Show outlook appears brighter for development of alunite deposits near marysvale Marys vale A silver lining fining began to glisten through the dark daik clouds ot of partially lost hopes lor for development of the marysvale Marys vale alunite deposits depo Fits this week an announcement in it a salt lake city news ahei was partially 1 sible lor the appearance appeal ance ot of the light of new home and then it was re lu ivalea through the columns junins co the western mineral survey ato aio fco 0 published in sill salt liike lake city ahat liat the federal bureau of mines was becoming met moie e interested it in the possibilities of the marydale Mary Marys sale vaI resources kit an article in fit the salt lake tribune stated that stuart P dobbs ogden attorney ney white in washington D C on other business was contacting utah congressional giess lonal men concerning the possibility of obtaining funds to further explore the alunite deposits here heie it was ivas stated that attorney dobbs said that expiration thus tai far indicates that the utah alunite deposits are more extensive than was vas supposed at the time D P C defense plant corosia tion advanced funds for foi building the plant at salt lake city and that until the area Is thoroughly drilled it will not be possible to reasonably do de termine the extent of the file deposits of alunite or 01 the character of the ore in various parts of the deposit it was said that he also indicated that lie he bele belched ived that it if additional drilling proved the deposit to be richer and more moie extensive et ensle than now believed bel leed that private pi hate capital would mould be ready leady to take over oser development to a large laige extent it was stated in the western mineral survey suney that dr R S dean assistant director of the bureau of mines pointed out that the supply of 0 native high grade bauxite for foi aluminum in the united states is limited in a recent lecont report to the american institute of mining and metallurgical engineers in new york boik city it stated that he included in his report a statement that the bureau has formulated a master plan whereby sufficient amounts of this vital metal can be obtained through utilization of domestic clays alunite see sec ond grade bauxite and other al bearing materials among the six pt principal phases continued on last page outlook brighter for alunite development continued from page one ot oi the bureau of mines program as outlined by dr dean the following would seem to effect this locality construction of commercial plants tor for the production ofala of from domestic clays erection or of co mercial plants tor for extracting from alunite 11 continued research in metallurgical lurg ical and milling problems to assist the entire alu aluminum industry further in his report dr dean stated that the bureau has pointed out that even with intensive eau exu peri tory work for or new bauxite it a milling program and the conversion of bayer plants the united states still cannot produce sufficient to place us in a secure position for A long war the recently received it a detailed proposal bas ed d in part on bureau research suggesting that the construction of a plant to produce from the hobart butte clay de posits in oregon meanwhile the bureau Is continuing its ita studies continuing with his report lie he stated that exploratory work of the bureau revealed the availability of millions of tons of alunite in the vicenty of marysvale Marys yale vale utah the bureau supported the proposal tor for the construction of a plant to produce from these reserves hy by using the kal unite process and such a plant Is now nearing completion the now has under consideration a proposal that another plant at marysvale Marys vale be revamped to recover from alunite by another process which also has been tested ly in the bureaus laboratories |