Show mines could cec u I 1 ri fill rail tracks pr F ile 14 17 4 mines are the best freight tonnage producers in the state the amount hauled by the industry is 80 per cent of the total originated by the railroads of beehive area it if delivered at once the years mineral production of utah would completely fill all ot of the tracks within its boarders not only do mines ship ore but they ship all kinds of machinery supplies etc many of large producers have branch lines built to their ore bins while others are forced to ship many miles by truck rr other means pictured here is one of greatest shippers the tintic gintic standard mine at eureka showing railroad cars at the dump ready for loading first ore is shipped from the mine to the mill or smelter after the ore Is reduced to crude metal at these plants it is shipped by rail outside the state for refining from the refinery it is sent to the fabricator where the metal Is turned into finished materials when the finished product is completed the railroad again in many instances has the opportunity of shipping the product to the point of consumption A ton of ore therefore creates an almost endless chain of ind industry astry and needless to say when the mining industry is active the wheels of the railroad car are humming |