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Show " ' ' : Rifle RifJe N NaII NaIISfte4 Named Namedi . ; Site Sfte4 Sfte4r TW iTW 'f f ' 'fr -i- i - if - r r ' UU OUr Oil OilShaI f I Shal ShaI Plant Plant1 Plant1Government ! , Government to.Spend$1,600,000 to.Spend1600000 toSpend1600000 to toSpend ? . S'pend Spend ' $1,500,000 1500000 $ DayelopVast , , to DevelopVast De Dayelop lop Vast Shale Stiale Resources ResOu'ca ResOuca aelo ResOu'caWASHINGTON $ ' 8 t t < : \ WASHINGTON ASHINGTON W , Feb Fe re , Sit a4-ec- a4 ec 4-See- 4 See a4ecretary 4Seeretary - $ - Sec Secretary - - retary of the Interior IntertQt Inferior InteriorHaroldIckes -HaroldIckes HaroldIckes .Jarold Jarold J1aro1d - . .JaroldIckes J1aro1dickes { Ickes announced announc d Saturday theselection the theselection theselection selection of a site neat n nCa at * Rifle * . , Col C J . Colorado C l lorado . orado for a $1,500,000 1500000 $ , , oil oU shale shaledemonstration shaledemonstration e edemonstration demonstration plant--a plant a plant-a plant - - a pn proving provingground provingground > vtns vtnsground ground for new oil oU source sopce so pro pre precesses processes . cesses cessesOil Oil shale is an easily handled handledrock handledrock handledrock rock formation contain1 containing g min rain minerals rainerals minerals erals which produce oil under'treatment under treatment 'treatment ' It is estimated estlmated esUma , d that thatthere thatthere thatthere there are about 92OOOijOOOooo 02,000 02000 92,000,000,000 92000000000 , , 000,000 000000 , 1 : barrels of shale oil ava ava4able able in inI inthe I the United States--rougbly States rougbly States-roughly roughly States - - roughly tour four tourI fouror fouror I or fl five ve times the knoWA known etrol petrol petroleum , - eum resources and enougp enouJp enougji { for 60 60years 60years 00years years use at the present preent $ r rQte rate te 01 of ofoil ' 011 oil usage : The usageThe wartime rate of pqtroleum petroleumproduction troleum troleumproduction , , production according to tD Ickes Ickeswho , who also serves as the p ptrobeum petroleumadministrator administrator for war , . would wouldseriously wouldseriously wouldseriously seriously endanger known petroleum pe petroleum troleum reserves if it w were wCe te main maintained maintamed maintained7 7 I tamedI tained tamed Miles Mile . From RifleThe Rifle RifleThe The new plant , , to be establish establish- established . - ed about seven miles vest } 'west west ' of ofRifle ofRifle ofRifle Rifle will be builto builton built o on , , ' govern government government ment owned land and be b operated operat operated - ed in 10 conjunction conjuncbon with an 011 oil 011shale oilshale oilshale shale research and dev devloprnent devloprnentlaboratory developmentlaboratory laboratory to be built l1t at Lara Laramie Laramie Laramie mie , Wyoming on a site donated donatedto to the federal government governmeht by the theUmversity theUniversity theUniversity Ito donatedIto Umversity University of WyomingSelection WyomingSelection Wyoming WyomingSelection Selection of the Rifle and Lar- Lar Laramie Lararnie Lar-amie Lar amie - amie arnie sites puts in operation es- es essential essential es essential - sential parts of a five-year five year - - syn synthetic synthetic synthettc thetic liquid fuels program programwhich programwhich programwhich which embraces the production productionof of liquid fuels from both coal coaland coaland coaland and shale sources N Now ow under underconstruction underconstruction underconstruction construction at Bruceton Pa , is isa isa isa a coal synthetic fuels factory on onbureau onbureau onjureau bureau of mines mmes experimental experimentalcoal coal mine land land . , . . No site has been chosen for ademonstration a ademonstration ademonstration demonstration plant to o makeliquid make makeliqUid makeliquid liqUid fuels from coal , Jalthougha lthough a1though lthougha a1thougha a survey now is being being1snade jjnade made to.determine todetermine to tod.etermine todetermine lplea . d.etermine determine . the most practical taCtcal pfaCtical { ) : . ! to Io to.cation IoIcatlon : .cation cation . Icatlon , tion 1200 200 Ton Mine MineI MineMajor MineMajor I | Major parts of the Ute Rifle plantwill plant plantwill plantwill will include lOclude a 200 ton a-day a day - - shalemine shaleminewhich shale shalemlOe shalemine mlOe mine -which which - can be enlarged ifnecessary it if itnecessary ifnecessary necessary a one-and-one-halfmile one and halfmile oneandonehalfmile one-and-one-half one and half - - - - - - mile long aerial tramway to car carry carry carry ry the shale from the mine to the theplant theplant theplant plant and crushing and retort retorting retorting ing equipment of a capacity ade ade- ado- ado adequate adoquate adequate - - quate to provide useful lntorma informa information mformation tion on methods of operation and andcostp andcosts ltion lntormaltion cost costp ; ! for private industry A Ashale Ashale Ashale shale oil refinery of pilot plant plantscale plantscale plantscale , scale will be added laterOther laterOther later laterOther Other installations at the theplant theplant Iplant theIplant plant will include housing hou'ling houling houcing ' units unitsand unitsand unitsand and a dormitory for about 12 125 125employes 125employes lem employes loyes a small temporatory temporatory'offke temporatoryoffice temporatoryoffice 'offke offke ' office and laboratory building , a powerhouse a combination machine machine ma machine chine shop warehouse and garage garage gar : age a mess hall hail and kitchen and andapproximately andapproximately appr-oxlmately appr oxlmately approximately : - a mile of access t { OS Selection ectlOn of the Rifle site fol folIlowed followed followed lowed surveys of potential loca locations locations locations tions in m Utah Wyoming Nevada NevadaIndiana NevadaIndiana , Ilowed Indiana Kentucky Ohio ana anaTexas and andTexas andTexas : Texas all oil shale states Con Considered Considered I IIsidered Isidered | sidered in in the final decision was wasthe wasthe wasthe | the shale itself the ownership of of'available ofavailable ofavailable 'available available ' available land the topography of ofIthe ofthe ofthe Ithe the areas the water supply , the theaval1ablhty theavailability theavailability aval1ablhty availability of power transpor transpora transporation transportstion I ItlOn tion facilities and living hving condil condi conditions conditions ltions condilltions tions for the employes employesRifle employesRifle ' Rifle Formations Formabon . RichIckes Rich RichIckes , Ickes said investigation mdi mdiIcates mdicates indicates Icates cates that of the estimated 92 92iooo 92000 iooo 000 000 000 barrels of recover recoveri recoverable recoverable recoverable i ! able shale oil 011 in the United UnitedStates UnitedStates ' States nearly 48000000 48 000 000 000 bar barrels barrels barrels rels are sealed in the shales of ofgeologic ofgeologic ofgeologic geologic formations around Ri Rifle Rifle Rifie fle The richest formations were werefound werefound werefound found by the bureau of mines in inthe inthe Inthe the area between Rifle and De- De Do- Do DeBeque DoBeque De-Beque De Beque - - Beque They are expected to toYield toyield toyield Yield from five to more than tengallons ten tengallons tengallons gallons of oil per ton tonIn tonIn tonIn In the past the cost of manu facture .facture . has been markedly higher high higher er than market value of the the pro pro- products products products - - ducts ductsThe The goal of the Rifle demonstration demon demonstratlon demonstratton stratlon stratton plant and the researchand research researchand researchand and development laboratoryplanned laboratory laboratoryplanned laboratoryplanned planned at Laramie will be tocorrect to tocorrect tocorrect correct this situation as far aspossible as aspossible aspossible possible and to cut a pattern en enabling enabling enabling abling private industry to bring bringabout bringabout bringabout about economic utilization of ofAmerican ofAmerican ofAmerican American oil shales to supple supple- supplement supplement supplement - - ment the diminishing diminiBhing ources "ources 'ources " ' of ofpetroleum ofpetroleum ofpetroleum petroleum petroleumTribune -Tribune Tribune - Tribune |