| Show Clark L. L Wilson Heads National Rational Zinc Lead-Zinc Emergency Committee By Robert W W. W Bernick Salt Lake Tribune Clark L. L 1 Wilson vice president and operations manager manage of New NeVI Park Mining Co has hM been named chairman of the national Emer Emer- Emergency Emergency gency Lead Zinc Lead Committee He succeeds another r Salt SaL Laker Laker Lak Lake er Miles Milos P. P Romney y manager of the UI Utah h Mining in this important post The Emergency Lead Zinc Lead ZIne Com Corn Committee represents 90 per cent of the domestic producers of the two metals It is the leader In to the fight to retain Independent do do- mining on a profitable ecale seale in the United States Mr Romney had held dual dUll role as manager of the Utah Mining and chairman of the lead- lead zinc committee for the last four months He lIe prepared major portions of the presentation recently made by domestic mining before a hearing of the United States Tariff Commission Commission Com Com- mission called in response to b a r. r US U.S. Senate directive for fur new findIngs findings findings find- find Ings on injury dealt deal the Industry by foreign imports of metal and concentrates Mr Wilson will continue as a avice avice I Ivice vice president and a JI t member of the board of directors of New Park Mining Co His office and home as chairman of the Emergency Zinc Lead-Zinc Committee will be In Washington DC D.C. however Has Hal Fine Career The official is a native of Cripple Cripple Crip Crip- pie Creek Colo and a son of Raymond C C. Wilson retired vice president of First Security Bank of Utah NA He h holds a BS degree In geological geological geological geo geo- logical engineering from the University University University Uni Uni- of Utah and an MS degree degree de degree de de- gree geology In from University of Arizona Mr Wilson has attended attend attend- ed advanced management programs programs programs pro pro- grams at Harvard University Last year he was honored with the Honorary Professional Degree of G Engineer by the University University Uni Uni- of Utah He Hels is New Parks Park's representatives tives On the tha national Emergency Zinc Lead-Zinc Committee a member of the executive reserve resene Office of Minerals Mobilization of theU the U U. S. S Department of Interior He Heis Heis Heis is a past president of the Utah Mining twice chairman of the Natural Resources Committee of Utah and served two terms on the board of governors of the American American Am Am- Mining Congress In addition to service with New Park he has served as vice president presIdent president pres pres- ident and manager Sliver Silver Buckle Mining Co director of Treasure Uranium and Resources Inc and vice-president vice of Pathfinder Uranium Uranium Uranium Ur Ur- Ur- Ur and Northwest Uranium Mines Inc Mr Wilson Is a former former former for for- mer chairman of the Utah Section Section Section Sec Sec- tion American Institute of oi Min MIn- MInIng Mining ing Metallurgical and Petroleum En Engineers and is active in civic affairs of Salt Lake Lak Mr Wilson married the former Virginia Parr Farr of Salt Lake City He started his career in mining as M a and miner at Black Forest Nev Nov properties of the Missouri Monarch Consolidated Mines Co In 1836 1936 he worked as a sampler for Utah Copper Division Kenne- Kenne cott Copper Corp and In 1938 was employed full time in that firms firm's divisional geology department depart depart- ment mentIn In 1930 he joined New Park Parkas as chief engineer and geologist In 1947 he was promoted to su superintendent superintendent su- su dent of New Parks Park's Mayflower Mayflower May May- Mayflower flower mine Park City district Since 1952 he has been vice pres pres- president president ident and manager of operations for New Park D Defends fendl Mining During his experience with New Park Mr Wilson has appeared before numerous Senate commit tees lees in Washington In defense of the interests of western mining I and has made appearances in the present and ana prior Investigations o of I Ithe the plight of domestic lead zinc leod nc mining by Ute tile US U.S. Tariff Com Corn COmI I mission Mr Romney said satur Saturday ay that following completion of the lead- lead zinc case before the US U.S. Tariff 1 Cf Commission In mid-January mid he felt It inadvisable for wr a single Individual Individual Individual In In- to carry responsibilities of the of the national Lead Committee and