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Show Septembei 2. 1953 The Western Mineral Survey. Salt Lake City. Utah Pigs Seven Technicians Finish Study Of Analysis of Ore Spencer Builds for Open Pit Mining Process X-R-ay Survey Denver Bureau DENVER Eighteen technical men from Denver industry, S. governmental laboratories U. and university today completed the second summer y course instructed by Dr. I. Fankuchen, international industrial authority. Announcement was made today by James P. Blackledge, head of the Metallurgy division of the Denver Research Institute, University of Denver. Blackledge stated these men who are actively engaged in applying techniques to the solution of problems for their companies and governme n t a 1 agencies, learned the latest methods of analysis which is one of the quickest methods of One of the first shipments of of uranium samples, analysis uranium penetrated ore was resoils dairy products, textiles, paportedly shipped from the Uintah per, wood, rubber. Basin area this week. is used to control impurities Ranger Uranium Exploration in Itmanufactured products such as and Development Co., shipped cement, greases, asbestos, paints, their first load, William Daughall and petrometals, batteries, erty, president reports. leum. Daugherty said the ore is Blackledge further pointed out running approximately .24 per that while this process of atomcent uranium oxide." He added ic. has .been fingerprinting that value of the ore is expectto science known for some 40 ed to increase as exploration conyears, it has just been in the last tinues. few years that it has been put to He did not report the amount use for industrial problems. of ore shipped or its destination. The University of Denver in Ranger, according to Daugherthis course used ty, is still in the offering stage. presenting of their Denver Relaboratories The company owns a drill rig and search Institute, which have unother mining equipment. Dedertaken work for such velopment work, Daughterly sponsors as Union Carbide and said, is expected to start im- Carbon Climax Molybdemediately on a group of Ranger num Co.,Corp., various agencies of the claims located near Rim Rock of and loDefense, Department Uranium mine. cal and regional uranium process- Construction of a new road has stimulated open pit mining by Spencer Uranium Corp., on its properties at Monument Valley, X-ra- close x-r- ay Ranger Reports First Shipment From Uintah x-ra- x-ra- y y ing firms. . Blackledge said that the entire class, along with Dr. Fankuchen Pipe Lines1 Biggest Rooter participated in DRIs fourth ananalAn iron monster called a riper nual symposium on is one of the best friends of the ysis in Denver last August men laying pipe line in shale which drew some 170 people from 38 states. and sandstone. a The ripper, sometimes called rooter or a stinger, weighs from 4 to 6 tons and looks like United Western Buys x-ra- y 11-1- a giants beckoning forefinger. 2, The fingernail represents the Claims In So. Utah working part of the device, which United Western Minerals Co. can be set for depths down to of Santa Fe., N.M., has purchased moves feet. It four along behind 109 claims in the Coleman Can- a tractor, rooting up sandstone, One of the first shipments of shale, and rock layers along the Alva Utah, Simpson, president of the Before the advent of the ripcompany, reported. said the company to Simpson be had rock dynaper, layers to other work all and plans begin constructing a stopped mited, until the operation was complet- road into the area immediately and will then begin blocking out a tlme-aned ore body. the procedure. right-of-wa- y. d money-consumin- ore has been moved to the mill which ranged from .30 to .40 per cent. When building the road into the pit more ore was encountered. This has considerably broadened the companys knowledge of the channel. y x-ra- g A PUZZLEMENT Moab Uranium isnt sure what to from their recent discovery on the Happy Shep claims Mount Hillers group but here Ted Siapeara, operator, more real ore from another producer in the Big Indian expect in the dumps Valley. Freakish Formation Stymies Moab Co.; Strike Uncertain Spokesmen for the company announced they are proceeding with the long form underwriting. The underwriting is designed to provide funds for large scale mining operations and to put the company in a strong cash position for acquisition of additional, worthy uranium properties. The long form application asks theSEC for in excess of $300,000. The price of the new shares has not been determined, although it probably will be within a range MOAB, UTAH Moab Uranium grade ore would be found below. of $1 to $5. Moab Uraniums problem is Co. had a new uranium strike on how to mine a narrow its hands today, but company officials were uncertain as to just what ought to be done about it. The strike is on the Ilappy Shep claim in Moab Uraniums Mount Ilillers group, at the south base of Mount Hillers in the Henry Mountains. C. M. Hickman, chairman of the board and executive vice president, said the strike might easily be of bonanza proportions. However, because of a freakish formation there is no way of accurately estimating its worth. On the south side of Mount Hillers the Morrison formation for more than a mile stands up and down, instead of lying horizontal as it usually does. Counters pick up radiation all along structhe top of the officials say. ture, company Since drilling was not feasible, Moab Uranium drifted in from the base of the outcrop, more than 60 feet below the highest vein in a situation where stopeing would not be economical. It is possible, Pitzer said, that a new method of mining from the surface may have to be solved. Hickman said a mining engineer will be sent to the property to make suggestions on the best method of exploitation. Opinion of AEC officials also will be sought. Prospectus Out The new company is making a public offering of 10,000,000 shares with capital stock at three cents par value. point. Miners uncovered a vein slight-mor- e Corporation management will than a foot wide, running almost straight up and down, aft- be directed by Marlowe C. Smith, er tunneling 86 feet. A chemical president. assay showed a .26 per cent uraOther officers and directors are nium content. Don C. Liljenquist, Salt Lake Phil Pitzer, consultant geolo- City, vice president and director; gist who inspected the property Robert L. McKenna, Durango, the vein pos- secretary - treasurer; Robert White, Moab, Utah, director, Colo., di- rector. Smith has been actively enmuch deeper. gaged in the mining industry in Miners said the vein appeared and around Moab, and on the Colto be widening as it went down, orado Plateau for the last four with probability that higher- - years. Vitro Hires Darmody Albuquerque Hosts Thomas R. Darmody, Philadelphia, Pa., has been named assistant general manager of Vitro Engineering Division, New York, according to George White, executive vice president of Vitro Corporation of America. Personnel of Pacific Northwest Pipeline Corp. were honored at a buffet dinner held in Albuquerque Tuesday by the Oil, Gas and Mining Committee of the Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce. NELL INSURANCE AGENCY Complete Insurance Protection ALL rORMS Auto & "Why Pay More? Core UTAH DRILLING COMPANY Contract Drilling Core Drills Wagon Drills Rates at Competitive Prices Contact BILL OWEN P. O. Box 586 Surety Bonds Phone - Fire - Theft ALpine Manager Bes. Phone 56 - ALpine 3-4- Moab, Utah Phillips Petroleum Building 47 Reach an Interested market! OF LIABILITY M. G. NELL, Bus. Phone MINERAL SURVEY Prospectus for Wabash nium Corp., a a Utah corporation, came off the press this week. and Hugh McCormick, Moab, . . WESTERN Ura- up-and-do- Performance Advertise In The We'll Get the On Wabash after the strike, said sibly runs the entire length of the outcrop. Apparently it is at least 60 feet up and down at the point where the drift hit ore, and it may be Without charge, our consultants will gladly help you solve power problems Vanadium Corp. of 2 Monument Mine. A large amount of stock piled y x-ra- to Americas No. 26 |