Show BURWELL SAYS US U.S. HAS liAS AMPLE Al URANIUM I ORE Speaking before the Kiwanis club at Grand Junction Thursday Thursday Thursday Thurs Thurs- day Blair Burwell well known national authority on vanadium and uranium former vice president president president dent of the U U. S. S Vanadium Corp and now head of the Minerals Minerals Minerals Min Min- Engineering Co gave a history of the development of atomic energy wh where re the or ore is mined wartime activities and future outlook as well as briefly briefly brief brief- brief I ly touching on the whys of BrItish British British Brit BrIt- ish anxiety to obtain atomic se- se se-I se crets Uranium mining in this country cannot be carried carded t on by byone byone byone one or two companies Mr Burwell stated but is dependent dependent dependent dent on the efforts of hundreds of small operators because of the widespread and isolated deposits deposits deposits de de- de- de posits of t the e precious ore Survey Survey Survey Sur Sur- vey and facts support my contention contention con con- he stated that the United States can be be independent independent independent dent of outside ore if development development development develop develop- ment of mines can be maintained maintain maintain- ed and prices make it worthwhile worth worthwhile while for producers Mr Burwell Burwell Burwell Bur- Bur well also deplored the presen present t general mining situation say- say Ing that tha t we are furnishing tb th money to foreign countries t It k finance operations with rhea chea labor and closing down ou or I own mines |