Utah I Mining Man He nit said In returning re to Salt Lake City that the Tariff Commission Commission Com COm- mission would report Its findings and recommendations to Congress on 00 or before March 31 He ne la Is bOp bOp- op- op that Bound sound and practical recommendations recommendation will be made by bythe bythe bythe the Commission The Commission In tn 1951 1953 and 1958 1058 unanimously found foune the Industry In tn- serious injury InJury Injury In- In trY to be suffering Jury from excessive Imports The Industry proved beyond question hat It Is now In far more serious serious se se- serious rious condition than prior to the tM commission comm lon In Investigations In l 1 3 i and 1957 1057 ev even n though a 0 quati plan was Inh initiated by the on un Oct 1 58 Mr Romney Rom Item ney ncy said Lead Zinc Study The next program for the Emergency Emergency Emergency Em Em- ncy erge-ncy Zinc Lead Committee will probably probably be to seek legislation for forthe forthe forthe the control of Imports based on I the commissions commission's recommendations lions to Congress Mr Romney said Bald It Is le in this area that Mr Wilson Wil son will have his principal l as assignments assignments as as- as chairman of the committee Mr Romney returned last week attending meetings of the tM United Nations Zinc Lead-Zinc Study Group at Geneva Switzerland He was one of several advisors to the U. U S. S delegation headed by Clarence Clarence Clarence Clar Clar- ence Nichols deputy director of the department of mineral re resources resources resources re- re sources of the Us U.s. State Depart Depart- merit meet The Geneva meetings resulted In establishment of a formal and continuing United Nations Study Group consisting of 25 member nations Mr Romney reported Such a a. group now represents nations producing smelting or consuming lead and zinc A statistical statistical statistical sta sta- sta- sta review by representatives of the study Group shows a pasI possibility possibility pos pas of of a shortage of consumption consumption consumption I tion and an production over-production of about o tons of lead U U. U N N. N Action As a result the United Nations group approved the continued voluntary restrictions on production I Mon tion sales and export of lead agreed to by major countr countries es In I May of last year But the UN U.N. group also voted to lIf lift the re- re on zinc sales and production pro pro- These actions apply only to the Free World outside of the United States Mr Romney said such J reed to to at theo theMay meet meek Ing and sessions and Just concluded 1 ed result from increase increase- in supplies I Ion on world markets The first re- re UN U.N. imposed by the I group were made effective July I 1 1959 a full nine months after 1 quotas were applied even though there had bad been talk talk of such actions actions actions ac ac- ac- ac for a full year previously The action taken alter after the U.S. U.S. U. U S S. q quotas otas were ere imposed was apparently apparently ap ap- aimed at avoiding a a. sharply declining world metal price for lead and zinc he said He noted that as lead generally general general- ly Iy is associated with zinc in foreign foreign foreign for for- eign mines full production of oC zinc as proposed by the UN U.N. group will add to the surplus tocks stocks of lead in the hands of foreign pro pro- These stocks will inevitably find their way to market as companies companies companies com com- cannot be expected to hold these stocks indefinitely or to contInue continue continue con con- I to produce lead without disposing dis dis- disposing posing of it Furthermore cans consumers consumers con con- sumers cannot be expected to hold these stocks indefinitely or to continue continue continue con con- to produce lead without disposing of it Furthermore consumers consumers consumers con con- sumers cannot be expected to purchase lead to increase their inventories when world stocks of the metal are accumulating Mr Romney said He lIe said that In view of ot the free tree world lead situation along with excessive stocks of both lead and zinc in the the- USA the domestic domestic domes domes- tic mining Industry strongly urges continuation of Gl quotas until something something something some some- thing better preferably adequate Import duties Is available The Tariff Commission report to Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress may recommend such an action |
