Show Rifle Ride Plant Will Boost Ore Output A multi million dollar expansion expansion sion program near Rifle Colo that will greatly Increase uranium production by Union Carbide Na- Na clear company a division of Union Carbide and Carbon corporation was announced by Morse G. G Dial president of Union Carbide and Carbon corporation A new uranium uranium uranium uran uran- ium processing mill will be constructed constructed constructed con con- at Rifle and two ore re stations and chemical upgrading upgrading upgrading up up- grading plants to treat the ore and produce higher concentrations of uranium will also be constructed construct construct- ed at Slick Rock in San Miguel county Colorado and Green River River River Riv Riv- er Emery county Utah The plans were announced following the signing of a contract with the Atomic Energy Commission Union Carbide Nuclear company now has a processing mill in operation operation operation op op- at Rifle The new mill will willbe willbe willbe be situated about two miles down the Colorado River from the present present pres pres- ent one and will be of or larger ca ca- ca- ca A lack of ot space and the tailings disposal problem led to the decision to build an entirely new mill at Rifle Instead of expanding expanding expanding ex ex- ex- ex the th present mill The two new ore receiving and upgrading stations at Slick Rock and Green River will consist of ot facilities fa far duties eil for receiving crushing sampling nd of crude ore by means of processes developed by Union Carbide Nuclear Nuclear Nuclear Nu Nu- Nu- Nu clear Company The product then will be sent to the Ute Rifle mill for processing to an acceptable Uranium Uranium Uranium Uran Uran- ium concentrate for tor sale to the Commission under the terms of the contract In addition to relying on company company com com- pany controlled ore reserves to supply the new facilities Union Carbide will purchase a certain amount of amenable ores from in independent independent In in- dependent producers In the the- there respective respective respective re re- re- re regions Construction of the new mill and ore receiving stations is expected to start right away and is expected to be completed completed completed com com- In the fall of ot 1957 Union Carbide Nuclear company also owns and operates a large uranium processing mill mils at Uravan Uravan Ura Ura- van Colo and a sampling plant at Thompson and owns a number of mines in the Colorado Plateau area that are operated on a contract contract con con- I tract basis The mills at Uravan con I and Rifle are among amone the oldest in the area and until until recent i years ar were used to process vanadium The company also operates the Atomic Energy Installations Installations Installations In In- at Oak Ridge Tennessee Tennes Tennes- see Paducah Kentucky These in include include include in- in clude the gaseous diffusion plants where the key atomic energy raw material uranium Is separated rom natural uranium and the Oak OakRidge OakRidge OakRidge Ridge National laboratory one of the country's leading atomic research research research re re- re- re search centers The laboratory is the he chief source or radioisotopes the he important atomic products now being widely used in medical research agriculture and many Industrial operations and also is playing a prominent role In the I development of atomic reactors |