Vernal Express | 1948-02-11 | Page 4 | Mining Low Grade Ores Becomes Big Business Section

manhig nag low grade daae ores ures becomes big business K 4 I 1 larf large scale cal operations required to t make utah ores ri complete with other states tha ile mining and processing of low grade ores such as exist in utah re requires quires large scale operations which means big business just as mass production or assembly line production of a large manufacturing plant requires large capital investment for equipment and pay payrolls Tolls lar large scale production in mining demands deman 59 s extensive plants and pay payrolls folls hence they become ba big business in in utah the value per ton of ore mined is 3 0 compared to in ari arizona 1445 4 45 in angona arigona 1095 1 in morita montana a 1126 in colorado ad 0 and 1476 11 in idaho in order to compete with ores from neighboring states it is evi dent that operate on a large ecale so the only alternative is what is called bit business naturally where there are largi large mines there are also numerous numer 0 u small mines and the success oi ol 01 one mine stimulates prospector prospectors to 8 search earch for another so benefits of large scale operation opera tiona are not only confined to low coat cost operation but the larger ones an ari in a posit position i on to help the smallen pro properties verties w with I 1 th their process processing inS facilities and their continued research to keep abreast of markets hence bg business is not bad business