Show The Story of Copper in Utah nr Utah emerged as a major copper produced with development of the Bingham mine shortly after 1900 The above photo shows train of ore to mills Editors Editor's Note This Is the tint first of a series erica of eight el ht articles titled The Story of Copper in Utah Historians have divided the progress progress progress ress of ot civilization Into three great ages the Stone Age the Bronze Age Ase and the Iron Age The Bronze Bronze Age should have been more ac ac- accurately accurately called the Copper Age Archeologists differ somewhat as asto asto asto to the dates of ot various ages due perhaps to the slow transition from one age to another This is not ot of particular Importance however but butt It t Is significant that civilization emerged with the beginning ot of the utilization of ot metals and has pro pro- progressed progressed progressed gressed as man has put them hem to use and to work for tor him r rOne V VOne One historian approximates that the Age of ot Copper began about years BC B.C. B. B C. C and that it gave place to the Age of ot Iron about 1000 years yeas B. B C. C Thu Iron Age did not replace the Age but supplemented It as down through the ages the production and utilization of It cop cop- copper copper copper per has increased Paradoxically the first useful manufacture of or copper was in the early days was vas for or spear heads ar ar- arrowheads ar- ar arrowheads row heads knives and battle-axes battle while today the red metal is playing play play- playing playIng ing a most Important part In fight fight- fightIng fighting Ing World War No 2 Known as the war metal copper Is also known as the everlasting ev metal and when the peace peate has been won it will assume its place in the thou thousand sand and one articles that go to tomake tomake tomake make up our modern civilization Utah emerged aa as an important world producer of ot copper shortly after atter the beginning of ot the twentieth century While some copper had been produced largely as a by by- byproduct byproduct byproduct product prior to 1900 it was the de de- development development de- de development of or the Utah Copper mine at Bingham that gave gae this State Its top Importance as a copper producing producIng producing ing state Hence rhe rho story of ot cop copper co o over per ver mining In Utah Is largely a astory astory astory story ot or Utah Copper at Bingham the largest producer on the North American continent This Is the first of ot a series of ot eight articles titled The Story of ot Copper in Utah The second will appear soon SOOIl In these columns |