OCR Text |
Show Research Aids Advance Of Mining in Utah pi mimi ' W '" ' tj IT ' ' S I i I , . 'w"itiMir''"lil ' 'I 'I i 'trnew Bureau of M.n.. I.bortory wh.ch strengthened state, scene ai new posltion , metallurgical field. Iillt. 1:111 The researchers at the bureau are continually working toward not only improved methods of production produc-tion of lead, zinc, copper, stem, silver and molybdenum now produced, pro-duced, but toward production of manganese, aluminum and magnesium magnes-ium and oilier metals in the bait Lake urea. Since, the war the bureau has actually entered Into development of strategic- minerals in this region. A number of prospects pro-spects throughout I'tah, Nevada. Idaho and Wyoming have been tested and several projects are now producing much needed strategic metals. Also on the alert continuously are the research staffs are the American Smelting & Hefining company, com-pany, International Smelting & Kenning Ke-nning company. United States Smelting Kenning and Mining company, com-pany, Utah Copper company and Combined Metals Reduction company com-pany These companies during past years have made contribution? to the mining Industry, which, it not in practice now, the mining In dustry of the state would uudouh edly be comparatively smaller The position that Salt Lake valley val-ley has attained as the leading non-ferrous non-ferrous mining and smelting center In the world can be attributed to a large extent by the research carried on by the smelting companies and to the mineral producing companies operating in this area. The position of Salt Lake City as a center of metallurgical reserch was strengthened with the establishment estab-lishment of the metallurgical division di-vision of the United States llureau of Mines with the completion In 1U40 of a new building adjacent to the University or Utah campus. This building is one or the most complete metallurgical laboratories In the world. It whs built at a cost of $:I50,000 and houses $250,0011 worth of scielitittc engineering equipment. The continued growth of the mining min-ing Industry of Utah depends on continually finding new ore and improved im-proved methods of treating it. This applies not only to the ores of metals which now constitute our greatest source of production but to deposits of metals not now worked. |