Show more ore wanted 6 1 jl R T crib A r one of utah uta smelters shelters Sm elters president roosevelt in a talk to th the a american people shortly after tile the declaration ot of war against japan on december 8 1941 declared that an increased supply of 0 metals would be needed to meet the war effort ot of the united states and that their use in private in austry would be sharply curtailed the nonferrous non ferrous metal resources ot of the uni united ted states particularly the western portion are vaal and ana in any like area in the world bu bat t generally speaking the ores are low to w grade as there are ara few ew it any ot f the high grade producers lett left the president Is right more mor metals will he needed to supply americas great mechanized forces and tho the west best will produce these metals in utah there exists sm melting elting capacity to treat four our or five times the present production ot of ores from utah and surrounding tates states the smelters shelters sm elters are in excel lent stapo shape and stand ready to meet any demand placed upon them by the needs ot of this nation at war tho the basic need Is more low grade ores to feed to these thesa smelters shelters sm elters there ars are hudi reds 0 of low grade or so bo callec marginal ore deposits throughout utah and western united states that should be adding their output to the tha total metal production they be brought into production and their contribution will soon alleviate any shortage that might exist la in nonferrous metals ore reserves are measured by that which can be mined in nod As prices rise the fineable mine able ore reserves increase rapidly and vast new areas are brought into production no one wants exorbitant profits out of the tha condition that exists today but a few cents added to the price ot of certain metals would d double tile the tha ore reserves from walck the th ou 0 nation nati on might draw in this time ot of crisis |