utah construction & mining co annual report 1967 the year at a glance 7967 j966 net income after taxes 16,543,318 13,175,463 depreciation and depletion $ 5,975,635 $ 4,565,295 earnings per share $ 3.85 $ 3.06 cash dividends per share $ 1.30 $ 1 10 net worth per share $ 22.27 $ 19.72 net worth 95,754,661 84,801,654 common shares outstanding 4,300,239 4 300 239 net of treasury shares number of shareholders 4,429 4,265 minerals and man this year's cover symbolizes utah's partnership between its two most important resources the coal represents one of our mineral assets which have impact throughout the world utah furnishes miner als to a vast number of industrial and geographic sectors of the global economy our navajo coal provides power for the american southwest blackwater coal will fuel the blast furnaces principally of japan aus tralian and peruvian iron ore feeds the steel mills of japan europe south america and the united states and ultimately through an array of steel products finds its way into every corner of the world the company's utah iron ore activities supply blast furnaces in colorado and utah our wyoming uranium concentrate will ulti mately be used in nuclear reactors in europe and the united states similarly the output of our arizona copper interest finds its way into international markets but the most important resource of utah is its experi enced qualified and dedicated people for it is they who discover plan and execute the mining construction and land development ventures which provide the company's vital progress