The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1915-08-06


NJ radium from Colorado carnotite
ores by the bureau 81 mines. In con
nection with the National Hadium in
stitute. has passed the experimental
stage In It's new process and H. now on
u successful manufacturing basis tie
also declared that the statements made
Co congress concerning the ability OF
the bureau of mines Co produce ra-
dunn at a greatly reduced cost over
other processes had actually been ac-
compilahet and that the costs we're
even less than predicted.
The cost Of one gram OF radium
metal produced In the form OF bro ,
mlde during March. April and May OF
the present year was t3g,O5O, ! am
informed by Charles l.. Parsons. In
charge Of the radium investigation OF
the bureau. This includes costs OF
ore. insurance. repairs. amortization
allowance for and equipment. cost OF
bureau OF mines cooperation. and all
expenses incident 10 the production 81
high grade radium bromide. when
YOU consider that radium has been
settling for $4,000 and 100000 o
gram. YOU will see just what the bu.
reau OF mines has accomplished along
dlum In the small experimental plant
during the first few months OF the
bureaus activities was somewhat
higher but not enough to seriously at
feet the final average.
THE public. however. should not
infer that this low cost OF production
necessarily means an immediate drop
In the selling price of radium. The
National Radium institute was FORUM
ate In securing through the Crucibie
Steel company the right 60 mine ton
claims Of carnotlte ores belonging To
them and this was practically the only
ore available at the time Since then
new deposits have been opened. but
these are closely held aud according
a. the best Judgment of the experts
employed by the bureau ~ mines the
Colorado and Utah fields. which are
much richer IN radium bearing ores
than any others known. viii supply
ore FOR a few years only az the rate Of
production that obtained when the
European war closed down the mines.
The demand Tor radlum viii also In
crease rapidly Tor the two or three
uurgconH who have n sufficient guam
tlty OF this a. speak from experience
cancer that are increasingly encour-
aging az their knowledge 81 ita appli-
cation improved few more reports
like that presented 60 the American
Medical association at It's recent san
Francihco meeting and the medical
profession as whole viii be- convinc-
cd OF It's efficacy. Under all the cir
cumntancez that have come Ia my
knowledge u does seem Ca me that II
behooves the government 90 make
some arrangement whereby these de-
ponltA. so unique In their extent and
their eichness. may be conserved In
the truest sense for our people. by eN-
tracing the radium from the ores
where Il now lies useless and putting
II to work for the eradication OF can-
Ger In the hospitals of the army and
navy and the public health service
THE ten carnotite claims being OPP
Grated at Long Park. Colo. by the Ma
tional Radium institute have already
produced over seven hundred ana
ninety-fiN tons ~ ore averaging above
per cent uranium oxide. The cost of
ore delivered az the radium plant In
Denver has averaged Ssi.3o per ton.
) This included rs per cent royalty. sal
AIRY OF bureau 81 mines employees,
amortization Of camp and equipment
} and all expenses incident "a the min
Ing transportation. grinding and
nampling OF the ore, A concentrating
! plant FOR low grade ores has been
erected at the mines and Is success
fully recovering materials formerly
wasted. Grinding and sampling ma
chinery has been Installed at Denver
and radium extraction plant erected
IN the same city. The radium plant
has now a capacity OF three tons OF
ore per day. having been more thar
doubled In size since last February
! Before that time the plant had beer
run more or less on an experimental
scale although regularly producing
. radium since June. 1914.
ITO July I, 1914, slightly over tire,
grams OF radium metal had been OBJ
tanned In the form OF radlum bariun
sulfate containing over one mllllgran
OF radiuu TO the kilogram Of sulfates
The conversion of the sulfates int
ohlorldes and the publication OF th'
(. radium therefrom Is easily accomp
! lished and with very small loss Of ~ 1.
q terial Unfortunately however, spe
4 cial acid proof enamel ware. obtain
able only In France. has not been de
1 llvered OF sufficient capacity To han
die the capitalization OF the full plan
I production. 80 that a little less thar
half the output. or To be exact, thir
teen hundred aid four milligrams o
q radium element have been deliveries
TO the two hospitals connected viii
the National Radium institute. Tn