Show more ore wanted IS N 0 R I 1 14 N jf vi one of president noo loosevelt sevelt in a talk to the tha american people shortly after the declaration of war against jap japan ri on december de ember 8 1941 de dared that hint an increased supply af pf metals would be needed to moet meet the war effort of the united states and that their use in private industry would be sharply curtailed the nonferrous non ferrous metal resources of the united states slates particularly the western portion are vast and in any like area in the tha world but generally speaking the tha ores are lo 10 low grade as there are few it any ot of the tha high grade producers left the president Is right more mora metals metah will be ba needed to supply americas grent great mechanized forces and the west ivest will vill produce these piet als in n uenh there hero pasts exists sm smelling smelting elting rapi rapidly city q treat four or ave times limps the present production of ores from utah and surrounding I 1 states gt ites the tha smelters shelters sm elters bra are iri q excel lent shape and stand ready to meet any demand placed upon jhc thc m by the needs ot of this nation at war the basic need Is s more low grado grade ores ore to feed to these shelters smelters mn sm ellera elters there are hundreds of 0 low grado grade or so BO called marginal ore deposits throughout utah ulah and western unit ed aed states bontea that hat should lie be adding their output to the total metal pro duct lon they must be brought into production and the their r contribution will soon alleviate any shortage thor tage aee that might inight exist in nonferrous metals ore reserves are measured by that which can bo be mined As prices rise the fineable mine able ore reserves reserved in crease rapidly and vast new areas ire brought into production no one wants exorbitant profits qu ou of the condition tion that exists today but a few ew bents added to the tha price pt of pertain certain metals would double itie he ore reserves from which the he nation might draw in i this time pt 0 crisis |