Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1942-03-21

They insist that the federal agencies
in Washington be co-ordinated to the
end that when visiting or writing 70
Washington they know where to 60
or where to write. They ask that they
be given the fun cooperation Of the
federal government in the production
Of necessary metals.
All-Day Session
This was the consensus Of approx
mately $50 leaders in the metal min
ing industry, together with a number
of prospectors, Of the two states, who
met Monday for an all-day session at
the Library Museum hall on the Mon
tana School Of Mines campus for the
purpose Of discussing with representa-
/ tives Of the department of the interior
and the United States Bureau of Mines
federal financing of mine exploration
work, prioritieS and other problems
confronting the smaller producer in
the present setup of the national de-
Tense program.
Ask for Office In Butte
At the close of the afternoon ses-
sion a resolution was unanimously
adopted requesting that a bureau of
the government be established In
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ing properties of Montana and Idaho
with power to recommend for gov
eminent aid in developing mining
properties likely to produce in desirable
quantity strategic metals"
Also, motion was unanimously
passed that a committee of three be
named by the chairman, DR.. Francis
A. Thomson, president of the Montana |
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to the proper authorities at Washing
ton conveying the consensus of the
Committee Named
The chairman named as the COM
mittee H. L. Maury, president Of the
Broadwater Mining Co.. Joseph Yob
Of Philipsburg, manager Of Philips
burg Mining Co., and q. v. Brown of
Kellogg, Idaho, representative of the
Bunker Hill Mining g. Smelling Co.
The communication to DR.. Nelson
S as follows:
"At large meeting here today of
mining men from Idaho ]
md Montana, the unanimous sense of
he gathering was that the denial of {
'riorities of mining machinery or {
lther supplies used for the production
nd development of strategic minerals
would be seriously curtailed in prior
ties are not granted to producers of
UGH strategic minerals from ores car
ying gold and silver in an amount ,
Which the previous expressions of your (
apartment say will be denied prior
ties. ]
There are many substantial and
arge producers of zinc, lead, copper ,
nd antimony in the mining districts
Idaho and Montana which would be =
1mpelled to close as soon as their :
resent supplies are exhausted or ma :
1inery breaks down. The production I
lead, zinc, copper and antimony is :
Irgely from ores carrying silver and I
old in amounts sufficient to DENY =
leir producers a priority under past =
Ipressions of your esteemed depart i
ent. :,
lust Have Silica 4
''The smelling of copper ores and o
ad ores depends largely on the silica Il
I'd iron content Of some gold and =
liver ores, and to deny these priorities
ould require the costly mining of ii
arren silica and iron ores In separate
-operties to take the place Of the
1ca and iron content found in the III
I'D and silver ores already being
ined. The miners of Montana and
laho are anxious beyond expression
do everything and make every sac
flee to promote the successful pro-
am Of this war effort" Ill
OvernOr Speaks
Gov. Sam c. Ford, who was in at
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