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Show Page 4 MARCH 16, 1970 OIL & MINING JOURNAL Utah ranks high in U.S. mineral production Utah maintained its place in the upper third of the mineral producing states during 1969, according to a report by the Utah Mining Association. . Total value of the states mineral production last year was $539.1 million, a new record for Utah, which made the state number 15 in the nation, in variety of minerals number three in the nation with over 30 different types, according to produced, Utah was MFS involved in promising new well Mountain Fuel Salt Lake City, has promising new which it holds a interest. Field which have had production potentials ranging as high as 1,000 barrels a day. This is our first major venture outside our normal The well is currently under operating area, and we are greatly pleased with the result, completion. It is No. 6 he said. The Hilight Field, in Bowdle-Federand is near the the short time since the first Hilight Oil and Gas Held in discovery well was completed on northeastern Wyoming. M.M. Fidlar, Mountain Fuel Feb. 3, 1969, has become the second largest oil producing field Supply president, said that while in Wyoming. the well has a high projected Mr. Fidlar said the company production potential on the has a 1216 per cent interest in a basis of preliminary drilling, true second well being drilled in the potential awaits further testing. area, a 25 per cent interest in While MFS is primarily a 16,500 acres in the 56,000-acr- e natural gas utility, it has some Wright prospect a few miles non-utilit- y interests, including south of the Hilight Field oil production. discovery well, and a 25 per cent Mr. Fidlar said the well is interest in 40,000 acres in two located near several other other prospects 35 miles further completed wells in the Hilight south. Supply Co., announced a oil well in 25 per cent al Paul L. Rattle, UMA manager. Ten years ago the Beehive State was number four. With declined over the years due to elimination He of some auxiliary Rattle says. noted that , 10 miners support from 40 to 70 other jobs in a community. new beryllium, lithium and operations of mining companies, magnesium operations in the Rattle explained. .These include state preparing to move into hauling ore from the mines, a production, Utah might move service now left to others, and even higher in the variety and operation of mining camps. total production ranks. There are about 22,103 At present, California and Utahns employed in mining and New Mexico are leaders in the primary mineral processing industries. In terms of numbers variety of minerals produced. Utah slipped a step from 1968 of workers, mining is not the positions in the production of largest of the states gold and uranium. Nevada pushed into second place in the employment categories. transporation, production of gold, while Manufacturing, industries and service trade, Colorado nosed Utah out of Mining men expect 1970 to be a good year for them. Copper obviously is going to remain up, Rattle said, noting that several new developments of copper deposits are moving ahead in San Juan, Tooele and Beaver counties. Serious exploratory work and development are also taking place in the state in silver, beryllium, uranium, potash and, of course, the projects in lithium, magnesium and other minerals in Great Salt lead-zin- third place in uranium government are larger employers. , production. c, Lake. In terms of dollars brought In other metals Utah was: 3rd into the state, however, mining in silver; copper. 2nd; lead 3rd; does very well. zinc 5th; iron ore 5th; coal 12th; Seventy per cent of the petroleum 13th; salt 9th and revenue generated by railroad molybdenum 3rd. freight originating or terminating Employment in mining has in Utah is associated with the country is full of weekend prospectors with varying degrees of competency, a sort of hobby-recreatio- n thing, gambling that they might find something, Rattle said. In addition, PHOSPHATE Randolph -- CEMENT rOgden CUT Formington POTASH Coctlvili POTASH LIMESTONE Wendaver f JAlT COPPER SAIT LINDQUIST CEMENT COlD SILVER Midvoie ZINC SOLO LIAO Ophir Provo OIL SHALE pmqsphatc CAS Springvill 326 Kearns Bldg. Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 i'jr? SALT LAkE CITY 0 Toode SECURITIES Inc. 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