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Show Neighboring Mining Areas Contribute to Utah Industries r . -. - . - . 6 ' ' ' . " - 1 - ' L ail - - . c " .V .l.JG X' ' " r f . ' . - ; y r- - . - - t f " ' . - ' " ft '.'' - - A, m,'-x" " " ' 1 ' ' -. 4 .- ..j , r .. . r-- ' s - ' . ' p ' --"'-i.Mfe ..'' ' ; ' ' r-..'r: . .i.- ''v I ' - " " ' - - - ' ".' . . T : . Tho transformation of a barren wasteland into a thriving industrial community is the objective in every ev-ery 8tate. Milling lias a habit of doing just ; that, as the above two pictures indicate. in-dicate. Here is a before and after picture of the Mountain City Copper Cop-per company property located in , the ueicbboriiiK state of Nevada. The above picture was taken in l'.Hll) prior to the discovery of ore anil tho bottom picture was taken after 19158 when the transformation was completed. From a prospect 'employing two to three men, it has risen to an industrial enter-; enter-; prise employing 250 men and supporting sup-porting a community of 1,200 persons. per-sons. In the past this has happened in Utah many times, but during re- ! cent years few new mines have heou developed here. Prospect- J ing has declined and mining is now largely confined to the older established estab-lished districts. The future of mining min-ing is dependent upon prospecting and this phase of mining should be encouraged and fostered, or one of the state's greatest industries is sure to decline. The development of mines in neighboring states, however, is welcomed in Utah, as virtually all of the crude non-ferrous ores mined in the west are shipped to Utah for reduction. Utah is the leading smelting center of the world and such companies as the American Smelting & Refining company, the United States Smelting & Refining company. International Smelting & Refining comapny the Combined Metals Reduction company maintain main-tain an unfailing market for ores from all over the west. When a mine is developed in a neighboring state, it means industry for Utah, transportation for the railroads and employment for men. |