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Show March 5, 1943' The Western. Mineral Survey, Salt Lake City, Utah' 5 ines Bo Part For War Manpower Lack Is Major Worry Of First War Year 9 Metal production in 1942, the first war year, was high as the entire mining industry threw its wholehearted, effort into the problem of. turning out strategic minerals in sufficient war indusquantity to meet the demands of a rapidly-growinG. to A. Mackenzie, manager of the Utah Metal try, according Mine Operators Association, but the production was only achieved at the expense of some other things which must be caught up on if the high production level is to be maintained and further, increased, as it must be to meet current and future g . demands. ' Chief sufferer as accent went almost 100 per cent on to the prodction end of mining was development work, a. vital part of e the production scheme. Some mines were all but worked out in 1942. others were seriously depleted, and substantial development work will have to be done if we do not wish to risk a substantial and highly critical drop in production as time goes i long-rang- on. The most difficult situation of due to the labor shorta age, problem which bids fair to be the major obstacle which mining must surmount in 1943. The question became acute in midsummer, when the exodus of mine workers to go into higher-payin-g war industry jobs and to into the armed forces reached iarmlng proportions and, as a result, production sharply This disastrous flight dropped. of mine labor into other' fields caused a situation so critical that 1942 was ' . - - .. G. MACKENZIE New Park lias an unusually good year, as did most Western mines with the exception of the pure gold and silver producers. late in the year, the government general type of operation and to enabled offered Special furloughs to more working underground them to learn rapidly and to conthan 4,000 soldiers who had done mine work, if the men would retribute invaluable efforts which were mines to turn to the metal reflected in a sharp upturn step Sev the the in up lagging production. sadly .lagging production curve. eral hundred of these men came to Utah metal mines and the reIt is highly gratifying to note, sults were highly beneficial, alMr. Mackenzie points out, that though the operation was not alnotice is being taken of the critiways as efficient as it might have cal nature of the situation and been. Many of the soldiers so remany and varied efforts are beleased for metal mine work had ing made to meet the problem of been coal miners in civilian life manpower shortage in the mines. and had never done work in The Utah legislature, currently metal mines, but the mere fact in session, has made several ef- that they had been miners at all and so. were accustomed to the (Contlnued On Page 8) . - I The war effort has wrought swift economic changes in Utah and this State has been established as one of the safest arid most strategic locations from a military standpoint. Devefopment during and after the war will also result in new industry seeking out the most advantageous locations from an economic standpoint. Utah is at the crossroads of her industrial future. Let Us Make Utah So Attractive to Existing and New Industry That No One Can Afford to Overlook the Advantage of Locating and Remaining in Our State This is one of e series of advertisements designed to promote better understanding of an industry THE METAL MINING INDUSTRY OF UTAH SILVER KING COALITION MINES CO. AMERICAN SMELTING & REFINING CO. UNITED STATES SMELTING REFINING AND MINING COMPANY UTAH COPPER COMPANY COMBINED METALS REDUCTION CO. CHIEF CONSOLIDATED MINING CO. OHIO COPPER COMPANY OF UTAH TINTIC STANDARD MINING COMPANY INTERNATIONAL SMELTING & REFINING CO. PARK UTAH CONSOLIDATED MOVES CO. |