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Show Much Utah Industry Depends Upon This Flow of Ore I , "x ' - - "V v - v I r - " y I- " - N J V v s k iff', s l';i;h is threatened with a condition condi-tion that mav throw her economy out ot balance and result in serious impairment of her future growth unless plans are set in motion now for rehabilitation and )perating encouragement en-couragement in the (3tal mining industry. Ending of the war will find the armed services stocked with large quantities of copper, lead and zinc metal produced by ihi mining industry in-dustry in its eifort to ao its utmost toward winning the war. Just how much will be above ground is problematical, prob-lematical, but the stock will be sizeable as the industry has gone all out in its production efforts. With limited manpower available, the mining industry has sacrificed development of new ore bodies and produced heavily from known ore reserves. Thus ore reserves are undoubtedly at an all-time low level in the state of Utah and they will undoubtedly be smaller before the conflict is ended, as there is not sufficient manpower available to keep production at the desired level and perform the necessary amount 1 of exploration at the same time. i Hence, the future of what is the state's leading industry normally is far from bright. Unless steps are taken now to prepare for the day when peace comes there could be a disasterous shutdown throughout the mining industry which would have widespread repercussions upon up-on all business in Utah. Doubly disasterous would be such a shutdown in tlie mines, mills anj smelters at a time when our soldiers sol-diers will be returning and mors, jobs mandatory. Mining men of the state ara unanimously of the opinion that by freezing the stocks of metals in the hands of the military at the end of the war a collapse within the industry may be averted. By freezing the metal, orderly rehabilitation rehabili-tation of the industry could ba effected. Mines could turn theil attention to development wori and possibly restore the industry to a normal operating basis. It is pointed out that ' mining ij one of the state's old established industries; there is no question whether or not it will remain aftei the war. The question is, how rnucl) o a future has the industry. Whil this is a national question and on(' that muj solved on a national basis, It la nevertheless one thaj interests every person in the state, If the stocks on hand are thrown upon the market when the war it over, a blow could be dealt to mining min-ing from which to recover mighl require years. |