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Show Rearm anient Big Aid To Mining Industry Imports to Utah Smelters May Be Increased. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. Western West-ern mining always a representative barometer of the nation's business is beginning to improve under the impetus of the United States' 'rearmament 're-armament program. "The condition of the mining industry in-dustry always is a good indication of the condition of this country's business," reported A. G. MacKen-zie, MacKen-zie, noted Salt Lake City mining authority. MacKenzie explained products of the mines of the west, particularly Utah, are used in a "thousand and one ways" in the rearmament program. pro-gram. "For instance to how that all minerals don't go directly into munitions mu-nitions revery time a new factory goes up, the condition of the minerals min-erals industry is improved," he said. "The-steel that goes into the plants must be painted. And that helps lead --miners. "The machine tools require tons of high grade steel' alloys. Most of the minerals used to fortify : or strengthen these tools comes from the West. Defense is requiring thousands thou-sands of trucks and tanks. That means more copper in the machines themselves, more lead in their storage stor-age batteries and use of many other minerals." Most of the custom smelters op. erate on a contract basis with the miners. The smelters are obligated to take minerals whenever the mines are opened. Therforeign shipments are expected expect-ed to increase as war-time blockades block-ades strengthen. MacKenzie estimated that 10,430 persons are employed in the mining industry in Utah alone, including 9,480 day-wage workers at mines and plants. |