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Show I Beneiiciation Plant To Be Constructed Near Lander, Wyo. Announcement was made last week end by J. D. McCall, president presi-dent of the U. S. Steel's Columbia-Geneva Steel Division, that work will begin immediately on construction of an Iron mining and beneficiatlon facility in Fremont Fre-mont County Wyoming, 26 miles from Lander. The ore produced at Lander ( will supplement Geneva's present source of Iron ore from mines at Cedar City. In making the an-nouncement an-nouncement Mr. McCall stated that the mines near Cedar City would continue to operate and no change In the operations here is expected as a result of the Wyoming development After completion late in 1962, the extensive ore mining, concentrating con-centrating and pelletizing operations opera-tions will hupdIv oelletized iron ore. to Coiuiuoia-ue.icva Steel's ntgrated steel plant at Genca Works at Provo. I In announcing the large project, pro-ject, Mr. McCall said: , "We of Columbia-Geneva are most happy to announce the decision de-cision to move ahead with the project. The availability of this source of Iron ore will place Columbia-Geneva In an excellent position to meet future demands for steel by our growing western population." |