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Show 'Ickes Ickes ' Ickes Orders Drilling OfTest Of OfTest Ofhest Test hest Wells at Thompson Thompsons- Thompsons ? - - Secietary Secletary Secretary of Imerior InLerior Interior Gave GaveApproal GaveApprotal GaveApproval Appro\al Appro al Approtal Approalof Approtalof \ of MagnesIUm 111agneslam MagnesIUmOperahons 111agneslamOperations MagnesiumOperations Operahons Operations SaturdaySecretary Saturday SaturdaySecretary Secretary of the Interior Intenor HaroldL UaroldL IlaroldL Uarold Ilarold L Ickes on < ; Saturday aturday gave ? ave formal formalapproval formalapproval formalapproval approval to a core drilling drlllmg pro program program proffram gram al at Cre Crescent cent Junction to tofurthcr tofurther tofnrthcr furthcr further test the magnesium de depO deposits deposits pO posits ltS of that area . according accordmg to tosnfonnatlon toinformation toinformation snfonnatlon information received by The TheTimes TheTimes TheTimes Times Independent from fromasbington \\asbington asbington n Wash Washington \ \ ash ashmgton mgton ington Sunday It is understood understoodtht understoodthat understoodthit th\t th t that " \ ' > six sic L " < "ellswIll " veils "ells ells wells will be put down downby downby down.by downby . by rotary rig to definitely defirutely deter deternune deternuns determine nune nuns the extent e\.tent e.tent e .tent tent \ . of the mmeral mineral mmeralIzed mineralrzed mineralizcd Ized rzed beds preliminary prellnunary prehnnnary to the theerection theerection theerection erection of a chemical chcnucal chermcal plant to toetract toextract toextract e\tract e tract extract ' \ tre tte the magnesium chlonde chloride chlondefrom chloridefrom chloridefrom from the salt bnae bnne brine produe produced d at atCrescent atCrescent atCrescent atCrescentIt Crescent CrescentIt It is ( " ' { expected peeled that drIlling drIllingoperatIOns drillingoperations drillingoperations operatIOns sillcommence " viill "III III sill commence at atonce atonce atonce atonceFurther once onceFurther Further mfonnat mformat informal on lcgardmg regarding lcgardmgthe regardingthe icgardmgthe the operations at Cre Crescent cent is con contamed contamed contamed tamed in the follow following follo\lmg follo lmg \ mg press d1S die d1Spatch diepatch dispatch patch from Washington Washmgton released releasedFrIday releasedFriday released.Friday releasedFriday released.FridayWASHINGON . FrIday FrIdayW FridayWASHINGON W WASHINGON ASHINGON D DC C Jan 2- 2 - 2Senator 2Senator 2 2Senator - Senator Abe Murdock who has hasb hasb hasb b en in m close contact " with "Ith Ith the OP1\ OP1 OPM OP1and OPMand OPMand \ { and the defense plant corporatIon corporatIonFnda corporationFriday corporationFndai Fnda Friday e expressed " ' < pressed confidence that thatauthorization thatauthorization . authorIZatIon of drilling dnillng on the themagnesIUm themagnesium themagnesium magnesIUm deposits in 111 m the TholllP Thomp TholllPsons Thompsons Thompsons sons area of Utah111 Utah \ will \\111 111 be announced announced announc ed soon He reported repoIted numerous numerollS 1'1dIca 11dIca iodrea iodreations ' ndications . tion tions that tip tar th " government gOlerrtment soon wIll wIllorder willorder willorder order the drilling drlllmg \ with hh a VI"W VIW vi vin " w to todevelop'11ent todevelopment todevelopment develop'11ent develop11ent development ' of that feld if the thetest thetest thetest test v 'I I ' ells show a sufficient sufflclent quanti quanti- quantity quantity quantity - ty of high grade magnesium to tojustify tojustify tojustify justify ImestmentThe investmentThe investment Imestment investmentThe The ' \ war 'l\ar 'l l ar department " which "hlch hlch Sl'CC SlCC site Sl'CCoutbreak siteoutbreak ! ' sirceoutbreak outbreak of war his h'ts hts has ' concluded concludedthele