Show Mining News News- Survey Shows Rock Hard Miners in Demand Metal Prices Steady The Bureau of Mines published published published pub pub- in the Federal Register of January 15 1970 the proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed new regulations under the authority of the Federal M Metal tal and Mine Safety Act Mine operators would be re required required required re- re to notify the nearest office in the event of a a fatal accident b any ac accident accident accident ac- ac in which two or more persons are injured c a mine fire d a gas ignition or an explosion 3 an inundation f I any accident involving ex explosives explosives explosives ex- ex plosives i in including n c 1 u di n g blasting agents g the entrapment of any parson person h major damage to shafts ventilation hoisting or haulage facilities i any event or condition involving a health or safety hazard which requires the removal of all persons from froman an affected area of the ilie mine except those necessary to eliminate the danger j any physical event at a mine which causes death or bodily injury to persons other than persons on the mine property The American Mining Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress and Utah tion have requested to ex ex- ex tend the deadline for filing com comments ments from 14 days to 60 days The Day of Rest closing bill passed by the special 1970 Legislature has a clause in the proposed measure which ex exempts exempts exempts ex- ex the mining and processing processing processing sing of natural resources ROCK HARD-ROCK MINER SHORTAGE The Utah Mining Association in November and December 1969 made a national survey of the availability of rock hard-rock miners in the domestic mining industry were comp completed by seven forty-seven operating companies representing representing representing enting some 80 of the employment employment employment employ employ- ment in the nations nation's underground underground underground under under- ground metallic mineral mining industry The report showed a shortage of 1626 miners in thirty three thirty t h r e e mines fourteen mines said they did not need additional men In the m mines i n e s reporting a shortage there is a total of employees the short no age mines employ a total of miners The operations which do not need men are re relatively relatively relatively re- re s sma small m a 11 employment under and are typically situated in s sma small m a 11 localities where they are the major in industrial industrial industrial in- in enterprise or in areas where recent cutbacks in mining have been experienced In the Central Mountain Region Region Region Re Re- gion C Colorado o 1 o r ad o Nevada a and d dutah Utah eleven mines employing men reported a shortage of hard hard- rock hard rock miners with only one firm reporting no shortage METALS PRICES Copper held vat at a 56 4 per pound with lead at 16 2 2 1 and zinc at 15 1 2 l per pound Silver was at an ounce on Fridays Friday's market 6 2 with gold per ounce |