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Show Mineral Shortage Stirs New Search (. . X . l $,( ' y i mi f ' - AM- 1 J- w k 4v 1 ' ' , t "A Mt H V J ? fa a i s Mines, badly depleted during the war, turn to development develop-ment to rehabilitate Industry in Utah. Probably never before in the history of our national has there been a more intensive study search for minerals than there is today. Sharp eyed detectives are hunting the hidden minerals from the Alaska's Ala-ska's Seward penninsula to the dunes and beaches of Florida. Much of this search Is centered on Wes-' Wes-' 'rn United States and particularity particu-larity Utah which produces a large part of the metals that put the sinew in the nation's industrial biceps. IndiviJual mining corporations have their engineers and geologists running down every lead that might bring about a new mine, as new producers have been few and far between in the last two decades. Why all this tapping around? First of all the demand for metals is heavy and at present rate of consumption the nation's supply of strategic minerals will look slim at the end of 25 years unless new supplies are found. Moreover, our part in the reconstruction of Europe Eu-rope demands metals and there is a 2100,000,000 metal stock pile to be maintained by the government, under an act of last congress. Number one need is development. develop-ment. In the past individual firms have done much of the searching for ore and mineral reserves. During Dur-ing the war, however, with increased in-creased emphasis on actual production pro-duction rather than prospecting, Utah mining now finds itself in need of rehabilitation. More ol the return from ores mined must be ploughed back into development. |