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Show Mine Firm Opens South Utah Property Expanding its operation to develop additional Utah resources and produced more metal for the war effort, the Ohio Copper company com-pany of Dtah, last year opened up and placed in production the Big Indian mine, situated near La Sal in San Juan county. After checking the tonnage and grade of ore available and satisfactorily satis-factorily completing metallurgical tests, construction of a treatment plant was undertaken in the spring of 1943. The milling plant has a dally capacity of 250 tons of copper cop-per ore. Construction of the mill and related buildings was completed com-pleted late in 1943 and the breaking break-ing in period was started. Difficulties Dif-ficulties In starting the new plant were encountered and resulted in an operating loss of $1S,S11.52 for the year. The Big Indian mine operation Is in addition to the company's regular operation in the Bingham district where copper is produced by leaching leach-ing in place methods. By this unique method, copper is extracted from the water that percolates through the low-grade porphyry ore in the mine. The additional mining, such as has been undertaken by Ohio Copper Cop-per results in more metal, more payrolls and added business for smelters, railroads and other industries in-dustries throughout the state. In encouraging this type of development develop-ment of Utah's resources, the long term position of the state is Improved. |