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Show ra ' .1 , 2A Sun Advocate Price, Utah Tuesday August 7, 2001 Utah mining, gas development division conducts conference at Price: . . Henry Mountains, 484,700,000; 484,700,000. (Continued from page 1A)': ' A is haul dxdusive with to the a Kaiparowits 9,096100,000. Utah Railway , rights sistcrcompany V Willow Creek coal. BookOiffc, 1,033,500,000; 756,000XX), .v is . 805,900,00a is all ; it a look, said We are looking at Willow Creek and that Kolob, 803,900,000; AhOn, 754,700,000; 754,700,000. Barter. AmWsst has ah option with RAG to eventuallybreak the seal, turn the fans on and see what is happening in the mine and, then we Emeiy, 429,100W); 419,500100. will make a decision. Henry Mountains, 484,700,000; 484,700,000. Rectors considered in designating coal reserves includes coal bed We feel it can beasuocessful if operatedasaroom and pillar mine, methane and ground controL added Barker. It indudes a sizable reserve that is close to our railroad thickness, overburden, ash and heatingvalue as well as with deals Sulfur, that Coal are mined but feel it can we be and we quality safely, just looking right now. costs are factors. and conditions' market decide that Willow ifthe to transportation Barker companydocs explained open ,, : state records are as fbl-to estimates reserve according Company Creek, it will be runasa mine with permanent employees. . lows: "Thereisakjnglistofpotentialitemstostoptheventiae.butwefcd ; it is worth taking a look at,oonduded Barker. Carbon Fuel,232,000XX). Utah Railway spent dose to $2 tnillipn in track and other improve- - - -- Consol, 28J00100. ments in the loadout facility area. ,:-vLodestar,8,000,Q00. ParifiGorp, 82WOXX). V Ernie Wessm am ParifiCorp, addressed the crowdabout the ques- tions surrounding new power generation plants in Utah. RAG (Qrrus), 105,00000. . , Other (AndaIex,ANR, Lila Canyoji),129, 000,000. Wessman explained that the availabilitydfcoal and the power plant m Castle Dale was designed for a fourth unit are important items. But ; : Tbtal, 584100,000. Tbtal production from 1879 to 1997 was .7 billion tons of coal. lt .. there were other issues at stake that is making the decision a hard ofle, was noted that published reserve estimates ddnotreflect the reality The first matter dealswith air quality. and expected by present regulations indicate that if a fourth unit iscon&ructed, the cod markets in Utah as dedared by companies '' ' V"A government A Vallpowerplantscomhinedwouldbepermittedattheleveloftoday; Potential expansion tracts include Flat Canyon, Cottonwood Can-So additkmal air qualitycontrols would have to be installed on the other three units to lower emissions sothat a fourth unit Could be yon, North Horn Mountain, Muddy Greck,South Crandall Canyon, ; Whitnwre Canyon, i a '.J,-,- . installed .. Ridge and FemmCanyon. ; Also, today the company as a whole would help pay for the project Although cratral Utah coal production trends have doubled since Coal has gone frqpj a high ofjust under: $30 to a whether it be in Emery county or in Oregon. . v 1983 the price of But new laws are being paked that would allow regionalization of current $18.Coal mines are mining more coal for less money and the company and the financial obligations it takes ort. therefore able to stay in business although productivity in the mine is Wessman pointed out that, if ifendedup being just the consumers expected to level off after a continual improvement since 198L;. for the new plant, there would be problems. : in Utah who could p '. Conclusions drawn were that the most favorablecoal deports in coitralUtah have bemt mined and without price increases, remaining Wcssmanalsostatedthatratesarenuichmorestabletodaythana rcsoureeswill have tioublccompetingmWestem coalmarkets, yearagoanditisgettingharderandhaidcrtofitthefayoffwidithecost of the new plant ItwiUbearealbatdetoconmeteifthepncecrfcoaldoesnotrie,"; In May 2000, the companys rates were at $50 per megawatt hour. Jim Kohler, BLM official A'"; The prices peaked at $500 and now are bade down to $60. Sue Nava gave a report about thc ongoing seismic measurement Already, new