Show GOLD MINING AN ESSENTIAL washington july 19 gold mining has been listed as an essential industry the war industries board announced today and all reasonable priority on materials and supplies used in the production of gold will be given by the priority committee this action was taken on request of the treasury department this decision was interpreted by an official odthe of the priority committee to mean that every assistance possible short of interfering with essential war work would be given the gold mines in obtaining their materials te it was said that materials needed in the mining of other metals such as copper and all of the lesser metals needed for war work already were on the priority list |