Show J f f l I. I ft ti J H Averages Per Pound Report Shows The US WS Government paid an t average of per pound for uranium concentrates during the past six calendar months of 1958 During the six months the commissions commission's depot In Grand Junction received a total of G 6 6 tons of uranium oxide The approximate total amount paid for Cor the uranium was Statistics released by forthe for forthe forthe the period showed tha that domestic oro ore reserves were estimated to total tons tOilS on January January Janu Janu- ary ory 1 1959 Ore receipts at all aU private and government purchase ase depots In July July- December 1958 totaled dry y short tons oro ore fed fM to process totaled tons with an average overage grade de of per cent uranium oxide Ore stockpiles as of Decem Decem- ber l ber er 31 1958 totaled dry tons As AI of January 1 there were 23 uranium processing mills In operation Including the govern govern- owned ment-owned mill at MontIcello Their combined rated dally daily capacity capacity ca ca- was tons of ore per day and their total estimated capital investment was the fl figures Ures show how Through December 31 1958 1058 a total of 13 had been paid on certified properties as Initial Initial Ini ml tint production bonus under the terms of Domestic Uranium Program Program Program Pro Pro- gram Circular 6 6 G. Payments for forthe forthe forthe the last half of 1958 were 1 1 |