gas fired plants are being installed and windgcncra- - program near Joes Vfcfley Dam. She hopesthe data collected will help ' ' tion plants me being constructed. determine how close to the dam coal production can occur. Data is A Conservation has also made a big impact and the need to build a being produced from 12 different seismic stahons measuring bumps .. andearth trembling. Between DecemberandMardi of this year that huge coal fired plant. .A So for the time being, no decision has been made on ryhether were lTO measurable events the highest being lontiieRiditer scale. Most are less than and are tied inwith mining events. PacifiCoip will coastruct Hunter four unit Last Fridays conference session included a field trip to see about Datawillbcrdeasedatafiituredate. Ken Defa of the Co-o-p mine gave a report onthe new mobile roof 3,000 feet of the right fork of theWhite River channel that is being relocated. The project will protect the road leading into the Ashley machines they are using instead of so much pdlar support The Forest, reduce sedimentation and improve fish habitat table, motorized shields allow crews to continue production without Coal reserves in Carbon and Emeiy County wereofmajarinterest to having to stop to set timbers. They also alkrwfor more of the coal to be those who attended the forum. mined . Reserves were defined as virgin and or accessed parts of a coal Fbrmeriycrewswouldplaoe70timbcrsand60roofboltsperpillar. reserve base, which couU be economically extracted or produced after With the use of the mobile roof support machine they now install eiit timbers and no roof bolts per pillar. considering environmental, legal and tedinologjc constraints. Reserves include only the recoverable coat Chris Hansen, Canyon Fuel Company talked about the pros and , The following information indudes Jhe name of the reserve, the coos of papoles permitting processes now available. He pointed out the savings intiiiie as well as money and space needed to store all the original amount ofcoal and what remains at the locations; volumes needed to operate amine. Now ttajAfbnnatkn can be down-toade-d Kaiparowits, 9,096,000,000; 9,096,000,000. Wasatch Plateau, 1,913, 700, 0(10; 1,481,200,000. to 3 CD and b internet assessable.. V Book Oiffs, 1,033,500,000; 756100,000. Which poses the other problem of having too muA information . Kolob, 805,900,000; 805,900,000. availablethatwhenusedoutofoontextcreateS(HX)bleim. Alton 754,700,000; 754,700,000. ElaineZicrpthofthe Forest Service talked about the Drunkards . Emery, 429,100,000; 419,500,000. lunitofthdgasfiekilocatcdaroundPriceandtothesoudithhtwas opened up by River Gas and now is owned by Phillips Petroleum. The field began in 1991 and started with three wells, 15 the next year and20 the following. An EIS was started in 1994 and completed in . ' . (Continued from iri excess of that page y 1A) ... , '" A. .. : amount.',';' v; Commercial rates will increase $1.63 per the next 6,000 gallons, plus $1.69 per lWQfor the next 20,000, plus $1.82 ' ' perl.OOOgallonsforwatcrusedabovcthatamount The Helperritywaterrate increases will become effective . A)riAug.l5. ' The water tanks are still full, largely because thepcople in !' Helper arc aware of the conditions and taking steps to con serve, pointed out Shcnoan.;: Helper officials hope; that the city's water rate hike will' increase awareness and improve conservation efforts, con- .. ..V duded Sherman, ;; ) inter-burde- n, . ' . . . , . . . CROWN DAILY 7:30 6 9:30 American : Pie2 - Starts fridayt August 10 KING K0AL OaSy 7:00 Starts : UNO K0AL Dally 740 A 9:00 iJ u kyi : m 1 9:10 . The Princess Diaries Score hidayrAuust 10 . Continues- - . . . . - - i al . . '. -- .. Catban. County Old. tfoUutmed Rodeo Auquit 2001 2-1- 2, . . The family of Frank Romano, Sr., deeply appreciates all the love and support given ; V to us during the passing of our husband and father. We would also like' to thank Helper Rescue 3, Carbon County Ambulance, Mitchell Funeral T Home (Robert & Bobby EtzeJ), " , Terrie dnd Tim Saccomano, : and Mike Cathy Parry, Don and Flora Flranck,f Father Eric, and espedally Bob Strong. k Edna, Frank Jr., Kevin and Kerry r newevOT wr Adult District Riding Club Meet A 4-- ' ' A-- f. Wmfmetdatf, Aooqut 4-- H a.m.