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Show l U. S. .blJK&AU OF. MINES ' Mrt, r,. HiiAtf ' U. OF U. CITY, i. W3 .r ALT LAU VAMEI WESTERN MINERAL lUKl.TXB - raitu UADt PW pouaA survey SJOSs cornu .MAP ILTM (Mr m. M 1 4 NO. :v: Mk BllMd) lILVEJt (par IB, (PM HUS, ITJta 3 War Effort Comes First, nt Features Mining,; Oil, Financial SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH For Production All-O- ut (Following la the annual age prepared by Moroni Heiner, president of the Utah Fuel Company. and vice president of the for National Coal Association, Utah coal men. Mr. Heiner la the only western man ever to hold the vice presidency of the national association and haa an outstanding record throughout hla career.) , . KEMMERER, Wyo. County waa preparing to add cupper to the oil it supplies for the war effort with progress on deepening of a tunnel at the old mine on Hobble Creek, 33 miles north of Cokeville. of Lauckey Young, the mine reported that 1000 tons of. copper already' have been removed through the old shaft of the mine but await shipment here when a, road from tha prop-- ' - to the Smithfork highway be completed. Six miles of road have been constructed by Lincoln County and .the remainder will be completed by the grazing service. BY MORONI HEINER (Vice President, National Coal Association) was A year ago, when. 1942 young and Pearl Harbor burned like a red hot rivet In our aide, this message expreseed the sol-- emn belief that nothing was im- portant to any American except one thing total and complete defeat of tha JapGerman-Itallan Axis. Today, aa 1943 dawns and the hurt of Pearl Harbor dims . to a dull ache, we wish to repeat that conviction with all the strength at our' command: This year, aa last year, nothof ing really mattera to anyus except the. utter defeat of ToJo, Hitler and Mussolini. For without the destruction of these evil forces, there can be no peace end no human rights. This truism should be obvious But conditions and by now. events make us wonder If we apwhat We it means. preciate all know that this la total war. t We are In It- But how far out are we in it? That is the burning question the question we must answer. Individually, collectively, in 1943. And upon' that answer hinge victory, the fate of America, and the lives of millions of soldiers, sailors and airmen your boys and ours. frjgpt . enough to be all out. - . all-ou- Jury - vVh everyone in it pert time' or with one hand or one toot. We must be all out and all tha way out each to t of endurance, energy, skill, resources. By Gods grace, the doting reeks of 1942 brought what looks like a favorable turning In the war. Allied forces .."Pint iA the field have eelsed the Initiative. Great strides have been made on the arms production front. But to win this war, and win it quickly, America must have more of the basic materials that og Into or help make the planes, the tanks, the ships and the guns. And coal la one of the moat important of these materials. Without more of it, the whole war effort must slow the-limi- down. Today, more, coal is one of the greatest needs of the war program and the Shortage is (v.. . ) - Steel Sees Records Of 1942 Being war effort '.Aa tha frantic rush to expand there grew production grew. with.lt discussions of ways and of means, processes ind treat ments,. and many new, or systems were brought out or revived. Arguments have waxed hot about their merits. The following' .material has been .sent out by Rep, Frank Boykin of Alabama, chairman of the steel shortage investigating committee in the U. 8. House of RepresentativA, setting forth the case for sponge iron, We are printing Mr. Boykin's current material in full, feeling that all Surpassed once-discard- Accent in 1943 will be on the production of direct Implements of warfare and the machines and materials necessary to make those Implements, the magaslna Steel, Cleveland, says in its annual Yearbook of Industry" to sue. While 1942 witnessed a tremendous output of direct wsr materials nearly 60100 planes, 32,000 ..tanka and guns artillery, 17,000 and 8,200,000 tons of merchant shipping a large but undisclosed tonnage of naval ships and great quantities of ordnance material a large part of the year's effort was spent in building new facilities and converting existing plants. to War work," the magazine points out "The conversion and construction phases of the program have been largely completed, or soon will be, and the basic metalanti-aircra- ft mining men, metallurgists, business men and just plain patriotic citizens will be Interested In every aspect of the steel prdto lent, and that whether or not you may feel that the sponge iron process Is practical