Show Government To Buy Lower Grade Uranium Ores At Marysvale Depot LOWER ORES TO ACCEPTED FROM MARYSVALE To assist uranium j wd mining development In the the U.S. Atomic Commission today lowered the minimum grade of developing I ore that will be accepted from producers in that region of one percent to one-tenth of one percent uranium the new contract till provide for acceptance Of ore containing as little as of one percent uranium provided deliveries average the acceptable was 20 with an average grade of 30 The allowance for these low-grade ores will be set to that the Including development for ores containing from to a will be per pound of contained Thi arrangement will apply only to ore extracted during the prospecting and development stage of The quantity of ore to be purchased and the period over which purchases will be made will be limited by the terms of individual The program for assisting prospecting and development in the Marysvale area Ig designed to meet special conditions Hilar to that Uranium deposits near Marysvale have been oxidized near the surface tn form low-grade Experience to date indicates that at least some of these low-grade outcrops may lead to higher grade or pitchblende ores at In prospecting it will be necessary to remove the low-grade surface ore In order to the ejr of higher grade ore A market for this low-grade material should aid prospectors In exploring and developing This Is particularly true because the Marysvale ores do not contain valuable minerals other than the The ores of the Colorado Plat-M contain both uranium and and payment for has made It possible to Bine oreg low In |