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Show Activity Spreads in Utah Mine Districts Utah is destined to undergo a period of mining exploration what will undoubtedly add a number of new producers in the next few years as a result of renewed interest in-terest being manifest in the states undeveloped mineral prospects. Sudden realization that known mineral reserves were severely reduced re-duced during the war when the producing companies were forced to place available manpower In production and neglect development, develop-ment, has sent mining geologists and engineers scurrying over the state in search of a likely looking prospect. Several large companies have entered the state with announced intentions of joining the explora- iion movement and companies long iJormant have awakened to the pos- - sibilities. Spurring this movement Is a realization that metal prices must move higher If the metal is to come out of the ground to meet the growing demands of an expanded ex-panded postwar economy. Iiecently the Newmont Mining company, one of the nation's large-est, large-est, acquired the East Utah property prop-erty in the Park City mining region and has rounded out sizeable acreage acre-age adjoining, where development will soon be in progress. The Newmont New-mont has also taken a lease on the .- . : : : Apex Standard property in the Tintic district where additional exploration ex-ploration is planned. The Consolidated Goldflelds of England has taken an option on the vast Silver King Western holdings hold-ings in the Park City district and plans to sound out the productive possibilities of this acreage. Beaver county is the scene of more mining activity than for several sev-eral decades. Spurred by developments develop-ments in the old Horn Silver which is being operated by Metal Producers, Pro-ducers, a group of California capitalists, capi-talists, a number of prospects in the Beaver county have taken up active development again. What were boundaries to many of the older mining districts have been greatly expanded in recent months have been greatly expanded by companies and individuals staking stak-ing claims In the hope that they may be able to prove the extension of the known mineralized zones. It is extremely gratifying to see this movement start and leads to the belief that relief is in the making mak-ing for the mining industry of the state which has been held In check by a number of factors in recent years. It is hoped that the new budding exansion program which will provide much new industry for the state will not be stifeled. |