Show 5 i jF r t J f I 0 War or Peace r it itI r I Work Wor Wora k A A. 4 r M 4 I V 4 1 r 1 yr fir V V r r W Wk L k j y 1 f 1 I w d r f I l x L t VI Utah miner loading ore Whether America is at peace or at war the job of tho the mining Indus try of at Utah is of or high importance t to the welfare o of the people Tho Job is primarily to take tho the minerals from the earth and convert convert con can vert them Into tho the product which Is sent to refining and fabricating plants in the great manufacturing n centers and made Into pigments and metallic goods which are arc aroused used in a 3 thousand and one things that America needs America needs these metals for war now and the state Is proud that it is In a position t to provide such a no large percentage of at what she needs to prosecute the war prom from rom a small beginning in about 1854 1354 mining in Utah has hns grown steadily until today this state hare bar harbours bours the worl worlds world's s 's largest nonferrous nonferrous non fer rous mining and smelting center Prior to the war and md the Influx of at I numerous war industries into the tho state the mining industry supported supported sup sup- ported directly directly and and indirectly nearly nearly near near- ly one half halt tho the population While Whale the principal producing districts today are Bingham Park City Tintic and Dry Canyon there aro are other important mines and distracts districts districts dis dis- tracts scattered throughout the tho state These mines are the principal principal principal prin prin- cipal support of at large largo smelting smelt smelt- ing lag plants located In and near Salt Lake valley These plants also receive and reduce ores originating in all parts of at the west At times ores and concentrates aro are shipped to Utah from foreign countries for tor treatment The future of Utah is much the tho future futuro of mining and the tho development development develop develop- ment of of- the states state's wealth of or nonmetallic nonmetallic non non- metallic and metallic res resources I |