently from resulted copper sales of been easy to come by as other coming out of New York that uranium $3,127,279, royalties small mining companies have some 14 days ago Classic was the of and and interest $316,400, vied for the chance to get a piece most actively traded stock in the other income of $190,343. of the action. entire nation. Investor action has The six month period was In a couple of instances been reflected in the climb of the most successful in the easily Classic has been able to take a the stock from its three-cen- t he free ride in the drilling expenses offering price to over 50 cents history of the company, In added. addition record to while still retaining a major per share. earnings, we made substantial progress in all our operations and acquired two new mineral properties. Production at the Bluebird copper mine (Miami, Ariz.) was particularly pleasing, since it totaled slightly over 5 million pounds of cathode copper. The Published weekly in Salt Lake City, Utah by Charles E. Hayward, of goal .for the year is 10 million W. 4386 3780 South, Granger, Utah 84120. Mailing address: P.O. Box pounds of production, so we 19243, Salt Lake Gty, Utah 84119. stayed right on target for the first half. Serving the mining and oil industries of the Rocky Mountain Region. Anderson also reported to Articles and information herein are true and factual to the best stockholders that the company knowledge of the publisher, information and opinions published are the has completed acquisition of the sole responsibility of the publisher and do not reflect the attitudes or Big Mike copper property near opinions of the merchants, brokers, corporations and service firms who advertise herein or otherwise sponsor this publication. Winnemucca, Ncv. and has taken action to bring the property into Second class postage paid production in late March or at Salt Lake City, Utah early April. A contract for stripping of overburden and mining of 25 Cents a copy Subscriptions $1 0 per year copper sulphides was let in December, Anderson said, and Advertising rates: the ore is now being committed display Advertising HneaHaaaaaauaaaiMaeaaHinamansaiMsiaM $2 col. inch to foreign smelters for delivery Classified Advertising ........ .$2 for 20 words this spring and summer. Operations at the companys Phone: 298-240- 3 or 298-370- 3 Tungsten Queen Mine near Townsville, N.C., progressed at a Editor & Publisher. Chuck Hayward rapid rate during the first half, Aristar to Publisher. Enid J. Hayward Anderson reported, and it now Director of Advertising. Hal Funk appears that the mine will come on stream in August. Ore development work on the drilling theory . Government on the area indicates that there is the adjacent to the Clayton Silver properties. Geophysical work by the U.S. area, the officials of both Idaho. The properties are possibility of a substantial ore body existing in this general companies explained. Ranchers reports record earnings N.M. Classic Mining claims located in the Bay Horse Mining District near Clayton, 1,500-fo- ot level has been most encouraging, he said, permitting Bechtel Corp. to begin construction of a 600 tpd mill at the site. The mill, which can be readily expanded to handle 1,000 tpd, is scheduled for completion in late July. 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