| Show A spot in the mountains that became an industry 1 J 4 i W t R nm n M M I 1 1 I IE A t T W arte rte vrho ta 2 t R olt 0 N X I 1 1 V ns i K 0 1 ants N S 1 tl N A Z L J 7 1 1 ok d 1 q 40 A at N 11 1 1 1 V let aa V N new ew air view of utah copper pit at the metal resources ot of a state are r often erroneously considered in view ot of the sum total of 0 the metal present this mistake can readily be seen it we take the case of 0 the tha metal aluminum or magnesium whose silicates and oxides in large quantities are present in utah nevertheless tor for economic reasons only an isimal part ot of this metal can be mined at a profit most of 0 the other useful metals are also present in quantities but mining like any other industry can only produce when the cost of 0 P production ro can be maintained below I 1 ow the ot of the ahe prod act A huge mountain of low grade copper bearing ore was known to exist at bingham Bing liam by the early pioneers yet for nearly forty years it was considered valueless early prospectors tunnelled tunnel led into the bingham mountain through the low grade copper in search ot of other metals like the aluminum deposit of today this great deposit of 0 copper was of no economic value not until men ot of broad vision capable ot of organizing and financing a company to maintain production on a large scale did copper become a resource of 0 great value to utah thus a mineral deposit unworkable lor for economic reasons by individuals and small operating companies became the source ot of a working industry of utah when operations were consolidated into large operating units and the cost af production reduced to a minimum anum only by large scale production can this great porphyry continue to maintain its equilibrium its future life Is dependent upon operating costs because as costs rise the grade ot of ore mined must bust ber be malsed and the low grade that Is passed up now will probably be left for or ever in the beginning utah copper was started on an ore avera being 2 per cent copper today the company is 13 mining copper ore containing one halt half ot of one per cent copper you see the tonnage ol of one halt half ol of one per cent copper is greatly more than the tonnage of 2 per cent copper yes lets continue to mini mine the lowest grade possible at abo th great bingham mine |
