California Mining Journal (PH 16-14)(April 1943) (36 pages)

Six California Mining Journal, April, 1945 Washington Chamber of Mines Approves Council Program UGH BROWN, executive secretary ie the Washington State Chamber 7 Mines, 820 Madison St. Seattle, eet caustic statement in reference to the 25 5 many Washington state strategic minera: ;posits have been getting in the past ae vears from the federal government, in face of the fact that the products of these deposits are needed desperately to insure the successful conduct of the war and for future defense. He states that as yet not one of the hundreds of applications for RFC loans in his state has been granted, despite the fact that his organization has been very active in aiding prospectors and deposit holders in preparing their data to accompany loan applications. The Washington State Chamber is headed by Capt. Harry W. Crosby; Dr. E, E. Grant, O. B. Brown and L. M. Longwood are vicepresidents, and Fred Wettrick is council. i Brown's letter concerning conditions his organization has to contend with and his approval of the program now being put in motion by Western Mining Council appears in the next column. His latest bulletin follows: Review of Mining in 1942 War demands brought out the weak points in American mineral production. First shortage appears in copper, then tungsten, chrome, tin, manganese, and the “critical” list. Gold mining blanked out. The Mesaba iron range operations, under accelerated war orders, show less than two years’ reserves. Government decides to gamble that two years will see the end of war, and not bother about attempting to open up new sources of iron. Existing iron and steel industry applauds. Scrap drives bring out new foliage for vacant lots, said cover crop appears to be permanent. All operators working under economies such as never before dreamed of, due to excessive wages paid ship and plane workers. Regulations using up more man hours in some plants than actual production. Prospecting “closed for the duration.” Hope of a desperate and forgotten mining industry: that two new attributes appear in administration policies—perception and sincerity. A Restricted Price Raise A new order by the Office of Price Administration raises the unit price on tungsten ores from $24 to $30. Such prices, however, apply only to mines producing a 60% concentrate, and which produced not less than 10 tons or more than 100 tons in 1941. Why, in heaven's name, the new producer, needing subsidy, the small but growing producer, and those capable of becoming 60% concentrate producers should be eliminated from the benefits of this price raise is one of the unfathomable acts of those in Washington charged with “assisting” the nation’s war effort. A Tribute to the Prospector In our State of Washington mineral exhibit the other day, someone idly made reference to a visitor as “that crazy prospector.” If someone is different from us, we ere apt to say he is crazy. I believe the miner as @ class is different from his fellow men. The nearest as a class is the farmer. He produces from the ground, but he can eat what he produces, if he can’t sell it. The miner has to have the fortitude that would starve out most farmers, We've ; own miners to work through 30 years’ ‘drouth” in their ground, and stil] keep ro 1° away. Did you ever know a farmer to. stand 30 years of crop failures. The miner is hard working, and willing to work Seattle Man Applauds Purposes of Council Western Mining Council, P. O. Box 1147, Aub Cal. Gentlemens We wish to applaud both your statement of purpose and your stand on the attitude of Washington, D. C., towards the development of new mineral sources. While we feel it worse here on the West Coast, it is also true that the little fellow in the East and South is having just as much trouble in getting recognition as we are. It just hits us harder, because they get around to us out here last. (If they get to consider anybody.) We enclose a bulletin in which we make a statement that (at the time of printing) the RFC had yet, after two years, to make its first loan to an independent operator. With all the mineral deposits known in this state, and favorably reported on by our state departments and Bonneville Administration, and yet none of the hundreds of applications approved—well, there is something rotten and it isn’t in Denmark! We have seen for years the lobby maintained by the entrenched interests and we must have known that any bureaus established would be manned by representatives of these interests. But why they should exclusively head every bureau, without allowing one single representative from the small operators, is as disgusting a betrayal of our democracy as may be found. Our job as willing contributors of the basic needs of our nation at war is to so publicize this group’s strangle-hold on the enabling machinery set up for production, that they'll be recognized for what they really are—a bunch of monopolistic Benedicts who would betray the safety of their own country, rather than relinquish one iota of control they now hold over the country’s metal markets, When you get ready to take in the small mining operators of the Northwest, I feel sure you will fing the Washington State Chamber of Mines and affiliated associations ready to Join you, With the hope that you may grow strong and multiply, we are Fraternally yours, HUGH BROWN, Executive Secretary, Washington State Chamber of Mines, under trying and dangerous conditions, He is always a man of vision, in striving to create of his property a mine contributing basic metal to needs of all humanity. He is ehead of his time in realizing the neeq for his mines production, and almost childish in his guileless belief that others will recognize this need. Take them aS a group, the prospector and the miner are the salt of the earth, and like that latter commodity, if we didn’t have them we'q die, ; Activities of the Chamber To correct a report, we wish to attention of all interested in Notisrectee oe ing that the Washington State Chamber ¢ Mines is far from inactive, . headquarters is open daily eee ie and officers are frequently at work ma hours on special aid to prospectors and lay. men alike. It was