Show New Refinery Under Way 1 At Preparations Made To Pour Concrete For Million 16 Plant Preparations were being made Wednesday for the pouring of concrete at the new Copper Corp refinery now under construction on the outskirts of Garfield When completed next year the new plant will be one of the few refineries in m the world producing 99 99 pure copper company officials officials officials of of- said It is estimated that the new plant will provide pro some new jobs Construction was started last summer and unless there are unexpected delays Louis Buchman Buchman Buchman Buch- Buch man general manager of Kenne- Kenne cotts cott's Utah Copper division said the plant should be completed about the middle of 1950 Mr Buchman reported construction construction tion slightly ahead of schedule and progressing satisfactorily Buildings are expected to be closed early in October so that winter inter months may be utilized for installation installation installation lation of equipment officials Wednesday estimated that additional jobs will become available when the refinery y starts operations Increasing increasing increasing ing employment in Utah to approximately At present present present pres pres- ent 2260 men are employed at the Bingham mine and 2030 at Arthur and Magna mills The new jobs company officials said will boost the annual pay roll some to approximately annually A new anode casting plant is to be built bunt at the Garfield smelter by and the American Smelting and Refining Co z J f r r a r If f 4 r 4 g g X WS r y f Tribune Telegram Photo Play Catch With Red H Hot t Rivets Steve Ste Ardella on ground toss tosses s a red-hot red rivet met metto to his partner on scaffold Bill is Travis at the I new v Copper Corp refinery at Garfield which is rapidly taking shape The new nou refinery plant will be one of the tho few re refineries refineries refineries re- re fineries in the the nation nation producing pure near-pure copper |