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Show Predicts tons of uranium oxide. "IT we are talking in terms of .3 per cent U308, this would mean 8,000,000 Step-U- p In demand for uranium production over a long period of years is predicted by William B. Hall, general manager of the Vitro Uranium Company, who was guest speaker at a dinner meeting of the members of the Salt Lake Security Dealers Association in the A growing Atla Club. The guest speaker said there are only 12 or more mines with known reserves of 100,000 tons of uranium ore in the entire United States today. He said that with a reactor program anticipated as a boon to production, it appears as though the nation by 1900, would have annual requirements of 24,000 tons," Mr. Hall declared. Mr Hall pointed out that before investment for nuclear power plants can be contemplated, the nation should establish a sizeable reserve of fissionable material. He said it looks os though a healthy infant industry, uranium will be with us for 20 years", and stressed the fact it is already a $100,000 000 industry and the further fact that at the end of 1954 the capital investment of the United States for atomic energy will total 5 7 billion dollars He pointed to the fact the present uianium acitivity had its first impetus December, 2 1942 when the first chain reaction occurred "Welcome To Colorful Colorado In The Rocky Mountain Empire" Parkview Motel Your Home Away From Home North Ave. 1430 Phone 2039 Grand Junction, Colorado URANIUM-RICcanon of the Dolores River. The above photo was taken from an airplane, and is looking upstream toward Uravan from the Gateway area. The road seen winding along the river in the photo is considered an access road and is the only link between Gateway and Uravan. Walls of the canon have been found to contain rich uianium deposits and many mines aie located here. H ED EISENHAUER Canada Ranks Second Uranium is being mined in Canada so fast that our noithein neighbor has attained second place in production, Africa being top producer. And it will not be long before Canada is No. 1. The Algoma development has been storing 1,000, 000 tons of uranium ore a month for the past 18 months. There isnt another known field m the world with so much reserve In the Beaverlodge district, which includes Rix, Gunnar, Pronto and others, the U. S. has invested $9 billion in plants and facilities alone, and the demand for uranium increases. MOTOR CO. DODGE PLYMOUTH Dodge Job-Rate- d At 3rd & Colorado in Grand Junction Trucks And at Moab, Utah fwimi URANIUM MEN "W ern railroad at Grand Junction, from where major rail shipments aie made from the entue Western Slope, including uranium, agricultuie and orchard produce, cattle and sugar. d orchard nine miles west of Springs, for a six months contract for exploiation work on their propei ty, with an option to renew for 5'i more years After completion of Geological core drilling crew was to probe the Morrison formation running through the property The other lease calls for leasing of property on West Elk Creek owned by Ralph Dodo, with terms stated to be about the same as on the Shanks lease. No price was disclosed on either transaction Glen-woo- Garfield County Land Leased By Oil Hen Two large acreages in Garfield county have been leased for uranium exploration by local ranchers to uranium interests of Colorado Springs, headed by Roy Holt. Fust leases signed by Mr Holt, representative of a St Louis oil company, was for a miners lease on 300 acres of the Shanks apple Western Colorado's Only Commercial Oxygen & Acetylene Plant Medical Gases Acetylene Oxygen Lincoln Welders Victor Equipment McCulloch Chain Saws Jackson Products O Stoody Products Western Slope Oxygen Co. P. O. Bo 367 Phone 3037 Grand Junction Colorado i A I mMfcl Hill" . TnrTT ? - ;- rTrHfr-- Electrical Inetallation At Shiprock Mill by Kendall. We Specialize In All Types of Electrical Work LINE WORK MILL WORK INTERIOR INSTALLATIONS Ho Job Too Large or Too Small WHEN IN NEED OF ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR YOUR MINE OR MILL, BRING YOUR PROBLEMS TO US KENDALL ELECTRIC CO. Follow The Crowds To The Big Sign 134 No. 5th St., Grand Junction, Colo. Phone 1402 - 1403 |
