Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1921-12-09
UTAH COOPER TO
Open Up MINES
NINE AT BINGHAM AND PLANTS
AT ARTHUR AND GARFIELD
TO BE OPENED IN APRIL
General Manager Says " Market
Activities Continue, Operations
Can Be Resumed Then on
a Small Scale

Salt Lake.-April 1, next, hap been
tentatively set by the Utah Copper
company for the reopenlng OF It's great
mine at Bingham and the resumption
of operations mt its plants at Arthur
and Garfield.
Should the present rate OF consump-
ton of copper continue through the
remainder Of this year and the begin
ulng Of 1922, the company will reopen
fts mine and plants on the date named,
but not to the extent that prevailed
for some time previous to the closing
down of the properties several months
ago,
This announcement was made Satur-
day by II. @. Gemmell, general man
ager of the Utah Copper company, at
the weekly meeting and luncheon or
the mining committee OF the CONNER
cial club and chamber OF commerce, ut
the conclusion Of an address on the
copper situation.
Mr.. Gemmell stated that while April
/ had been tentatively named as the
date for the resumption OF operations,
the plans OF the company in this re-
spect depended solely upon the con-
tlnued activity Of the copper market,
and in this there might be experienced
n disappointment.
In reply to question as to the i'm.
portance of the operations of the Utah
Copper company to the well being or
Salt Lake and the eeveral suburban
towns, he said that while the company
made no claims In this respect II was
undoubtedly true. At the height OF the
We're employed, directly or Indirectly,
about 1000 men, who were paid an av-
erage OF So day or total OF $35, 900
day, while large amounts were paid
for supplies all of which were purchas-
ed here, so far as possible and which
included 400 to 500 tons of coal per
day.
Mr.. Gemell said that possibly no
more than 1000 men would be en-
ployed when the operations are resum-
ed, but that the number undoubtedly
would be gradually increased there.
after and as rapidly as circumstances
warranted although he perieved that
5000 would be the ultimate maximum
while the wages would average 81
day.
In his address on the general cop
per situation Mr.. Gemmell said:
"Since July, the refinery output has
shown an increase and the September
production of refined copper from To-
cal ores Chat is ores mined In the
United States only, was 30O00,000
pounds, while imports totaled 10000
900 pounds, having a total output OF
e6,000O00.
October copper sales were 10000.
900 pounds, which is, by far, the larg-
est monthly sales for 1921, but. which
I have been unable to verify the prev
Ious high record being In May when
100000 pounds were sold. From
January / to July 81, slow buslness
period, the deliveries of copper, for
Doth domestic and foreign consump-
ton averaged S0,O000O0 pounds per
month, or at the rate of 40 per cent OF
The 1918 output, the biggest year the
copper industry has ever saw.
"A fairer way to put 1t to say that
Il was CT per cent of the 1913 output
the year just prior to the war. IL the
pace pet during October is maintained
during November and December, II
would mean that consumers are TAX
ing copper at the rate of 90 per cent
Of the 1918 maximum and at the rate
Of 80 per cent Of the 1913 production.
1.-THE official figures Of the United
States geological survey show that the
socks OF refined copper in the United
States on January /, 1921, totaled 63l.-
100000 pounds. In addition to this,
e73,000,000 pounds were In process
that is en- route 10 the refineries or In
storage at shelters and refineries,
awaiting the extraction OF the gold and
silver contents. II Is estimated that
the production Of primary copper in
the United States, az well as imports
for the current year, will total approx
mately 1000, 900, 900 pounds"