Show ly of Ga 0 in C rp M S rom utah state furnishes entire world of mineral deposits found in 1885 RAVEN FAVEN MINING COMPANY OF FT DUCHESNE IS TRE THE ONLY SHIPPER OP OF OR editor s note this analysis and the accompanying accompany ine chart are i dirt art of the work beins being done by the newly established university of L utah utah bureau of economic and business research this bureau under tile the dirce direction tiOn of dr J R mahoney assistant professor of economics of the univ erbit s school of business and dr walker plans to make of natural resources by BV WALKER associate professor of economics university of utah the hie minina of asphalt gilsonite eils P onite and ami related bi has developed into a mai major or industry in utah the total output of these in ill 1929 was short tons with a market value of 1 at the anine gilsonite I 1 the pr pro duct of cuilis asphalt minerals mineral constituting 84 per cent of the th j total output in ill 19 1929 29 it is a bril biant black substance subs used in n making telephone mouth cl electric varl switch handles garnish h paint knobs buttons and and similar articles it is used kail ril over the world but mined only in utah tile the deposits are located on in eastern butali atall just west of the utah colorado line in uintah county this mineral was wa i first discovered r ered in 1885 by professor blake i rho nho named it L later ater due to the activity of S 11 gilr son of salt sail lake who did a great ideal deal towards bringing this material into pron prominence ii nerice vs as an article of utility the name 1 was changed to gilsonite veins varv in width the gilsonite deposits are bound in veins which vary in uldie from fw few inches to 2 20 0 beet acet and which have a I 1 length in ia some cases of seven or eight hiie miles one large vein called the duchesne vein is about three a and nd one cue half miles east cast of fort du chesne this vein ranges from 3 to 4 feet in thick aesa for a dis oance of three or four miles the black dragon vein the cowboy vein the culmer vein the bonanza vein and the duchesne ein together cental more than 3 30 U tons of gilsonite according to estimates of the united states geological survey for many years the total 0 output ut of gils gilsonite wi was as carried by wagon to prim p utah the near test cst railroad point even today due to the absence of a Tail railroad road into his aiea abea of great natural resources some tons or more of gilsonite and related bitu ments mast be ba trucked over the mountains many miles before it can be loaded into a railroad raili oad car it is obvious that better transports arta tion facilities would materially aid the development of these vast together with many bothers others yet untouched n is another bitumen mined commercially in i utah itah the sales of the one operating company at soldier sum allt nearly neaily doubled in quantity and more than doubled in value from 1928 to 1929 1121 the output a from this mine jumped from abott tons toils in 1928 1929 to tons in 1929 with a macket value of in 1928 and 1334 00 in 1929 Z I 1 is a mineral varying in color from transparent tran parent yellow r or green in ill the vest vaTie varieties ties to ulick blick it is a nonconductor of I 1 electricity a id is used extensive ostensive ly for insulation candles made lade froin rom are superior to I 1 theae of makes it is also aused used as a foundation for various f waxes and polishes as a covering to protect metal surfaces from lav the action of moisture mor sture acids or al kalies and tor for wax figures and 1 dolls asphalt found near lake tome or is L also mined in duchesne munty altah the united Stat tes bureau bof of mines ties reported short tona tolls 4 produced in 1929 29 valued at 30 COO 00 at the mr mrle mine le the deposits oc cur irl in vie t ne legion fegion embracing about square miles in the vi tilty of 0 indian india lake and sams sam ij tanyon I a little north of gray L blead trad mountain and about 20 K antles southwest of ducheane city the truo truc I 1 ahalt deposits c of f r ile e state are found only in ill the e 1 y as northern part ot of the great salt 11 lake e near promontory point and ia fil 1 aint ill county near vernal ernae also dutche ie county A this s material Ina sometimes called r I 1 IT healtha 1 tha Is 11 opaque bron brownish black olly lly viscous vii arid antl strangely ass anic I 1 in odor it has lieen been used ome for street paving but the has been uncertain 1 and intermittent f Petiole ti oleum uni eipl as pliant mit 1 ia 18 8 a compart atvell vely new product id ia utah and the tonnage ase is still rela relatively nall it is produced lit in salt al t lake p I 1 city y by the e utah oil refining L I 1 and ls aed ed mainly in f P road ad COulst construction ruction the following is a list or of active gilsonite gila onite producers and related bi in ii utah as re potted by U S bureau of mines the american asphalt association of st louis mo operating near dragon utah tb the e diamond gilsonite company ft duchesne utah operating near fort du chesna the gilsonite asphaltum company of philadelphia pa operating near watson utah the utah gilso gilsonite alte company of st louis mo operating near watson utah the raven mining company of utah chicago ill operating near watson utah the mining company soldier summit utah operating opa rating near soldier summit the utah oil refining company salt lake operating in salt lake city sources of information published reports of U S geological survey and U S bureau of mines the mineral industry of utah by leaa lewis 13 and U of U bulletin no 11 the united states daily june 7 1928 p 5 |