Show GILSONITE MINES OF BASIN ATTRACT FOREIGN BUYERS Gilsonite deposits in the Uintah Basin got a publicity break n Salt Sall Sal Lake City daily papers this week in consequence of a visit by Dr Dr Carlos A A. Friz president of th the the Pan American Mining and Minerals Minerals Minerals Min Min- corporation and Herbert Gast Cast manager of the Hamburg Germany unit of his Ws company The huge deposits of gilsonite in the Uintah Basin are attracting attracting attracting attract attract- ing international attention due tc to the value of the bituminous material material mater mater- ial as paint pigments Pouring ol of n millions of dollars of new wealth onto into the section according to Dr Friz awaits only utilization of the apparently unlimited deposits on a commercial scale Visit Raven Mines Dr Friz accompanied by Mr Gast Cast visited the Raven Mining Co properties near Ft Ft Duchesne We would be glad to purchase large quantities of the substance he is quoted for use in Germany ed as saying if customs and export export export ex ex- port tariffs were not unfavorable as we understand them to be Fred C. C Ferron manager of the Raven properties at Ft Duchesne stated Thursday that about 40 per percent percent percent cent of their output is exported to foreign countries principally to tc Germany He added that there are four separate companies mining gilsonite in the Basin and could not state that the same percentages percentages percentages percent percent- ages would hold true for forthe the other companies Many Deposits Withdrawn Mr Ferron talked to the visitors visitors visit visit- ors when they were at the Raven properties but but bue- said he his hs company had never had any previous connection with Dr Friz company Leland Inland H H. H Kimball Salt Lake City interested in the Parlette properties south ot of Myton My ton pointed point point- ed out in Salt Lake City Monday night that many of the deposits dep have been withdrawn from entry by the federal government but that with present processes probably probably probably ably half the profitable deposits opened in the Uintah Basin have been exhausted Processes for treating poorer quality deposits now are a a. vital need for the development development de development de- de of that section of Utah he said |