Gunnison news-champion., 1912-05-17
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If vsasdsSm ose. chiefly roseoslsse,
10 treated bs the mill opsrssed by
the Prios Ckssiea Compsay ss
Ne~mise in Sen hlsssl eosnsy.
The ore " made 70 yssld in the form
of vsasdsc scid sa lesst one per cent
Hsstsllic vssadissa. The value of
che ostput 10 Reured On basis Of
~ 80 . posnd, makins s547 500 for
The year 1914. This is probably ,eo
hos, - che price Il vansdia1 durins
she yssr Ranged fsoa $3.50 10 Is ~
. possd.
Fro@ Placerv.lIs during the year
l.5l5a tons Of ose ra.ned in Psssdox
valley, hostrose coSnty, wss shipped
via Galveston TO Liverpool. The
average paid for the ore f. o. b.
PiscsrvilIe, wss go . toa, OF total
fos the year elO6,Os5. This ose
averaged 81 per Gent nesslIic
vsssdism, in addition 70 ursnisn
sad rsdism. A conservative essi-
nsee Of the value the vsnadisn ex-
ssacted fEoa the ose would be $500
. ton, or &3O3,lO6 for Nontrose
county. In the production Of the
ore not more than so miners were
employed, but twenty six men with
four and six horse teams we're needed
in hssliAG II 70 the chipping point.
Nos sso~gh devslop@eat hes beea
done 20 Assernine the extent Of the
ore deposits. Prscticslly eli Of the
ore hes come from lenses in sand
stone strata exposed on the sides Of
the canyons. II the deposits should
prove to be continuous throughout
the sandstone. the supply will lie
ample TO permit the general use OF
vanadium in steel manufacture.
The possibility of developing a
production equal TO demands for tie
man sfsctsre of steel rails is attract
ing attention. By adding not more
than five pounds Of vansdium to a
ton Of steel it's tensile strength and
tosghness are greatly increased. and
il. ability to Withstand successive
jsrs and shocks multiplied by three
The nee Of vanadism steel in rails
would mean safety under the strain
imposed by heavy locomotives and
high speed.
AT two dollars . pound for vana-
dian, the sdded cost involved in its
use for steel rails would not exceed
ten dollars . ton, and the additional
expense would be more than Offset
by the increased life Of the rail. II
now seems probable that western
Colorado and eastern Utah will be
able to supply vsnadism ore in
Sufficient quantity, taken in connec-
tion with more economical treatment,
to make it profitable to manufacture
vanadic acid or ferro- vansdium at
prices based on two dollars . pound
for their metallic vanadium content.
The carnotite ores of Colorado
carry both uranium and vanadium,
and the residue from these ores after
the extraction Of the uranium and
vanadium is a source Of radium
According TO . recent report from
Consul General Gatfney of Dresden,
the cost of extracting . radium salt
from the uranium residue is $4,000
a gram, and it is now selling for
$4,000 a gram. He says further
that some Of the European govern
ments a. we'll as numerous private
enterprises are looking for additional
supplies Of the uranium residue.
Several of the operators in the Colo
RADIO felds are investigating the
possibilities Of secsring returns on
the rsdium content of the ore.