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Show ... 4 e B8 The Tlmeslndependent, Thursday, June 28, 1979 Utah energy hotline operates 24 hours In response to increasing demands for fuel information, Utah Travel Council has taken steps to make its energy hotline available on a 24 hour ' ' K-l- basis. ' The number is ' in operation 24 hours and offers Utah callers a recorded message on fuel conditions throughout the state. Information on 10 western states is supplied by the number which is answered by hotline operators from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. 521-81- it 02 533-568- 1, Downed power lines cause fire An MiVida mine property now Minerals West, Inc. operated by is. percent. We have hit some The ore is sold to a processing mill owned by Energy Fuels Co., a company in partnership with Minerals West for The mill development. an to receive expects within license operating one week. The mill is located 52 miles from the stage. Nielson reported that in Mi Vida mine. May the company mined They are buying ore 2,700 tons of ore, ranging in grade from .145 to .21 from all over San Juan percent. The company is County and stockpiling it, Nielson said. He added tunneling on other properties south and west of that many nations are Blanding and should be inquiring about the of buying the down to ore level in another month. However processed uranium to fuel nuclear another month. However, their power a escape shaft plants, so a market for all must be dug before of Utahs uranium seems assured. mining can take place. good ore this Nielson told month, stockholders. In some places it was eight feet deep, which helped in production. We will be mining ore from now on. We are through with the 100 percent development pretty pos-ibili- ty 36-in- cl 1248 Sq. Ft. te toll free is number, (800) also answered by hotline operators from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. who have information on fuel in Utah and 10 western states. After 6 p.m. a recorded message offers information on Utah 453-579- 4, Firefighters from Grand Valley Fire Dept, were called out to extinguish a fire caused by downed power lines last Thursday, June 21. Sheriff Jim Nyland reported that the 12,000 volt line broke after being struck by the winch boom of a 1957 International truck at the intersection of Mill Creek Dr. and Spanish Valley Dr. at 9:55 a.m. The truck was driven by Clifton Dale Kimball, 20, of Moab. Nyland stated that the profusion of sparks from the broken line ignited nearby brush and a wooden power pole. The fire was quickly contained and crews from Utah Power & Light Co. repaired the broken line. Minerals West, Inc. continuing to mine ore from its Mi Vida property, which was originally discovered and developed by Charlie Steen. This announcement was made by President Stephen M. Nielson at a stockholders meeting of the Monticello-base- d company, according to the June 20 issue of The Record. Mining ' Nielson went on to say that exploratory drilling has brought to light a considerable body of ore in the vicinity of the Mi Vida workings. The average thickness of the ore is 3.5 feet, with an average grade of six out-of-sta- only. The Utah Travel Council reminds travelers in Utah to utilize the first two numbers since the toll free number is operable from only. Alton Frazier, Director of the Travel Council sees the energy hotline not only as a safeguard for travelers but also as an incentive for encouraging travel within the state. "Utah is very fortunate," said Frazier, to not have experienced the problems other states have had during the last few months of the energy crunch. There has been an excellent response to Governor Mathesons appeal for observance of the 55 mph speed limit and to his proclamation to make this summer a chance to Rediscover Utah. 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