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Show v'Vi Trip ' - S'- swmJ '.' m3W' ,unnr ' f v- - SSf,'- "Jcr K(mi ignificaHce in ctf IflcAt 7he Oil tnttf tHMnf ?-- ? A) Vol. 28; No. 13 Salt. Lake City, Utah, Friday, May 24, 1957 Ilf c? Coal-Du- Explosion st Meet Warren Signs for Uranium Mines Causes Top Destruction Fror i EftbiTf'Cl w s ning Industry Warren Oil and Uranium Min- The Grey Bituminous coal dust created leading authority on the subject. ng Co. just completed the acchapter of University of Utah will be the t A.I.E. uran-u45 an Indus- - moderator of the panel discussion. of more he in than reviews two of in quisition years producing quantities Mr. McCullough, as General inar at the modem mechanized mines can Bureau search on coal-duexplomines. These mines, accord- rail Engineering exof of results an on force of destructive sions, summarizing Utah, spread Saturday, Manager of the General Electric ing to T. R. Llewellyn, executive Jniversity large-scalsome tests to miles and was it at 2,500 announced 25, speeds up 4,000 plosion today Service Shops throughout the vice president, gives the company day Clinton P. an hour, the Bureau of Mines, many other experiments. by Mott, president. country, has probably had more ' tons over of Carnotite 60,000 ore, exResearch at the Bureaus of the United States Department with production mainFeature speakers will be C. D. experience tenance practices than any other Interior reported today in urging perimental mine has provided )locked out with a gross income dichaelson, General Manager science with a great deal of in-- : of $42,000.00 per month. individual in the country. Mr. greater attention to the hazard. Western mining Division, Ken- Martzloff has served formation about coal dust and its clients of Warren purchased all of the necott Copper Corporation; HowThe most rapid test explosion, role in spreading mine explosions, & Company in top McKinsey set off at the Bureaus experimen- he report states. For example, outstanding stock of Plateau ard McCullough, General Manmanagement problems in the field tal Coal Mine near Pittsburg, Fa. ests revealed that if an explos-o- n Uranium Co., Moab, Utah, from ager, Service Shops Department, of organization, personnel, and were clocked at speeds well over can ederal Uranium Co., Plateaus Generali Electric Company, and manufacturing operation for the it gains enough headway Thomas H. Martzloff, Manage- last seven twice as fast as the fastest jet air- ropel itself through a thousand years. Mr. Michaelson principal asset is' the Yellow ment Consultant Director Mines said in the firm of has had extensive Marling craft, 'eet or more of area. management J. Ankeny. Many slower ex- Therefore, adequate protection is Circle Mine, located 18 miles dcKinsey and Company, Inc. in the Mining experience Industry from Moab, in San Juan County, plosions still were as fast as the provided only when rock dust is in both and South this country into covered be Major topic speed of sound, according to a applied to within 40 feet of the Utah. This mine has been a clude: America. in Industrial Engineering Bureau technical report just reworking face, where ignitions are steady producer since 1953. At he Mining Industry, Production The seminar is being conducted leased. most likely to occur. present Plateau is delivering Maintenance its Theory and Rei ncooperaiotn with the Mechanidustless about 850 tons of ore per month, sults, and Although Engineered Obviously, there is no escapPutting cal Engineering Department, Unimost of the fine but the company engineers e Standards to Work for Manageing such a force once it has been zones, from which of Utah. versity unleashed in an underground coal dust has been removed have that the production will foe ment. In addition, the Chief Inmine, Ankeny warned. The only een considered effetive barriers Registration will be at Orson 50 in the next dustrial Engineers in the area for the Bu- upped at least United States the Steel Corporway to protect miners from coal n sloping explosions, tests Spencer Hall on the University have month or so. of Utah Campus between 8 and Kennecott dust explosions is to make sure reaus report says many Corporation, Copper a strong explosion can shown that this and 9 never The also started, Eimco and the get A.M., May 25th. The Seminar company they purchased ation, Corporation, can b done by applying rock dust travel several hundred feet Neptune Uranium Mainis the of with Director open to all those who wish to Companys along dust-fred entry, all on nearly through limestone) Hill at attend. Air Force Base, However, those wishing to (powdered Shamrock Mine in the Red tenance mine surfaces. Adequately done, then stir up and ignite coal-dua discussion attend the luncheon or dinner Canyon, or vixen, Mining District will engage in panel entries beyond. this dilutes the coal dust, and in for Cost Reconstruction Through dance being held in conjunction Coal dust usually acts as sort of Montrose, Colorado, better ndustrial Engineering. Professor with the seminar should contact makes it uncombustible. known as the Uravan Area.. In ' of a carrier, Director Ankeny V. R. Olsen of the Mechanical Clinton P. Mott, Box 1506, Salt The Bureaus report was prepar- explained. Blown into the mine addition to two tunnel operations Engineering Department of the Lake City, Utah. ed by Dr. Irving Hatman, chief air wave from a now on the property from which the preasure by of the Bueaus Branch of Dust gas Neptune had been delivering a ignition, the dust is easily a and at Pittsburg Explosions and spreads the explosion high grade Carontite ore, an ore to other parts of the mine. How- body of about 4000 tons was blocked out by a DMEA drilling ever, Bureau experiments have program. conclusively that bitumAISE Group Sets proved inous coal dust alone can produce Opeations are already started a widespread mine explosion, to take ore from this blocked-ou- t With an early start in organ- events were very well attended even though no explosive gas is area by an incline 70 feet from Meeting izing 1957 Uranium Days in Moab, and the success of the first year's present the rim. It is believed that War the celebration is expected to run pointed that the celebration The Bureaus research and