| Show UTAH BECOME E TUNGSTEN M CENTER utah will become the center of a tungsten development that la Is rapidly spead ing throughout destein states ns as the result of 0 efforts to meet united states war require requirement men ts of this vital metal stimulus to the program Is being pro provided videt by establishment in salt lake valley of a plant tor for the treatment trent mont ment of 0 tungsten ores and concentrates originating in western estern ft united states stales and by bv tile the recent rise in the price pi ice ot of newly mined metal from 2100 to 30 00 per er unit the utah U t sit plant is being built by tie the de defense fe nse plant corporation for or the th e united states vanadium corporation an and it will ft be operated by the latter concern conc ein erected at a cost ot of nearly a halt million dollars dol lais the unit Is scheduled to be ready read tor for operation early eaily in 1943 whim tho the burma road into china was closed to transport tailor 11 of tin allied nations ati by bv Jp JD pince linns ion it 11 put part of 0 the how flow of tungsten ores to the united states slates ft was as cut off consequently development of oc the lower grade deposits in western vestern Alu ameilla alberica erica be came necessary to augment that already produced here tungsten Is used la in the ilia facture of heay heavy armor piercing IIer cIng projectiles and naturally the de mand lias has increased many times since the outbreak of the war ai whether or not this industry will remain in utah after the war d de e entirely ent liel apon future develop ments and demand tor for the metal however the huge initial invest ment tor for tile plant plaint has been made and every effort should be con tinned to have it one of utah a thriving industries ot of the future |
