Show where water Is problem Z ma V ta 7 n i much ot of mineral wealth lies below the water level and its mining presents one ot of the greatest problems confronting the mining industry the massive expensive equipment shown la in the accompanying photograph Is being installed 4 at t the park city consolidated mine at park city utah where the company Is constantly striving to unlock the ore reserves below the water table years tears ago park city consolidated mined most ot of the known ore above the water level which is the toot foot level and in recent years has been forced to follow the ore to lower lover levels at it a greatly increased cost at the present time most of Us its production is coming from be the SOO ind and 1300 foot levels based on anthe the amount of tonnage mined the company has hai been one ot of leading producers producer sine since 1929 so far however the content of metal in the ore has only been sufficient to pay the normal operating expenses and the stockholder has received no return on his bis investment yet for or more than 10 years it has poured out its iti ores to make employment and industry for the community and state during this period the company has bas produced ore valued at 61 ot lot which has ha been paid to labor in wages compensation pensa tion insurance social security and unemployment taxes has been spent tor for supplies equipment insurance power and paid in taxes find and paid tor for freight and umpires umpire on ore sales |