Show major gold development one of south promising industries by alagar S till hill search for precious metals has lone provided mankind with one of if IN ent remunerative and ro aft ina litle occupations some of the broat fortunes fortune of the hie nation have front the he In illing of ores kopd on it and under the earths urbam tind linio have become the foun clation ili tion for world famous indus tri the alio exploration develop inina and of below and other metals has boon been one of the important tal tills lit in building the united states to the status ot of the worlds richest and most powerful nation gold mining one of the most sustained and wealth creating of the metal industries has bas been surrounded with an historical background unusually rich in romance mance mid and uniquely outstanding in its strong influence upon the human race nee definite and irrefutable examples may be cited where lag ing the gold mining industry has exerted curing influences during times of destruct destructible able adversity in the united states alone during the lie hard times of 1847 48 gold was dl discovered covered in california and the gold rush known as the days of 40 ensued this gold rush and tile subsequent production of gold was MIS responsible for the clearing of bus lucs s skies at that time and the discoveries later made anade in the klondike district of alaska and tile the discovery disco ery of gold at cripple crock creek colorado colondo and lit in the goldfield area of nevada neada cleared sub depressions in the united states to this great gre U industry then fui for lil giltory tory does repent itself may we IL again look for sound fah kiil liil in III the unfavorable ain fin that lint now beset tills this na lion A ahins example of the handt work of if dinati in in in fit taking gold from froin tin tho balth i alli and there from building kiril griat hidu trios may be wn seen today tit nt lead south dakota at the v of the famous homestake Hoine Home stake lillne an ali enterprise that encompasses thousands of feet of underground workings extending even to the depth of one mile representing biting millions of dollars ot of invested capital in addition to other millions resting in processing plants mining equipment and other surface construction has been built front from an enormous low grade deposit that has extended from veritable grass roots to extensive depth mining ores that run from four to seven seon dollars per tot ton which means that for every 2000 pounds of material taken from the enith earth the company recovers bat front from one ninth to one fifth of an ounce of gold back through the llie years gold taken from this mine tins ims provided the means of establishing the groat great plants modern mining equipment recovery knowledge and development that has en ahlem the alie mining of these low grade depoles nt at a profit in addition the little lias has paid millions in contributed to government ern ment and provided prodded steady pon oin plo vinent to thousands of work flork agull 1111 i great copper mine nt at utah is another exam lilia I 1 of enalls ability to solve corn com recovery nc oer problems pio blema and through I 1 lir scale efficient oper to wrest profits front from ox ex low grade deposits it Is aident from these two outstanding cx amples and many others that could be mentioned tint that the major factor in ili the alti ulti ninte success of any worthwhile mining pio perty T Is a planned program of development with a vie view w toward prosecuting early stage work OT that will be adaptable to utilization after the property has been placed on sustained production such a farsighted working plan will then eradicate the feces aty of duplicating early work and naturally allow greater profits front aiom production utah Is not without her gold de folts tying lif produced according to tile the IT S bureau of mines min 8 statistic ounces ti fine ounces of sold old forin in 1880 to 1936 valued at md at the present time several searal properties within the confines of the states borders are re cording important gold production product loii mostly however ns its product byproduct by I 1 spasmodic gold activity has sprung up throughout tit the state from time to time centered principally in sh ilin al llo low small operations that have not had the lie proper planned development olini ent nor sufficiently sustained exploration to carry them to any appreciable success any AMY ore found to be easily accessible has been marketed in ili a series of small shipments no thought given to the continuous development of the properties with the results that infill of potential gold projects have hae not materialized into anything of lasting imports importance ance at the present time however it Is important to note that there are several gold developments underlay w ay that might well toe be the me means an of providing the state of U utah tah with additional important gold mines mil nest of outstanding interest tire are the currently cm bently conducted aci elopement elop ment alii exploration programs program being undertaken in the marksville marysvale Marys vale ville discontinued on oil page five fire I 1 fr T gold development Is promising industry continued led from page one tract long known as a possible possible large gold deposit depoi lt region the Mary area has produced a substantial amount in precious Imet metals alsand and ajla 9 still producing from several small operations qua ond of the ou standing programs now underway in this promising region Is being furthered at the property of the gold mines corporation here an extensive development campaign has beebi teen worked out with the obvious view of establishing the ground work for h a substantial mining operation the be firms holdings encompass a wide expanse of mineralized area with abundant surface face showings and favorable geological conditions the property has been equipped with adequate modern modem machinery and great progress has been made in establishing a fine camp modern new houses have been built for the workmen so BO that now resting high on the mountains above mary Marys marysvale vale be dounda fO found unda a settlement that Is almost a town in itself nestling there alithe at i the baseom base of ofa a great mountain in ia a setting getting of unusually beautiful scenic the camp to is another symbol of mans aggression la in winning wealth from the earth not kot interested in shallow workings nor possibilities for ic small ismall ore shipments the organizers of this project have laid out A a program of development that has as its objective the very heart of a huge mineralized territory driving a long tunnel under the mountains the company seeks the pr ore e bearing fissures at a dap depth til that at provides tile tho possibility for Peri permanent nei ove operation ration tho the same may be said of ft the valdosia Val dasia project in cottonwood canyon where the same organizers tire arc pushing a depth development program that Is opening another and equally promising area to substantial and permanent mine operations well thought out enterprises such as these are worthy of widespread I 1 support and encouragement for it must be realized that such large scale developments must be carried ric a on without ore production for sometimes years before the objectives jec fec tives can be reached this means the organizers must have faith in ia their enterprise to withstand the sf struggle ruggle and hardships that babl inels accompany the furtherance of major mineral development they fire are however laying a firm ground work that Is of tremendous value to their operation and they and also those who tire are farsighted enough to bellore believe in them are content 1 tent with their knowledge that theirs Is a project that will withstand the ravages of the years theirs Is no shallow surface workings with only the sky for backs but they are undermining a mountain tain with thousands of feet of potential producing area it I 1 will be necessary for us to D iva wait it longer for them to reach their objective but their goal la is worth waiting for it may be not so far in the future that these efficiently conducted mining developments may provide utah with additional major gold producers and bring to marksville marysvale Marys vale ville the prosperity that would surely accompany success of these promising prom ising undertakings western mineral survey |