Show this us happens when mines mine curtail development worl work X L I 1 4 tailings bomp gives mute testimony of once active mine undoubtedly the most serious problem facing the state ot of utah and its future ts Is the development in the mining industry mining virtually since tha found ing of 0 ahli tarri territory tory in 1847 has hag been one of the backbone industries ot of utah prior to ilia influx ot of war industries into tho state elate mining supported directly and indirectly about one hall half the pomula population during recent years there has been a noticeable decline in ilia iho development ot of new metal producers production has haa been coming largely front from the older established mines new prospect work has apon practically nil all and development work in the tha older wines mines and older ha tricas liaa has boon been reduced hy by one half mining alining cannot endure under such auch conditions it the industry la Is to lo continue a pound of ore must be developed for every pound that Is mined many citizens will ask why this ills liaa has not been lone done promotion of now new mining yen ten turps tures has been virtually eliminated by strict and arbitrary regulations regulation aud and development in the older minea has been sacrificed in order to kep keep operating in the face of continually rising costs the latter have oaten eaten up the margin which was ans formerly sat aside for development of new navr oro ore bodies in addition it Is not re realized allied that ore are bodies today are more difficult to find the surface has bai been combed oyer over and it to la necessary to probe deeper into the earth to find ore not only do mines need na much but they need to ha ba al ennd to tn ret aside more nf fit ienir revenue tor for development work mining la Is too often clasped as a manufacturing enter enterprises prIss it Is vastly different mines ore are d dependent I 1 upon whims of nature and e when whan a on of ore ora lit in mined it t Is gone gona forever it does not grow crow again another ton must ho be found or the mine will toon soon see the end emi of nt its ita life ife I 1 |