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Show Utah Metal Mines Respond To Nation's Call " - . ;K 1 j , ' ' ' . 1 ; ...... i -' 1-'. . , - ' -t,x:. '4. t ; M j - . - " . I - , . f ' ' V V , . . ' " m . r.V,V''i. . r " r . v V i1 , ! r 1 - ' - ? - - ii IV. . i i '- .! V.. .V-V--V 1. , " ' v v - v ..uJft; 4,-1. k.u. ...k-it.41 tui ..;':.., ? t... .i,..jt . - . - .1. . , .' A section of the P.irk City mining region of Utah, which Is pouring pour-ing increased metals into war production efforts of United States. Rcspondlm; to the call for la-creased la-creased metal product ion to meet war demands, Minos of I'lali aro leaving no mono unturned hi an effort to supply the demand. i In order to stimnbh1 prodm Mon of lower urade ores tle Metal Reserve Re-serve Corporation and thf olliee of-price of-price ailuilniHiration placed a premium prem-ium upon metal product ion in excess ex-cess of the 1911 output. W'li'tle each metal producing company is suit-Ject suit-Ject to hidtvldiial ipiotai l;fore recelvliiK the Ijuiuii, metal m'ne never the less aru KohiK ahead, reaching Into lower grade ore deposits. de-posits. Tlio bonus does not mean or Is not Intended to Increase the profits of the metal producing companies. It Is Intended to offer a market for low grade ores that could not be mltied under thu previous market. An exampla of this Is the Park Utah Consolidated Mines company, which operates properties In the Park City mining region. During til.- past few years the Park Utah li.i-i 'been pidiliici..' from the old Jude ' properties and has been oiii: -of the Litre uietal producers of the sjate. The oM Park Utah unit, served by thu Ontario Drainage and Transportation tunnel which heads "Hi "'t the mountain from Keetley. Utah, has been closed down for the .past 10 years due to the low price of metals and the low metal content' con-tent' of the ore. When government agencies announced an-nounced that a premium would be paid for excess of quota production, Park Utah Immediately reopened the Ontario tunnel and Its production produc-tion Is now lining added to the miL'hty war effort of the mines of Utah. There exists much low grade (no in the Park Utah that can be mined upder the new premium prices and Park Utah, like other Utah mines responded to the call. |