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LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION
4JO LJDUNOTON AVCMUC NEW VOMC IT. H. V.
February 2, 1956
SUBJECT! LEAD CHAPTER
K-r: 'it c oax.ntrnr o f
INDUSTRIAL HATPUXLS"
To Xaibera of the Load Industries Assoc1stloot Attached please find a reprint of the chapter on lead that
appears In the Just published book entitled "Economic Geography of Industrial Kateriala" edited by Prof. Albert 3. Carlson, Department of Geography, Dartmouth College, Hanover, M.H.
The book was published by the Reinhold Publishing Corporation, 430 Park Avenue, New fork 22, N.T., and is avallabla at I12.50 par copy.
A limited nunfcer of reprint* were Bade available to us at no cost and at long aa the supply lasts, extra copies can be furnished aeebars upon request.
Sincerely yours.
Secretary
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Robert L Ziegfeld and David M. Bordna
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The impuflMtxr *4 kwd to tIo mmomy azide, lead auap* for grraara, lead in aleel,
and well-being U tlie ]ample of the world w lead alloy * for atamping and leaded frit* for
exemplified hr its rlexr s**<*`iali<*i with porrelainizing aluminum, lead molda and
liner item* of cummerw that rontrilHite to lead compound stabilizer* for pUatira, and
a uali<i'a standard of living. Fnr example, lead counterweight* in aircraft are just a few
lead b* vital to all our nuslerr nMHw> <4 rapid <4 the recent application* that are making
tran*pi*1ati<m airplane, aultmotale, rail* a derided impression on modem lining.
rtuJ ami *hip; it i* cwaiitial to imk*n
Modem researrh ha* lnwdeiied the appli*
metlnal* of communication and ckvtriral ration of old or ewtahlUhed use* *4 kwd and
power tn(Mnii<i, and to the iw *4 X*raya ia rurrmtlv finding new u*c* for it. partknt*
and radium; it play* a vital rule in tlx* de- laHy the hundred* of kwd r<anpound* that
vel<n>me!it iimI utilizstnai id at*nir energy; it a jmrt <4 the finot plumbing. (*ie *4 the
greatest enutriUttHNi* to the ciaufurl and
are known lajt not yet nanmerrially mwd. Tlie I'nitcd States waa fortunate m hating
avaitaldr within ita own lamina all *4 the
sanitation <d m(*k*ni hem**. and it make*
piwiltlr tla* ceorMankw! production (4 many
kwd needed for its growjug eroiwany during
I Ik * map* portion vi the present industrial
<4 industry'* must usrful rltrtnkwls and their age. However, with the alvrnt rf World
derivatives.
War If, when tlie demand increased leyunj
These varying u*r* drpet*i mil upon a
single (m^iefly *c <-ltnrmrtenelie 14 lead I ait
the capacity i4 ita own mine* and the avail* ability i4 scrap the I'nitid Stair* had to
U|*i many different |m^*rtir*. It i* era* obtain kwd tajtsidc ita own liordrrw. Since
plum! in miv iiLLaiHTT primarily for ita
weight nr tleuMtv, in other* limm#*1 <4 ita
Wiaid War If, consumption has rrwrhcd unprecedented heights and there i* every
reclame to mrneem. <r its Miftitn# and maun to Irlint that the peewit level will
mmiUnlaiily, e it* alality to alloy readily li? maintained and piwilily inrrrifcd in the
with rrrtain other met ala to rhange nr forewel4e future.
m<Iify ita properties. lewd |wrtimiUrly unusual among the metal* in that a third t4
Table i:i-1 provide* *tati*iaU data on the lead industry in tlie Vnited State* for the
all the trad ruuMimed i* the result <4 the prrkd IK23 to date.
pnjirflira nf ita rhemiral nanpound*, many
o( which like white kwd, red lead, litharge ami tetraethyl kwd are \4 itumetiM* indua*
Th* I'nited State* i* and haa teui for a great many year* the pnnei|ia! kwd pro* during count ry of the w urid, now accounting
trial importance.
br'JOtoij percent 14 the world output. The
A* old aa lead in, many t4 Ha trwirr im|>or* acrum|iaiiying map r4 the t'niied Stain
taut application* are drvrlupmntt* i4 the lurmtrs the primary smelter* and rrfinrrie*
twentieth century. Tetraethyl kwd, kwd and major mining diet rid* (Figure bVl).
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lulr in I 1m* I'liimt, rumiitly frtlltmrtj Irt'
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laijii *4 Iimi4uir, tlitkattilr, rhrfl, mini-
p|(r air tvptfWtj Irt* Irad dejMniU in wiuth-
rtKtmi MiwxAjri. Kxnmplen *4 m*jvivr rr^
fiUrifrr'ut lirptfeju. iwuJly it* limcxiiair w
d<4tm1r ami leettrtimUy related u 4eim*iu * activity, arr im *4 l<r-du!lr, Cnbimdo;
liiitjcham, 1'lah;
mine. liriti*H
r<dum)*i*;( VmxJr Panro, lVni;aml J)n4r
Hill, Australia. l)i|>|>niK. talular lr|M*it* in
(hr f*cm i4 nfilanindtl Imlm arr
l>y dept nit* *4 I hr (*a*ir d'Atair ditrirt,
tdu.Su, and P.k Oty. Ctah.
