Show m FORK 15 SEEN ah WERTH OF d 10 T H I 1 P H TP 11 experiments by columbia university hersity prove our alunite best ifor for aluminum dr homer C bloom bjoorn of philadelphia pa well known in this vicinity especially among those who while still comparatively young like to call themselves old timers was kind enough to send us the results of experiments peri ments made by the school of mines of the columbia university of new york tills this highly recognized scientific institution has just completed an extensive study of alunite as a source of aluminum metal with the result that it found this mineral the cheapest and most direct of any known source it ic quires less time anti and the metal is per cent pure 0 smalley a metallurgist of new york city who collaborated with columbia in these studies was also sponsor for the alunite consumed in these investigations the ore came from the florence mining and milling company holdings in the marysvale Marys vale district the largest deposit of alunite in in america if not in the world and is estimated at over fifty million tons the salient points in hi these investigations were nere as follows alunite will contribute the best and highest grade of aluminum metal ever produced alunite on account of its tion is made into at a cost 01 of 30 00 per cent less than any other source of it is simpler easier cleaner and cuts the time for making alunite much shorter than aiom bau bauxite zite alunite is the cheapest source of aluminum metal known alunite ore can call be utilized in the way of great profits by using every ever pound of it as that part which does not make per cent aluminum me metal tal on account of its silica can be made into the best alloys ever known Tiie therefore with the above informs on the result of the most careful and highest skill of metallurgists to be e obtained insures for alunite the first place in the making of aluminum metal this thi s means mean moie for southern utah than anything which has ever occur ed in tile the history of its natural resources it will be interest interesting inz to know that the demonstration plant at new castle del has been in operation for some time and has proven beyond a doubt the tremendous value of alunite as a source of heavy chemicals such as potash alum arn ammonia monia alum sulphate of and other chemicals while this plant on account of its size sm e was not intended for commercial production at the same time it has proven to many capitalists the importance and great commercial value of alunite in the chemical industry the mountain chemical company not only to enlarge this plant but also to build another one in akron ohio both of which plants to b be iri in operation early in june they will require large shipments of alunite ore for these purposes not considering those shipments of alunite which also aill ill be necessary in the plants to 0 be erected for the making of aluminum induni metal and its alloys |