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U. S DEPARTMENT OP THE INTERIOR IUREAU OF MINES
WASHINGTON. 0. C. 30240
Witter J. Hick*!, S#crttry
For infonution call Donald I. Talnpbona: 703r3S7-1557
John f. O'Leary, Director
Lead tnoustry, Monthly
l ia s nousn? im a u g u s t 1959
Tha total now aupply. of laad la Aufuat raialaad th Jana laval of 127,300 tons aa prlaary and secondary production a* wall aa natal laporta lncraaaad attar tha July vacation pariod, accordlnc to tha Buraag ot Midas, U.S. Depertaent of tha Interior. Stocka at producara and conaunnra plant# lncraaaad about 3,000 tona In total, principally at aacondary and conauaar plants.
Kina production lncraaaad all|htly lth Missouri output contlnuinf tha upward trend and stocks of ran natarlal and aatarial in procaaa at prlaary planta built up d urine tbs aonth. Receipts of scrap alto axcaadad conataption with a 5.5 pareact incraaaa in atoeka of laad-ba#a acrap. laporta of laad in oraa ware Spain at a low tonnaewwhile aatal laporta lncraaaad 3,400 tona principally due to a larpw dallvary froa Auatralla.
Conaiaptlpn of land
exceeded 100,000 tona nod waa about 1,400 tona above
the AUfuat 195d total. Both battery and antiknock raqulraaanta approximated tha
averafw tonnaew for prior booths In 1959 while othar aatal producta and aiacallaneoua
uaaa ware below tha avaraea,
Laad aalaa by Oanaral Service# Adainiatratlon continued with a aaall toana(e aovine in Septaaber. Of tha 100,000 tona authorized for aala in lata July, 17,325 ton# ware hold up to October 15 of whfhb 10,335 tona waa tha antlaonlal laad aold la Aueuat. Tha donaatlc price of coaaon laad at Maw Tork continued at 15.5 cent#. The London price trended downward froa 13.55 cant# (U.S. equivalent) on Septaaber 25 to 13.02 cants oa October IS.
Prepared October 29, 1999, la Mineral Resource evaluation#
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TABLE 1. - Salient lead statistics in the United States (Short tons)
1969
Supply. Refined lead produced at primary refineries:----------------------- ----------- --------- ,-- Antimonial1 lead,; produced at .primary refineries (lead content)----------------------Lead (as metal) imported---------------------------- Lead recovered by secondary smelters:
Estimated---v---------4--------------------Estimated1 lead recorered from copper-base
169,569 .26,356 333,120 525,616
16,112
_ Total, new supply----,--------- :------------ 1,375,303
Distribution:
Reported consumption-------------- 1--------------- .1,32B,790 Estimated undistributed consumption------
Exports; of lead 'materials excluding scrap
3,231
Total distribution--------------------- - 1,337,071
"Jan.-Aug, July
August
116.993 13,211 19.39C'
12,365 196,569
1.331 i. 1?^ 2a,337 21,256
355,910 21,000
39,310 13,716 3,000 3,000
12,000
1,500; 1,500
1,017,337 ; 113,775 ,127.231
365,399 28,000 3.122
396,521
96,996 3,500
.... 553 101,019
108,1333,500 316
in,951
Lead-base and tin-base scrap consumed (by
both primary and1'secondary smelters)-------Secondary tin recovered y-------------------------- -- Secondary antimony'recovered \J---------------- : Average price of lead (cents per pound)
New fork----t---- *~r~r--------- ----------- ----,--
'30,358 25.191: 23,699
13.21
521,630 ,
5,323 13,026
57,911 639-
1,163
61,032 663
1,612
11.52
15.15 ; 15-50
1/ Final annual, figures,, include metal recuveped iron all sources} monthly and prelim inary: data Are. from leady' And tin-base scrap only. '
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TA3IZ 2. - Production, shipments, and stocks of refined and antiaonial lead, and stocks of raw material (lead content) at primary refineries (Short tons)
Stocks
July 31, 1969
Refined soft lead----<-------------
Antiaonial lead: (Cross weight)------------------------Antimony content---------------------Le*d content J--------
U,796
3,192 2?Q
3,222
Primary raw material-------- ---------- 89,951
Secondary raw material------ -------- ; 2,569 Material in process--------- --w-- 50.809
Production
1968, totals
1/
1569
car..-Aug. lugust 1/
Ship ments
169.569: ;'116,j993' 19,390 19,026
28,363 ; 13,232
2,007
367
26,356 V 12,365
1,161 72
1,385
1,560
99 1,161
Stocks 'August 31
19c9
,12,160
3,393 213
3,150
96.oil 2,776
51,117
JU - -- --- " t ~r-
T-- -- .
