Show worked out mines have ave little resale value 4 q 4 I 1 w 7 4 tunnel for or sale W that be ba a queer sign to hang hou ng at the portal ot of a mining tun tunnel net yet there may be a lot of tunnels and shafts for or sale cheap I 1 in it worked out mines ol of utah it t there here Is not more exploration wor work k done in etab mines and don done 8 quickly the past decade has been a lean lee one tor for the mines of utah no new sizeable producers have been opened up and no new nonferrous non ferrous mineral districts have been discovered production during this period has been coming from the older mines in the older districts conditions have leen been such that even they could not perform per torra an adequate amount of exploratory work to perpetuate their lives and insure production for the future when the war broke out th the e situation became even worse many of 0 the younger workers enlisted 1 in n the army or navy nav and other skill skilled e d workers fo found u d better pay in other war indest industries ans the tha regulation of 0 me metal tal pr arices tees would not permit the mines for a time to compete in the labor market the plight of the tha mines has been recognized in washington and it Is hoped that the necessary basis will be ba provided to increase the activities of the mining industry until it Is in a healthy state once again A healthy mining industry makes tor for a healthy state as raining mining has long been the backbone industry in economic life |