Show I I I I 1 j 1 1 Review of Colo Mining g Meeting By Special Correspondent DENVER DENVER- COLORADO Th The optimism op of of the uranium miners miner s was in sharp contrast to th the e gloom loom of the zinc lead miners a athe at et t the National Western Conference ce of at the Colorado Mining tion Just ended Though con convention speakers expressed e s a e d guarded hopes that at th the dying g zinc lead industry ve eleventh hour eleventh hour reef relief through pro or indirect govern ment subsidy the mine opera operas tors were not prepared to take much comfort until actual post pasi tive action had been taken by Washington Uranium miners on the other ther hand were given repeated as that that national requirements require requirements ments for uranium ore in the I future are un limited they were encouraged by officials to redouble their prospecting efforts anc and intensify development Those familiar With the uranium field appeared optimistic tlc that the present 15 depletion allowance on minerals will be Increased this year at the 27 t on petroleum similarly jt it s 's seems ems probable that depreciation rates on mining equipment will wUI be adjusted this year by federal authoritIes permItting write offs more consistent with the actual rate of deterioration deterioration- or obsolescence cence of machinery Several papers were re presented which dealt wholly or in inn part pal with Grand and San Juan Coun Coun- ties Dr J John Jahn hn W W. Gruner Gruner- Professor Pro Pro- fessor lessor of Geology at the othe University Uni Uni- University of Minnesota spoke on the origins of uranium ores in this region Robert J. J Wright of the Division of Raw Mater discussed guides to uran wan bum ium ores ares this area Sheldon P P ir 11 U. U of the P P ir 11 U. U of the Manager oft Grand Junction office and D. D Phillip L Merritt Assistant Director for Exploration of the Raw Ma Materials Branch in New York discussed various aspects aspects' aspects aspects' as as- peels of uranium production and prospects Virgil Bilyou Mine Superintendent discussed bodies and Merritt JC K Ruddock Cal Uranium Vice gave alkon n recent developments de developments In fn the in-the the Big Indian 1 Valley region 1 Charles Ules Steen Steena informative talk or on latest developments de at is covered elsewhere in this issue A n number of persons from this area attended the conference which had the thel largest attendance In n its year 51 history Among those from Moab Moo were Howard Baisley Balsley Cecil Thomson Robert B. B Daniel William Harding Bob Barrett Dan Garth and Vance lance and George P P. P Dix I |