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Show August 221947 The Western Mineral Survey Salt Lake City, Utah SKY GIANT ROLLS ON BEARINGS Mine Group Voices Hope One of the years in the petroleum and natural gas industry the use of helium in tracing migrations of hydrocarbon fluids in underground structures has been declared highly succefgfal by the Bureau of Mines after a series of tests in the Elk Hills Field, Naval Petroleum Reserve No. 1, in Kern County, Calif., Dr. R. R. Sayers, Director of the Bureau, today reported to Secretary of the Interior J. A. Krug. Used as a tracer gas for only . For Future (Continued From Page 1) of development in' the many mineral fields. . Gold "We deplore the fact that a great many of our lode gold mines are shut down, due to high operating costs and the fact that gold products mast be sold to our government at $35 per ounce. We urge that the United States Treasury allow the producer to sell his gold in any. market abroad and in free and open market in the United States. "We favor legislation to reimburse gold and placer mine operators shut down ' by Order and subsequently prevented from operating; for. the losses sustained during the shutdown period, and also to reimburse them for the cost of rehabilitation necessary to begin operations. RFC Mining Loans "When the Reconstruction Finance- Corporation- was extended by Congress until June 30, 1948, there was some question whether mining development loans were included therein. This now is being looked into and if the mining loan Section 14 was omitted from the extension bill, we urge that it be included as quickly as Congress reconvenes. Primary Mine Financing "For the past decade this as-- 1 sociation, while recognizing the general merit of the Securities and Exchange Commission laws, rules and regulations to prevent fraud, has consistently, recommended modifications and eliminations of some of these laws, rules and regulations so as to permit small mine operators to legitimately secure capital for development purposes. "We are pleased to note that the SEC is at least taking a broader view of the needs of the, mining industry, and in the last two months has made some valuable concessions to ease primary mine financing, for which we commend it However, we need still further concessions from the SEC and certain modifi- -' cation from the various state securities commissioners, and we will continue to use our efforts to obtain these concessions either through negotiations or by having bills introduced into Congress and the various states." We firmly believe that any security fully registered with the SEC should be exempt from all state restrictions, with the exception of paying a filing fee. . .. . . - ket The worlds largest bomber, Consolidated Vultees B46, can carry an atomic 'bomb to any inhabited region in the world and return home without refueling, according to the AAF. The giant bomber carries 10,000 pounds of bombs for 10,000 miles, or its maximum bomb capacity of 72,000 pounds for a shorter range. When the 6 was designed, Timken Roller Bearing Company was asked to put its' engineers on the task of designing bearings that would 189-to- n enable the bomber, to take off and land safely. 8 shows in test flight. The bottom photo shows a the Top picture Timken Tapered Roller bearing being fitted on a wheel assembly. Boms idea of the sixe of the plane can be gained by noting the sisc of tho man compared to the wheels. With an eye to the future, the AAF has ordered an undisclosed number of the bombers. , B-3- six-engin- e, B-9- Bureau of Mines Offers Films of Mining Interesting Showings of Bureau of Mines of the recent additions to the educational films have increased 20 per cent in the past 12 months over the . previous fiscal year and more new films were acquired than in any similar period in the past six years, Thomas H. Miller, Acting Bureau Director, announced today. Bureaux films were screened 111.168 times before audiences totaling 8,096,517 persons during 1946-4- 7, Mr. Miller said. Distributed free of charge and covering many different mineral resources, the films were shown before library are reprints of old sub- - , Control Wiped Off autho- me The Western Mineral Survey for authentic reports on Mining and Oil developments in the West. Name State HOUGHTON, Mich. The increase in the ' Calumet & Hecla Cons. Copper Co. quarterly to 15c from 10c reflects sharp -- gain in earnings this the year. For the first quarter, company had' a net ' profit of $876,793, equal to 42c a share, compared . with $98,923 of 5c a share in the like.' 1946 period. Earnings in the current quarter are continuing to run ahead of a V year ago although the increase u not as large as in the first three months. Earnings in the second quarter last- year were $416,105 or 21c a share. Calumet & Hecla entered the present quarter with a large test . 'Demand for refined backlog. The two Bureau publications copper in the U. S. continues to were prepared by E. M. Frost, production by a substanJr chemical engineer at the exceed and while this sit- tial margin, Amarillo Helium Plant, Amaril- u&tion exists the management belo, Texas, which is operated by lieves copper imports must con- the Petroleum and Natural Gas tinue. The present inability of Division of the Bureau. Mr. domestic mines to Increase proFrost invented the helium anal- duction largely is the result of ysis apparatus and also took part reduction of exploration and dein the Elk Hills work. velopment work during the past . The Increased use of natural 15 years when extremely low gas during reecnt years for. re- prices prevailed for the red cycling, and for pressure main- metaL tenance in oil and gas fields hat While the price of copper is emphasized the importance of a relatively high at present, shorttracer gas such as helium in ages of the metal, the unsettled inforproviding much-neede- dsituation and the conditions. international mation on reservoir probable suspension of the im' R. A. Cattell, Chief of the port tax make it highly desirable Petroleum and Natural Gas Di- that the premium plan be continvision, first conceived the idea ued to . encourage exploration, of