in- ren will be delivering about 30 For a capacity crowd to the could annually be one of the best dustrys acceptance and utili- - 40 tons of ore a day in the next draw of its type in the entire area. No zation of the Bureaus findings few weeks from these Uravan area. Named at the monthly gen- specific dates have been set as Outstanding steelmakers from have done much to reduce the eral membership meeting of the for the celebration, but it properties. the Pueblo plant of the Colorado of commerce was a com- yet chamber t the says. report hazard, will be held during the month Fuel and Iron Corporation and Nevertheless, it emphasizes, there These acquisitions are the re- mittee under the direction of Sec- of August. the Geneva Works' of United is still a need for continuing stud-i- s sults of the aggressive policy retary - Manager Mil Pimpell, featured be will States Steel in this field, since greater mech- of the new management of the which will begin work immedispeakers at a joint meeting of the anization often results in larger company. The Board of Directors ately in planning the annual celeUtah and Colorado members of accumulations of fine coal cutt- elected David W. Adams of San bration, presented this year for the Association of Iron and Steel ings and dust underground. Bernadino, California, President; the second time, after a very suc- U reEngineers. T. R. Llewellyn of Seguin, Texas, cessful initial run in 1956. . Besides discssing several investicurrent Bureau Melvin Executive The May meeting at the cent and Named on the committee were: cites C. Bowles of the Colorado, important Denver, report Hotel Colo. Glenwood Springs, gations, Sale in charge of Field parade, Bob Mates and Stan Hunt; qpal dust studies by European will commemorate the 50th show, Dr. Vernon Grow Operations; and James T. Holman night of AISE and will mark research organizations. Several Val and Uranium Petroleum Company Maughn; races and are in- of Fort Worth, Texas, Secretary' the high point in the initial year diagrams and photographs Bob Fred has events, consummated a sale its Jay Frazer; displays, Treasurer at a recent special of Utah Section representation in cluded. concesMckee Bill and and Sun Valley uranium Bird Harding; A copy of Information Circular meeting of the Board in Fort the oganization. Les sions, Erbes; public relations, claims in Coconino County, Ari7785, Studies on the Development Worth, Texas. Lew Painter; and finance, James zona to Bemco Mining Company ExploThe Saturday morning business and Control of ComHartshorn. At the present time the of Los Angeles, California for a session, under the direction of sions in Mines, can be obtained other is for prototal sales price in excess of one pany negotiating Pueblo from the Bureau of Mines, Rudolph Smith CF&I One of the features being . in uranium dollars. Uranium Petromillion dis4800 ducing properties Section, Works Manager, will include an obstacle course jeep of and the leum Colorado, purchase Company has pioneered the cussion of basic Forbes Street, Pittsburg 13, Pa. race which would take the par- uranium in reserves oil of 400.000 barrels exploration in the pipemaking, maintenance of plant It should be identified by number Texas. over a course of 40 or Marble ticipants are these If negotiations Canyon area of northern and title. and utilities. 50 miles of rugged terrain and will have Arizona Warren three years successful, L.F. Black, general superintentax the endurance of both man and has for the past to with-i20 assets times the transtheir upped proved, prior dent of the Geneva Works, will a financial machine. If and system 60 action with Bemco Mining Comthe past days. serve as chairman of the aftercan be worked by the commitsome 6,000 tons of uranium Names noon session, featuring discusa new jeep would be first pany, of office the main tee, The Company ore of approximately 0 35 sions of stretch reducing mill inmoved from For prize to the winner of the event U308 content as been by means of understallation and operation, and rod Firs prize to the winner of the event. Bond (forth, Texas, to: and drilling. development ground mill and cooling bed operation. rational Bank Building, Denver, Bemco the Mining Company is schedMany have expressed Separate committee meetings Solorado. At present the Com to start immediately on an bond out drive enuled all 100 An savings on iron production, maintainence, a field office in opinion that well over maintains any of Utah the extensive to take trants could be expected mining and develophot metal production, rolling amoung employees Utah. ffoab, Kennecott ment Division Copprogram. part in the unusual race. A full mill operation, pipe mill oper- Copper underanwill on get be will event schedule of held Corporation per will be ations, and safety Uranium Petroleum Company nounced in the near future after still way May 22 and will continne Sunday morning. retains some fourteen claims of the a through May 31. meeting TJ. Ess and J.D. ORoark, Meetinc Hercules Maps in the Marble Canyon area and committee. director and president of The drive, backed by both the company crew and equipment The annual meeting of the AISE respectively, will be special management and labor, is aiming celunder the supervision of Mr. Uranium Last Days on years guest. The objective of the as- at 100 per cent participation em- itockholders of Hercules Uranium ebration was under the direction Henry Goode, will be transferred sociation is to advance the tech- the part of the Utah Copper Company will be held at the New of the Retail Trade committee from the Jay Bird and Sun nical and engineering phases o: ployees in the payroll savings Hotel in Salt Lake City a William G. Harding chairman. Its Valley claims to these properties the production and processing o: plan for buying U.S. Savings louse evening street dances and special for further exploration. Tuesday, June 4. Bonds. iron and steel. ever-increasi- m st -- e rock-duste- d so-call- ed be-iev- ' e st dust-lade- n . in-nit- ed Moab Uranium Days Committee Starts Planning for Celebration Joint Anniversary coal-dus- Petroleum Ends Vice-Presiden- 25-2- 6 Vic-Peside- t; Negotiations nt ay Coal-Du- st dis-cussed- steel-makin- g, Kennecott Opens Drive 416-42- 0 newly-forme- d man-agin- g 1 is |