decided by the executive committee in January, 1942, that mee during the war’s emergency, where the prin. cipal activity was shaking hands, batting the other fellow’s back and paying too much for a poor meal, was a waste of time, effort and materials which might better be ex. pended in staying on the job, Legislative Proposals : We are drawing up what we feel wil) be helpful mining legislation to present to the coming state session. Among these proposals are increased appropriations for, ang establishment of an adequate mining department for our, state. A good mine-to-market road program with adequate funds from the state. A strong resolution designed to effect the immediate establishment in our state of the electro-metallurgical laboratory authorized by congress for “the Northwest.” An equally strong resolution by the legislature to our state progress committee, suggesting the publication and free distripuytion of the booklet to all those able to put its facts into action of a booklet describing the variety and extent of our mineral deposits. We urge all our members to send in their suggestions for incorporation in our legislative program. And to any who think the Chamber of Mines inactive, we refer them to our radio talk, our new editorials in the newspapers, and Magazines, and the program of activities for 1943 to aid the war effort as well as aiding our Northwest economy after the war. Will Continue Fight for Recognition of State Minerals We have obtained a number of new show cases and much new display material, illustration of strategic ores, which has been set up. We have carried on our illustrated talks on the strategic minerals and the need for developing Washington’s mineral deposits before organized groups and schools. We have visited every reported deposit of mineral needed for the war effort of which the Samples indicated they might contribute to the war need. We have supplied every shipbuilding operation, every industrial operation and every contributing plant, those samples of Washington minerals which we felt might be used in their operations. We have continued the fight started years a80, to bring to the attention of the public and our lawmakers, the farce perpetrated on an industry, known as an RFC mining loan. The plain facts are that such such a does not exist in the state of Washington. We are pushing our proposal to establish here a test sponge iron plant using the electric furnace. —— ee eee RIVERSIDE COUNTY Riverside Tungsten Co, is a new incorporation with the following listed as directors: W. T M. Cook, Santa Ana; Benton N. Colver, Glendale; Clyde A. Pierson, San Bernardino; and J. I. Richardson, Riverside. ,1€ Company will operate tungsten properties in Riverside County, SS perigen ee COUNTY REPORT ey, state mineralogist, torelease of the April, 1942, California Journal of Mines and Containing a report on the mineral of Imperial County, by R. Jand W. B. Tucker of the Los ffice of the state division of mines. Se eee IMPERIAL, Walter w. Bradl day announceq the issue of the Geology, Tesources Sampson, Angeles o Ankara, capital of e heart of an undeveloped district sO.

Six California Mining Journal, April, 1945 Washington Chamber of Mines Approves Council Program UGH BROWN, executive secretary ie the Washington State Chamber 7 Mines, 820 Madison St. Seattle, eet caustic statement in reference to the 25 5 many Washington state strategic minera: ;posits have been getting in the past ae vears from the federal government, in face of the fact that the products of these deposits are needed desperately to insure the successful conduct of the war and for future defense. He states that as yet not one of the hundreds of applications for RFC loans in his state has been granted, despite the fact that his organization has been very active in aiding prospectors and deposit holders in preparing their data to accompany loan applications. The Washington State Chamber is headed by Capt. Harry W. Crosby; Dr. E, E. Grant, O. B. Brown and L. M. Longwood are vicepresidents, and Fred Wettrick is council. i Brown's letter concerning conditions his organization has to contend with and his approval of the program now being put in motion by Western Mining Council appears in the next column. His latest bulletin follows: Review of Mining in 1942 War demands brought out the weak points in American mineral production. First shortage appears in copper, then tungsten, chrome, tin, manganese, and the “critical” list. Gold mining blanked out. The Mesaba iron range operations, under accelerated war orders, show less than two years’ reserves. Government decides to gamble that two years will see the end of war, and not bother about attempting to open up new sources of iron. Existing iron and steel industry applauds. Scrap drives bring out new foliage for vacant lots, said cover crop appears to be permanent. All operators working under economies such as never before dreamed of, due to excessive wages paid ship and plane workers. Regulations using up more man hours in some plants than actual production. Prospecting “closed for the duration.” Hope of a desperate and forgotten mining industry: that two new attributes appear in administration policies—perception and sincerity. A Restricted Price Raise A new order by the Office of Price Administration raises the unit price on tungsten ores from $24 to $30. Such prices, however, apply only to mines producing a 60% concentrate, and which produced not less than 10 tons or more than 100 tons in 1941. Why, in heaven's name, the new producer, needing subsidy, the small but growing producer, and those capable of becoming 60% concentrate producers should be eliminated from the benefits of this price raise is one of the unfathomable acts of those in Washington charged with “assisting” the nation’s war effort. A Tribute to the Prospector In our State of Washington mineral exhibit the other day, someone idly made reference to a visitor as “that crazy prospector.” If someone is different from us, we ere apt to say he is crazy. I believe the miner as @ class is different from his fellow men. The nearest as a class is the farmer. He produces from the ground, but he can eat what he produces, if he can’t