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Show POWER PLANT TO BE BUILT AT CEDAR IRON MINES A new power plant to cost an estimated $400,000 will be built at U. S. Steel's Columbia Iron Mining company operations near Cedar City, Geneva Steel company officials announced today. The mine supplies iron ore for both the Geneva and Ironton plants. Construction and acquisition of equipment is expected to require a year's time. The power plant will have three generating units, each with a capacity of 750 kilowatts. kilo-watts. The generators will be Diesel driven. All electric power generated will be utilized by i Columbia Iron Mining company. Operation of this power plant will release electric power now being supplied by Southern Utah Power company for other urgent power needs in the territory terri-tory served by this company. |