-8:3- P : am . . ' & Home Arts Exhibit 1 0:00 0 p.m. - Helper (open to public) Carson A Bamee Qrcua Shows at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. . Sponsored by SE Christian Academy 4--H 2000.; -- and Home Arts Exhibits (Closed to public) Judging Garden A Flower Entries - Helper Auditorium 9:00 0 County Vbuth & Adult Shoot 0;30 p.m, at Helper Gun Range AoOQOldtt More than 1200 North American newspapers have launched online sendees as of April 1, ; . ' Home Art, Quilt, Glamor of Vasterday exhibite accepted ; 10:00 .rn. - 3:00 p.m. Helper Auditorium . Horae Show 4:00 p.m. ' Did You Know? OW Open Vbufh Bread Baking Contest 9:00 am. . ; Cerbon High School Home Economic Room dotfutt 7 There are now435 wells located in the field which is nearing cornpte- tion atthe 160 acre spacing. Theyrangc from 100to4,000fcetdeepv and produce an average Of500 million cubic feet of gas per day per well and oqiected to have a 20 year life. Ttxaoo wiU cxmtinue developing the field south into Emeiy County. a.m.-7:0- . . ' : Source: Fkct About Newapen 2000, Published by Newspaper yRomano 10 & Home Arts Exhibit 10:00 a m. 7:00 p'm. Helper (open to public) Commercial Booths 10:00 a. J pm Entertainment in the Park 12:Q0-5:0p.m. Kids Activities 12 noon .3:00 p.m. Put on by Carbon County Fair Royalty ' Shasta the Clown, Magic Show, Makin' Puddin' in a Shake,. , Keeping Ybur Child Side While Surfing Ihe Internet, Games, Drawing Contest, Story Tellers, Panning tor Goldi Climbing Wail and lots more. Baby Contests - 3:00-4.0-0 p.m. Grand Stand Entertainer - Megan Sherman 0 . p.m. Pinedo's Dance Group 0 p.m, Rock & Rol Bands 0 p.m. Featuring: Antique Olivs, & Oxygen Softbri Tournament - 6:00 p.m. Castle Country Series Rodeo , - Jr. Barrels - 7:00 p.m. Grand Entry 7:30 p.m Performance 8:00 p.m. ' Rock & Rod Banda 9:30-- 1:00 p.m. featuring Hitch 4-- -- Awodatioa of America T m.-7- 0 . -- : . . o KELLOGG! ,WESTERN Cereal 3:00-4:0- Manwich Cake Mixes Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Cora Pops, Frosted Flakes A Cocoa Krtspies . ; 18.25 ' HUNTS FAMILY Sauce 15-1- tt. -- 4:00-5:0- 5:00-7:3- OL 1 339 . WESTERN FAMitY -- . RTS -- . Model Air Shof-:30 a m. , , - vI BETTY CROCKER ; 1 : FruB Snacks Ap plltMMCT 43-4- 6 PL Summer Sale ' 24.00 m tub .99 7 m .99 Waffles Piza Count Pkg. 8 EGGO. PaperDnfeis.sRoipki). 24.00 24.00 2-- Asst Chip Dip 23.00 Rol Pkg. 16 or. or Spread NALLEX Tamo ' a. 24.00 ' - - o ; at. .99 SCOTT -- Napkins 1400 0 V . . fiJLi W-- . - 636-32- 33 as fiJU at 637-665- A : TV Roan Chlckee Breasts .H.J9 Boneless Port Ribs b.2.19 ' 12 pint . FRESH EXPRESS Deagani CONSUMER kAssL 23.03 r Latex Gloves : 10-1- 2 ol 23.09 . Strawberry WESTERN TAMny ex 1.99 Raspberries.. Salads MENNEN, Speed Stick . ot BANQUET ml . ... jTotQooii Open Horse Show registration 8:004:00 am Show at 9:00 am. ; Model Ak Show 8:30 a.m. immU miU U Ltli mi tim .. eAysswwA tnloil mLJL V Dinners 4-- kkda , ,i CANT BELKVE ITS NOT BUTTER: of DoS Days SCOTT scon-BsttlTisSlie a.m.-7:0- fimiiiomi eaU io count 1.79 V , - . -- a.m.-2:0- ' WESTERN EAMIUf Softbal Tournament - 9:00 am. .. . Open Jackpot Barrel Race - 10X1 a.m. Animal Expo .10:00 a.m.4:00 pm Commercial Booths -- 10:00 0 p.m. Entertainment-10:00 noon toahiring John Stringfeow am-1- 2 Climbing Wal Pet Show 11:00 a m. 4 Home Arts Exhibits 10:00 p.m: Helper (open to public) Farm Bureau "Went Find 12:00 noon .' Entertainment 2:304:00 p.m. Carbon High Cheerleaders , - Helper Jr. High Dril Team i Beef ilamb Barbeque - 4:00 p.m. Featuring Bar K Wranglers 4 following with ' .local Charlie Simmons Beef or Lamb, cowboy beans, com muffin, salad, homemade root beer; 4 homemade ice cream , Pickup H 4 Home Arts Exhibits 3:00-5:0-0 p.m. --.Hetper Castle Country Series Rodeo Jr. Barreto 7:00 pm Pm Rodeo 7:30 pm '". Performance - 8:00 pm Dance After Rodeo at appma. 9:30 pm featuring Keeto N" Time 4-- Frosfing, 16m 1.19 .L 1 b. 23.03 Seeded ..79 Watermelons. In 4 Store Bakery 249 Muffins ... Banana lets Pn Sa?s , V-- ; 8-- 7 In Pririj C:tS fVu R;rt . Oatmeal Cookies Store 3 Cl 12 pack q29 u . |