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996: -2 o afouthae.tam Kiss curl - tlmf At ^ones, Assistant General Manager. Si. Joseph lead Coapeny, Bonn* Terre, Missouri. Total production of pig lead 1a Southeast Missouri during 1951 ee* *lightly less than 1959. Indicatlona are that the total in 1952 nay b* about th* iim a* 1951. By tit* nlddle of thla year, St. Joseph lead Coapenya Baydan Croak Kin* ahould b* producing and by th* *ad of 1953. tb*lr Indian Croak proparty should b* r**4y to produce, |o serious subtraction of pr***nt producer* iteena to b* Iminent so that long tarn proapact* look good for at laaat keeping up vlth present day production. Thar* la every Indication that prospecting will continue on about the present scale," pern - Oeorge f, Saaryer, Tice President, Cerro De Pasco Corporation, lew Tork, V. I. Over a period of about twenty-five year* th* lead production of Peru has upended frea s saall quantity of load ora, slnad chiefly for silver values, to s Bln* production which In 1952 1* expected to equal about 60,000 tons of recoverable lead. About 6$ percent of this will bo produced In the fora of refined lead by the Cerro de Fsscc Corporation which operates the only load saelter and refinery in Peru. Iaproveaents near under way will increase tbs capacity of this plant to about 75.000 tons annually. Cairo's product is one of the purest leads produced In the world. "The lead production of Peru la Increasing and In the let* 1950'* It Is expected that annuel nine production will reach a figure equivalent to about 100.000 tone of recoverable lead.* *Coapl*t* paper available on request. ( ora) " WWW itfkiaBi i*a!M-Wv ejee/i'W MW MM mrni <-7419962 .3 foreign Operations of lastioin Smiting k ftflning Ccnpnry - l. R, Hsrt* Msident Engineer, Jut* rlosn Smiting and Raftring Conpeny, Raw Ibrk, . T, Raw lasd aine drve'opnents by the Aaeriean Smiting tod Refining Cowpcry la foreign fields rapport the .sneral conclusion that lead output fro* Cocpeny mining properties rill be maintained at current levels for t water of yuan. Tbit applies to Attroo't Interests la the three principal laad producing comtrial of the world, rJnely, at Yt, Ise la iuatralla, at Buchans In Rcwfouadland (Canada), and generally la Iteodco. Among tba aav developoents, the Vuestra Sanora Kino and the old Ploneess Kina In Sinaloa, Mexico, i*lll probably bo brought Into production within about two yuan. Tba Protha roe Kina la *Taat Australia, a oar but swall unit, was raoently brought Into production, and this nmr it la expected that production rill bigin at Chilata In Pant. la tha non distant futura, prorldad exploration naulta continua to ba encouraging, another operation say be started In Xlgerla.* Karlco and South-vest Africa - Thomas 0. Moon, Manager, Geological and Exploration Department, The American Metal Company, Ltd., Raw Toric, I, I. Canada - 7. L. Balias, Asxlstant Controller, Consolidated Mining and Smiting Company of Canada, Ltd., Trail, B.C., Canada. Argentina and north Africa - Sana Xcchin, Vice Pnsldant, St. Joseph Lead Conpany, Raw Tork, M. T. Mining in Argentina haa. In recant yean, bean greatly handicapped by exchange nstrlctlona, vary low unrealistic calling prices. Inadequate trsnaportaticn facllitias, axtnaaly high * fringe" labor costs, and a generally unfavorable governmental eliwate. sCowplete paper available on request. (non) hwiiMra uiMHB nbteii diwir, in'iitMter nt.urtnh. mm This he* been particularly true In the case of locally product pig load, the controlled prlc* of which 1* only three eonto per pound at black etrket NtM. The country la, ho*r*r, ba ale ally rich In lta natural resources, pooplo and climatic conditions, and could quickly rooapture lta former enviable economic poaltion (Ivan propor governmental encouragement. In contract, on* of th* brightest spot* In Mining line* the war haa boon In aaatern Morocco* The Socelte dee Hinea do ZelUdja Increased production of lead and tins son* twelve-fold; likewise Royale Asturlenne haa considerably expanded output and Kord Africaino da FLoab will contribute a dsable production before the and of this year. If political unrest doae not Interfere, this area premises to be one of the major lead and tine producers in the world.