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Show (ffe) res Officers M Solution: Rffimng Program Efer Texas Gulf Sulphur Co. anmmiiri-d late T-:day, July Ju-ly 14, that it had dceidi-d to convert from conventional underground mining to solution solu-tion mining at iU Cane Creek xt;i:i)t mine near Moalj. l''ir the pa.-'l few years, the company ha.s doi extensive ex-tensive irevaivh on tin; ad-vi.saUiilily ad-vi.saUiilily of changuig from one method to the other. Convinced that solution mining min-ing is feasible and jwactic.il, tin; company is now proceeding pro-ceeding with conversion to Uris process with a completion comple-tion date scheduled for inid-PJ71. inid-PJ71. Sjlutiim mining will permit per-mit polaiili production at i'O'fl'.s .subit.'in'l ally- Ik-low llios.' ex.-nenced using conventional con-ventional underground mining min-ing rnbthiKls ;ind make tin; profit competitive with other oth-er producers. This will jx-r-mit Texas Gulf to continue supplying its customers from two sources the Cane Crock Miik; in Utah, and the Allen Potash Mine in Saskatchewan, Sas-katchewan, Canada. i ... i . in solution manng, me present mine will be flooded flood-ed wi h water and the resulting re-sulting brine containing bo'h potash and sodium chloride will be withdrawn through drilled wells. Solar evaporation evapor-ation in specially cons'ruct-ed cons'ruct-ed ponds Will concentrate Balls from the brine-. The salts will then be processed through the existing facilities facilit-ies at the plant. To be addd to the present pres-ent surface facilities would be a cooling unit, p'p-jlincj and the large solar evaporation evapor-ation ponds which will total several hundred acres in nurfaoe area. Costs of the conversion were pegged two weeks ago by General Manager Bill Bessinger of the Potash Division, Di-vision, who indicated that estimaD.-s of $5 million had bren given up to Hi at date by preliminary studies conducted con-ducted by the Division. He also stated at (hat time that only underground workers work-ers would be aXfceUd by the change and that many of tiiom could be utilized in surface work connected with the ponding and harvesting of br.ne-i. l'j i M-iit ,Mi-!a ' employment ,-Jioiild not be .'fit-it-d, lie .-..i-d, hoo ver il would be d.ll'jeult at tin tune to (In i-nii.iii- Jii .1 v.h' I empl' m lit would level out Even lln ii -;ii I!-'- ;i:.ii.,iiii'-e- llli lit V.. II llllilJl-'ilely je .nil ill a ill ill Mlployili' lit .'ii lie! Cane Creek operation, it v.;ri J i : 1 1 1 1 d w itii op' inn .in m Mo-.ib, Mo-.ib, uir-ie- ji ,ileiil ; ('-aio'l a total shut do.i of the operation op-eration if tiir- Iran:,.! ion were not made. A TGS of.Vial :,ta(ed in Moab several v.e-il. i ago dliat "tiie Cane Creek M.m; h;is never y-t o; -rat- d at a profit, nor can we Xpert it to .;( rate at a profit under conventional methods, as long as tiie j.-rie of potash -r mains at pr sent lew Is." It is cxX'cVd tin t the solution solu-tion mm ng rnel'nod ujll re--uee th" cost of op ration by several dollars per ton of compli ied produce, thus making mak-ing the Cane Ciiik facility competitive on the world market. t i Dr. Walter E. Stilson began be-gan practice this week its a companion doctor to Dr. Jay P. Munsey at the Family Practice Clinic. |