Show INo No Word Yet on Uranium Price I Rich lich Discoveries of Uranium Reported Through Moab Area The recent announcement of oftie the tie Atomic Energy Commission that hat it would shortly embark on a program of purchasing uranium ore has bas had the result resul of f greatly speeding up the search earch for this radio-active radio min min- ral eral Scores of prospectors have been seen In the field during recent months and hundreds of new claims have been filed for record rec- rec ord rd in the county recorders recorder's of- of Lice nce at Moab Some extremely rich discoveries discoveries dis- dis reportedly have been made and some of ol the newly found deposits are said to be extensive Geiger edger counters one of the developments of atomic research research re- re search earch are being toeing used to some extent in locating ore deposits and nd are said to be very effect effect- i lye ive ve Some deposits' deposits of uranium It t is reported have been found in n rock not classi classified as carno- carno tite ite and the ore is said to be i dissimilar in color and texture to o the commonly identified canary canary can- can ary ry colored uranium bearing ore re Mine owner awner and prospectors are re awaiting word as to the price rice the government will pay for or the ore before commencing mining operations As soon as there here is a definite announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment as' as to a satisfactory price and nd buying program production production tion on of ore re will start O on an extensive ex- ex scale local owners mine-owners state tate No has yet been made by the Atomic Energy Commission as to a aprice aprice aprice price to be paid by the government government government gov gov- for uranium ore and other details of the proposed ore-buying ore program according according according accord accord- ing to a telephone message to The Times Independent this morning Capt Philip Phllip Leahy Western estern representative of the commission commis Is- Is sion has not yet returned cOE d to Grand Junction from Was Washington Washing Washing- ton DC D.C. where he went weri a month ago to confer with the commission regarding a proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed schedule of price and ore buying program agreed to between him and representatives tives of the independent carno- carno tite producers At the meeting with the Independent Independent independent inde Inde- pendent producers Capt Leahy pra practically assured the group that between the and last of March a price schedule and program of procurement of ura ura- ore would be announced k by Y the commission I According to the information received by The Times Inde pendent I from om Grand Junction Capt Leahy is expected to return return return re re- re- re turn to that city within the next day or two and it is felt certain that all details of the federal uranium program will be made public before the last of th the tM month |