r~* - - -- --. .
r
J -BWT WM ** MU >>>
'2/ Includes 1,81? tons of lead, in refined and antiaonial lead, recovered from scrap.
2j Includes 603 tons' of lead, in, refined1 and entimonial lead, recovered frtn scrap.
iJ Includes 329 tons;; consumed at; plant Of origin.
3/ Occludes antiaonial lead produced free refined lead.
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TUU 3. - Hist production of rscouarabla load (Short tons)
Stats
1H)
Jao. - Auf. totals
1969 / July xj
Aufust
JLi.
California-----------------
Colorado- - -- -- Idaho--------------------- ---
Illinois--------------------Sanaas - -- -----Missouri*,... . --
bids------------------------Xov Mexico- "" --
nkiihass-- -
Utah............ -
Virginia---------------------
Washiagtoa
Othar Stataai/--
Ip 704 *',001
It. 771 54,790
1,447 1,227 212,611 lyl7Q
H3 1.343 1,394 2,3*7 45,203 3,373 5,455 1,124
140
1,799 13,933 43,591
4*0 V
232,902 921 42
1,332 1.214
V
26,733 2,224 V
733 4,3*1;
J.0 310 1,6*9 3,203
4t0f
32,104 129 114
321 150
V 3,0*4
lit
V 95 777
15 133
1.870 4,906
65 V
32,408
72 55
430 134
V 3,170
275 W
100
881
559,154
332, *23
44,393
44,316
Dally ausrat*^
.^
1,370
1,432
1,436
$1 froUmfiUTy. r/ brio*4. U Withhold to wmUf1oih| ladlvldsal eaapasy eoo-
fldMCltl fiM; laeitM la "Othar States." 1/ Includes Alaska, Ksatacky, Orsfaa, sad suaatltlea Indicated bp syabel V. 2/ :based os Maher at days la aeaeb wlthose adjostaaat for Statdaps or holidays.
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TAPtlS t'. - accents, consur.r t j on and ctock changes of: lead and tin by romelters, erclters, refiners, ana other containers of rureftased scrap n the United States in August 1969 (Short tons)
Stocks July 31,
1969
Net Consumption receipt':.
Stocks August 3
1969
25,596. 3io; 326
2,961 1,071
791 3,162 21,665
55,912
10,827
39,273
719' 653 917 933
5,366
3,913
' 1,235
1,197
3,011 .
2,908
2,809
2,895
!i 11,851 y 11,902
, `66,768
63,671
'! +7,8
+10,5
17 12
16
35 IS
27
-1 3
3
233 251 V 312
786. 287
358
+9.5
+20.5
1/ Includes an estimated 3,100 tons of generated (not purchased) drosses
27,150 106 310 J*
1,109 591
3,076 21,617
59,006
+5-5
13 26
1 675
715
-9.0
TABLE
- Lead, tin, and antimony ,-ccoverou fron scrap .r. August L?9 (Short tons)
Product Recovered 'Leaa-base
Seccr.aary Metal Center.':
Lead
Tin Antt^oriy
Other (In copper-base alloy and t.err.e ratal)------------
<lt
25,533 1,002 2,656
33
,,
352. 1
- -*
9 29 3.21
Tin-base
Other (In copper-base alloy, terne ratal, etc.)-----Total tin-biae-------------------------------- -
u.,319
----- --
613
uu -L
.2 20
1,612. -
--------
1/ U.,319 663
2/ 1,612
%/ Includes 603 tens recovered fron scrap at primary refineries. 2/ Includes 12 tons! recovered fron scrap at primary refineries.