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3.r24 12.MW
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11 149 -
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6M.AM 33ft,313 331.1U3 437.3U2 aun.ini 430.K27 31H,9ftft
* 1 It. Hurra* <4 Miaro
the rnitrd Stiln in in wiullKiMmi Mi^airt
in iht* vicinity *4 the limine Ti*t v ami Flat Ilivrr. IWwitrd in 1720 ami prc'duH ivr fciiuv 1MO. I hi.' area i currently prmlucing
around liio.UIO t<nu annually. Hundred* d artv* arr underlain hy flat, lying orr Imdie*
uniiriii| mainly in the llciinr Tmr lim**' Mmir *4 ('aralrian aft*. Hr *r In pJn d lir
alum* a depth *4 tXXI (mi ami air uniuual *iir, averaging 10 to l.*i feel in thickne**, 3X1 to #11 ftrl in width and 1,000 ftrl or morr in lni|ili. TV only ini|niriant *r
mim*ral in galena, whirh orrum Hi du^> wtniiu^lnJ grain* ami larger rrywtaU. (H Vr mineral* im-lndc mafea*ite, pyrilr, rhalrv. pvritr, and nlritf. TV orr, carrying J to 32* per mil Wad, in ra*i!v and rrfHninUty minrd. IV drgxfritfl lir almo*t htriimitally within a fa hundred /eri id thr Airfare.
TV ('latir dWIene dmtrirt in mr1 Vrn Idaho in t V h t ik k I Urgprl had-prmluring irta iii tV Cuited Stair*. Mining luw Irm lartird in i *inrr |KH4 with inn o ,IXK),1K)0 Itm* *4 Inul |imIimo 1. TV di*trirt ia in
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highly foklcd pre-Cambrian cpuulfite*,
dale*, and wmir impure lirrk'ptotH** which
acre inlnidiil liy Crrtai^wiif mmiKimittr
mawn. Mazier fault* i-bvi* tin* area and
^rtutll fault* ami *lwtir ioncw wdjaivnt to <h?
loon1 faults ha ve Ih v ii Uthd ami replaced to
fym llw on* vein*. |>i***TmMatd grain* ami i/a-M** 4 galena ami *kleritr, *jhaleritc,
pyrite, and rhahxipyHle, nanpriM* the tire
Ih iIic * which i*arry 3 to 12 per mil load plu*
ilverand line.
31k * principal wairrr *4 Cututdiatt load i* tin* gieat Sullivan mine at Kimlierlry, Brit-.
i*h Cidumbi*. Ore mineral* averaging 10
per rent lead and 4-1 per cent xinr and emi
tting (4 *ilver*liearing ptkirn, ajdtalrrite,
amt pyrite occur in a mn**ivr orr lady Mane
i.OIII fm*t long ami up to 270 feet aide in a
tone *4 tilted prv-Caml>ri*n *rdimeit1*.
Other pnductivc loud tkp'wil* in North
Aimfica include the r*pla*rmcnt hle* 4
Bingham, Ctah; the prolific
and
ln^ldid linH'Ktotie rqiliuxtw'Hli' *4 Pari City,
t't,,h; ll*r muwiw limesimw* nfiUmmatita *4
(,j-ad\ die, Odorado; ami tin* anilide rqdacr-
imnl iit abend tuff* at tl*c Hudum* mine it.
Newfoundland, ami (Ik * hi*<l-'ilvT-^*fe
in tlie *tal** *4 Clnlmnhua. ZnraU'r**, and
San lni* Potiei in
Australia ran La mw *h I to tlie Chiti-d
Slate* in a irld hie! production a it li <|*f**it*
4 II to 17 jwr i-ot lead in tla* fwnwd llrttk^i Hill, iti New Saith Walm, ami 7J
to 0 |>rr on! Iniil at Ml. I*a ami 1aU
tlciirje. IV rliH-f huil ppiliN ing di*(rrt4
Kup^a* ii in ViiK^lavii. ItalyV nu*l im-
jtoriaiii <l4'f**>it* are mi tin* Ulaml *4 Sar
dinia I`i S|win, at me* time tin* world load
ing |*r*a{tt< er *4 lead. tin* chh4
rn*t in llw
l.iuar>C*n*liua in tin1 Sierra M<niia. T1e
Tni*a and Stantrg mine*, averaging M.7
|pf rent hud, are im|*iant ilcpiMit* III
Yugoslavia. *0**' Uawdwin mine in Burma
lime l'ill a large pnalucrr.
