Show 73 prospectors wanted wl T 11 J 4 A survey of 0 mining conditions throughout utah reveals that tew few new metal mines have been developed during the pass pase decade several smaller producers have been added to the list of producing mines but no new large scale operators have been uncovered during this period the reasons for this surprising condition can be attributed to a number ot of factors chiet chief among these Is the fact that thi the surface deposits of 0 the early days have long since been developed and that prospectors spec tors must go deeper into the earth to find the hidden grains of 0 minerals economic conditions have also been a factor as there Is little desire to risk money in the development ot of a mine when business Is below normal in many instances some ot of the larger producing mines have found it necessary to curtail development operations in order to meet emergencies generally speaking resources have only been scratched the state possesses vast deposits ot of undeveloped or only partially developed more prospectors and more encouragement tor for prospectors Js Is needed mining today Is a much different industry than it was in the early days there are many ore bodies yet to be uncovered and metallic resources have only been touched the ore bodies however are more difficult to find operators are forced to spend thousands of dollars sounding founding out a geological theory sometimes the ore Is found bud and betimes me times it la Is not not only Is the search more difficult but each toot foot of 0 work costs vastly more mor than it did a few years ago since discovery ot of the north lily mine in eureka in the late Nen twenties ties no new ore bodies ot of major importance have been developed in the gintic tintic district except cep tor for a tew few lessee operations little development work has hag been done outside the larger minis mines such as standard park city consolidated was the last large scale producer added la in the park city mining region since that time ore has been discovered at the park city utah mine and the new park mine adjoining several new ore bodies have been uncovered in the older mines ot of the engham district but no new mines have been uncovered in recent years other smaller district report a similar condition la in view ot of this operators are paying more and more attention to ta ore bodies that have been developed always mines have a certain quantity ot of ore thatis that Is not fineable mine able due to the tact fact that the grade or value will not permit iti sigment SIp ment on current metal prices tula Is known as marginal ore when metal prices move upward therefore the operator does not rush his high grade to the market and deplete his mine he turns to the lower grade produce increases and keeps his bis total metal production on a somewhat even basis 40 |