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Show Utah's Metal' Flow Hits New Peak for War fr 'VT; tl'" Sf " i This stream of molen Utah metal at one of the state's smelters flowed at increased rate In 1943. In addition to furnishing its quota of men for the armed services, serv-ices, the metal mining industry of Utah attained a new national distinction dis-tinction during 1943 in the production produc-tion of metals. Mines of the Beehive state exceeded ex-ceeded any other state In the nation na-tion in production of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc, according to a report of the Bureau of Mines, Department of Interior. Total 1943 non-ferrous metal production pro-duction showed a 5 per cent gain over 1942. The 1943 total exceeded all past production records for Utah. The 1943 record by Utah's mines was achieved with less manpower, due to the demand tor men in the armed services. Using smaller crews resulted in an unbalanced operation in many mines which resulted in higher costs in many production efficiency. Preliminary figures on the 1943 Utah production, compared with 1942 were released by the Bureau as follows: Gold Decreased from 391,544 fine ounces to 481,763. Silver Decreased from 10,574,955 fine ounces to 9,308,520. Copper Increased from 613,382,-000 613,382,-000 pounds to 646,100,000. Lead Decreased from 143,860,000 pounds to 132,500,000. Zinc Increased from 91,086,000 pounds to 93,534,000. |