T*e Man h fc iew ire in giwng tat etm-
tantlv. Item*! dUtiNifii* inelwle w\vral
new mine* in Mi"**iri atal iti Itlaho where
item tar t*dir* have U**n dwinitnl ami im
portant rxlcu*ino* *4 old tate* delineated.
l/ead. a* a by-pfiduct <4 new tine mine*, will mid to the *n|>(>)y. New n>**rvr* tn thia
nwmtry n* licing athled etM*h year at a rate that will replace or even exreed the lead annually extracted at |mx*tit. Ktw example,
in I1M7 liearing* U-fore the SulwtwnmiUre on ln\T*tigati<ai *4 Natural Ut'etainx'* of the Snate Committer ar*|htldir fjtmU arre
iMthlidied. In tl>e*r Itearing* repre*entati\Ta
td tin* Chittxj State* llunau of Mine*and the Vniteil State* (teologind <tirvey estimated
rm\*emlk* leatl txaitained in rr*crvr* iti the gnaiml at i Imr ii ti/jfU.tlKl t<wu in ltU4, if
aNait tiftrm tina* the average 1935-44
rate d pruductHai. llowexer. hi the report
*4 the President'* Material* IVdiry ComhLvHin, lajUlijdHxJ in 1H52, reuTvra are e*th nuted at about 7,(KKl,000 tiata in UCiO, or
alwatl Kixteen time* 1HVI prilurt*. Thre e*limatel n**erve* were Mncwhat higher m
ItL**t tluui in 1U44 iie*p(r the fart that
nearly ^`fKl.UKI tmrn d ln*l had lieeti mined fnan Coin'd State* mine* in thr mtervcfitftg
*ix yian Itoth ni**rt* admit that the ligurr* are minima.
It not p-tHTally |ra<iaid for a mining
r**ii|muy In M k out it* rrM-rxe* fir more
tlum a h*w year* ab*d <4 it* mining g*rra-
Ih h i* f<r roMutnii' reaM*p. The imu I Jrar-
liiv i* to try t< f;ml eiiiaigh reem* t re-
|4are i Im* ammihl r\trlx| thntgh tut
ih'XelotMiketit work. Furtl**rm<irr, tla* value
if n'Ji-ni* rliaiuce frm lir.w to time* with
riunr*1 in enanmir ami te+m4<firil nai-
dltHNM. FW examplr, a large I'nnue in
ih-mat*l may |M*rmit tlr mining *4 eotc-ider-
able ammint* <4 Jo* -gr^le on*. Tht*d<*** not
`luiuge tie* am<aiiit *4 rm-ial intent aetiully
in the gniuml lut n**n*)y a hat may lieprxdit-
al4v
under av gi\*rti art 4 mv
tMniir oNiditMri*. A1m im|foxed IrrhiHfip'
may adil targe anwaiiil* if <e to
eitlier ihrmigh latter rrrtixt-ry <* lowering
a.
torltl Imd Mine PrwfwrttMi
The total world lead mine product km i*
ih w exceeding the level* reached in HOT
ami
and there U every rewi*m to expert
:
gnewj .,i.
! u.iA)'
n p a w o m w i i i i w m H i u ni
iM i* w i e i ! i i p p p w iiwi
^wt
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(COMOMC CtCCKAfHT Of t40V*T*Ul MATHUU
that thr rumiil level* id |nliirli*i wilt
iunlituM* to im\ with |inr1 t4 tin* Mi|>ply
naning fnan nr* n**mtv F*tf example,
A'1.1. u liih
for nnav lliati Hll.(KX)
Iih i' a yi*r |Hvwar. is how pnalueiiift tr*#>
itiah lO.fklt ton* a year. Oil the oilier lumd.
pnlu<tHio (nau Afrva lias grown fnan
*li|ilitl\
ll.imii 7*,l11M tais h i ll*-to nun*
than Jts.dk) lia* in Ili-M I*r*lu-fu n i in
North An4*rvn lias tlo lionl a||ro\imaW*ly
III |'f mil mrf tla* |m-- and j*twar vn*r*
wtub* Saith Anarva sh<rw<<d material tin*
lit t1*e Viltv (MTVal.
\ nanplHr ummarv *4 w<a-kl Inal prt>*
dtntnm i gi\rn in Tal4e Hr known rakl n-**rviw *4 IiimI nai-
taitad in on* Iu im* lam otimaWd oai thr
lauo* *4 I hr m*Hv l!tV4 wield nianante *iti-
liiai at .VMHM11) tui*, or apfemimatrly
JA to .10 time* annual naisiimptMai.
