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Show A BETTER MINING YEAR IN UTAH A recent bulletin from the U. S. geological survey says: For its mid-year summary of mining conditions, condi-tions, the United States geological survey has received favorable reports from Victor C. Helkes of its Salt Lake office. Tho outlook is bright, although mining in Utah was dull after the European Eur-opean war started, and did not Improve until March, when 'the demand for metals caused mills and smelters to increase capacity. As a result of higher metal prices, tho imm'enso stock piles of ore at one or two of the smelters in Utah are being rapidly worked up for the lead and copper content and only producers of carbonate and siliceous ores have preference or find a ready market. In some cases, as in the purchase of zinc ores, buyers have been powerless and refuse to consider ore which has not previously been arranged for by contract. Lead producers, during a few days of extremely ex-tremely high prices for the metal, found smelters smel-ters refusing to make contract except as previously pre-viously prevailing prices with only half of the new quotation added. Producers with contracts for the sale of lead oie increased their shipments slightly and enjoyed the high prices. Tho output of metals which suffered a decline in 1914 is expected to reach totals in 1915 which will compare with the record metal output of - 1913. |