Show I Copper Mines ines May Mat Reopen April 1 Is New York Report I NEW V YORK March 16 The The sales of copper and the exports for February and the beginning of March are are extremely encouraging encouraging ing according to reports given out here It is is stated th that t the condition con COll- of the copper market is such that there may be 10 a gen general ral resumption re re- re- re of work at the copper mines within the next few Weeks eks Reports are current that the Chino and Ra Ray properties e are arc preparing preparing pre pre- paring to resume operations on April i 1 on a limited s scale seale le It is thought that one or more sections of oi the properties will be opened for work again The Tile Utah Copper company at Bingham Utah is is also paving the way for th the early r resumption of work to the rep report rt It is b believed lieve that hat early m in n A April pr l many men mell men will be pu put t to work preparing the plant f for r resumption with within n. n a few weeks thereafter While it it it may JUay not be possible to pla place e all the men mell at work ork or to operate the plant on a normal basis it is s' s thought that several Hundred liunI hundred Hun liun- dred men will be employed i iBIN BIN Utah March 16 Several Sev Several ral men been put to work here within the past few weeks clearing the r roads ads of snow snow While no official word is given out it is generally believed that the resumption of work on a moderate scale at th the Utah Copper compa company's ys y's mines will materialize material ze at an early date L. L B. B Cates Gates assistant lt general manager of the tile Utah Copper company company com corn pany when asked concerning the reported resumption of activity said he ho had no in statement to tn make makA at this time |