11k * ii(|m4s for iiHiraMil |>niiii(iHai in
nuinv
*4 tla* wiaHd w i^Mimi*tir. In
('aia<U, an inmwM* in pisalm-twai may lie
ei|m*frd in a n*ult *4 arvrral urs titiiMw
having linn ofirtMil and thr dlMiivcry *4 at
IniM two mtindy mi' zine-lead diMntla.
liKm.id paaluelion mil also Ic expected Miiin* and htu. 11m* latt<T will iorntic
its smelter iH'ialtnlHMt tii. Important addi-
tiais an* tin* n|iplte expn-ird from Mo>
ninn, Saithwesl Africa and KaM Africa. Australian jMidni'tHai, Umi| ai trwnia, will inT*iM* by Jll |p t mit.
Tlr Inind Siahw and Knn^a* wilt main* tain ami i;rnxn** pn>*nt 1 tamale I Kit their
(HTn'iitago wield
is ci|nicd to
dcrlinr.
(ionou ni pt on #f |#ad
To uiHterMand the industrial pNuliilitira
id h-wd wror knowkdge *4 its mistily u mv ia
imi'Mwr)'. Its
arr mi Imad
tlihaiglnNtt all iiMlimlr)' tliat a rrvirw rmn-
tmt Imja* to In* mfnpWir, Ult It will la* Irlp*
ful.
Wr would Mill la* cranking our autr>*
noddle* and Using gaslight* on them wi*rr
k. fc.V
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3t.:3; JOt.437
3I.M33 311.233
XU.KII : 173.497 27,901 . .-33.t*73 ,
4*1. a; > 314.U4 1A3.4H7 | 21#.2-0 302.433 : 234,7*3
T*lal North Al.irnra WM.nil i.affl.xit 742.XU 1*22.294
m|m,|OJ m^.w s t 777.030
H>Jma 41*lr IW*
*..V| !
l.TUt* i
3.311 13.311
7*1 51. MW
2, wit 10.701
ltd 31.HU
33.123 14,37m
1.01*
c3.ua
30.501 10.4*1
n 39,134
23. xn 34.394
3.437 71.334
t*.7aa 50.nu*
2.3IU 119,*22
Th 1 S**oh Amrhra
Vn-tna Kflctunr (ir-rto^lovalia 1 in UmI Ifatirr < 1 iIXTf l 1' ! 1`o UimI U>nMa >(**' M* !-* 1 tnir*l Kni(<l<i \ <i|i>Uvu ** h#*r
13.311
4.dll T2..mi
2. Mil 22. OH 77.701 3.*n 27,oil Xi. |tu 1S2.XU 3,.*ai 12.101
UO
39.I>H
9,*4(1
3.WII X
11.wit 7.Xu
% JUI 33.011 ll.Til*
l.lfft I2I.IIO
ft.Nil 2*.wi 25. Wit
i.OHl 3.XU
11*3.TUI a
4.201 3Wt
3.Ml *3,101
3..VH
27.301 4.701 3.3oi
73.01* 9.wit
ft.30* 71 .oil
4.XU M3
3.311 mi. *31
4.319 43.341 3.M3 ft. 231 33.1*3 n.xa 33.312 Mi. 349
Mt.WS Ui.onr 172.113
I.XEf
I.I9 no
3.34**
77l 2.77% 7.7ot i.nc S.m33 22.133 1.JM -
l.uM 1
137
12.113 49.333 2.343 42.230 20.011
41.731 24.M2
3.>t| M.KC
3.422
* 2M2
11,4* 74.4*1
4.131 30.1444 24.00
39.*77 33.434
7.X* *2.733
T(ai
h>ima Oiii.a. irw-iu'linft IIm*c
Kik i-niia
K<trra. HrjnilJic of Tqrhrr
4l4.t xss.un atv.yo 413.XC
32.MU
*. |l 3,9
3.71*1 S.IO
:
-- 4.(lit
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K| .(III I. MU
M.XII 2.011 4.U*l -
***.712
17.71ft
U.oit ll.ort 4.1*3
77.44* 294.433 333,473
107
12 12.722 -- :--
114
7.1*1 2.210
M2 12.011
44
-
999
1,974 22,(03
Xu
2.U! 1
T<*l A-ia
Cl .MO KK.UU 1M.OII I.TMII
Hi.344 13.7*1 3M.M44
IV-l^tn Ctaifa
lr IU|*o.twiaJ Afrin |> \Ji^rra \ Kkulma 1* K Afhra Umnm m>r A/fir*
,
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.XXI
139
4, I.1HI
3,1171 **.*44
I*.** J0.M3J
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7.031 "
1.434
Mitt 33.717 13.327 29. wC Xt.Tut
-
11,21* 3. *33 Ml.M|* 13.MU 41.3* JLI.X*
L T*t*J Afrir*
^
Ik.Tut |
30. HU
7.7l 74.IK*
23.334 123, W 21M.3*3
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7A,t*W
14.W I33.TO j 22*.300
-,l.OW.Min I.TiO.KVI I.*0.2*1 I.W9.KH ' 1.340 CZ3 1.7KJ.3QU 3.M0.W3
Kurtf Amrnru Hurrau d Mrtal Matirtin.
