Show King Silver Corp Acquires Interest in ii Tintic Mining Lands King Silver Corporation of Vernal recently recently re reo announced the acquisition of 50 per cent undivided interest in 1920 acres of Utah State Mineral Leases on the west side of Utah's Tintic Mining District Dis Dis- Cecil C. C Wall president of King Silver Corpora Corporation lion said the interest was acquired Inc and arid cameo lameo Minerals Inc Salt Lake City ex lor a aLlOn ton companies for an undisclosed sum THE LEASES are in Township 11 Ranges 3 and 4 West Salt Lake Meridian J Juab Bear Creek MI Mining Min ing Company exploration subsidiary of Cupper Copper Corporation and American American Amer Amer- ican lean I Smelting and Helming Company also hold interest in the area Current interest centers around the activity of AS R who is drilling a test hole in Section 18 11 South Range 3 West GEOLOGIC AND geophysical studies have suggested that a belt of volcanic and intrusive rocks and sediments similar similar similar sim sim- ilar to those in the Tintic and East Tintic Tin- Tin Tintic Tintic tic districts may extend southwest from the Tintic district in the general area of King Silvers Silver's holdings where the belt beltis is largely covered by alluvium filled down faulted down faulted troughs The Tintic and and East Tintic districts have a recorded past gross production in excess of in silver lead zinc gold and copper The districts have received increased attention in recent recent re reo cent years due to substantial discoveries discover discover- ies of lead silver lead silver ores in the Burgin Mine area by Bear Creek Mining Company Company Com Corn pany stated Mr Wall |