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Show Transformers: --The dredge has transformers installed on board. There are six (6) of 300 KVA, of 11,000 volts HV to 2, 300 volts LV. Dredge Spuds: --The dredge has two spuds, both 23 inches in diameter by about 70 feet long. One is of wood, with steel lining of 1/2 inch in thickness; the other is of tubular construction of 3/4 inch wall thickness, lap welded steel. Cable Reel Barge and Cable: This barge carries the necessary reels and handling equipment for the submarine cable. The submarine cable is 5, 100 feet long, and of 12, 000 volt capacity. projects Completed or Continuing During 1963 Navajo Power Project Decication ceremonies June 21, 1963, of the Four-Corners Power Plant and the Navajo Coal Mine in northwestern New Mexico were important steps in Utah Construction & Mining Co. 's effective and resourceful efforts to sell coal by wire to the major consuming areas throughout the Rocky Mountain region and the Southwest (including the Los Angeles area). Utah has prepared and submitted proposals to a number of utility companies for the delivery of a large block of energy to the Pacific Coast and Nevada by means of extra high voltage transmission. The possibility of delivering coal by rail or pipeline to the Los Angeles area also has been investigated. Careful engineering evaluations indicate that Four Corners electric power can be delivered to Los Angeles at a cost competitive with electrical energy generated there by oil, gas or nuclear fuel. Utah's proposal has been received with Interest by several utility companies. In addition to the company's Navajo Coal deposit with reserves of 1/2 billion tons, the company also has major coal holdings in Colorado, Alaska and other western states. Unique Position Utah's unique position in the Western energy picture dates from the early 1950's, when the company commenced a search for large strippable western coal deposits. In 1953 the company acquired a prospecting permit from the Navajo Tribe, and four years later it negotiated a mining lease on 24,320 acres located six miles southwest of Fruitland, N.M. By 1959 drilling on 1,000-foot centers in the initial mining areas was completed and more closely spaced drilling followed. Test pits were dug to determine the nature of the over-burden ana to obtain bulk samples of coal |
