Show the chief mine yields first ore this week moab utah jan 19 the chief mine high on the rim rocks overlooking the little grand canyon of the colo rado river near moab yielded its 1st uranium ore this week and placed uranium co on the list of producing corporations james R downing president of said 40 tons of ore were delivered to the A E C mill at monti cello this week the shipments were the first ever made from the chief on which pre operators had spent about in exploration and development work road building and setting up a ibell equipped camp is operating the mine e un d dr r jn an reached v with ith mar lar tin lasher president of national uranium corp which tach A owns aims ue tie property equipment valued at about 75 was turned over to m the transaction first ore was shipped on the tenth working day after took over the property while settlement sheets on rutial shipments have not been relieved reci eved downing said cherr chemical ucal assays of samples have run as high as per cent ore is in the moss back formation mine superintendent frank dur ham said shipments should average about 50 tons weekly for the next so 30 days miners will start work im mediately in a second drift toward the ore chanel he said when that tunnel reaches ore shipments will ill be stepped up to tons weekly downing said at least two more operations on ad macent properties will III be started soon the chief mine vi one e f th the most spectacular locations in the moab area Is on a mountain north of dead man mans s point on the colorado about 20 miles southwest of moab the portal is 1000 feet above the canyon floor and is reached by a twisting t asting 17 mile access road national uranium reportedly paid 1000 for the property |