Show Survey of Paint- Paint Making laking Materials l The United States Bureau Dureau of ol Mines Mine at its station at Seattle in cooperation with the College of Mines of the University University Uni Uni- of Washington is making a survey of pigments pigment and paint snaking materials In the Western States Inasmuch as it is very essential that all possible data be available in connection con con- with the mineral fl resources resources' of utah Utah for the use of any individual or ot I company desiring to develop new in industries in- in I in fn Utah the Department of Mining and Metallurgical Research of I the University of UtAh wI will be very glad gad to receive samples of others and mineral pigments from any part of the I country which will 1 be submitted to the I Bureau of Mines MintA station at Seattle StatUe for testing However all aU samples sampes that are sent in for testing should be accompanied panted by as complete geological data as us possible including of f course coure the lo location location lo- lo 0 cation of the deposit Its probable size Iz accessibility etc In the past red pigment material materia has been mined in n the northwestern part of Piute County and yellow ocher has been mined to some extent near Gunnison Sanpete County by the Utah Wall Tint Company of of Salt Lake City Deposits not at present being worked have hae been reported in the western part of Cache County near Clarkston and another near Ophir in Tooele County This is practically practically- the extent of the information that the I Department Department De De- of Mining and Met Metallurgical Research has of pigment materials in Utah There is 15 reason to believe h however however how how- ever that Utah has many depos deposits deports ts of pigments that are suitable for paint making However due to the lack of ol a State Geological Survey Surley there hallbu has hall hasbun bu bun been n more or less ess ty Iy y involved in g getting in m touch with the concerns who l are interested in these thes' materials materia As All the Department of Mining and Metallurgical Research of the University ity of Utah is desirous of obtaining aUthe all aU the information possible in regard to these products in order to cooperate with the Bureau of Mines in the work which it is now conducting on others and mineral pigments at its Station at Seattle it is 15 hoped that all aU those who have any knowledge of such deposits in this State will m kindly communicate he information to the address given below and wherever possible send In samples for examination All AU communications communications on this subject and all aU samples samples samples sam sam- ples sent tent in should be addressed Department of Mining Metallurgical Research University of Utah Salt Sat Lake City Utah |