concludedthere concludedtheie thele there must ba b a very lery great III in IIIcrease increase increase crease in m production of magnesIUm magnesIUmfor magnesiumfor for war purposes pUI'joses pUIjoses ' : is expected e'tpected etpected ' short shortly shortly shortly ly to report that tact fact to the OPM OPMThe OPMThe OPMThe [ The latter agency the senator said saidprepanng saidis saidis ' is prepanng preparing to appro appro/e appro e approie Ie / new nell pro- pro proJects projects pro projects - - jects for the production of magnes magnesium magnesrum roagneslum ium rum up to the estimated reqUIre reqUIrements requirements requirements ments of the army and navySecretary navySecretary navy navySecretary Secretary Ickes aftel after checb.mg checbmg checking checb.mgWIth checkingwith checkingwith . WIth the bureau of mines mmes and geo geological geological geological logical survey Friday advised advISee ! Sen Senator Senator Senator ator Mmdock MUldock Murdock that "from from " available availablethe availabledata availabledata data the Thompsons deposits are aredeemed aredeemed aredeemed deemed of sufficient sufficlent intcre interest interet . , t to toII towarrant towarrant II warrant arrant the dnihng drilling 01 of t tvo tso 10 wells to toa toa toa a depth of 4000 leet reet preliminary prelImmary to tomore tomore tomore more comprehensive drilling pro- pro program program pro program - - gram should the results of the first fast firsttwo fasttwo firsttwo two ests be fa fasorableThe favorable fasorable favorableThe , orable orableThe The secretary of interior mterior esti estf estfmated estimated estimated mated that drilling dnllmg of the two twowells twowells twowells I twoI wells 'II II ' would ouid co cost ' > t $100 100 $100000 100000 ? $ 100000 000 to $150- $150 150 $1501000 $150000 $150-000 $150 150 000 $150000With $ - 000 000With With reference to power po\\er po er \ to be beused beused beused 1000 1000WIth used m rn the 'Thomp Thomp ' Thompsons Thompson < : ons area aie ale " < i if 1f itshould It Itshould itshould should be decided declded to go forward forwardIth forwardwith forwardwith I forwardI \\Ith Ith with \ the ; project JroJect the secietary secletary secretary rp rpmark r r rmarked mark marked > d that steam 01 Ot or Diesel dnven driven dnvenplants drivenplants drivenplants plants piobably plObably probably could be ploVlded provided piondedm ploVldedm providedm m relativeli relatIvel relatmvel ) } short time The ron con ronstructlOn constructron construction structlOn structron of hydroelectric plants plantslould plantsvould plantsvould lould vould require too long a time to tobe tobe tobe be of aid in III m the present cmergencyThIs emergencyThis emergency cmergency emergencyThis This indicates that the Dewey Deweyi Deweyda'n Deweydan i daon dan ' proiecfc prolcct protect Is to be temporarily temporarilyiSldetIackod temporarilysidetrack temporarilysidetiack iSldetIackod sidetrack > d said Senitor Sen'ttor Senttor Senator ' Murdock MurdockIf MurdockI If the Utah deposits are to fo md red redto indto to be any\ any anywhere anyhere \ here neir ne'tr netr near ' is 'tS tS as ' nch rich as asthey asthey asthey they have been represented re.resented reresented . thereseems there thereseems thereseems seems little doubt tint th\t th t that ' \ the thei they will will'be willbe willbe 'be be be diawn dlawn drawn upon as 1 ' . i , " source "Durce Durce of mag magneslUm magnesium magnesium neslUm nesium chloride chlonde for shipment to tothe tothe tothe the new magnesium plant at Las LasVegas LasVegas LasVegas Vegas " said S nator Murdock . . 'TI1e TI1e The 'TI1eLas TheLas ' TheLas Las Vegas plant it is t11lderstocd understood understoodis t11lderstocdis is to produce metallic magnpsium magnesium magnesiumto magnpsiumto to meet demands under t11lder the lend lendlease lendlease lendlease lease policy ' I ' |