to meet our needs, any discussion of processes and methods must be beneficial, for it must stimulate thought along the lines of one of our outstanding national problems. (From the interim report, purv siiant to H. R. 281, Seventy-sevent- h Congress, First Session, oii ' this year industries will devote their full energies to .nwMraLtiwK things, wfcitjjjMn be thrown at the enemy. , The .goal for direct munitions output this, year haa been raised sharply over 1942. Attainment of this goal will be difficult, but not Impossible," Steel warns. Consider merchant shipping. At the beginning of last year,- yards and ways and machine shops had yet to be constructed. Plate capacity had to be expanded. Skilled workers had had to be trained. Know-hoby supervisors acquired g and' management. devices had to be Initiated. Much of this waa accomplished during the year, while the in dustry was : exceeding the goal established In the- The Committee Indus-- . A. Z. I. Secretary Reviews Year, Analyzes Next 12 Months BY ERNEST V. GENT Secretary, American Zinc Institute, Inc. In 1942, production continued to be the keynote of the cine industry. In line with earlier plans, refining and smelting facilities were expanded still further during the year but, because of priority and manpower problems, the scheduled peak waa somewhat delayed and will not be reached until the see-op-d quarter of 1943. Although total output for the year was well ahead of 1941, the annual rate of production in December, which waa expected to break all records, more clearly reflects the progress made toward the objectives of the smelter pro- - gram. Cdntributes Much on the Mer- Planning Should Be Easier In 43 Than 42 most critical right here In the Brest war production territory served by Utah mines. The coal .Industry of. this state la chat Can we, each of lenged. us (miners, dealers, operators), face the challenge and say: I am doWith the first Impact of war ing my utmost I am all out behind us, and with decks clearand out all the wayT" ed for the effort necessary to It isnt enough that we In the win Victory, it should be war-vitcoal Indus ti-- buy war to ahead for 1943 bonds and sacrifice by cutting than It was plan in 1942, the maga-zin- e down on gasoline, meat butter, Steel, Cleveland, says in sugar, coffee,' canned goods and Its Yearbook of Industry Issue." other foods. Were actively in Quoting directly, the magazine this war. Ita our Job to snow says : Following a year of specthe Axis under with coaL tacular achievement, industry It seems to us that now is faces still greater demands in a good time for bothright labor and 1943, and still greater chance for fulfilling them. management to review their reThese demands, of course, era spective obllgitior in this vital work. Each haa a Job to do and war demands, and those developthe of both should and ing from essential civilian activiobjective ties, all others having been pracproduction of more coat tically wiped out With steel Its labors Job to man the ma- consumption thus restricted, chine! which dig, haul and pre- and production Increasing, milipare the coal and to do ao effitary requirements will be met. ciently, wholeheartedly and to And there will be more to spare the limit of its capacity. Its than at present for railroads, managements job to provide the public utilities, farm implement machine and to direct this work, manufacturers end certain other and, within reasonable limits, to Important groups. say how, where and when- U Undoubtedly there will be hall be done. many headaches, unexpected deIt is managements job to pro- mands. squeezes, the emergenvide an Incentive for steady work cies inherent in all and high productivity, and it wars. The. first impact, howmust be labors job to penalize ever, la over, the decks have Its members for not - fulfilling been cleared, and with the inititheir obligation In this partner- ative gradually swinging to' the ship. Allies, the whole pattern of the It Is Indeed an unfortunate war becomes mors clearly demanat fined. It should be less difficult thing any time for either agement or labor to take advanto plsn ahead in 1943 than It boto a critical situation of waa in 1942. tage lster their respective positions Moreover, the governments or even to discuse the matter of organisation for planning, exe. relaive pordtion. And in these cuting plana and for times, when the whole world Is efforts is becoming some-whSteel aflame, It la unpatriotic and unmore proficient,11 To date, efforts out. pardonable. Each must assume points that the other la doing a good Job have involved much experimenand then look to Its own oars. tation, with one plan succeeding In the Utah Fuel