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The forerunner of the Caffeyrille Loaded Zino OxIdo plant u first construe tod and put in operation at oat :1ains, Missouri. It was later ac quired by The Sherwin-v<illlams Company and moved to Joplin, Uissouri* In ttoroh of 190$, it was decldad to nose the plant to Coffeyville. The principal reason for this aova was tha cheap industrial gas that was available at that tine. Large quantities of fuel gas are used for rsrlous purposes in tbs Manufacture of paint pigments. Construction work on the smelter was started none tine in October of 1905, and tha first saelter unit was cdepleted and in operation in March of 1906. Im mediately after tha starting of the naelter, it was decided Us doable the capacity* This work was completed and there were ni--rous additions to the oxide smelter up until 1936. the ansiter, as it is generally called, is not truly a saelter, but a plant for the reduction of lead and sine ores into a 00-fUned paint ptgnant. lead and mine ores are used In large quantities, and these area oanblned with anthracite coal and flint chat aahe up the furnace charges. the furnace charges are labora tory controlled so that a certain percent lead, alno, ooel, and Inerts era included in each charge to give good color and oerreot analysis to the leaded sine oxide as a finished product* Anthracite coal la uasd an a reduction agent ss It contains a high carbon content ani is low In TOlatile natter so that it does not smoke end disoolor the white pigsent* The anmsl ooneunption of anthracite coal cn full operations is approximately 50,000 tons per year* Joplin ohat is used in the furnace charge as 1 fluxing agent to Jeep the molten material from running together and faming a solid mass* Approximately 25,000 tons of this Material is usod per year. Ifeare are other raw materials used in smaller quantities such as iron ore which is shipped in from Colorado, and various other points* The load and sino ores are obtained from many different ources. Sons of it comes frees tbs western states, eons item Mexico, sad N15892 History of The Ozark Smelting ?t Mining Co. # considerable quantities frosa the tri--state district of Missouri, Kansas and Gklahc&a. The product of this operation is known as leaded sine oxide pigment. It is a principal pigment for ail outside paint formulations. Tills product is shipped in large quantities to paint factories in practically every state in the union, or exported to Canada, Mexico, and various other foreign countries. The annual output of this product is approximately 2$,000 tons. In 1926, the coapany decided to construct a sine sulphate plant. This plant was put in operation in 1927 and has been in continuous operation since that time. Zinc sulphate is used in large quantities by the rayon arvi mining industries, agriculture and soil treatment, and in insecticides. The basic raw materials for this product are sine ore and sulphuric acid. The sine ore is leached with sulphurio acid and water and after the sine is in solution, purification reagents are added to remove practically all of the Impurities, such as iron, nickel, cadmium, etc. This liquor is filtered through filter presses and is than put through a large rotary kiln under intense heat to drive off the excess water and solidify the sine sulphate. After drying, the product is pulverised and packed for shipment. This product Is also shipped to prac tically every state in the union and also exports! to various countries. We also use large quantities of the sine sulphate liquor in the manufacture of another pifjasrrfc--lithopono. Output of sine sulphate plant is approximately 20,000 tons per year. In 1930, the company decided to construct a plant for the manufacture of lithopone which is a white pigment used primarily for inside paint. The raw materials used in the manufacture of this product are principally barytes ore (barium sulphate), coal and zinc sulphate. A large proportion of the barytes 007-SWP-53100 ' Istory of U Osark Smelting & Mining Co, 3. ore used is bous;ht in Missouri, 'Ibe annual consumption of barytes ore in the lithopone plant is 25,000 to 30,000 ton per year. The barytes ore and seal are mixed together and burned in a tube furnace at high heat, the barium sulphate being reduced to eater soluble barium sulphide. The sine sulphate liquor is tnen added to the barium sulphide liquor, and after passing through a filtering, drying and calcining process, the end result is a white pigment. The Coffeyville plant is one of the most modern lithopone plants In the Inited states. The principal reason for building this plant at Coffeyville was due to the large amount of sine sulphate that is used in the manufacture of lithopone, also the availability of barytes ore and natural gas for fuel purposes. The output of this plant is around 28,000 tons per year. The product is shipped to practically every etate in the union and large tonnages are exported to foreign countries. This product, besides being used as a paint pigment, is used by the rubber industry, and other manufacturers. The three plants cover approximately 53 acres of ground and in full operation will handle approximately 200,000 tons of raw material each year. The plant was completely aeohanised in 19b5 and all of the latest equipment for ths handling of material was installed. This consists of front end loaders, fork trucks, crane, shovel, and trucks for hauling the material. This plant has been in continuous operation since 190b, with the exception of two periods of about 90 days each when the plant was down. There aro 1*00 to 1*25 employees when the plant is in fall operation. -.. _________ _i 007-SWP-53101 _____________________