The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-13
PRODUCTION OF RADIUM'
AND VANADIUM IN 1913
the metal)--an increase of nearly sc
per cent for 1913.
Iarxe Prnrlorfinn Of Ratiium

~the metal)--an increase of nearly SO
per cent for 1913
Large Proportion Of Radium.
OF the quantity produced. apparent
Iy 1925 tons Of uranium oxide con-
tanning the equivalent of So grams of
hydrous radium bromide, was shipped
to Europe, and 1876 tons, containing
the equivalent Of 81 grams of hydrous
radium bromide. was retained In this
country, although in tonnage the guam
tity retained in this country, l,1sS tons.
was larger than that shipped to
Europe which was apparently SAB
tons One Of the principal producers
for the foreign trade did little work for
more than half the year. owing. it Is
reported. TO the fact that its factory
in Liverpool had not been completed.
Had the factory come into operation
sooner, the exports would have been
considerably larger.
A prominent feature OF uranium
and vanadium production during the
year was the change in method OF
payment by American buyers. who no
longer paid for the vanadium content
in the ore, but bought ii on the basis
Of the uranium oxide content alonA,f
though they received payment for the
vanadium abroad. However. the miner
received more or less compensation
In a higher price for the uranium
oxide he sold. Prices varied greatly
and returns to the survey show that
the price per pound for contained
uranium oxide ranged from 81 for
ores carrying 06 per cent uranium
oxide to $500 for one lot carrying ais
per cent uranium oxide and A.2s per
cent yanadium oxide.
The demand for carnotite at In
ereasing prices caused a large amount
Of prospecting. and the carnotite- bear
ing area was shown to extend from
the Paradox country. westward into
the Dry Valley region of Utah, lying
between Monticello and the La Sal
mountains Farther west and south.
deposits of carnotite were found on
Crescent and Trachyte. creeks. in the
Henry mountains and also Southwest
Of the mountains.
Geologic Investigation of Deposits.
During the fall a geologic recon-
naissance OF the uranium and vana-
dunn deposits of Utah was made by
Frank L. Hess and b. S. Butler. of the
Unites States geological survey. They
covered the territory lying between
the wyoming line and the south side.
of the Henry mountains. and east OF
the San Rafael Swell. The deposits,
as shown by the outcrops, are nearly
all in small pockets, part of which are
comparatively rich. All the newly
found localities are far from rail-
road, and the hope for concentration
on the ground by some cheap process.
and many experiments are being car
ried on to develop such process
Toward the end of the year steps
were taken for the erection Of COM
centration plant in Dry Valley. fifteen
miles north of Monticello. A plant
was put up on Mesa Creek, Colo. and
another was said TO be In course Of
erection in the Gateway district. a
preliminary report on the uranium
and vanadium deposits of Utah Will
probably be issued during the spring.
The Standard Chemical company
actively produced radium at its plant
at Canonsburg. Pa. and the Radilm
Company OF America established =
plant and did preliminary work az
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