| Show S. S l L L. Tungsten Mill Seems Likely Title to Property Involved Construction of a custom mill and a refinery for the processing processing processing sing of tungsten at a total estimated cost of appeared likely for Salt Lake City with the announcements Thursday from the U U. S. S Vanadium corp corporation ration and the Galigher company Both projects however are are contingent contingent con con- con f I on several factors being approved before Utah can take its place as a tungsten center Davjd D. D Baker San Francisco manager manager- of ot western operations for forthe forthe forthe the United States Vanadium corporation corporation corporation cor cor- said his company is r ready ady to supervise construction of ofa a 3 chemical refinery to treat low-grade low tungsten concentrates concentrates concentrates concen concen- for the defense plant corporation corporation corporation corpo corpo- ration and the metals reserve company company company com com- pany both government agencies The plant he said would be built on Fifth West street between Seventh South and Eighth South str streets ets All that Js is needed he said is title to a three-acre three tract now part of the estate state of the late Charles H. H Deer The contractor Mr Baker said is s on the jo job and ready to work as soon as title has been cleared Aids of Senator Elbert D. D Thomas Thom Thom- as said they had been informed the bureau of mines is considering a proposal of the Galigher company company company com com- pany South West Temple street to construct a ton tungsten tungsten tungsten tung tung- sten custom mill near Salt Lake City at an estimated cost of non Officials ls of the company said approval mutt must be given by the gove government agencies before construction construction construction con con- could start Mr Baker and Galigher company company com corn pany officials said the custom milland milland mill milland and the refinery would make an ideal up set-up for the producing of tungsten concentrates which in turn would be sent east for further further further fur fur- ther refining The custom mill would draw ore of 1 to 5 per cent from 35 known deposits in the Salt Lake area boost the mineral content from 40 to 50 per cent and then turn the over to the refinery for further treatment should the plan meet with approval of the govern govern- ment The refinery is designed to handle tons daily |