famlly.man-agemeanother, with various changes in assumes and knows that end agencies multiplythe workers are good men. And personnel ing and expanding,. Only now, utmost Is its management dung after more than two and a half end to provide the Incentive! years of defense and wsr emer-a make the work pleasant and profgency does there appear to be itable. Utr.lv Fuel Company emsemblance of unified control. ployes and their families hi Aa was true a year ago, the a group insurance and a medical steel two major indithat la the envy of others vidual industrys clni are distribution problems Housla this port of the country. and sufficient metallic, pig iron and scrap, to meet expanding steel requirements. Last year. (Continued on Page Two) al . ht at , . L . at the start, the fanner appeared Refinement the less difficult. in allocation and priority conin undertaken trols, then being Washington, encouraged many to believe that before the year got far under way the distribution problem would be solved to a considerable degree. Such waa not the case; rather It got even tougher. There were Improvements In directions distribution of plates and pig Iron, for Instance, under allocation. But in the main the Production Requirements Plan, the allocation classification program and priorities, on which most reliance was placed, bogged down. There were charges of steel shortages," Congressional inquiries, no end of confusion with respect to priorities, limitation orders. Inventory controls, questionnaires and a general man of paper work which had to be kept up if the industry and Its customers were going to be permitted to function at all. much of this Undoubtedly waa to be expected in the fran tic effort to get the country on a real war footing as quickly as possible: and, loo, the fact remains that an enormous quantity of steel dkl go Into armaments. But distribution, obviously, much to be desired. Today it to the Controlled Materials Plan that balances supply against demand, operates vertically instead of horizontally, as In the case of PRP, end, in short, aims to provide quantity and type of materials at the time required to meet approved sched-to ules. Applying at present steel, copper and aluminum. It to scheduled to get partially under way tor second quarter and under full operation by the third quarter. It Is somewhat similar to one in successful operation In England and Incorporates . certain principles used by this country in the first World War. So well gain the Industry, Washington, enters the new year with renewed hope that distribution will function more smoothly than In the past A. War Production '.(To The Silver Klag Coalition Mine is one of Utahs typical zinc producers which has of the big prodicers throughout the West, to approach helped, along with the record production of thlu strategic metal, ao vital to the war effort mt Mica Flake " SortedBy New Process Montana Governor To Address Mining Meeting Ed. J. Keeley To Appear At Convention Discovery Made By Bureau Of Mines Experts s A new end more efficient for sorting small flake mica. an essential Ingredient In much, of the electrical equipment being manufactured for the nation's armed forces, has been developed by U. B. Bureau of Mil gineer and is available pro-ces- metical producers-- u Ui( i used material. i The bureau developed method has already produced test batches of closely graded mica flakes which were used by a large commercial manufacturer, of electric el equipment In producing radio parts. The process to known aa electrostatic grading. . .The United States has unlimtt-e- d reserves of mica suitable for grinding Into powder and tha fine flakea of this mineral are mixed with various binders to product material!' of extreme durability, such ae radio Insulators and panels, plastics, moulded hard rubber. and special paints to withstand weathering. Prior to the development of the new method, powdered mica could be graded aa to the area of Its face surfaces but not as to thinness of the flakea. In their experiments the bureau. engineers- fed the closely sized powdered mica to a shaking table - and subjected it to charges from a grid electrode above and parallel to. the table. The rthlnnest flakes were buoyed most by electrostatic forces and thus were separated from the thicker1 flakes. Different . hard-foug- $1.00, 6 MOS.; 10 Cents a Copy, FOREIGN SUBSCRIPTIONS 52.50 Zinc Production Peak Seen Coming Sometime In 1943 . Contlnned On Page Four On Page Four) (Continued ateef-shortag- building construction, availabili ty of steel, probable Increase, allocations made by War Produo-- , tlon Board, allocations made by Maritime Commission, means' of increasing steel production, distribution of steel., anil any and all other, matters with reference to any of the problems above mentioned, or pertinent or niater- - Time-savin- However, all. the basic ofi chant Marine and Fisheries had' adopted end ordered reported the following Interim report on the subject of steel shortage Pursuant to authority granted . . . there was appointed a subcommittee .'