* The lead Industry In lustralla - Frank A. Green, Hbrka Manager, The Broken Kill Associated Sselter* Proprietary United, Port Pirle, Australia. The Secondary lead Situation - P. X Ruppert, Asalstant Manager, Vital Department, Rational lead Company, Raw York, H. T. General Chairsan of the cessions on lead consumption was J, A. Kartlno, President, National lead Conpany, Hew York, H. T. The lend lusrket - Or. Joseph Zlanenan, Editor-In-Chief, Daily Ketal Reporter, New York, H. X. Prelinirvvry to discussing the Important lead cons<amlng Industries, Dr. Zimmerman reviewed significant developments In the lead market over the past year. The time hat eooe for the N.P.A. and the O.P.S, to ocrap all regula- tlons end pries controls relating to laad and givo the lndiatry back lta complete freedom,* said Or, Zlmeraan. X have heard it said in Washington that during a national caergenoy, controls are a necessary evil. X am conrlnoed of the evil but X wae never sold on the necessity,* he declared. (more) mu 1 LIA19964 The plan of the D.U.P.A. to entire lead for civilian and defense use In o*? of another shortage u criticised by Dr. Timmerman,"wen though tho plan provide* that In o mi tho shortage fail* to materialise, tho load to to bo tranaforrod to tho notional stockpile,* Such a plan ho laid would only serve to prolong govertsaent control over tho Industry whan load no longer naada to bo controlled. Tho load atortageo that giro rlac to tho oontrola hare disappeared, ho aid, and the industry no* facta a surplus* Instead of trying to build up a big reservo of lead an they did last ye\r, aald Dr, Clsartnmn, consuaon ara most likely to let tho producer! carry tho inventory bag for then, *7oro it not for tho feet that tho suspended Ijaport duties on lead are to bo re-Imposed should tho domestic svera.e price drop below 16 cents a pound, the narkot would probably not bo an steady as It is, said Er. 'Amorman. Loaders in each of tho load eonsuadng fields discussed the outlook far their own products including some new developments under the chairmanship of -r p, Ruth, Tics President, The Hidden Coapeny, Cleveland, Ohio. Storage Catteries - R. L, Somerville, Assistant Oeneral Salas lanager. Electric Storage Battery Coeprny, Philadelphia, Petwylrania, and President, Association of American Battery Vanufacturers. Tetraethyl lead - J. A. Costello, Tice President, tthyl Corporation, Vow Terk, H. T. Coegejnlcstion Cabls - T. 0. Stover, Purchasing Agent, ties tern Electric Cccpary, Row Tork, V, Y. Tho unprecedented demand for telephone cable to satisfy expanding defense and civilian telephone service requirements has imposed a tremendous problem of overcoming shortages In lssd and copper. Vow developments and substitutions have provided considerable relief, lb supplement lead jacketed cabls, two new types of telephone cable have boon Introduced! nanoly, Alpeth and Stalpoth, both of (nora) LlAlg965 4- o which utilise poly ethylene plsatio i.'athlng, Vith regard to the copper shortage, the tkatern l*c trio C^pany recantly h# been axparinerting with tluxirua eoo> duo tor* and field test* or* no* in propMi, It la hoped that ail cabla ra* material* will be in more balanced *upply in th *arly future, and aiao that thoaa atariala boat auitad to eabl* narufactura ultimately nay ba aelaotad and used In aecordanoa with thair relative suitability and coat, Consequently tha know* ledge cainad from thaaa devolof**enta and restitutions should provide tha com munications industry with wora flexib1X1ty loading to graatar operating and accnoado advantages,* jgunltlon - J* J. Sharkey, Dirac tor of Purchaaao, Olin Industries, Ino., last Alton, Illinois. load used in tha ammunition Industry in 1951 totaled bO,135 tons as coapared to 39,139 too* in tha previous ytar, o On a percentage basis tha use of lead in tha snail anas anaunltion Industry is relatively asell, but it nay be of eons interest to note the average anraal consumption of 33jlOO tons in the pre-ear years 1935 to 1938 inclusive represented approximately 5.52 percent of total consunption, Alla tha annual average use of 3L,637 tons in tha post-war years 191*6 to 1951 inclusive repre sents only about 3*16 percent of tha total cornuaption. These percentage figures, of course, indicate an increase in conataaptlon by other industrieo during the pott-war years. The annual average use in the industry during the war years 1939 to 19U5 Inclusive was 76,686 tons, or about 7.65 percent of the total consunption in thoaa years. The peak consumption was In the war year of 191*3, the total being 178,000 tone or about 16 percent of the total consunption in that year. Consumption in 1952 will be influenced by goverment controls, game o law*, and price level*. ( or*) T j b.j w u h h ii.i af*dHMdk*arti 'Mmenkii in MWM I ! L-I 9<?66 - T- *Ths Dsfenas froiru *U1 probably not require as such laad for lull arms munition e* was used during TCorlA War 12 ysara because of the change* la typer of such anrunition." Bolder J. A. 3tone, feseutlve Partner, Division Lead Company, Chicago, Illinois. eBcsringe - H. J, Turner, Vice President, Magnus Metal vo.