Show black hills U ore under CUSTER S D in lesa less than then three years the dlack black hills district has been developed into a uran turn lum producing aren area with a bright future an atomic energy spokesman said ald here uranium mining in the black nilla nills Is here to stay asserted john king of the a black hills boffl office ce at hot ilot springs mining ig Is underway in five different regions of the black hills but the surface has only been scratched said the geologist who 0 observed there Is a great deal more ur uranium gium ore in the blick black hills than Is now expected the first uranium bearing ore king n noted was discovered three years ago in craven canyon north of edgemont by jerry brennan rapid city lawyer while studying indian writings on the canyon wall A yellow stain on the rock attracted his attention he ile took ta samples amples to the school of mines which aich didenti identified fled the substance as carno tUo a uranium bearing ore since Bren brennann nans discovery more than 2000 claims have been filed in fall river county alone the established an n or ore buy lly ing station near edgemont t two years ago and an ore processing plant I 1 Is now under consideration A large mine Is in operation ope rallon near carlisle wyo wye in the north cm era black hills there ore are other mines in operation throughout the black it hills its both in south dakota and wyoming he said aerial radiometric surveys have revealed some of the largest lodes in the hills the th I 1 ground prospect op ing with scintillating eq equipment also MIS brought drought important dis co veries although uranium mining in he the black hills la is done mostly by stripping and excavating with ith bull dozers drilling has deter dete r mined uranium ore is not limited to the surface uranium was found feet down in the edgemont area and feet down in the northern black hills the uranium Is here all that Is left Is to rind find it concluded king |