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Show 42 1945. 42 In this District is the most steel Coast regions will, In concluded was important known and in large a exploitation of the ore findings. ore be was 250,000,000 gross evidence tons of supported by a ore ore fo n the Western upon the successful bodies in this district. ,,43 available. reserves 46 in Iron These County 44 This report estimated the to be to 50 per cent inferred from iron, with geological 150,000,000 gross etimates are an tons of addi- and geo 45 drilling. that total mean might ore potenial approximately 500,000,000 tons, which approximates the amount of such exist in all Western States at approximately very limited amount of also estimated that another potentially iron depend reserves 100,000,000 gross tons, containing 45 It ore 1948, the U. S. Bureau of Mines published another report measured and indicated iron physical of iron source measure, which summarized the earlier tional "that since the Iron Mountain the future economic status of the Intermountain and Pacific plants, development it report, gross estimated to reserves earlier date. 47 an .. futur, t:: :::::::::-::1('::2C::::S ::::a::Yi::r::n::a:::e:f I annually Iron 9 in Utah. County ore (See Table This should be reserves to 145 years at the 2) present figure adequate rate of would indicate that the for approximately consumption. 48 A from possible full- . 42y oung, op_ 44Allsman, op_ 47S· Bain, OPe ee 48 of Clit ., CIi t _, ., gro"ss 1 upon tons, and • 43Ibid. 45Ibid., cit. Estimate base d 100,000,000 p. p. 8 ,an, d p. supra, 2. po 47 Tnd ri c a t e measure d an d In potential reserves of • ° d Iron ore reserves 500,000,000 gross tons. |
