s. Volume Eighty-Eig- EUREKA, UTAH - April 2, 1993 ht Price $.40 Number 14 Utah Spriw is kar, tol f . j- Ai' t - xm aaks rntUi in M& " V- - V. .'3 K.J a ,t " i searching lor tailings plant site To their dismay, Eurekans awakened Monday morning (March 29) to yet another wintery scene, as March did indeed go out like a lion. However, the four or five inches that blanketed the ground, trees, shrubs etc. , in winter white was jast a smattering compared with amounts that townspeople have been buried under during what seemed like an especially winter. are thankful, They though, for warmer weather and some sunshine during the early part of the month which traasformed the mountaias of snow into mounds of snow. Vi A Utah businessman wants to build a plant in the Juab County desert for the purpose of processing tailings from the Sharon Steel site in Salt Lake City, and spoke to the Juab County Commission about the plan at a recent commission meeting. William D. Peterson, the project developer, said the plant would be much like the North Lily reprocessing facility already operating near Eureka, but would be about four times larger. The North Lily plant takes gold, silver, and other precious metals out of the tailings from old Eureka mine-tailin- r 'Sir ! company gs mine sites. Materials from the Sharon Steel site would be pelletized and then shipped to the proposed facility via rail cars. According to Peterson, There are millions of dollars of gold which can be removed from the tailings. Once the tailings are processed , the remnants would be put in a --- -r cell built in 1,000- - by 2,000-fothe earth. The bottom of the cell would be covered with clay, then a layer of polyethylene and mesh, and then more clay. A system under the cell would shut down the plant in a few minutes if any leaks of the material occurred. A health fair sponsored by fast is required for the cholesterol TAILINGS (continued on page 2) Central Valley Medical Center will profile. A chemistry profile only be held Saturday, April 3 at the 4th will be $12. If you have any questions, and 3th Ward LDS Church in Nephi from 9 a.m. to noon. please call the hospital at There will be free balloons There will be free blood pressure monitoring, visual acuity test- for children and refreshments will ing, pulmonary function testing be served. and hearing exams. Public health , home health and oigan donor information as well as various health pamphlets will be QTOUP available. Blaine Jones, Mona, has been Air Med will display their he- named chairman of the Juab Daylight Savings County licopter and the Highway Patrol Aggie Committee representing Time goes into effect on will have their seat belt convincer Utah State University. Sunday, April 4, 1993. and the Juab Fire Department will Jeff Banks, Nephi, has been Its time once again, to have their fire truck at the fair this selected as secretary of the comyear. spring forward and set mittee. Banks is the Juab County clocks ahead by one A $ 10 coupon to be used for a Extension Agent and Jones is the hour. To prevent arrivmammography done at Central retired Juab County Extension will be Medical Center Valley Agent. ing early for church seravailable to those viewing a breast Other committee members are vices, it would be a good self-exavideo. Paula Bosh, JosephG. Christensen, r - 5 ot high-densi- New venture lilts west gold-minii- Q Medical center sponsors health fair Saturday Nephi Tioiie Kennecott Corp. now is part of a earn another 19 copper- - and gold-mini- ven- joint ture potentially worth $1 billion in western Utahs historic Tintic Mining District. It is the first time Kennecott has entered a joint venture with Centurion Mines Corp., Salt Lake City, which owns mining properties in the western United States. The land is in the Silver City Sunbeam Mine area, south of Eureka in Juab County. Kennecott will operate the project and own 3 1 percent of it, ng Alexis said spokeswoman Fernanda. The company can also share or 70 percent ownership by spending $3 million on exploration and development during the next five years, she said. Centurion pays 30 percent of the costs to maintain its interest in the project, she said. Kennecott paid an undisclosed amount in cash to Centurion, and will make other payments during the venture. Land to be used in the deals is privately owned, said Centurions Spenst Hansen, and is not subject to proposed federal mining regula- tions. Varsity scouts enjoy hike pulling uptotheircampsite. Within minutes she had her camp stove set up and was soon serving an excellent breakfast of bacon, eggs and hash browns. It is the intention of the Varsity Scouts to have an activity every month and they would like to invite all of Eurekas boys, age 14 to 16, to join in the fun. Scout meetings are held every Wednesday from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Eureka LDS Church. These meetings are truck open to boys of all denominations. On Friday, March 26, the Eureka Varsity Scouts, Team 111, under the leadership ofTerry Pierce and Comilius Hyzer, hiked from town towards Lonesome Pine. After taking shelter from the rain under some cedar trees, a warm campfire was quickly built and the boys enjoyed Tinfoil Dinners" under the few stars that peeked through the rain clouds. After a restful sleep the scouts awakened to the sound of Letha Pierces four-wheel-dri- ve 623-124- leak-detecti- ty on r 2. Jones to chair OQQ Ipmg kead m The first 93 people over the age of 60 will receive a free chem profile and lipid profile courtesy of the Six County Aging Program and the hospital. Jill S. Jackson, Margie P. Memmott, Cary S. Peterson, and Ranae Peterson, all of Nephi; Gordon Grimstead and LouAnna S. Haynes, both of Eureka; and Gordon Young, of Mona. The purpose of the committee Living wills will be available for a nominal fee. Baseline EKGs is to help with USU programs in the will be available for $3. Chemistry county and to provide liaison beprofile and cholesterol profile will tween the people of the county and USU. be available for $13. A 12-ho- ur m idea to set the clocks before retiring on Sat- urday night. Daylight Savings Time will remain in effect until the last Sunday in October, this year the date is October 31, Halloween.