TABLE 6. - U.S. exports of lead, by class (Short tons, lead content)
Class
1963
. 1969 Jan,-Aug. July
Lsad materials excluding scrap------------------------Total--------------- ----------------------------------------
3,231 937
9,213
3,122 1,093
1,215
553 171
721
:August
315 35
351
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. TABLE
- Consumer and secondary smelter stocks, receipts, and consumption of lead ir. refinery shapes and in copper-base scrap in August 1969 (Short tons, lead content)
Type of
material consumed
Stocks
Stocks
Change in
July 31, 1969 :
Net receipts
Consumption
August 31, 1969
Stocks
July 31 to
Quantity
Per cent
Quantity
Per cent
Quantity
Per cent
Quantity1
Per cent
Aug., 31 (Percent)
-o:'t lead--------- 65.981 " , i6!: 71,951 67 ' 71,016 67 66,922 : le " +1.1
Antiir.oftiai lead--. 66,923 :..'L7 1 31,078 29
Lead alloys----- ------ 8,586
6 3,812 3
30,119 29 : 67,382 17 *1.1
2,952 3 9,116 6 +io.o
Copper-base scrap-
913
1 1,139 1'
1,235
817 1 -1C. 5
Total----t -- 142.?6:;, 10C 107,983 loo 3/105,322. 100 M5^Q67: IOC +1*9
1/ Excludes 2,775 tons. 0f;'iead,;vhi6h:.enf 'directly ;frois:..d6rapi;,iO' falricaied products and. ll' tons of lead conttfined^in.'leaded sine oxide production.' "
TABLE 9. - Consumption of lead in refinery shapes and in copper-base scrap, in August ,1969 by class of product and type of material (Short tons, lead content)
Class of product
Metal products---------- ----------- Pigments------ --------------------------Oheiticals------------------- -- ---- Miscellaneous-------------------- --- Unclassified----------------------------
Total-------------------------------
Soft lead
38,151 8,750
22,789 139 881
71,016
Type of material consumed
Antimonial lead
29,159 --- -- -
831 129
30,119
Lead alloys
2,936 --
-- --.16
2,952
Copperbase scrap
1,235 --------
-- N - ....
1,235
Total
71,434 8,750
22,789 j 1,270 : 1,029
1/105,322
1/ Excludes 2,775 tons of lead which went directly from scrap to fabricated products and LI tons of lead contained in leaded zinc oxide production.
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LEAD. ZINC ft ,/-Pr:lC*JCT OALES
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Th e An a c o n d a Co mp a n y
25 Broadway. New York 4. N. Y
March 11, 1958
Mr. victor Amatrong, vies President Kenyon 4 Sekbardt, ine. 247 Park AVenus Haw York 17, Haw York
.
Deer Ylot
Referring to your latter were promotion for lead and line Jeet hare been uaad recently by
and sine producers*
Ot Of WO]
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larding
this auhthe lead
Beth the Lead In can Zinc institute have pro],
end applied research, la the support would he forth
soctet Ion and the Ansri-
stepping up their basis tatIon that prenotlonal
worih-tdilie developaenta.
Anaconda* compared with our both of the previ pro rata share of believe we a slab, and xdVnsrt tion that chare these now being
tion la di
Is relatively nlaor, as Vs, of course, belong to
associations, and pay our Mat Is belaa dene* I don't put a big Anaconda puah behind disagree with your observa--_ sen he or service, and are not d esplore te detemlae vhether exploits
A Nr* Ctaberley's observations about
the "third
Intriguing only tissues they are ae
vague* In fast* X don't knew what ha
Sineerely yours, O Qraglaal slgaeS far
d. t. NaSbiaa Advertising Manager
J-TobblastJX Mr* P. B. Hurlesa*^
ank: Do you have any thoughts which could lead us In tlve direction? J.
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