Vernal Express | 1955-02-17 | Page 119 | Nevada U-Search is Increasing

nevada U search increasing uranium expecting prospecting continues to mount in grant t county nevadas rich metal mining county more than lode locations have been made in the burro mountain white signal central pinos altos alto black range and georgetown mining districts newest hot pot spot la im uranium locations is the ballads Bul lads peak district 25 miles vest west of silver city where some 30 claims have been located and filed in recent weeks california and texas capitalists ita lists with geologist geologists and engineers have visited silver city and m made ade a tour of grant coun county in inspecting spec ting location locations in several e iastan instances ces important leases at t large arge c cash A down ants payments were reported to have been made to finance extensive development of promising claims claim records of the S bureau of mines show that mat grant county for more than SO 50 years has proved to be one of the richest mineralized areas in the U S in both nonferrous metals precious metals and non these include copper lead iron manganese vanadium gold silver num meerschaum scheelite and sulphur