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Show MORE EXPLORATION NEEDED IN MINES i v ' l. 1 1 - . I C ' - ,' - Umm T Willi n Hlrf 1 1 mti T I i I (in ' i I i "i Mil &::::-;.:-:.:-: -''J- ferautft Lack of exploration work in Utah's mines causes concern. In this world war of and for resources, is there enough attention being given to exploration in the non-ferrous metal mining in Utah and western mines? This is a question being asked on all sides as a result of the decline in the production from underground mines of Utah and the lack of development develop-ment of no new producers in recent years. The Axis powers today have 91 per cent of the world's supply of rubber, 73 per cent of the tin ore, and 44 per cent of the iron ore. Japan has seized raw materials and resources of over one-quarter of the world's population. Germany has seized over f 150,000,000.000 national wealth of 230,000,000 enslaved en-slaved peoples of 21 subjugated countries. Germany declares she is fighting for such important things as coal, iron, petrol, the non- ferrous metals and above all, wheat. Here in Utah, which is the capital of American mining, the incentive in-centive to search for a new mine prospect has virtually disappeared. A few decades back, prospectors were scowering the country for evidences evi-dences of mineral, and investors were eager to gamble a few dollars on a good prospect. Today, however, how-ever, many good prospects are idle for the lack of incentive for their development. Moreover, mines in the producing districts have not been able to do sufficient work to keep their ore reserves up to what is considered normal. . Mining is -hazardous; it is a gamble, and when an ore body is mined there is no second crop. Therefore, the return to those who undertake the hazard must be sufficient suf-ficient to compensate or mining will diminish. |