Show Silver Price Rules Utah Mine Output Important in the arts a medium of exchange silver is aso aiso also vital in inthe inthe inthe the production on of other base metals Without silver none of the mines except the Copper open pit mine at Bingham could oper oper- ate For decades there has been beena a fight to maintain the price of silver so that mines of this region could operate and produce lead and zinc zinc both of which are in in heavy demand Under present laws the government government govern govern- ment paid 90 z W cents cants an ounce to the mine c nd the government eminent takes the difference between that and 1129 of 33 2 cents profit on every of silver produced If the minor could the full per ounce for the white metal he would be able to produce more lend lead and zinc from low grade ores of the tha state It would also stimulate the search for new mines Most of the important metal mining mining mining min min- ing districts of Utah all were started during periods of high silver silver silver sil sil- sil- sil ver prices and the first ores were produced on account of the high silver value |