Show Finding New Mines ones r. r F Becomes More Difficult rn 4 4 4 a r y 1 Silver King one of Utah's early producers Discovering them more difficult The future of ot the mining Industry Is largely dependent upon the successful successful successful suc suc- development of ot small mines and the performance of a adequate equate development in the tho producing areas Since the tho development of small mines has been comparatively dormant during the past decade virtually no new ones have been opened up and there are aro evidences that several of ot the major producing districts have passed their peak period of production due in a meas meas- measure measure ure to the tho absence of sufficient manpower manpower manpower man man- power to perform necessary development development development devel devel- during the war period Mines are wasting assets Their oro ore bodies are aro eventually worked out and mining operations are arc sus sus- sus vended If the industry is to perpetuate perpetuate per Ver- itself new mines must be developed and it Is conceded that the tho finding of new producers Is becoming becoming becoming be be- coming increasingly difficult The obvious surface indications havo have been explored e and tho the finding of new ore oro i f becoming a science Owing to tho the importance of mining mining min min- Ing In Utah citizens are becoming concerned over the future of Ui Industry With the cessation o of 01 hostilities there will be larger large quantities of copper lead and zinc mined and in tho the hands of th the thi armed forces If this Is turned loose upon the tho market mines will wil undoubtedly be forced to close down until the surplus is consumed Two proposals have been advanced ad advanced advanced for necessary rehabilitation of the Industry One is the of stocks of metals In the hands othe o othe 01 the government with the cessation of hostilities and the creation of a 3 governmental stockpile of metal metals as a a. reserve against any future emergency This would present aa as opportunity for producing mines catch up on development Secondly encourage the return of venture capital into the development develop development development ment of promising prospects anthe ant an and the development of new districts district for tor future metal production |