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Show Page Tea October 7, 193S The Western Mineral Survey, Salt Lake City, Utah Shiprock Mill Man Speaks LAS VEGAS, NEV, The oper-tionproblems in starting a new uranium mill will be discussed Tuesday before a session of the American Mining Congress by Clyde E. Osbom, manager, UraOil nium Division, Kerr-McGe-e Industries, Inc., Shiprock, N. M. The remote location of the al Shiprock mill definitely limits the available labor forces, Osborn said, which makes the recruiting and training of technicians one of the principal problems. Another factor which complicates the labor problem was the problem of adequate housing for . Coal Mines Modern Plan are To Be Told stated that in exercising tile on the at the taken in teel Buys Colorado Purchase by U. S. Steels tions, Steel Division of Colorado coal mining properties operated by Minerals Development Corp. was announced here today. Columbia-Genev- a options propertyl January of this year, the Division is supplementing its production of Utah coal and adding substantially to reserves needed for long The transaction involves two range operations of the Geneva mines, known as the Somerset and Ironton plants. Minearls Development Corp., properties, and currently producing approximately 10,000 tons Salt Lake City, is headed by of coal a month. The mines Claude P. Heiner, president and Somerset and the Oliver mines C. Ronald Oliver, executive vice are located on 5300 acres of fee president. They announced opand lease lands near Paonia, erations at the mines were susColo., 75 miles southeast of Grand pended several days ago for inJunction. ventory purposes. Seventy-fiv- e Columbia-Geneva are employed Loren J. Westhaver, at the Somerset vice president of opera mine, which produces high vola coking coal. Twenty-fiv- e Oliver mine, a employed commercial producer located on a higher seam. Columbia-Genev- a began testing the Somerset coal in January, 1953, and has been receiving shipments from the mine intermittently since that time. Westhaver said that the Somerset properties will resume op- erations shortly on substantially the same schedules that have been in effect recently.. The acquisition of these properties provides more flexibility to our operations in the intermountain area, he said. employees. He will describe the many problems encountered in the operation of the mill including those which were caused by the prolonged cold spell during their first winter of operation. LAS VEGAS, NEV. The recent modernization of the Pandora Mill at Telluride, Colo., will be described here Monday before delegates attending the 1955 American Mining Congress by Frank W. McQuiston, Jr., New York, chief metallurgist, New-mo- nt Mining Co. McQuiston will explain the necessity for mine production and mill capacity to 30,000 tons per month and the modernization of the entire operation for the Telluride operation to become profitable. Mill capacity was increased from 800 to 1400 tons per day and both milling and mining are conducted on a five-dawork week, he 'said, which has reduced operating costs through less manpower and more efficient mainteny ance. The mill flowsheet for milling per day includes recovof bullion, lead, copper gold ery and zinc concentrates. McQuiston describes the construction of the new mill as well as the tailings storage dam 8,000 feet from the mill. Tailings flow by gravity through a pipe which is laid on a one per cent grade to insure minimum pipe 1400 tons Rent A Jeep FOUR WHEEL DRIVE Station Wagon ol Pickup by the day, Week or Month NEW JEEPS - USED . 9-in- JEEPS wear. Prospecting Headquarters Geiger Modernization of the mill doubles former capacity, he concluded, and cuts labor force in almost half. Coulters - Scintilators KURLAND MOTORS 1134 Broadway MORE COAL ENROUTE The West's largest in-tegiated steel mill U.S. Steel's Columbia-Genev- a DENVER, COLO. Steel Division will soon receive coal from Colo- - Subscribe Today for the Survey sado, lion ore, coal and limestone from Utah mines ponr into the plant now. It is located on the shores of Utah Lake near Geneva, Utah. m r May We Present the of Utah and Nevada We are firm advocates of the uranium industry, feeling certain that nuclear energy will motivate transportation and heat the homes of the future. The Nautilus and Seawolf are splendid examples of the pioneer efforts of this indusd try, which are the first submarines to successfully be proven. Other metals may come to the forefront, however uranium is ! still the atom-powere- t-r-i-g-- g-e-r Underwriters for URANIUM OIL- - MINERALS UTAH NEVADA VALLEY STATE BROKERAGE, Valley Professional Building 2520 South State Street ' Suite 109-11- 0 Salt Lake City, Utah . HUnter 4-87- INC. VALLEY STATE BROKERAGE, INC. Fifth Street Building 900 South Fifth Street Las Vegas, Nevada DUdley 24 Growing With The West 2-5- 71 1 |