Document 65OJ3jwGJoOqML1pD3RKDV569

Karsh 5th, 1943 Mr. H. X. Diqpor, Xxsaatlvs 71aa-Pr*aidant, Aoaoosda Coppar Klnlng Coapaay, 23 Broadsa?, Kaw Tlt, Xa# Tort. ' b*r ar. trsjrsr:- Tha following la a brlsf dlsomaaiom of tha Janaary, 1943 oparatlom* at tha Xaat Chinags Plant. ms Rsrnmw cxpAgpciT Tha taaoaa for tha aoath la as. follow#:- a\ Laad Saflmlar Bijaath Bsflalac $ 4,621.03 * 1,522.01 Xa ordar to prorlda daallrarlxsd high hlMath load for tha Batta Proaaaa daring Janasrjr It saa aaaaaaary to truafar approxiaataly 700 toaa of load fro*- a. flilshsd prodasi bast a to as la-praaaaa baala. Ia addition, aadasilrarlasd high btaastlr Ttooala balltoa saa saldad lata anodas for ass taring Pshrmaiy at tha Batts Plant. Tha toaa chargsd wars 3,021 and tha traatad 948 toaa. Tha low toaaags traatad rwdaoad tho Tooala tolls rsesirsd bp #11,000.00 for tha aoath.------- ''--1--^ 0s Tasaaryi 1st, tha ralaatlas of sllrar roaowarad froa Xaat Balaaa balltoa mm lMxaaaad fro* tha foralas prlsa ta tha prlsa obtataad far dwaantty atlrsr. taaa of tha sllrar ooatalaad la Xaat Halssa IWMUs m at tha haglaaiag for tha aoath was traatad aad prodaosd smTawltlat aradit of $10,300.00. Thsao aomdltloaa wars tha prlaatyal faatora affaotlng tha loaa far faaaazx. w w t w w rwaa BPtBmf Tha Profit aad toaa atataaaat roraals tha followings- Dry Xhlta toad Shatdooa Xrpaaas Bopalrs Laad-la-Oll $ 6,23d.64 1.826.46 $ 8,063.12 $ 5.098.19 $ 13,161.31 N11564 PMTC00009549 a*t ft - Sr. B. X. Sqr Hank 5th, liu This plant was oa ehot.lown basis. Ifo depreelatloa aaa charged eat against white lead this nonth else# the cell rooa aaa operated aa a Betts Proseo. Dry shit* lead laoeas, exclusive of shutdown expense, aaa a breakeven for the aoath. A loss of $8,098.19 la ehoaa for the Load-ia-Oil. Only 58.8 tona of Lead-ln-Oll were aold la Jemiery. The loee la aeeouated for by the fixed lteaa of expense and aaall tonnage sold. BBTT3 PBOCESS The White Lead Plant oell rooa began functioning aa a Betts Process sellt o o * January Sad. 1943. The operation aaa started with 18 sells and by Janaary 16th all of the sell roast swwtj^ewt wee helputilised for the predsetiba of refined lead. The total toss of cathode lead prodasad Bare 300.03d. The Inexperienced eraas aad aaparvlsors and tha lialtatloaa of the 3-lneh spaaing hotness electrodes seriously redasedi the sapero offleleasT daring ths month, low current density during tha startlag-ep period and esll lining fellnrea rsdassd production. Therefore, ths eosta for January era not representative because of these unseal eoadltloas. A total of $11,843.00 was spent In Janaary oa the Bette Proeeea, ahlah la the equivalent of $38.SOT par tea of oathode lead prodasad:. Tha february operations are oa a aueh laproTad basis aad It appears likely that tha sost will ha U.00 - $29.00 par toa. : Tebraary operations haTe baaa entirely oa uadeellverlsed Tooele ballloa anodea. Tha cathode lead prodasad fro* undesHverlned Vooela is wary good. Ths Month contest Is la tha neighborhood'of .0158 aad-tha silver eoatent Is areaad .8 os/toa. A eat off la tha alia# to the Blanth Plant aaa aado to lateralne tha silver raaovary whoa asing nadsallvarlssd anodes. It will probably be April before we have the flael over-all preoloaa aetal raeovary froa tha Betts operation for febraary and Ifareh. z in c arrow DXPAgnnsT the loss for the aoath la shoes as follows*- Zlns Oxide Zlas Xetal $ 12,714.40 $ 1,744.48 V''. y / IhCrlag lBAS the aaaaal depreolstloa ehargee will be $Z8,4S0.17.TX'l948 the nine oxide prodastloa aaa earrylag a depreelatloa eharga of .0999 par peaad of slae oxide prodasad. The se* depreelatloa sharges ahea applied to oar Jaaaary prodaetioa represents s depreelatloa shsrgs of .1479 per poead. This charge per peuf for depxeelatle* sill, la tha fetor#, vary fro* aoath te aoath. depending oa the prodnetloa. PNTC00009550 3kaot #3 - Hr. X. x. Dnjrar tank 5tk, ltas tta oparations in Janaary worn Miflnt to tka frank fornaao protaning pkamnanotisai and tool and aolaatad grsdas of zlna oxlta. Tiia Aaarlaaa Xlonk opnmtnd ono six-door unit. Om raffia fmrnaoa oparatad aa a zlna oil da unit and a aaoond noffin unit ns naad for trnatmont of tka klgh tins realdaa natal for raooTary of print sastara zlna and tka protastloa of naldoo natal anltaklo for sklpaant to TOoolo. tt lost on tka zlna oxida and zlna natal kaalnasa la In lino with tko aatlnata of tko lossas for 1943. g^ygBAL KSVAHT3 I kavo attraptnd In tkla 1attar to Halt tka dlaaaaalon to tka nnaanal Itaaa nklek oaanrrad In Jasasry. If tkls letter la not stifflalantly eoaplata, I sill appraolata an opportnaity to giro yon any additional Information tkat nay ka dnalrad. 033/am i aa:Kr. frndarlak Ialst* PNlCOOCOSSSl