employing helium at a tracer said E. R. Lowell, president of because this gas is chemically Calumet & Hecla. Despite ain- inert and does not lose its iden- creases in the price of brass 'and with reser- copper, the company .has. not tity by combination voir rocks or fluids. The. lack raised its own prices, although of a rapid and accurate method such a course may be necessary for determining helium conten soon. Such a step would be takin natural gases, however, was en reluctantly. Ifor the industry seen as a possible deterring fac- is becoming increasingly contor in the development of cerned about inroads of competitive metals, particularly alumitracer, process using helium. Mr. Frosts invention not only num. overcame this difficulty, but' also provided equipment that was Bob Bums' once told of. the portable and had far greater sen- mosquitos down in Arkansas. He sitivity than previous- apparatus. said they werent exactly big. The time of analysis was cut But he seen one stand ed from the former 40 minutes per and kiss a turkey. sample to less than 10 minutes, and , samples containing a few thousandths of a percent of he- tell and Mr. during May, lium were analyzed as readily 1946, receivedFrost, the highest as samples containing one per- sible cash payments from posthe cent or more. This range was not Interior of the SugDepartment possible with former equipment gestions Committee, . organized In recognition of these two for the purpose of honoring Inoutstanding developments in the terior employees for useful suguse of helium, both Mr. Cat- - gestions or inventions. di-div- end She'll Like This . ... Latest report from New .York State debunks the old comedy routine about women drivers. Records ; show more auto accidents among men than women who drive, granting that ratio of male to female driven of 6 to 1. -- -- - -- -- . - ; - - -- flat-foot- - MAPS OF UTAH OIL STRUCTURES Compiled by Prominent Geologist 1 . rm City Mine Profit - jects, nine new ones were added. In 16mm ' sound, the newly-produc- ed films are '"The Drama of Steel, The Story of Nickel, "This is Aluminum, four films on brazing and the various methods of welding aluminum, "The Story of a Storage Battery, and "Oklahoma and Its Natural Resources. The Oklahoma film was produced following a successful "premiere of the first state film, "A Story of Texas and Its Natural Resources, U and Schools, colleges, vocational likewise has become popular. training .classes, scientific so- State films on the mineral recieties, units of the armed forces, sources of California and Ohio and business and civic organiza- are now in production. tions. With one exception, more new 'Those Gas Bills!" films 1,064 copies were added Explosives Atomic energy may make the to toe Bureau motion picture cars whiz by within the next library than in any other fiscal Bill five years, according to a state- year, bringing the total number ment made by John ONeill, of films in circulation to 5,646 Books r-scientist and 1937 Pulitzer copies. The- all-tihigh for Prize winner. He says that the new films 1,124 copies was Federal explosives controls car of the near-futu- re will have set in 1939-4- 0. Because of obso- which governed the manufaca built-i- n fuel supply, adequate lescence and wear, 365 copies for 1000 years. The source of also Were withdrawn from dis- ture, sale, possession, storage, supply, will be lithium atoms tribution leaving a net increase and use of nonmilitary explowhich can produce energy with- of 12 per cent Footage In circu- sives during World War II were out producing dangerous radio- lation at the end of the year officially terminated on 25 active particles, he predicts. totaled 4,820,607. Although most when President Truman July signed legislation suspending the operation of the Federal Explosives Act. . Enactment of Public Law 239 by .the ' Eightieth Congress brought to an end more than five years of government administration of Che Federal Explosives Act a major, security measure following the declaration of war by the' United States on recember 8, 1941. Administered by the ExploFILL OUT JWD THIS COUPOtl TODAY sives Control Division of the Bureau of Mines, the was designed primarily to prevent the use of explosives for saboWESTERN MINERAL SURVEY tage. Although milliona of 22 Vi East First South St:, Salt Lake City 1, Utah pounds of explosives were conGentlemen: sumed by American; industry during the war, not one clear-cu- t' Enclosed find case of sabotage Involving .In payment for years blasting materials was reported to the bureau striking evidence subscription to the WESTERN MINERAL SURVEY. of the effective administration of the statute. ONE YEAR $2.50 TWO YEARS $3 Street Calumet Cons. Increases about one year, helium already has proved invaluable, as a new probing . tool for the oil and used In other work charting subsurface oil and gas reservoirs, according to a detailed engineering report on the Elk Hills Field project released for free distribution by Dr. payers. Of comparable importance in a related field is the release of a Bureau publication describing a highly sensitive apparatus capable of quickly and precisely detecting helium in natural gas which made possible rapid and accurate determination of results of the Elk Hills survey This work, in cooperation with the Navy, not only marked the first time that helium had been used in studying underground reservoir conditions, but also gave the new helium-analys- is apparatus its first commercial L-2- 08 out-of-poc- Helium Proves Value As For Oil Gas ProbingmostTool" remarkable advancements in recent 2 -- Showing Stratigraphy of Formations in Utah, and Western Colorado from Tertiary to Carboniferous Age. 18"xl8l. . . .75c Individual Structural Contour Mops of Various Oil Structures Located in Utah $5 Map Showing Location of Oil Struc-- . Geologic Section, - 3 tures in Southeastern Utah; Northwestern New Mexico and a Portion of Western Colorado. 1 8"x24" . .$1.25 For Structured Contour Mops of Any Particular Structure in Utah and Colorado. Write for particulars. Arrangements may be made through this of- fice for geological information bn principal oil structures in Utah. WESTERN r.HHEDAL SUQVEY |