I'hktMrtta. * Imlu'led oiili (imunt * Inrlu'M in (Hkrr Afrin. 4 I'nulwrlh m ImIu 4t <I i
Iw Ic iu m and (imufli. * I'haiurtHia a*
la*r ttrlciunriu IW3 priMi|u!ly
it n amt |
iMr alUwot* mrltrr rrrripU t*i paunt of
Hrlatium ki* m --if--
h m it--*W.
' IKirn amt itM-lud** *rr rtjNWlrd (a Katruftroo ratunlnr*. pnanpatli Hd^Mi ood (irmuy.
* Ittrlmled with <HKrr Kiinju.
* Mt^r v(U IfaJ |mdurinc daK'ricia aaad/or arruu:
VmiUA Sl*Ui
Knulbraatm Miuaiuri
rw 4'Alr--. Idalua
Writ MmiImn . ( tail
Tri mitr, KaMM, S. W. Mi--uri aid OUa>
Suauait Valtrr, Montana Hart Otr, t'tak rpl*t !** Miforl, CaU. IVirW. Nnwia ('alilumia, r4o. Tiatar. Ctak MHali--, T4. i'mmndm Kind--Hjr .V# r/ mAlmmd lUrkaM
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i'rrrrnpm^mm
fdfwjitn .Ul/fM
Kmttk HN--| rfimU alw
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(la Hlxrt Too*)
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t*a j i*m | m* , rw
rwj
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t*u
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Sr*~:
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ArrttmUr>anrhir
671,(10 iC4,^|) { 664a3nu! 673,3lt j 7S4.7IW [ K,6flO 434.30 644.30
Tt*l t**lt*e 2.HU.61) 3.Ml.WO 2.27X.30 2,M0,3O J.6&4.IH> 2.6&7.0 2,?,l(0 3.776.30
-4
2.1W.JU0 2.132.700 l.ftH.lOH 2.132.7(0 3.100.HJ0 (2.20.10) 3.172,7(0 | 2.611,30
.\|>|Mrrn( -- #7,71)0 ffM Iff ir*
1 3,20
1 117,toil O.3U0 MH.XD M,XI 1 ICH.000
IV^rr |Mvi)4r, *rn|i iinffrw^ ( priman iw'lfti ku lr* dHurird a*d i* amKinted (mr i" lb* n-iMtiUrt |ir<aj<*rti<a lifun*.
* |nrtuk~* W' (\ min***! Ind a* aril oa *crap lead co***tr<L
L IA22947
364 tCOHOMK GfOGtASHT Of HOOSTtlA*. MATftUU MM* it4*W
with*d U33S I>WH --' I
I w*w, r
Fipiff 13 4. Diagram *4 nurlnr rrvitif aH*i*g lead ihifMii ttfrMwan to pfrvrnl radutka |o m ainl t |ir.lrr1 (wr-sun-l fn<tn gamma ray pni*Mung.
it not for I Ik * peculiar elertmehemical prt^i*
'Tilt's id kwl and ill* *ixkit* utilized in Mmp* Imtlrrie*. Tlie same type id ItottiTv
pn^ir!* Mitimorinrs iiih W water. lights ami nirMtHnlilimm railway ran*, is uss| in tele* |4mh h ' 'imm(inH*atHNit |nvide* emergency power in utility plants, pmrn industrial tru<l* uml mine ha'omntiws, lights mim*r^' lant|ts, b ih ! now even provides tlie |awer for p<**ket fla-hlights ami hearing aids. The ettrneinn rcMMuiH-c and flexiltility < kxtd ai't'ounts f**r its iippli4*atio(i as slk'alhiug for
powiT ami tekplHMiC i*alle regardless td
alwiher it is iimx I uislergnsiiKl. umhT water or strung *ai polo*. A Kamkiw lead sheath extnskd anxind the insulated enoducino*
prevents tlie etitrailer id moisture. K*iui|>mt*ut ami pipelines made id nr lined
with lead, which h>UU the liery attark sulfurie aeal and otikT nimniw, make p<au
siUe the lower cost pnduel too <f many *d
today's eitcmieml wondera. The density <tf lead Mipfdint the necessary Imllistk' proper ties to small arms ammunition. lend azide,
a rtHTnind *nmi**und, lun* Urxime a stand*
ard d4*t*sutor expkisive Uw ammunition,
had is found as an uikiying element in Immzes and UaMfitts and a the principal ingredient of bad-lanc licaring alloys and in serf! s*4drn*. Tlie density and atomic
weight id lend make it the m<**t efficient
material to efTmnm4*aJly eonfitir tlie X*rsy and gamma rav. Tetraethyl lead in High ortanc gasoline lias ta*en a major factor in
making pt*w*il4e the trcmeikhaj* power id
isir aiqdatie and autnolHle engine*. |{cd lead point is a slandard protection fnr mod*
mi steel struriurv* 1^ all kinds; white lead is one U the latsic |Miint pigments used in the pMtolkm aisl haiililsalMi td our himes.
