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Show THE WESTERN MINERAL Page 2 Septembei 7, 1958 SURVEY Anaconda s Butte Mine Sets Open -- Pit Operation An open pit operation in the Blutte, Mojit, area will mean digging 200 to 600 feet below the present surface to extract an estimated 100 million tons of copper ore for the Anaconda Co. A contract let on a joint basis to the F & S Contracting Co. and Morrison-Knudse- n Co., calls for of tons millions the removal of of overburden and copper ore. Removal of the copper ore has already begun. one performing stripping operations. Two Caterpillar D6 Tractors with 6A Dozers work under the 150-- shovels cleaning up material spilled by the shovels and scattered by blasting. Drilling rigs consist of one 40R drill and two Bucyrus-Eri- e rotary drills. Joy 71-- B B truck-mounte-d Meanwhile, three Caterpillar D8 Tractors with 8A Dozers level waste material and also maintain haul roads in the Butte Hill area. Hauling units include 18 Model LRVSW Mack Trucks, and 22 ten 63 TDA's, six Euclids and six FFDs. Eyact location is the Berkeley pit which was first discovered from in exploratory jpross-cut- s block mine the Kelley (where caving is done). It consists of secAn Anaconda official points out ondary enriched copper ore. The rembval of the ore will get that of area Berkeley pit covers an into full siwng before the end of 2,400 by 4,200 feet. 1957. Ore will be mined at the On the job are four Bucyrus-Eri- e and rate of 17,500 tons per day. three 150-B- s shovels 63-TD- Mines Bureau Reports Oil Analyses of 88 samples of crude oil representing 60 California fields are included in a Bureau of Mines report released today by the Department of the Inter- ior. Some more of Uranium King's equipment used in mining operations. pillar and 365 C.F.M. Jaeger compressor. Shown are a cater D-- 7 WESTERN MINERAL SURVEY ran LomtAiNi MEWS 431 3402 - CIRCULATION Chnrch Street Curtis Bt., Denver Phone DC ALplne ADVERTISING Box 2608 XU 49 Salt Lake Clty, Utah 2402 Curtis St., Denver ALplne The report is the first issued by the Bureau since 1948 to contain an appreciable number of Entered as second daaa matter at Salt Lake City, Utah, under Act of Hareh X routine analyses of samples from 1879. California. Subscription rates: $5:00 for two yean: one year. Information regarding the $3.00 for source and general characteristics Please mention Western Xlneral Surwhen writing to advertisers. Advertof the samples is included along vey ising1 rates on application. with a summary of analytical and computed data. Publisher HARRT B. KILLER The analyses were made by the MIRIAM BRXNTON Editor Adv. Manager Bureau of Mines routine method, REX L. McARTHUR which has been followed with AU news appearing in the Western only minor modifications for 30 Mineral eonroee obtained U Survey years, according to the authors, believed to be reliable but nofrom responsibilE. L. Garton, analytical chemist, ity la aeeumed for accuracy of statements. and C. M. McKinney, both of the Reproduction of uy material from this Petroleum Experiment Station, publication must have written permission from the publish. Bartlesville, Okla. Uranium King Goes Into High Gear The mine entrance of the Uranium King mine in the White yon mining district of Utah. Subscribe Today A Terratrac 600 front loader mucking ore In the main drift of Uranium Kings Cove - -- lnim. s, Western Mineral Survey Can- |