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October 1972 ASBESTOS Devoted to the International Asbestos industry -- Featuring -- The Geology & Mining Operations at Pacific Asbestos Corporation j CAPCO JEN 0004-590 The Worldly Asbestos Carey-Canadian Mines, Ltd., one of the world's largest producers of asbestos fibre, can serve your needs around the world. Overseas sales agents are listed below. Additional information may be obtained by writing to /------------------------ Dept. ASB1072, Carey-Canadian Asbestos, Division of Panacon Corp., P.O. Box 15070, CAREY. Cincinnati. Ohio 45215. - Ml Waverty. Victoria. Australia Wien. Austria .................. Copenhagen, Denmark ......... London. England ............ Helsinki, Finland ................. Paris. France .............. Omsburg, Germany ........ Lubeck. Germany .......... Athens. Greece ................... Calcutta, India ..................... Tel*Aviv.Israel .....................,, Torino. Italy ....... . Tokyo. Japan ................ . Seoul. Korea .............. Mexico City.Mexico ........ Haarlem. Netherlands ......... Auckland. C I., New Zealand Ponce.Puerto Rico ......... Buenos Atres. Argentina. S A Sao Paulo. Brazil. S A --.. Barranquilla. Colombia. S A Lima,Peru.SA, ............ Valencia. Spain ................. Stockholm. Sweden ........ Caracus. Venezuela K. V. Robmson & Ass. Pty., Ltd. Robert Wetsz Andreas Jeonow ajS Central Asbestos Company. Ltd Oy Max Aue ,G Oevmeau, S A. Ouetsche Asbest-Gasellschatt GmbH. Possehl Erzkontar A. 0. Papachnstopoufos A Company Expert Agency Service Private. Ltd. , K. J. Deutsch Franco Rot T,, Kakiucht & Company. Ltd Bryony Corporation Productos Ouimicos Mardupof. S A. Chemische Productenhandel J J. Van Oe Vrande Neift, Cropper & Company. Ltd. Porto Rico Iron Works Will L. Smith. S A. (CMntercambia Commercial international Ltda. General Sales Corp. Ltda. Ralph W. Gutierrez Guzman. S. A. . N. AB Nicolia Johannasen ing N. Sekfer V Associados S. R. L. 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REMEMBER WHEN? ........................................................... 4 14 16 18 20 22 22 24 32 38 40 42 44 46 48 52 54 ASBESTOS it indexed regularly by Engineering Index, tnc, Microfilmi of back itsues may be obtained from UnixertUy MicroEtimt, 300 North Zeeb Road, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106. PROPRIETOR: Slover Publishing Company EDITOR: Dorit M. Fagan PUBLISHER: Carrell J. Stover Copyright 1972 Stover Publishing Company Second Class Postage Paid at Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. SUBSCRIPTIONS RATES--United States, $4.00 per year; All Other Countries, add $1.00 for postage; Current Copies, 35 cents each; Back Copies, 50 cents each; payable in U.S. Funds lo: ASBESTOS, 131 North York Road (P. O. Box 471) Willow Grove, Pennsylvania 19090. Telephone: (215) 459-0134 ASBESTOS--October 1972 Pago 3 .1 T* CAPCO JEN 0004.594- THE GEOLOGY & MINING OPERATIONS AT PACIFIC ASBESTOS CORPORATION By: G. W. Lenej^t . E. Loeb ! The ore body at Pacific Asbestos Corporation, Copperopolis, . California, is rather unique in that it is one of only two major ore \ bodies in the United States capable of producing a full range of milled Chrysotile asbestos fibers in Groups 4 to 7. The following ; article contains portions of a comprehensive paper on the geology and mining operations at Pacific's asbestos property that was presented at the annual meeting of the American Institute of Mining Engineers, held in San Francisco, February 21-24,' 1972. The concepts of the geology are preliminary in nature and are changing as new informa tion becomes available. George Ilf. Lcucy is Chief Geologist for H. K. Porter Company, Inc., and a Vice President and Director of Pacific Asbestos Corporation. Eric E. -Eoeb is Area Geologist for H. K. Porter Company, Inc., at Copperopolis. : Tiie office and mining operations of Pacific Asbestos f Corporation are located near Copperopolis, California, in the } foothills of the Sierras about SO miles