Show Abajo Adds Nine Wilson Mesa Claims Abajo Uranium company announced an an- pounced the addition of nine uranium uran uran- lum ium claims to Its list of properties properties proper proper- ties bringing the total tota acreage to 2300 acres The R Martha-R claims No 1 to toNo No 9 are located on Wilson Mesa In Grand county Abajo's major claims groups are situated within a circular area now known as the Color Colorado do Plateaus Plateau's Western Circle which Is believed to have out blocked uranium ore deposits worth over overa a half billion dollars Most of the I Plateaus Plateau's major uranium companies companies com com- are situated in the Western Circle where concentrated exploratory exploratory exploratory atory drilling and mining are now In progress for the 1955 summer summer and fall season Abajo executives are currently engaged In discussions c concerning the acquisition of mercury ming mining mining min min- ing property in Nevada Abajo Uranium company which takes its name from the famous Abajo mountains in San Juan county has been cleared by the Securities and Exchange co ls- ls sion to offer stock for public sale Sixty of the Abajo company's s 's present claims are located over Chinle Chinle horizons in the Seven Mile area which includes the Hunt Oil on company mine and the Thornburg mine both of which now have substantial ore reserves Forty claims are located in the Blanding area over Morrison horizon horizon horizon hor hor- izon a stratum which thus far has rendered 85 percent of the uran uran- ium produced on the Colorado Plateau Six claims are lo located boated in I Colorados Colorado's highly productive Uravan Urn Ura- van Mineral district located Inside the eastern boundary of the Western Circle The company will combine its exploration and development efforts efforts ef ef- forts working toward commercial production of uranium ore Directors Directors Directors tors and officers of Abajo include Robert R R. Hughes sec secretary secretary- treasurer Grand L L. Shumway geologist and mining engineer Glenn Rowland airborne exploration tion i Abajo's main offices are located in the Judge building Salt Lake City Field headquarters are located in Moab |