-pwatlon, Chicago, Illinois, The railway Journal bearing industry constitutes one of the largest voluae markets Tor lead. The lead content of Journal bearings purchased or manufactured by American railroads in l?Sl exccoded 27,000 tons. While strong efforts art being aide by the roller bearing interests to supplant the lead-base solid type boa: Inga on freight cars, operational and economical advantages of the latter actually nake for its superior adaptability to rail freight semes ss practiced in this country." * type t'-otal - Lewis S. Sonars, Siecutlve Vice President, Imperial type Metal Ccopony, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "Dus to a large nsaber of technological developments in the graphic arts industry, the use of type ratal is rapidly becoming obsolete, photographic eonposltlon uill soon replace slug anr* type casting equipment and rapid, wholly mechanical etching of sins, almiiun and magnesium will replace the use of stereo type. In this field as well as that of electrotyping, plasties are rapidly taking the place of lead-base alloys." House Paints - John R, MicOregor, President, John R. MacGregor Lead Conpany, Chicago, Illinois. - William Wilks III, Vice President, Hsttsond Lead Products, Ins,, Beanond, Indians. "Although tho bulk of the 177,000 tens of load oxides shipped in lpl I went to the battery and csromic industries, shout one-third or 57jOOO tons of lesd oxides want into paints, ehrams colors, oil refining, ineoeticidee and miscellan eous other industries. eCooplst# paper available on request.. (more) II i "i ....... iit g- I.UIPU ili 11--mmmi I ; i III ..imey IIJ . mmmurn * L lAl 996 7 i R* lack of any wueual difrslojnenta In the not of land oxides In these o industries would Indie Mi* that 1??2 ehijMnta will probably foXlo* the (onortl cone*to trend. However, tho roeont eritioei lead shortage has promoted research to find load substitutes and lntenalfied econo^r of us*e. tho offoot this trond will have on tho norlot If not yet known. Obo Manor In which this Market brinksr eon bo *dm*d*ed 1 tho reTirol ft eonruner confidence In tho reliability of tho supply of lead,* oChoalcol Construction J, D. lUcoo, Gonorol Kanager, lono Stor Load Construction Coopery, Houston, Texas. Xt io oooontloX that thoto selling load for use on a notorial of cheslcol oese&ructloA ranch all potential users of ouch aqolpaont with Information reg*rdli tho proper use of load and lta corrosion real*taut qualities] Information eoncerning where It should and should not bo used,* declared Hr. Karoo, kTcxr 9 tho boot Interoats of ear Industry * should odrlsa oar eustoaers against using load when it *111 not glv* satlsfaetory service without, however, ne(lectin* tho Miy other lnotollotions where lead Is eery superior to other Materials of consaid traction," Id*, Korea .that load construction prices are still In lino with noro competitive prodaeta and oron cheaper than soaa. In this case our biggest iolllng point is tho low Maintenance cost and the high salraj* value of lend." "Dm use of lead in tho chemical industry has boon steadily Increasing since 19iiO, * declared Kr, Kagee, "This It duo largely to the tresendous expansion of the eheadoal Industry and ths very good work being done by tho Load Xndustrlee Association, However, we cannot leave it to chsnoo and the work of one organisa tion, It is going to take tho concerted efforts of all of us who sre Interostad in seeing tho use of load expand in tho chsMleol industry," Pluablng - ;, J, naan, President, Tho Flsaai load Conpany, Inc., Long Island City, R. T, eConplete paper aval labia on request. (sore) wwsa mm* rafta Mttbs I 0 9 Ceramics J. >, Body*#, Th fa jle-richer Sales Company, Pittabur;h, Pennsylvania. Periodic shortage of 1**4 during rscant year* has foread m*rgr er**ie eonauaors of lead ch'micals and plpiant* to develop means for uie of substitute seterlels and thus reduce th*lr dependency on laid. Because mm of the** sub stitutions vlll b* permanent, consumption of ld by the e a ramie Industry la not expected. to be greater In 1951 than leat yeer, even though th* supply la greatly improved. TThlle the lwaedUte outlcok la not one of (yeat optimism, the healthy growth of ell branches of the certain Industry along with now developments Indicate an Improving picture during the yeir* ahead.* Stab11 litre - Henry J. Thltson, Isala tent to the Sales l-snager, JJetloncl bead Compery, Boo fork, H. X. The uae of load in the form of lord chemicals fer the atebillration of polyrlnyl chlnrldo plasties is atUl growing along -lth the whole vinyl la. duetry. Thlla lend aalta will probably continue to reproaent the most Import tent viiyl atrbllliera from a volnjsa standpoint, other aetrllie salts eepccinlly those of cadeltn cro waking eooe Inroads. It is estimated that sfceut li,000 tons of lead per year are used for this purpose.* The Treatment of Lead Msonlng - Sooe Hew Concents - Qs too L. BaUcnap, M.D.J Medical M.roctor, Globe-Union, Inc., Kilwrukee, Wisconsin. taest epookcr at the luncheon was Stanly A. Hasten, President, Bunker Sill and Sullivan Mining and Concentrating Company, Kellogg, Idaho, who described his experiences of sore than one-half s century of lead mining In the Northwest. eConplete paper available on request. (Ind) P