| Show POINTERS FOR PRO prospectors by D L BLAKE the purpose of this column I 1 is s to provide the tenderfoot the new comer to prospecting with the knowledge he must have before he can make a successful hunt for the bonanza that can dimmed lately change his whole life with out doubt this treasure hunt for uranium is far greater than the gold rush of 49 this is the treasure hunt of the nation one that is sponsored by the govern ment of the US U S the search for is open to everyone the invitation to hunt has been extend ed to amateur and part tune time pro as well as to the probes dional prospector uranium has been found in most every state of the union modern transportation has made it possible for the vacationer and the person who can devote his weekend to prospecting to get into the uranium search and to win the fortune that goes with a strike of commercial value yes even those on hunting and fishing trips and on picnic outings can and have made important discoveries of ra dio active materials there are three main reasons why failures to find the precious ore have been so corn com mon the first reason is lack of determination or the will to sue aeed this is purely a personal problem and something that only the prospector himself can furnish if the d determination to succeed is one of your attributes read on the second cause for failure is lack of funds to instigate and carry on a search here the will to sue aeed will help you to jo find a way to get the necessary equipment whether you will take it out of your present earnings or from your savings or acquire it by entering into a partnership agreement with others or by outright borrowing is a question you yourself must de cide but assuming that you have both the proper amount of de det ermma tion and the necessary funds for prospecting you won t get far with out the third requirement which is knowledge the all r important ant knowledge of where to look what to look for and how to look that my friend Is the purpose of this weekly column you must know what supplies and the kind of equipment that is needed where to look the locations that are favorable as well as for lations in which uranium Is most likely to be found you 11 want to know what kind of maps you 11 need and where to get them you 11 1 have to learn some basic geology and mining laws on making your discovery discover 5 you 11 have to know how to stake a valid claim something about assessment and exploratory work leasing drilling etc coun and other detection methods will be of vital interest to you our sources of information have been carefully chosen authentic information supplied by the atomic energy commission by the uran lum industry and by active regis engineers will be used to bring you this series of articles every effort will be made to give you u accurate and reliable know ledge poin pointers te rs and suggestions that will prove invaluable in sour search for uranium next week weeks s article will be on supplies and equipment that the prospector needs to take out in the field until then happy hunt ing A great deposit of tons of limestone suitable for making portland cement has been found in the krishna district of southern india reports |