. . to consider the problem of alleged shortage of steel for ship- e January. - 4nvcttgatkm situation.) - to-b- YEAR, During the current war emergency, acute shortages have begun to be felt in many vital materials, supplies of which were once felt to be almost unlimited. One of the most vital of all la steel, and tha problem of producing sufficient steel to meet Increased the tremendously needs of national Industry is one which ranks In the forefront of national Interest. New plants have ' been built Where steel waa never before produced end old plants have been enlarged and Improved. The big Geneva plant is a unit In the War Output working 52.00 , Congressman Sees Need To Meet Steel Shortage 43 To Be Year. Of Big liberty-lovin- g 15, 1943 a - - JANUARY Sponge Iron Process Is Advocated Wyoming Announces Neiv Copper Product ' Lincoln Hot-kin- Coal Official Calls . Is devoted to the mining sad oil industries of Utah sad the Wept. A reume of the to standing development carried each week. 11.TTM OLD VOL ' ED J. XEELEY Heavy Media Method Used A well known South American tin producer haa placed In op- eration a plant employing heavy media separation aa a preconcentration step in the recovery, .of casaiterite from ores at its operation In Bolivia. This plant to successfully treating about 25 torn, an hour of minus thicknesses of mica ware sep14 inch plus 4 mm. tin ore. arated at different points along The elctro-statiplant to exceedingly, comthe shaking table. The apace 50 by grading method waa test- pact, fitting Into ed' with Other sorting methods 22 feet with an overall head-rooand waa found superior, the inof 22 feet. Ferrosllicon mevestigators asserted. dium to used to effect the separaIn addition to Improving the quality of the powdered mica tion which to made in the heavy media cone of the open now .used, the electrostatic pro top cess can be employed in conservtype. of the material ing quantities are Recent metallurgical reports discarded as Indicate that which, now since the adoption waste because of difficulties enof heavy media separation In countered. in grading The replace of Jigs, the overall recovsearch la another step In the buery of tin from the me haa been reau'! detailed program of fosIncreased approximately 15 per efficient utilization tering moreresources with a rejection of 30 to of the Unit-- , cent of mineral 35 per cent ly weight of the ed States. feed. Tailing! assays have been Several weeks ago the bureau lowered considerably. issued a circular to assist mica The operating results of this miners in marketing block mica, plant have' been ao satisfactory a atrategic war material. Domestic block mica, some of which that the management is planmay be unsuitable for splitting ning to Install another plant employing heavy media separation In the manufacture of condenanother of their properties. ser, radio tubes, aviation spark war The new plant is intended to plugs and other essential utilcan handle be about 1,000 tons a day. materials, frequently - Col-qui- ri c m : , ized for mtci. the . production ' of flake ' Details of the Improved meth od for sorting powdered mica are explained lnTteporf of InvestigaGrading tion! 36G2. Lamltor of Powdered Mica." by Oliver C. Ralston and. Foster Fraas which- - may be obtained free of wan the Bureau - of charge Mines Department of the lor, Washington, D. C. Mica Mining To Start In Western Colorado MONTROSE, Colo. It tore-porte- d a group haa started mining mica near Cimarron, some 30 miles from here, and that they an erecting buildings and getting ready to employ 200 men by spring if they can get them. They say there la plenty of mica In that region and It to on the surface ao It will be an eaay that . Molybdenum Mine Producing Well QUESTA, N. M. Present open atlone by tha Molybdenum Corp. of American at Its Quetta property consist mainly of driving a 5,000 foot tunnel while maintain ing an average production of 35 tons of ore dally. A total of 100 men la employed with 74 men in the mine under the direction of J. A. Martin, mine superintendent, and 10 In .the mill under the supervision of E. L. Snell, mill superintendent. J. B. Carman. Quests, la gen- eral superintendent for Molybdenum Corp. Marx Hlrseh, 500 6th Ave New York, N. Y Is the company president and O. R. Whitaker. 