Show Monticello Mill Ore Buying Schedule Changes Are Named A change In the ore ore buying schedule for the gov own government ed uranium processing plant at al Monticello which provides for a s revision In the deductions to be applied to ores containing more than 6 0 per CP cent lime limo has been annoUnced announced announced an an- by the Grand Junction operations of the U. U S. S Atomic Energy commission The new schedule which went Into effect for all ores purchased at the Monticello buying station after August 1 I 1955 Is intended only for application at Monticello andIs and andIs andl Is designed to fit the process methods and facilities of that plant it was pointed out I. I When current construction and expansion at the Monticello mill millIs I Is completed this fall two types of leaching circuits for treating uranium ores will ho bl available available- acid and carbonate The fhe commIssIon commission commission commis commIs- sion has decided to establish two separate schedules for certain types of ores not meeting the specifications of Domestic UranIum Uranium Uranium Uran Uran- ium Program Circular 5 Revised and type ores that meet the specifications I of Circular 5 Revised will continue con to be at the Monticello Monticello Monti Monti- cello buying station under the provisions provisions pro pro- Is visions Ions of that circular Ores such as the high lime ores that do not meet Circular 5 G Revised specifications specifications specifications may be purchased under special ore procurement contracts provided the ores have suitable metallurgical characteristics Payment for high lime ores purchased purchased purchased pur pur- chased under the special procurement procurement procure procure- ment contracts will be made under whichever of the following schedules schedules schedules sched sched- ules the buyer determines will give lve the greatest return to the shIpper Schedule I Payment for such ores delivered and accepted will be at the prices set forth In Circular lar far 5 Revised except that a It deduction deduc deduc- deduction tion will be made of one dollar per dry ton plus thirty cents per per dry ton for each one percent of lime CaCO In excess of six percent per percent percent cent fractions In proportion or or- or Schedule H If Payment for such ores delivered and accepted willbe will willbe willbe be at the prices set forth In Circular CIrcular Circular ular 5 Revised except that no payment will be made for vanadium vanadium ium lum and a deduction of per ton will be The commission may Inay from time timeto to time issue special contracts to individual producers for the purchase purchase pur pur- chase of uranium-bearing uranium ores other than and roscoe roscoe- lite Terms of such contracts will depend upon the metallurgical characteristics of the ore The new schedules for Monticello Monti- Monti I cello were established to reflect as nearly as possible the differences differences differences differ differ- in operating costs and recoveries recoverIes re re- In treating ores that donot do donot donot not meet the specifications set forth In Circular 5 Revised and ores ores that do meet these The determination of difference difference differ differ- ence Is based on an objective appraisal appraisal ap ap- of the information available available available avail avail- able to the tho commission at this time In emphasizing that the revised schedules apply only to the Monticello Monticello Mon Mon- ore-buying ore station operated for the commission by the AmerIcan American Amer Amer- ican can Smelting and Refining company company company com com- pany the commission pointed out that penalty schedules on ores not meeting the amenability requirements requirements requirements require require- ments of the particular plant are established at nt other uranium processing pro pro- processing sIng mills by the private companies com corn Ices panics who own and operate the mills The Monticello schedule also has no effect on the buying schedules at other Government Government- owned buying stations such as Moab White Canyon and Marysvale Marysvale Marysvale Marys- Marys vale Utah Riverton Wyoming Globe Arizona and Edgemont South Dakota |