Millard County Chronicle | 1948-04-01 | Page 10 | 300 Miles of Tunnel is Utah's Mine Record

300 Miles of Tunnel Is Utah's Mine Record I - , , 'f " Making Way .for Another Blast at Extensive Workings in Silver King Mine at Park City. There is an old adage in the mining game to the effect that for every ton of ore mined another must be found. Adhearing to this policy at Park City, Utah, the old Silver King Coalition mine has driven over 300 miles of underground workings, some of it to mine ore of course, but much of it seeking out deposits for continued production. As a result re-sult the property has had about 70 years of almost continuous production. Under present costs it would require re-quire the expenditure of approximately approxi-mately $47,000,000 to duplicate the workings of the Silver King, an interesting figure to contemplate. Moreover, workings of the mine are progressing deeper and deeper into the earth, and the overall expense of operating is becoming greater. The Silver King is not an average aver-age mine, it is an exception. But, its extensive exploration indicates that future mineral production of Utah must come from deeper and more costly workings.