Iron County Record | 1954-05-06 | Page 12 | [Untitled]

: fv7-,- ''i0n a R3CEa.EEi . cut ok a ' ? K -;:Mr tm n m n n n n t i n n n r i I r I f 1050 pounds x lir m J WASTE MATERIAL l J I P TO DUMPS U - v - L. - LI Ll - L . ' - ' ' 3006 POUNDS OF MATERIAL 10 POUNDS OF COPPERS 0M0Sp Kennecott is making Finally the molehill appears - a handful of v a molehill out of a copper weighing just 10 pounds. Getting this mountain. The mountain is Kennecott's Utah molehill creates thousands of paychecks, thou- Copper mine at Bingham Canyon. The molehill sands of supply purchases and millions of dollars is the end product - copper we all use in in taxes that benefit all Utahns. thousands of ways. -'r To produce copper, the industry must move 5SPfe3S s ue more material per pound of finished product " w 4?rmi5wfc an(j copper can than any other basic industry. be produced successfully only when all factors V ( U are in balance. Careful planning, sound engi- 'lVS. To obtain Just 10 POunds neering, good equipment, competent employees . of copper, 3006 pounds of and fair taxes are all necessary. J(l& iW material must be handled. tyg First,' i850 pounds of waste is removed at the Kennecott works constantly to keep this bal- mine to uncover the low-grade ore. Then 1156 ance, so that all Utahns can look forward to pounds of ore averaging less than 1 copper is continued benefits from making a molehill out mined, transported, milled, smelted andrefined. of a mountain. &" ' A Good Neighbor Helping to Build a Better Utah ' 1 . . '