sell it. The miner has to have the fortitude that would starve out most farmers, We've ; own miners to work through 30 years’ ‘drouth” in their ground, and stil] keep ro 1° away. Did you ever know a farmer to. stand 30 years of crop failures. The miner is hard working, and willing to work Seattle Man Applauds Purposes of Council Western Mining Council, P. O. Box 1147, Aub Cal. Gentlemens We wish to applaud both your statement of purpose and your stand on the attitude of Washington, D. C., towards the development of new mineral sources. While we feel it worse here on the West Coast, it is also true that the little fellow in the East and South is having just as much trouble in getting recognition as we are. It just hits us harder, because they get around to us out here last. (If they get to consider anybody.) We enclose a bulletin in which we make a statement that (at the time of printing) the RFC had yet, after two years, to make its first loan to an independent operator. With all the mineral deposits known in this state, and favorably reported on by our state departments and Bonneville Administration, and yet none of the hundreds of applications approved—well, there is something rotten and it isn’t in Denmark! We have seen for years the lobby maintained by the entrenched interests and we must have known that any bureaus established would be manned by representatives of these interests. But why they should exclusively head every bureau, without allowing one single representative from the small operators, is as disgusting a betrayal of our democracy as may be found. Our job as willing contributors of the basic needs of our nation at war is to so publicize this group’s strangle-hold on the enabling machinery set up for production, that they'll be recognized for what they really are—a bunch of monopolistic Benedicts who would betray the safety of their own country, rather than relinquish one iota of control they now hold over the country’s metal markets,

When you get ready to take in the small mining operators of the Northwest, I feel sure you will fing the Washington State Chamber of Mines and affiliated associations ready to Join you, With the hope that you may grow strong and multiply, we are Fraternally yours, HUGH BROWN, Executive Secretary, Washington State Chamber of Mines, under trying and dangerous conditions, He is always a man of vision, in striving to create of his property a mine contributing basic metal to needs of all humanity. He is ehead of his time in realizing the neeq for his mines production, and almost childish in his guileless belief that others will recognize this need. Take them aS a group, the prospector and the miner are the salt of the earth, and like that latter commodity, if we didn’t have them we'q die, ; Activities of the Chamber To correct a report, we wish to attention of all interested in Notisrectee oe ing that the Washington State Chamber ¢ Mines is far from inactive, . headquarters is open daily eee ie and officers are frequently at work ma hours on special aid to prospectors and lay. men alike. It was decided by the executive committee in January, 1942, that mee during the war’s emergency, where the prin. cipal activity was shaking hands, batting the other fellow’s back and paying too much for a poor meal, was a waste of time, effort and materials which might better be ex. pended in staying on the job, Legislative Proposals : We are drawing up what we feel wil) be helpful mining legislation to present to the coming state session. Among these proposals are increased appropriations for, ang establishment of an adequate mining department for our, state. A good mine-to-market road program with adequate funds from the state. A strong resolution designed to effect the immediate establishment in our state of the electro-metallurgical laboratory authorized by congress for “the Northwest.” An equally strong resolution by the legislature to our state progress committee, suggesting the publication and free distripuytion of the booklet to all those able to put its facts into action of a booklet describing the variety and extent of our mineral deposits. We urge all our members to send in their suggestions for incorporation in our legislative program. And to any who think the Chamber of Mines inactive, we refer them to our radio talk, our new editorials in the newspapers, and Magazines, and the program of activities for 1943 to aid the war effort as well as aiding our Northwest economy after the war. Will Continue Fight for Recognition of State Minerals We have obtained a number of new show cases and much new display material, illustration of strategic ores, which has been set up. We have carried on our illustrated talks on the strategic minerals and the need for developing Washington’s mineral deposits before organized groups and schools. We have visited every reported deposit of mineral needed for the war effort of which the Samples indicated they might contribute to the war need. We have supplied every shipbuilding operation, every industrial operation and every contributing plant, those samples of Washington minerals which we felt might be used in their operations. We have continued the fight started years a80, to bring to the attention of the public and our lawmakers, the farce perpetrated on an industry, known as an RFC mining loan. The plain facts are that such such a does not exist in the state of Washington. We are pushing our proposal to establish here a test sponge iron plant using the electric furnace. —— ee eee RIVERSIDE COUNTY Riverside Tungsten Co, is a new incorporation with the following listed as directors: W. T M. Cook, Santa Ana; Benton N. Colver, Glendale; Clyde A. Pierson, San Bernardino; and J. I. Richardson, Riverside. ,1€ Company will operate tungsten properties in Riverside County, SS perigen ee COUNTY REPORT ey, state mineralogist, torelease of the April, 1942, California Journal of Mines and Containing a report on the mineral of Imperial County, by R. Jand W. B. Tucker of the Los ffice of the state division of mines. Se eee IMPERIAL, Walter w. Bradl day announceq the issue of the Geology, Tesources Sampson, Angeles o Ankara, capital of e heart of an undeveloped district sO.