NfiahTit plumbing am! eteetriral tnsUlla* tintm, |<i which h*ad rsoitriUites so much. Have nuele pnmtl4t' the advances in lajild*
itig e4instnkiH4i td rrniit pam. THr plasiira Uklustry makes extensive use id metallic
lead mold*.
The largest single use for lead in tlie
Cnited State* is in tlie manufacture id lead*
-*
265
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arr Imttrnra ha\T arrtwiutril f* alnvwt a
tliinl d all th<` taul I'tHiMintml. In IlkVl atni
I't-M, lhr
Inifi in (hr manu/arltirr *4
frlrarthxl fluid for cnxdiitr waa mt mk J
lancr1. a
IrniK hciil liv ihr nljf
iinluMry whirl) U the third Ur-jemt rwtwaimcr in tbr ('itilcd Stair*.
Tai-a 12 3. Ck or I.eta it rat (`titu Ht *t m (la Hburl To mi
Mhilr |rd l(r<J b*d and lil bargr* >l i*ra*r l<a(lrrKO
Cl4r miTnai
HuiMiac* TrtraHkvl Vmmuailtaa
r.*i Ik jfin* lariml >*4.irr Torarit)
I'ilViai w brr
ra
lii.nn
u mih
1MI.IIII IS*.nil *X.n*l
31.SB 12.300 31 .mil 33.1*11 I3.l**l .HI.lift M.N
two i t*o
ta.ym >0.00 32.(Ill 47.su 1S3.IIII I7S.ii*) 3*.Ill) .>.* 47.IU) 22.mi
IS.no 23.310 29.90 36.110 IS.Mii 9).urn I3.IMI 27.1*11 to.nti 1.(*D . IS.un 21.no 12.uo 71.HO 4S.no
1*0
4l.SU sx.ni) 231.90 MC.no 6J.HO 49.VO 34,(00 23.SO 14 nit 24.no I4.MII 19.90 41.710
41.(00 49.90 2sS,nn
KC.no
49.110 7S,no
43.dll IS,(VO 42,(10
47.no 2S.no
3S.9II 132. MO
It!
34.no 1 7S.no i1 no.mo < 134.MO 1
41.SO : 111.MO ! 32.MO j
3.90 32.MO
Ml. Mo 3c. 910 (0.90 134.MO
tw*4
19.00 34.MO 110.WO 133,MO so.no 140.400 29.HD 4,QUO 9D. SO SB.400 to. too <2.710 143. MO
^ Th iI
*34.SO 7.(VO kb.mi 7)C.o l.ion.tio 1,211.QUO j 1.07*.000
> frr. American Harraa Mf(l m>lfe<ir*
* Inrl^lo MiiMtaul Ind.
` HvriuMiT
fur anfafp Haiti IM a.
' ||r, brrt tixl ninrw. tarlvtln Vad h H ia rtmwral rmi'InKtmL
4 Aa>*nt < H brr u*'** arr I^mJ fur Irau aukiac. rU|al4r lair*. Vad |it*r*f |<p*. aad alirr at-
tiiarr*. Irad Iradnl h>iU, railaat ri|u|otrnt. bi|4wiildia|(. "tl*. vukrft, aright* sad lIU, rmrt
tag* -urlr> l*-rri|t ** nxi aiuAiiiin uH ia ibr aaiiaialalf itxlii<n .
>d fur i In aw al
IrfialtKl*. ihrlti<iin| iBWlKi'k**, f<ffrd pi|f>i iila. rtMrr aua^artua, rtr , all thr*r lna( ntk-
( at*l annual cn l|u rm. ibr r\t inalr "I H brr l*m" ia tbr lUirfslr i* Ur|i' `lii tlilfrmar **
I'fJuMi inrlu<|n| i mirr or bo Irad tkat ai|kl la* dltnlaitrd wadrr mo m1 ibr brad* M< akatr,
litrl^W ia `iMkff aw."
Tiu 13 4. Uia C%m m<*\ tr nu I'tirn
<la Stwwi Taal m twa
<'!dr Ilillrft tr\rludin* vidr> *'vflr. u mI wnpwind*:
Itatim *Hbf ttm TrrHbtl Irad V kilr lrd .*hrr1 aad (ipr lauauaitiw* l*al ibd wjla|ail4r lahra SOdrr \lb.t. V(i*frlUaww art
M.90
3U.7IO
23.90 33.90
22.90 *1.9*1
10.90
a.*** Ml.TO 9.MO
13. vm
I9.SO 9.400
32.MO 9.90 3.90 22.mu
93.*o
4.90 2.9n
II.SO
I4.VB If.MO
aa
M.sn 3U.MII
9.40 34. *
4.no 2i.no
MV,MO 4.010 4.MO 14.90
17.no
I9.SO
tu
94.10?