932 Equitable Bldg, en Denver, Colo. Is consulting gineer. Hon. Sam C. Ford, governor he state of Montana, will 'ie a short address of welcome those attending the banquet sponsored by Mining Association of Monha and the Last Chrtice Gulch toing Aeeeuhtianeet jHslcUut tu1 le evening of Jen. 19 gt the Con- tory Shrine Temple; The banquet will culminate the nnbined fifth biennial and Ighth annual meeting of the Ute Association, which will take place at the Placer Hotel that day, starting at 9 a.m. Governor Ford will be the orly ker at the banquet at which all members of the Montana Legislature will be the guests of the members of the Mining Association, which will take place at the Placer Hotel that day, starting at 9 a.m. Governor Ford will be the only speaker at the banquet at which ail members of the Montana Legislature will be the uests of the members of the lining Association of Montana and businessmen directly connected with the mining Industry. The banquet will be followed by floor show. , Carl P. Stratton, East Helena, la chairman of the banquet and entertainment committee and Charles R. Brazier, Helena, secretary of the Golden Messenger Corporation, to executive secretary of the banquet committee. Banquet reservations should be ' made with Mr. Brazier immeoi- ately. The general committee, snung- ing for the meeting and banquet, heid a meeting at the office of A. Stojan, Jr, president of the state association, at Helena last Monday night and most of the arrangements have been completed, according to Carl J. Trailer-man- , Butte, secretary ''manager of the Mining Association of Montana. Ed J. Keelgy, Helena, executive secretary of the Bureau of Industrial Conservation, WPB, will address the morning session on Metal Conservation and Scrap Collection at the Mines." Mr. Keeley, who la prominent in Montana business and civic circles. to alio head of the Defense Committee of Silver Bow Post No. 1 of the American Legion, one .of the most active organize' tions- that helped to stimulate the production of strategic met-alin Montana long before this country entered the war. Mr. Keeley also will sit at the Question Box" table, ready to answer questions about his department during the afternoon session of the convention. In addition to the state interest evidenced by reservations being made for the convention, the meeting will be of national importance .and will be covered by reporters for national mining magazines. Tha "Mining World," a highly illustrated national mining magazine published in Seattle, will be represented by Karel A a member of the staff. He will take many photographs of the gathering. Charles F. Willis, publisher of The Mining Journal. of Phoenix, Arizona, to Iso sending a special representative to report proceeding. Philip J. Shenon, Spokane; Harshel W. Newman, Helena; O. C, Lamport Helena; Arthur H. DeCelles, Helena; and Dr. E. 8. Perry, Butte, will be among those seated at the government - Weg-kam- p, (Continued On Page Two). Another important development In connection with production was the Increase during 1942 In high grade metal output, including not only substantial additions to existing plants, but the starting of a new one. Furto supplement the thermore, high grade tonnage, redlstUlatlon capacity waa greatly increased and will again be largely in. erased by the time peak produc tion to reached In "1943. Thia gives extraordinary flexibility in dealing with the demand for grades but does not add to tha over-al- l supply, the redlstUlatlon process depending as it does upon the lower grades for feed metal, which la converted into high grade zinc. There are rather strong Indications that it to becoming more generally recognized that the sine smelting capacity already scheduled is sufficient, or at least It will have to da In future there is likely to he more emphasis upon mine production, when it belongs, for this may well prove to be the limiting factor. Annual Aline Journal Is Published PREMIUM PRICE PLAN WBto JPWFaSJF and off past performance Imports, which are grow-In- g In significance, will have been found available to make up the difference required to operate smelters and refineries at maximum capacity. Estimates for 1943 are based upon much the same calculations all predicated upon the belief that the economic needs will be recognized by dent Washington and that the necessary bases will be provided to maintain, if not increase, present activities at domestic mines. This is essential if results are to be obtained and there to to be time to wrestle with manpower and other production problems. In an effort to increase domestic mine production, a premium plan for overquota production of zinc after Feb. 1, 1942, was announced early In the year. Tha