Show Baker New Mining Director for The appointment n of David D. D Baker as Director of the Mining Division of the toe Grand Junction Operations Office of the U. U S. S Atomic En Energy gy Commission has been teen announced by Allen AUen E. E Jones Manager of the Operations Office For th the past 18 months Mr Baker has been Deputy Director Director tor and Acting Director of the Mining Division at Grand Junc June tion He Joined the Commission in July 1954 as staff engineer Inthe in inthe inthe the Exploration Division here The Mining Division administers adminis adminis- ten the Commissions Commission's program In the western United States for the acquisition of uranium ores and the activities related to access roads production bonus and leasing Mr Baker Is a veteran of nearly near near- ly three decades In the raining mining and metallurgical Industries In Including In- In eluding several years of private consulting work Before joining the he was employed by the Utah Construction Company as manager of a contract between his company compan and the Korean Government Government Government Gov Gov- for the rehabilitation of ot tungsten mines in to that country Other firms where Mr Baker has lias been employed include Union Mines Development Co Pacific Mining Wining Co Juneau Alaska Co U. U S. S Vanadium Big Horn Mining Co o. and American Smelting and Refining Co A native of Litchfield Litchfield Litch- Litch field Illinois Mr Baker has spent most of his mining career in the West and overseas lie He is h a graduate graduate graduate ate of the UnI University of Arizona In tn mining engineering and metallurgy metallurgy metallurgy metal metal- and in 1946 1948 his alma mater upon him an honorary degree of Metallurgical Engineer Mr and Mrs Mra Baker live at 1245 Ouray Avenue Grand Junction |