Show URANIUM URANIUM HI LITES Mer Mergers ers continue to r receive lve th the spotlight as many uranium corn com talk combine or Initiate Initial new conferences for merging Moab Iab Uranium Is having merger mer met ger get talks with La Sal Uranium UTA CO avid and Colo Federal Federa of N Nevada vada continues dealing with several companies In Utah Idaho and Nevada Many mining men on the Colorado Colo rado Plateau are hailing Floyd B 13 B. merging and fin ancla activities as a Spark o oLife of Life LICe for small uranium firms Sonic Some stockholders shy away from Odium proposals saying that their interests can succeed without the help of ot the Odium name Regardless of opinions on one cannot annot overlook the recen recent spurts In lu Federal and Lisbon stock values resulting from Floyd I Odium's recent dealings North Standard Uranium Is reportedly acting as a broker on ona ona ona a huge cash sale o of mining prop ernes The sale should be announced announced an an- within a few days STEEN CAL CAL U CHART CHAnT NEW mw MEXICO DRILLING I Charles Steens Steen's Moab Drilling Co o Is completing contracts with Cal U C Cal U Mex Uranium Ur Corp orp Al- Al AI for core hol-e hol ling Ing on approximately acres of New Mexico state school l lands ands The venture Is one of the he few in which Mr Steen has engaged outside of Moab latton on centers around a GO deal with Moab Drilling re re- a 60 per cent interest but putting up the money for forthe forthe forthe the New Mexico project accor accor- ling ding to Ito Thomas Harrington of Albuquerque president of Cal Cal- U U Mex Mr said Cal Cal U U Mex also had been in with Homestake Mining Co and representatives o of f Floyd i I i Odium m New York financier but had decided to develop Its properties pro before pursuing these discussions dis BABBEL MAKES NEW TOOL FOR FOil URANIUM HUNT Gordon Cordon Babbel genius genius gen ius who developed the uranium Industry's first truly dependable geiger gelger counter has announced the first development of his n new w. w formed ly-formed Babbel Research Foun Foun- atlon The unit unU a highly improved Improved Im im- proved pre pre amplifier for use in drill hole probing work is ex ex- d to result In a great increase in crease In accuracy of drill hole iole when plotted on ona ona ona a strip chart hart re recorder order With the announcement of the I new Invention Babbel hinted that the uranium Industry could soon expect many radi radically ally different different dif dlf ferent radiation devices He added ad ded that he Jie had several ideas In n the development stage which should revolutionize the field of radiation countess SCHEDULES S HEARINGS HEARINGS- Public hearings will be held by the U- U S S. S Atomic Energy Commission Com Corn mission in Grand J Junction Colo on arch 29 30 and 31 for the purpose of obtaining views of th the he mining Industry and other interested parties with respect to and ami methods for awarding uranium mining leases leas leas- es on Federal dand under unde the control of the Commission it was announced today by Sheldon P Wimpfen Manager of the Ip Grand Junction Operations office of the Commission The h hearings will be held Inthe in inthe inthe the Federal Room of the Post Office Ol Building Fourth and Rood flood Streets Street jn in n Grand J Junction commencing at a a. a m m. on each of three e days Clark C. C Vogel of the General Counsels Counsel's Coun Coun- Counsels Counsel's sels sel's of ice in Washington D. D D C. C will wUl conduct the hearings Persons desiring to be heard should notify the Manager J of ot the Grand Junction Operations Operations' Office DUlce not later than March tarch 25 1955 Those Thos who wish may file tile filea a written statement with with the Manager Grand Junction Operations Operations Operations Opera Opera- Office not later than March 31 1955 I |