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Show Jut 3. 1953 The Western Mineral Survey, Jut 3. 1955 Page MoabMusters 5 OPERATIONS TO START IN SAN JUAN COUNTY DRILL New Program Radiore Uranium Corp. and Uranium Services, Inc. will start intensive drilling operations in San Juan County as a result of signing a lease for 1120 acres of potential uranium property. The program is under the diColo. rection of William McDougald, The roll and log were encoun- geologist of Moab. The property tered approximately thirty feet comprises the of part Dugout ore body Ranch. from a blocked-ou- t which is the present target for the mines Number Three drift. Acquiring the lease are James of Radiore, Downing, The full length of the hot log A. G. Reid,president of Uranium president has not yet been determined, but Services, Inc., and Grant W. F. Jamieson, chief mining enSalt Lake City attorney. gineer for Moab Mines, Inc., statThe property, comprising 28 ed that approximately plots of 40 acres each, is owned pounds of Catby the deposit have so far been extract- tle Co., a Utah corporation ased. Assay are high in both ura- sessed at $1,500,000. nium and) vanadium. Moab Mines, Inc., announced the discovery of a new ore roll including a high grade ore log in the companys Lucky Nine uranium mine in Montrose county, Mac-farlan- e. three-thousan- d high-grad- e Scorup-Sommervill- Jamieson emphasized the advantage of the new discovery, explaining that in the original ore block-ou- t procedure on the Nine Lucky mining claim, the highgrade log and ore ro not been struck bv Wie drill bit. can be Consequently d new total blocked-ou- t the to original adder tonnage as soon as the entire roll and log are unearthed. Moab Mines, Inc., recently begun operating the Lucky Nine mine. No ore shipments have yet been made. Jamieson is stockpiling all ore extractions on the premises. William J. Owen and Robert R. Norman, founders of Moab Mines, Inc., examine uranium ore samples New from their operating mine in the Uravan mineral belt on the Colorado Platean. Horse Thief Gets Work Underway On Catfish Claims U-Fi- rm Underwritten irs Western Auto Wrecking Company For the Finest In NEW AND USED AUTO PARTS We Rny ud Sell Used Cars, Trucks & Wrecked Cars Dr. Harold Cutler, president oi Horse Canyon Uranium Co., announced plans to construct roadTexas Uranium Corporation sevwhore the in ways has entered into an operating shinarump eral channel outcrops exist. agreement with Horse Thief CanOfficials are hopeful this step yon Uranium Co., whereby the may lead to mining activity at latter company bias agreed to opHorse Canyon immediately. The erate and explore 41 claims new roads are expected to be which Texas has under lease ready in two weeks, officials along the Green River area. said. n A tunnel is now being Horse Canyon claims are in by Horse Thief, which has Garfield county, adjoining the a depth of approximately reached property of Circle Cliffs Uranium 80 on the Catfish claims. feet UraCo., properties of Scorpion nium and the Blue Goose mines The Mineral Materials Co. of are close to Horse Canyon. Alhambra, Calif., is performing driv-drive- All Types of Sizes in Used Tires (LONG DISTANCE TOWING) 585 W. 33rd So. Pk. 84-52- 47 ubAcribe u! Interested Bn Uranium Activities ? Who WORK ON CLAIMS IN WYOMING Jfth t? . . . SUBSCRIBE NOW! Aerial surveys above the properties are under way in expectac tion of discovering high 2 years $5.00 Circulation Departments 722 Kittxedge Building Denver, Colorado NAME 421 Cknrch Street Salt Lake City Utah 2 ADDRESS CITY Remittance ---ap As spokesman for the lessees, Downing said Geologist McDoug- will supervise immediate drilling operations on the Golden Girdle group and other Radiore ald properties. Downing disclosed negotiations are in progress on a split-chec- k contract system. He said there is to be no additional ' burden upon Radiore stockholders. Radiore claims adjoin those of Co. at the annual meeting and Moki Uranium and are close to election Tuesday. He succeeds Royal Uranium properties. Michael Grayson, retiring presiRadiore recently completed dent. 17 of holes of the Golden drilling Girdle and adjoining properties. L. Keith Richards was with Jack H. Nine holes showed commercial ore running from .31 to 1.50 per Douglas, secretary-treasurecent, with especially good ore on Other members elected to the the Golden Girdle claims. re-elect- vice-preside- nt r. board of directors are Whitney C. Hanson and Fred M. Coleman. CLAIMS STANDARD STARTS Standard Ores & Alloys started work this week on claims of Lucky Star and Sun Uranium companies located near Copper Mountain, Fremont county, Wyo. year $3.00 Gerald H. Higgs was elected president of Comanche Uranium An option also has been obtained by the Salt Lakp lie for the remainder which to'lWPerly Sommervili' acres. tvj.uUO tals The lease stipulates the three associates are to pay $2 per acre plus 20 per cent of smelter net. less operating and haulage costs. The property is in Utah and Colorado. Samuel Arentz, Comanches ARIZONA mining engineer, advised officials PURCHASED FOR that drilling has reached the ore NEW COMPANY considerable exploration work horizon on the Sandrock claims. Basic Minerals Syndicate of and prospecting in the same area. Arentz will personally direct cor- Salt Lake City this week anIt expects to start development ing of this area. nounced purchase of claims in work soon. Officials said Comanche is in- the Marble Canyon area of Arizona. The price was undisclosed. In addition, officials of Texas terested in acquiring new proper- The claims will be used in deUranium disclosed they have entered into an agreement to ac- ties and considerable develop- velopment of a new company, ment work is anticipated under Twentieth Century Minerals, acquire 10 zirconium claims. the leadership of President Higgs. cording to Hugh Tuttle. Right now the circulation of the WESTERN MINERAL SURVEY booming! is keeping pace with the uranium industry in general the and news latest reading on by quotations Keep posted week. WESTERN MINERAL SURVEY regularly . . . every I Higgs Elected Comanche Chief e i STATE Bill me later radio-metri- readings. Officials of Sun Uranium company announced that drilling operations will start soon on 133 claims located along the fault in the Lisbon Valley area. Operations on Suns claims near Dixon, Wyo., consist of drilling claims at several places. The drilling, according to Sun officials, has proved an upgrading mill can be operated on the '"bM |