Show Mine Industry Awaits Report The western westen mining industry has been assured assured of ot of an early report report re re- port on condition of mining by bythe bytho bytho tho the House Interior and ud Insular Affairs Committee Miles P. P Romney Rom Rem ney fey manager of the U ah Mining Association said Thursday I Plight of Mining Mr Romney just returned from flom Washington where he testified before before before be be- fore the Committee on a resolution resolution resolution tion calling to the attention of toe the administration the plight of the domestic minerals industry It Is the hope of the industry that some relief will be afforded by bythe bythe administration the he said A statement from Interior Secretary See Sec Fred Seaton that he was considering asking for extension ot of existing Import quotas to include in In- cl dude clude do certain finished lead and zinc zinc Hems Items may be a straw In the wind Ind Mr Romney y added But basically he said as as exemplified exemplified ex ex- ex- ex by the tungsten program program program pro pro- gram government programs have failed to adjust to the basic characteristics of the mining In In- Industry high rl risk lk of exploration and development and the the long Iong longtime longtime time factor Involved in mining and marketing for capital recovery recovery ery and profit Depression In Industry Mr Ro Roney ney said the 1 depression in the nonferrous metals metal industry U I actually depriving state local and federal feder l governments of of tax revenues and cre creating a l loss u of ID Income ome to shareholders and work work- Ing force Volumes of ot flats discussion and comment support able findings States Tariff Commission In recent years he said However the serious injury found by the commission sion has bas DOW now become progressively more se sev severe ere as time has passed since the first such finding in 1954 Small Independent mines began falling failIng and closing in 1952 The The t th the I jury has Increased Its level leve o of I I critical Impact to the point that at present the small mines are I practically extinct and and the remaining re reo re- re large long established i i operations are marginal In terms of metal price versus cost of pro pro- |