Vernal Express | 1955-02-17 | Page 56 | 1,000 Claims Supply U-Ore during 1954

1 1000 claims supply lyu U ore during 1954 GRAND JUNCTION colo the atomic energy commissions operations erat ions office here purchased uranium ore from 1000 c claims during 1954 according to sheldon P wimpfen manager of the 0 office in IM he said ore was purchased from and from in 1952 1052 in 1948 the commission purchased ore from only 48 claims the grand junction operations office of the purchases ore from the entire area west of the mississippi river bonus payments in the 45 m months 1 since I nee the grand junction operations ons office was opened in march of 1951 total wimpfen announced these payments ments are made on the first 10 pounds of uranium 0 ore re produced 0 and bo bought u by the A total of 2680 claims have been validated for the payment he said rate of bonus payments now Is up to approximately per month rising to that figure from an average of during the past few months seventy eight mines have received the full bonus allowance of according to wimpfen Wlm mattly was paid out in bonus payments