Show shortage stage stirs new search aa M I 1 P alel J R 41 4 ai 4 51 N 4 A R 4 waw 3 SIX AR 0 A mines badly depleted dining the war turn to development to rehabilitate industry in utah Proba probably never before in the history bj 0 of our national has there been a more intensive study search for minerals than there is today sha sharp eyed detectives are hunting bunting ebed the ti hidden d en minerals from the ala seward to the dunes and beaches of florida much of this search is centered on western united states and utah which produces a large part of the metals that put the sinew in the nations industrial biceps individual mining corporations have their engineers and geologists running down every lead that might bring about a new mine as ne new w producers have been few and far between in the last two decades why all this tapping around first of all the demand for metals is heavy and at present rate of consumption the nations supply of strategic minerals will look slim at the end of 25 years unless new supplies are found moreover our part in the reconstruction of europe demands metals and there is a metal stock pile to be ba maintained by the government under an act of last congress number one need is development in tho the past individual firms have done much of the searching for ore and mineral reserves during the war however with increased emphasis on actual production rather than prospecting utah mining minin now finds itself in need of rehabilitation more of the return from ores mined must be ploughed sloughed hed back into development |