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Show Septembei 28, 1956 THE WESTERN MINERAL SURVEY Page 2 Columbia Green River Canyon Ore Discovery (Continued from Page 1) property is that of Western Development Co., a New Mexico firm which has a camp in Spring Canyon, eight miles south of the Edna group. Columbia Uranium made its first shipment less than 90 days after development work was started. Much surface exploration of the Edna group had preceded the development program. President of Columbia Uranium is Sam Thomas of Seattle, who also is president of Peter Thomas Co., manufacturers of commercial truck bodies. Oter principal officers are Nathan Feinberg, vice president, and George Mosler, secretary. Feinbrg is prsident of the Buffalo Export Co. of Seattle and Mosler is a Seattle attorney. Main office of Columbia Uranium is 516 Artie Building, American Chain Co. Displays NewMexico Mines Cal Uranium Experiments New Wares At AM Congress Shatter Past Process With Upgrade Output Record One of the outstanding features of this A larger than usual Uranium ore sample may make mining years Mining Show at the Shrine Exposition Hall will be at (New Mexico Survey Bureau). this week. New Mexicos mines smashed history Booth 115. There, the American Chain & Cable Co., Inc is disThe ore, a two ton representative sampling from the Cal records the past fiscal playing samples of type VHS drag lines, VHS shovel hoist lines production year, the state mine inspector Uranium Mine is southern Utah is being taken to the Tripp Reand VHS slusher ropes. search Laboratory at Dallas, Tex., for final laboratory evaluareported this week. These ropes are said to be setting new .service records In his annual report, Inspector tion of a new uranium ore beneficiating process recently dethroughout the metal mining industry and several organizations John Garcia said that the pro- veloped by Tripp. LOS ANGELES have reported 100 per cent greater service life. table containing actual samples Service reports on drag lines of AGCOs Cable-Laislings and shovl hoist ropes are par- which can be picked up, twisted, ticularly impressive, including a tied in knots, and otherwise indefinite decrease in breakage due spected to show the products to shock and abrasion. At a strip extreme flexibility. Also displaymining installation, operators re- ed is an assortment of ACCO Regport a service life increase of over istered Boom Cable Assemblies 50 per cent for 1 inch VHS drag to dramatize their double hinglines used to remove rock over- ing action which has completely burden. and effectively dampened vibration and eliminated metal fatigue Another operator, using 2 inch caused by vibration. cable averaged 1060 hours of service against previous life or 620 VIIS wire rope and wire rope hours. In southern Illinois, a con- assemblies have been made posstruction company averaged 25 sible by selecting heats of high days service as compared with carbon steel and following special drafting practices throughdays. previous averages of out its manufacturing stages. Thes VHS 15 per cent stronger wire ropes, designated To insure highest quality, all and LAY-SEhave an av- coils of rope are tested for tensile, erage tensile strength of 300,00 torsional and other physical proppsi. They are manufactured in erties, inch to 2 inches diameters of Representing the Wire Rope Diby both the American Cable and visions at the show will be E. H. Hazard Wir Rope Divisions of Todd, sales manager, assisted by ACCO at Wilkes-BarrFa. G. F. Lehr, R. S. Heffner, J. V. In the boths foreground is a Donovan, and T. W. Miller. 7-- 12 TRU-LA- Y T, e, 145 South State Phone DA 2-24- duction total for the fiscal year ending June 30 was $155,974,038 oran increase of $45,474,124 over the previous year. lie said the production hike was due to the reactivation of producers, inmajor lead-zin- c creased price level of copper and the continuation of increased production of uranium. "WORLDS LARGEST ELECTRIC LOG FILE" ARCHITECTS & ENGINEER'S SUPPLIES Lead A total of 7,382 tons valued ar$l,905,370 was reportec for an increase of $1,469,476. Films Supplies For Enlarged iz Reduced Blue Engineer's iz PhotoCopies Lines Electrical Log Service Draftsmen iz Architects- - Riley Reproductions Co. ed The report statec governments demanc Manganese that the for 40 per cent or better recoverable manganese has cut the states production. Operators re- ported 97,485 tons valued a $3,677,464 for fiscal 1955, an increase of $721,528. Perlite A total value of $1, 166,884 or an increase of $114,015 was reported. Garcia said that mines in the state employed 5,314 persons during the period. re- Vida Mine and Floyd Odiums Lisbon Mine. Other mines in the immediate area include the E. L. Cord property, Hecla Mining Co., Homestake Mining Co. and other Odium interests. -- mercial rang. WESTERN MINERAL SURVEY up-grad- ed MEWS . 11 PRIM LOHMINI - CZaCUULTIOH Church Street 2402 Curtla St., Denver 431 ' Phone EX - ALplne ADVEBTXSIira Box 3608 - Ell Silt Lake City, Utah CurtU St., Denver 2403 ALplne Entered aa second class matter at Salt Lake City, Utah, under Act of March 3. 1879. Subscription rates: 88:00 for two for one yes r. 83.00 rears; Plessa mention Western Mineral Surwhen wrltlns to advertisers. Advertising rates on application. vey MIRIAM BRINTON REX L. McARTHUR Editor Adv. Manager All newt appearing In the Western Miners! Survey obtained from sources believed to be reliable but no responsibility is sssnmed for accuracy of statements. Reproduction of any material from publication mast have written permission from the publisher. ABREAST OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS Superior Reproductions iz Van Dykes up-grad- The process will also allow present commercial grade ores to be to the nexpensively point of most beneficial payment under the current Circular 5 pricing structure. English, Chairman of the Board of Mountain Mesa said that upin uranium output with prospect- on successful completion of the ing being conducted in 27 of the labortatory itests, pilot equipment states 32 counties. will be moved onto the mine site Garcia gave the following for trial under actual working breakdown on mining activities conditions. Present plans call for the pilot during the fiscal year: run to be made sometime in OcCopper This metal took the tober. At this final test will be lad in production for the first finance representatives, and oftime in four years with potash ficials of the Mountain Mesa Urayielding the No. 1 spot. A volume nium Corporation. It is hoped of 70,533 tons valued at $61,567,-62- 7 that representatives of the Atomic was reported. The highest Energy Commission will also be prices in the history led to copper able to attend. The Cal Uranium property was taking the first production. acquired by Mountain Potash A volume of 11,482,108 recently Mesa from the Ruddock Inter, tons valued at $55,659,278 was re ests In a $3,200,000 transaction. ported an increase of 1,036,485 ' It lies in the Big Indian Wash and $4,337,016 over the previous Mining District, San Juan Counyear. ty, Utah Steens Mi Uranium Production was valued at $15,349,376 or an increase KEEP Zinc The production value totaled $11,454,90510 times the 1954 valuation. iz Blue Pitafe leased as yet, Mountain Mesa of ficials H. O. English and Louis England, present at the mine site for the sampling disclosed that by the process, uranium ores here-o-for- e too low for commercial to mining could be comwell them within the iring New Mexico is believed to now lead the nation in uranium production, Garcia said. He noted in the report that the Atomic Energy Commission reported that the Ambrosia Lake area of McKinley County leads the nation of $10,668,470. 63 While no specific details of the new process have been MAIL COUPON T0DATI Subscribe to the Western )Une?al Right now the circulation of the WESTERN MINERAL SURVEY is keeping pace with, the uranium industry in general booming! Keep posted on latest news and quotations by reading the WESTERN MINERAL SURVEY Tegularly . . . every week. I year $3.00 Ciiralation Dept 421 Church St. P. 0. Box 2608 Salt Lake City. Utah 2 years $5.00 Name- Address-Cit- y State-- |