33.SOD
11. HO
XI. TOO 17.100
13.too
1ft .QUO 5.400 S.ino 14.000 14.900 24.0
to Tatal
39.no
P * la'b*b'd ailb (Kidrt aad Cia>pia>6 r Of brr Cm.
* TV Hniak Harrow a# N I'rrnaa Mrlal
2*1. MB
347,SO
373,400
Cl
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26*
KONOMiC GOOOtAfttT or MOUttBAl MATItUU
liMi
VI
A >tn|delr nummary *4 lead ruunumptHm in iltr Tuilid State* f**r 1U.VI mim! f<r every
(tfifi year inre l!t. in given in Tahir TWi.
71k * difference in the euttMimpIkm pattern uf |}k * 1'nited Statin mid the* I'nitnl King*
d**fl "himn in T14e bl-4l ran Ir explained by the numlirr vi automobile* in each of tin* two (HNintrirp, approximately .VVIOO.UMI motor vehiele* in thr 1`nitrd State* a n
ugHinat -1,(1 >0,000 in tlr t'niled Kingdtn.
Ta b ic 13 7 l.uu fii\nim<t w in k Wo e
(In Short T**i
Ciilfd Stair*
Canada Mexic*
Argent iaa Bruit Other .tai rifi
U23.<w 1.211.no |.07*.IID A2.mii S4.7UH An.HO
7,tit) lo.oru 12.MO
23.WU 3h.*) 2K.70U
31.IRO 21 .MU 21.2m
4,(111 f.inn 3.0OU
Total
I.4M4.7IU t.315. mu l.sn.nw
America ,
Austria Hripiia C|rrb<lwViLu lkiunad Iniifr (irrmuiT Italv Nexhrrtand* Buland SfwlN Saolra f* illfftiad Taitrd Kincd*aa Yua*-la*ia tnhrr fant*
Total I'urupr
iS.tuu to.tin kill Vl.TtU lk.HU It.till 13.IHI I2.nn 04.1*0
32.MO 23.3U 133.u j iii 14.410
ra.ato
lo.tui 33.tin 37.2n
12. tin 63. HU
110,MU
4*,Hw >.no
an.nu 21 .mu
31.00 2t.au JKT.jrfO k.|U
23.wn
19.20
49.20 27.20 11.00 lOs.TOU IK3.20 33.MO n.nu 24.0UD
>.no 37,20 17.30
273,(10 *.20
23.no
vil.in i.ns.no
imUm
J|iaa labrf A>a
4,311 *t.3u 3. Hu
17.im 27.HU l. an
14.7(0
3t .nu 3.30
Import* ami Exports
IIk * major portion / the lead moving through internal imal trade rhannrU in in thr form of refined pig lend. Fju*h pig a'righ* from 00 to 110 pound* depending on thr produring refinery.
Significant tpiantitie* of load ore, mattf and roiHt*tit rate?* arr moved to rounln*^ with emelting and refining furilitir*. However, wr ran expert thin ttrial to diminUh an industrialization pngntmn of thr producing
count rim, now shipping aizaldr tonnagi* *4
ore* and rotM'CUtrate*, expand to include
T*ut 131. Kk id lahiiT* ax m Kimai* it
Pu\nr*L Coi NTaia*
<ln Sherri Tim <4 Pip and Kara
^
t*M nu
Tailed Stale* Canada Belgium lletimark Knarr I ii >m*nv
Italy Nr-thrriamt* Vnraar Sweden SaiUertaml Tailed Kmc'fcmi
/a*fa*rta
310.7111 330
21.311 12.-AU 3.5.30 :.3 !.: 23.30 v.:in
T.VU tO.MKI IM .MU
3k 3. Hu 230
24 .nu 13.Ml 44.UU S.MIt 10,7(11 t.2o H.3II 14.MU 12.311 211.30
27A.JBI
13* 24. m.311 34,JO A3.30 14,7(0 4V*0 |tl,Mil
I3.no I7.au
SI .30
T.*t*l A*ia 99. Mil 47.00 OK. MO refnrted
Vfrira U^nfu ami
No ZmUad
*-
3.110 3u.no
32.mu
lo.no 34.90
m.no
"l
1
%.90 2>.3
Total
IM.JU K.wo 29N.MO
tlfaad total
I.K74.JU I.UI.Tnn 2,All .20
IVn r v : Ameryeaa Hurtta mi MHii NtliMir* * larladn hu(li primary ami renadary lr4
Uii dart m( im-lvde (inwnaifnl rturkpliii|.
