Show Over Participate in n Largest Convention in History of Moab Four hundred and forty people people peo pea pie registered last weekend In Moab for Cor the Third Annual Ura Ura- 1 Symposium sponsored by bythe bythe I the Uranium Section of the AI AI- I ME The convention was the s r r s E 1 cede Ir Y EY 4 I 7 l l k e a. a a. a 4 a H r. r t F ENJOY BARBEQUE Symposium chairman and Mrs Philip lindstrom along with Robert Wyant of Moab Center enjoy steaks at the annual chuck wagon dinner Mr Lindstrom headed headed headed head head- ed the working hard-working symposium committee responsible for the success of this years year's symposium I l Y k 9 1 c s t z JI i PANEL SESSIONS were most successful at this years year's uranium symposium according to reports Here panel members hear Robert Curfman of Uranium Reduction company speak during the panels of the milling section of the symposium a I tY o N Ns s a w a a P w h ht t 4 A capacity crowd at the annual banquet heard Don executive vice president of Thor Westcliffe Development tell tellof tellof tellof of future sales of uranium to private buyers Mr firm was wu the first to be licensed by the to sell uranium on the open market In this country MOST HEAVILY ATTENDED event of the 3rd Annual Uranium Symposium held last ut week In Moab was wa the annual Chuck Wagon Supper largest ever held in Moab and according to reports was excellent excellent excel excel- lent from Crom beginning to end Beginning with the welcoming luncheon at the Towne and Country Country Coun try club at noon Friday tho the symposium continued with sections sections sec sec- holding meetings at the club Arches cafe caCe county court courthouse courthouse courthouse house Helen M 1 Knight elementary elementary elemen elemen- tary school Catholic parish hall halland halland halland and the chuck wagon dinner at atthe atthe atthe the Charles A A. Steen residence At the welcoming luncheon guests heard Dr Karl Cahen Cohen manager of the Advance Engineering Engineering Engineering Engin Engin- section Atomic Power Equipment department General Electric company of San Jose California a discuss current prospects prospects pro pro- for economic power in the United States Dr Cohen discussed power requirements requirements re re- re that might come about in the near future as the result of the use of atomic energy energy en en- ergy to create electric power He lie pointed out that while atomic power was still not on a competitive competitive competitive com com- basis with electricity electricity produced from fossil fuels costs in producing It from atomic atom atom- I ic reactors were being lowered considerably all the time am and that it could be counted on as asa asa a competitive fuel in the near nea near future Dr Cohen gave the audience audience aud- aud some Idea of the amoun amount of uranium that would be required ed to furnish power in the Ul United United Unit Unit- ted t- t ed States Panel speakers were introduced ed throughout the afternoon b by committee members to wind u uthe up the first days day's program That Tha evening the annual banquet was held in the Helen M. M Knight elementary elementary ele ele- ele- ele menta school with a capacity i attendance I Don executive vice vie president of Thor Westcliffe Development De De- DeVelopment I De-I of Santa Fe gave th the group three proposals made t to fully develop the uranium in in- in Mr firm was the first to be licensed to se sell uranium on the open market i In Inthis inthis this country and Europe Symposium Symposium Symposium Sym Sym- were high i in their praise of Mr talk The Santa Fe executive ha had been a late addition to the program program pro pro- gram after it was found Cound that Gen Patrick J J. J Hurley originally scheduled to make the banquet banque address was called back eason east easton on business Mr said there ar arthree are three basic problems holdin holding back full development of the industry in in- lie He outlined the problems as 1 The rhe fact American uranium reserve and milling companies companie are still buying the bulk of the uranium outside the United I States Mr stated that tha 60 per cent of uranium being processed in the U U. S S. S comes come from outside the country 2 2 The is giving more support support support sup sup- port to building of atomic power powe program abroad than in the U U. 3 He lie stressed the need fo for building a large consumer area at home 3 The uranium industry mus must have a free market without federal federal federal fed fed- eral guarantee support and limits lim lim- its Only by a competitive free market in the tradition of American Ameri Ameri- can enterprise can the uranium industry grow to its full potential potential potential poten poten- he declared The step taken in granting Thor Westcliffe the right to buy and sell on the open market marke shows the inclination of toward toward toward to to- to- to ward a free market he contin contin- con tin Saturday morning panels continued continued con con- I before the three luncheons luncheons lunch lunch- eons held at noon The milling luncheon featured a talk by Floyd Carman assistant l a rl r Z S' S j n K I I again held at the Charles Chari A A. Steen Shen residence overlooking Moab valley vally Over guests at et I tended the affair Photos by Bev Spencer rial relations director National Lead company in Monticello talked on Personnel Policies That luncheon was followed by bythe bythe bythe the milling forum Corum presided over overby overby overby by L. L A A. Painter of Moab The Geology and Mining luncheon luncheon lun lun- cheon heon featured a talk by A A. J J. J Nicol of oC Grand Junction who talked on Application of Geophysical Geophysical Geophysical Ge Ge- Methods to Exploration and Mining Ills His talk was followed by the geology and mining forum Corum moderated bywell by bywell bywell well known mining figure E. E H. H Snyder president of Combined ed Metals Reduction company The best attended affair of the symposium was the chuck wagon dinner held at Charles A A. Steens Steen's home overlooking Moab people people peo peo- pie enjoyed steak and all the trimmings at the supper Past president badges were presented to Bob Mates and E E. E J. J Mayhew of Moab A past pres president president I. I dent badge also went to Clem Chase who was unable to at I tend Gordon Miner is the chairman of the Uranium Section of the AIME RIME |