foreign construction activities utah construction company's stake in the field of foreign construction continued to expand in 1957 our interests now range over nve continents and eleven countries and the area v^e serve is bounded by alaska on the north peru on the south france on the east and pakistan on the west literally the sun never sets on our operations the types of operations performed in foreign countries vary widely and include design engineering heavy construction and specialized projects engaging our technical operating supervision our foreign clients include federal governments states and municipalities as well as foreign industrial organizations and u.s corporations domiciled in foreign lands our foreign operations are performed directly by the parent company through joint ventures or by such subsidiary companies as compania utah s a utah international inc utah co of the americas and utah australia ltd in france mexico brazil and pakistan we are engaged in the building of dams and hydroelectric projects in canada peru and korea we are building extensive mining and milling installations for our clients in colombia and mexico our work includes streets and highways among our other projects are waterfront development in mexico an office building in canada a munitions plant a bridge and an eorthmoving project in australia while our earnings from foreign construction were below those of tast year profits in 1957 were satisfactory and our operations abroad will continue as an important segment of our business in the years ahead utah co of the am minerals & chemical year our who i y-ov^ned subsidiary ricas contracted with international orporation for the design engineer and refinery located 1 2 miles east of esterhazy saskatch ewan canada pictured above is plant and mine area and sinking of 3,000 foot mine shaft the project is tentatively scheduled for completion in late 1959 only employees & t authorized personnels allowed beyond this points canada ^-— -" limited mine 5 refinery