Show DISCOVERY OF URANIUM ORE there are two mining men in salt lake who think they have discovered a deposit of the rare minerals which in time w will 1 11 make them a comfortable living to say the least the find is located in montrose county colorado just over the utah line and consists of a vein from two to four feet on the surface which carries average values of 12 per cent uranium and 7 per cent vanadium to the ton while some of the ore will go much higher touching 27 per cent in its uranium content the vein can be traced for a considerable distance on the surface the rare metal uranium going 5 per cent has a value of 1101 to the ton while 10 per cent is worth per ton the values increasing with the percentage of uranium present the deposit is located about fifty seven miles from a railroad and yet notwithstanding this drawback considerable sid erable work will probably be done this year in its development and operations are to begin in the spring further particulars concerning this discovery will tie be furnished upon application to the mining review |