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Show The National Enterprise , January 12, 1977 Tikis was me tamcMoad For 15 years, the Clear Air Solid Waste Disposal System has been reducing garbage volume by 90, converting it to a valuable energy resource, and doing it more efficiently than any other system on the market today. Page three BLM Regulations Will Ruin the Mining Industry by Alene E. Bentley The Bureau of Land Management, it seems, is worka ing overtime these days phenomenon to be normally commended if it werent for the disastrous consequences resulting from their work. But regulations to minimize adverse environmental impacts from mining operations promise to add miners and prospectors to the list of endangered species and intensify impending threats of U.S. dependency on foreign sources for metallic minerals. As written, the proposal is an absolute disgrace to the mining industry, according to Richard V. Wyman, president of Inter-mounta- in Exploration, a never be a shortage of garbage, only a shortage of space to put it. As this problem becomes increasingly acute. Clear Air, Inc. will continue to pioneer the most efficient systems of solid waste disposal and materials recoveryrecycling with energy generation in the bargain. EPA standards? We exceed them all. Clear Air, Inc. .'..meeting the needs of the future. There will mining concern with operations in Nevadas Comstock Lode. And he intends to do everything he can to kill it. In its single minded attempt to right old wrongs and clean up the environment overnight with quick and simple solutions, the has decreed that it must reduce potential environmental damage from mining operations on Federal land. That, it believes, can be accomplished by requiring mining operators to get approval of planned operations on their unpatented mining claims before commencing. And bonding requirements also figure into its scheme of improvements. Simply put, a prospector can scarcely turn a shovel of dirt without first getting permission from the BLM to explore for minerals by geoBLM geological, geophysical, chemical or other techniques Going public is tough. Keep ing your seat is even tougher. Going public can be a great opportunity for growth (stock can often facilitate acquisitions) . . . but its not much consolation if youre left on the outside looking in. We can make your company public and keep you in control. No need to worry about months of delays, either. We move quickly and precisely. Talk to us before you give your company away to a board of directors. You built it; you should keep it. - erurttiw Corporation 747 E. South Temple Salt Lake City, Utah 84103 (Eljatham (801) 531-623- 6 Contact Richard L. Chatham, President 6 Salt Lake City (801) 531-623- including sampling and drilling to determine the type, extent, or quantity of minerals present. Bonding requirements will be based on estimated costs of stabilizing, rehabilitating, and reclaiming all areas that would be disturbed by the proposed operation, and requirements for surface protection measures covering air quality, water quality, solid wastes, aesthetic values, fish, wildlife and plant habitat, cultural values and land survey And the monuments. miners plan of operations must show exactly how he intends to do all that and when it will be completed. Protests Abound A mouthful it is, and little wonder the collective uproar from the mining industry is deafening. After much hullaballo, the BLM did consent to an extension of 30 days (until Feb. 5) before closing the Written comment period. into the Federal Register on Dec. 6, the regulation was originally intended to shut off public comments on Jan. 6 a pitifully short period of time for a proposal of this magnitude and one issued in the midst of the Christmas Holidays (and slow mail) to boot. Queried one miner, What are they trying to do? Sneak this one past before anyone finds out? The question basic to this type of proposal, of course, is whether the Bureau of Land Management can justify the need for these procedures. Most industry spokesmen say it cannot. A barren state endowed with considerable mineral wealth, over 90 percent of Nevada's lands belong to the Eight-si- x public. percent of its land mass is under BLM jurisdiction. One of the biggest tourist attractions is Virginia City, at the edge of the Comstock Lode. No Justification Congressman James Santini of that state believes the regulation to be too strict and basically unnecessary. In a letter to Curt Berklund, director of the BLM, he asked for proof of actual data supporting the need for the We havent regulation. had any complaints in Im not Nevada, he said. saying problems dont exist, but Id like to see proof. The regulation fails to recognize man as a factor and part of the environ- ment, said Donald Springer, an consulting geologist. environmental Its said W. Howard overkill, Continued on page ten Idaho-base- d Food Irradiation Maldng Progress ROCKAWAY, N.J. Announcing what it termed the most significant breakthrough to date in its efforts to promote the use of gamma irradiation as a means of processing and preserving foodstuffs, Radiation Technology, Inc. (OTC 1.625, 2.00) reported receipt of an initial pilot order to process approximately 25 kilograms of fin fish for export to Dr. Martin A. Holland. Welt, president of Radiation Technology, said the initial pilot order would be shipped via air within the next few weeks for submission to Dutch health authorities. If, as anticipated, the irradiated fish meets with their approval, the buyer has indicated that additional orders in commercial quantities will be given to Radiation Technology. Only recently did Dutch health authorities give approval to the use of radiation as a means of processing fin fish, poultry and several other foodstuffs. Welt said the pilot order represents a major step forward, both for the company and for the future of radiation processing in the food field. With this order, we have moved into direct competition with conventional, e methods of food preservation such as freezing and canning, and will have the chance to demonstrate on a commercial scale the feasibility and advantages of radiation prohe cessing of foodstuffs, said. Radiation preservation of foodstuffs, he noted, could save the U.S. hundreds of millions of barrels of oil per year if implemented on a wide scale. energy-intensiv- Welt asserts that 20 years of research in food irradiation has revealed no adverse effects on the processed food and in some cases a reduction in the cannutritional loss ning or freezing. He believes radiation processing of food could substantially extend shelf life, cut spoilage and waste while requiring only a small fraction of the energy and materials consumed by conventional food preservation techniques. He said that the action by Dutch health authorities permitting the use of radiation on food was part of the vis-a-v- is recognigrowing world-wid- e tion of the safety and benefits of this mode of food preservation. In addition to the Dutch, such organizations as the World Health Organization (WHO), Food and Agricultrual Organization (FAO) and the International Atomic Energy inhave (IAEA), Agency creasingly advocated the use of radiation processing for key foodstuffs, and this trend will, we believe, become increasingly evident in this country as well, he added. Welt cites as evidence a petition by the U.S. Army, expected to be filed with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the spring of 1977, for a ruling permitting irradiation of red meats. Petitions to irradiate other foodstuffs, including fin fish, are also expected shortly. The initial order for 25 kilograms of cod filets will be purchased and prepared locally, processed at the companys Rockaway, N.J. radiation facility and shipped via commercial carrier to Holland. |