Kxp^ls
Tailed Stale* Canada Belgium Drnnurt Fraare OfEMT Italy Netherfaud* S* iiaeriaad Na hhiiimB Alt*! ralta
1.700 129.710
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their nan ^molting am! refining ofunit too*. Prir to llHO, in>|HKln attd rxjmrU erf the (*nifxl State* Men* approximately in !!* h ik v . With the advmit trf World War II. fmarver, the Tinted State* Uvamr the largest imptTting r<untry in the work! aith tin- Uiik trf it* impttfi* Mining fr*n Mexico, ('anaU. Central and Suth Amrrira. Other major wipplicr* are Australia. Yugt*lavta h imI Africa (Tal4e 13-8).
Tlx* movement trf k**d orra and runerntratt> through international track* channel* i-difficult to determine. It dor* appear, how* ever, that Belgium, France, Netherlands ami (lemutny, tin laide trf tbr Tinted Stain*, an* l|r leading imjmrter* of till-* rt<wn<dity, aith the l*ulk erf their upply et*umg fn*n Africa and South Amrrrt
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The* UMial norm'* <rf indi^tr} -ilr pnlur* Ii\ify utilised iit manufacturing imJu>trir* raimot U* a|>plied to the routing imlu^try a* a a hole ta^-aunc no tao mining arr rvrf alike. Productivity trf individual ^urutiiriu* rati trf rujr*r t* iwtrtirwi in varum* way*, among the-e arc: nrr mimd jier unit <rf lal*\ rermefalde na tal per unit trf UImc tar mined j u t dollar trf la!*c o**t, nvim ml metal per ton trf ore. rated horw|Hiucr per unit <rf lahr. ami rated Imiw |Mmrr |*t unit trf nvtiHalilr rortal.
Tl#r I*. S. Bureau trf Mima in it* "Ma n-rial'* Survey-la-ad** |mUUItd in May, IlCil, *tatid?
"Tliecfiert trf thr deptc-whai mi llir Tniled StaM> lead a in J siir industry aa* to hirer lltr diut-duaii trf marginal tjtrrutM** and t*rrig alMM<( a *>Harp curtailment erf pnalor*
tH4i \* nrgatiixatime* tluit remain**! arlixe. To Mi*lam t^trratiiNi* in thr (arr rf mwi-
ieply lm m~1l |>nrr*. it am* nrtx**eary to mine higlnT-grade ncr. Ilnur (hr iialrt trf roi*\rml4r Iratl ami line |a*r tai miiml in*
frtm 124.1 in I'.rJH Iti a high trf m IH32, thr imr trf loarwt nmlMiitti lewd ami <h n * fmaluHitui Mint 11*12. iVr durtfi ifv in lermxtrft :e mined |*r titan-hour domed a Mrady inrtrawr frtau *7 4 in l!2ti
to 74.2 in UQJ. but w m dightly lower m P.Ct2 than in 1H31 linnu*e trf hravy require ment* fur irfandby and maintenance. Aa pnaiurtion and employment gradually in* mMxl urnier lIk * atimulua trf higher pricca, orr*mining rffirimey inerraerd o\*er the prritid fnmi lirjlf to l!M|( ahrri the index rrarlird 107.7. Pari trf thi* impnn'rmmt m attriUitalrfe tu intprined prartirm and in* mmil mrrhanizatitai, oprriaily itt under* grtmnd drilling and hauling.
"The index trf rero\-**nille lead and une piT maii-htmr after a {teak nf 120.8 in 1933
devlined tol*M in 1037 and a a#* 1*8.3 in PM1.
Thi* a a* Imaiglit aUait, in *pite trf generally improved ore-mining Hftcimry, by a aharp tin line in tin* tuv-tmtir index (rtan Ha 1U32 prak rf IfiOH to prr-World War II kwra of 1C1A in 11C17 aiul HI.2 in 1H4I.
"During Word War II thr high rate trf tlt-maml he leatl ami tiiir a v met liy utilUing Uarr-grade ntm under the inrentive trf tin* Premium iVite Plan, lienee, the orefetHT index drelintd during thh prritid. By rcjMNi <rf laUg dioclage* and gentTally ptMirer UIh ^ quality, merh**iuatinrt aaa *timulated. lait ehoriagta in et|ui{>meiit pre* ventid full u*e trf thi* mtan* trf gaining UIh j T Hh imr)*, atnl it aa* tally liy lrav>' rurlath romt trf dt*vrlt^inw*tii work that tm-*mitiing
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steady level. <`ti*''|Umtly, llir indrx trf n*-f>efahle leml and <ine |rf man-htair naiglily {taraUfkil the tn*-tn:<r indrx.
"Ity tlw end trf Wtirid War II inlnuiitr mining, rioiplrd ailh 'Tt*oaton trf drvxdt^s mntt aork, had Aplrtol many drptwtta. Stnmg rtitiMimtT tlrauoH) aer<n|ianted liy high na*ta! prin* in IH4<; jirrmittetl the rots
tinutd utilisation trf loa-gradr ore*. Iit ntnlitiMia acre lew (avttrmirfe during 1H47 (hrtaigh IH4H alien it laearor nretxtanr to bone luglirr grade ore* to trfTxri hto\*y de*
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