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Show Activity Spreads in Utah Mine Districts Utah is destined to undergo a period of mining exploration what will undoubtedly add a number of new producers in the next few years as a result of renewed interest in-terest being manifest in the states undeveloped mineral prospects. Sudden realization that known mineral reserves were severely reduced re-duced during the war when the producing companies were forced to place available manpower in production and neglect development, develop-ment, has sent mining geologists and engineers scurrying over the CUte in search of a likely looking prospect Several large companies have entered the state with announced intentions of Joluing the exploration explora-tion movement and companies long dormant have awakened to the possibilities. pos-sibilities. Spurring this movement la a realisation that metal prices mast move higher if the metal is to come out of the ground to meet the growing demands of an expanded ex-panded postwar economy. Recently the Newmout Mining Company, on of the nation's large-st, large-st, acquired the East Utah property prop-erty In the Park City mining region and has rounded out sizeable acreage acre-age adjoining, where development Will soon be in progress. The New-oat New-oat has also taken a lease on the Apex Standard property in the Tlntlc district where additional exploration ex-ploration Is planned. The Consolidated Ooldflelds qf England has taken an option on the vast Silver King Western holdings hold-ings in the Park City district and plans to sound out the productive possibilities of this acreage. Beaver county is the scene of more mining activity than for several sev-eral decades. Spurred by developments develop-ments in the old Horn Silver which Is being oporated by Metal Producers, Pro-ducers, a group of California capitalists, capi-talists, a number of prospects in the Beaver county have taken up active development again. What were boundaries to many of the older mining districts have been ajreatly expanded in recent months have been greatly expanded by companies and Individuals staking stak-ing claims In the hope that they may be ablo to prove the extension of the known mineralized zones. It is extremely gratifying to see this movement start and loads to the belief that relief Is lu the making mak-ing for the pilnlng industry of the state which has been held in chock by a number of factors In recent years. It is hoped that the new budding expansion program which will provide much new Industry for the state will not be stlfeled. |