premium price was fixed on the barto of 11 cents E. St. Louis for slab zinc as against the regular price of 8.25 cents. In the District, the difference was declared tha equivalent of an extra $2815 a ton for 60 per cent concentrates to be paid to the miner by Metals Reserve Company. Late in the year this to $29.70. figure waa adjusted Obviously, the success of such a plan depends largely upon the operquota limits set. As each on its ation to treated separately own merits, a great deal of time initial was needed to determine Tri-Sta- (Continued On Page wo) California Publication Announced By State Mines Bureau The State Division of Mines, Department of Natural Resources under the direction of Walter W. Bradley, State Mineralogist, announces the release of the April, California of the 1942, issue Journal of Mines and Geology, being Chapter 2 Of State Mineralogist's Report XXXVIII, 115 pages illustrated by photos, cuts, ' and maps. , This chapter contains a report on the Mineral Resources of Imperial County, by R. J. Sampson Tucker of tha Los An-- SI be . JMvtoiK Countys water and power development, geology and metallic both and . nonmctallle mines and mineral resources, prospects. A map of the county location the of the prinshowing cipal mineral deposits to included. , $ This to followed by the Geologic Branch Current Notes and a Report by John C. Henshaw on tha Geology and Mineral Depoa-o- f thei Cargo Muchacho Moun tains. Imperial County, Including the economic geology end description of the metal mines and nonmetallc ore deposits. It la accompanied by a geologic map of the mountain area. There to the Imperial a special article' Dioxide Carbon Gas Field, by James C. Brans-forend Petroleum Geologist one entitled "The Legendary White Metal and ite Ora" by C. W. Davis of tile U. S. Bureau of Mines. , , The text of Publio Law 655 77th Congress, suspending assessment work on mining claims within withdrawn areas to given. d. Old Zinc Mining District Wisconsin is one of the oldest sine mining states In the Union. In the southwestern part of tha state near Plattesville, Benton. Dodgeville, New Diggings And Shullsburg In Grant and Lafayette counties, sine mining haa been carried on for years. SEC Tells Of New Rules On Withdrawals Of Advisors The Securities end Exchange Commission today announced the adoption of a rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 designed to clarify and to make mote specific the procedure for withdrawal from registration by an investment adviser. The new rule, designated as Rule provides that a notice of withdrawal from regisan tration aa investment adviser under Section 203 (g) of the Investment Advisers Act shall ordinarily take effect on the thirtieth day after its filing with the Commission. Prior to the effective date of withdrawal, however, the a Commission may institute revocation or suspension proceedading against the investment viser who filed such a notice, or a proceeding to impose terms and conditions upon withdrawal, in which event the notice to withbecome effective draw shall only if tlie Commission so determines end upon such date and upon such terms and conditions aa the Commission finds necessary In the public interest. The text of the Commission's action follows: The Securities Exchange Com mission deeming it necessary for the exercise of the functions vest- ed in it and necessary and spate In the public Interest the portectiori of investors to o do, pursuant to authority N conferred upon It by the of 1940, vestment Advisers particularly Sections 203 (g) and 211 (a) thereof, hereby adopts the followini rule: Rule Withdrawal from Registration. ft a notice to withdraw from registration to filed by an investment adviser pursuant to Section 203 (g). it shall become effective on the thirtieth day after the filing thereof with the Commission unless, prior to Its effective date, the Commission insti tutes a proceeding pursuant to Section 203 (d) to revoke or sus pend the registration of such investment adviser or a proceeding under Section 203 (g) to impose terms and conditions upon such withdrawal. If the Commission Institutes such a proceeding, or if a notice to withdraw from reg-1ration is filed with the Commission at any time subsequent to the date of the issuance of a Commission order Instituting proceedings pursuant to Sections 203 (d) or (g). with respect to an Investment t adviser filing such notice, and during the pendentha cy of such e proceeding, notice to withdraw shall not become effective except at such time and upon such terms and conditions aa the Commission finds necessary in the public Interest or for the protection of Investors. Effective Jan. 5, 1943, In-A- ct st . r |