east of Stockton. This [ is historic country in the heart of the old Mother Lode gold ; district. Mark Twain's famous story of the jumping frog is still commemorated at an annual contest in Calaveras Coun ty, and the camp at Poker Flats, described by Bret Harte, was only a few miles front the present asbestos mine. Joaquin Murrieta, the famous Mexican bandit, started his three-j-ear reign of terror in this vicinity, and Black Bart, the Poet Laureate of the stagecoach robbers, held up his first stage at Funk Hill, just 3 miles north of the mine. In spite of its location and apparently prominent expo sure, the first work on the asbestos deposit was not recorded until 1904. Development of the present operations was started in 1959 by Jefferson Lake Asbestos Corporation, a subsidiary of Jefferson Lake Sulphur Company. Manage ment control of the firm changed hands several times and it was later reorganized under the name of Pacific Asbestos Corporation. In December 196S, a controlling interest was acquired by H. K. Porter Company, Inc. Since the beginning of mining operations in 1962, 7}f THE COVER THE PHOTOGRAPH ON THE FRONT COVER WAS TAKEN AT THE OPEN PIT MINE SITE OF PACIFIC ASBESTOS CORPORATION AT COPPEROPOLIS, CALIFORNIA. Page 4 ASBESTOS--October 1972 I | I r< CAPCO JEN 0004-595 Asbestos Vital at all the stops along the way. At speeds of up to 100 mph, Amtrak's New York-Washington, D.C. Metroliner needs all the stopping power it can get. ' - So hard-working asbestos is used in the brake shoes on this cannonballing express. ; Tough, lightweight, incombustible asbestos is a unique material. Indispensable for hundreds of protective uses- in industry, in homes and public buildings, in cars and trucks and trains, on ships, even on spacecraft. Without asbestos, life for all of us would be a lot more hazardous. ' -- ~ * For information on how asbestos cart help you. contact your - local J-M representative or the Canadian Johns-Manvitle Co., Ltd., Box 1500, Asbestos, P.Q. Or Johns-Manville Asbestos , , Fibre Sales, Box 5705-AFD, Denver, Colo. 80217 U.S.A. '. -.j ASBESTOS--Octobor 1972 Pa 9= 5 CAPCO JEN 0004596 million tons of ore and 15 million tons of waste have been removed from the open pit which now measures about 1400 x 1800 feet at its widest points. The lowest operating level is at an elevation of 696 feet about 350 feet below the original surface. The company markets an annual production of 30,000-35,000 tons of Chrysotile fiber in Groups 4 through 7, under the Mother Lode Brand. MININS OPERATIONS The mining operation at Pacific Asbestos is carried out under contract with Porter Cargo, Inc., a wholly-owned sub sidiary of H. K. Porter Company, Inc. Mining operations are normally on a five-day, one-shift basis. The essential min ing equipment consists of two 4J4 yard Northwest shovels and two front-end loaders with 6-yard buckets. A fleet of nine International Harvester-Payhauler trucks with 35-ton beds is used for hauling ore and waste. The average length of haul to the crusher is one mile and the steepest grade is about 10%. Shot holes are drilled with two 6yi" Ingersoll Rand Drillmasters and shot with ammonium nitrate prills. Typical spacing of holes is 10 feet in ore and 12 feet in waste. Faces are shot an average of three times a week with about 15,000 tons in each shot. A number of working faces are maintained in each of several ore grades to provide a variety of materials for blending. The ore is sampled at the crusher and daily samples are accumulated and correlated with the mining location in the pit. The results are used to calculate the efficiency of the milling operation, to evaluate estimates of the ore grade and to determine the effectiveness of blending. At present mining levels, an average of 3400 tons per day of ore and 4500 tons per day of waste are being removed from the pit to maintain a stripping ratio of 1.3. Eighthundred and fifty-thousand tons of ore were mined in 1971. Ore reserves are considered sufficient for at least. twelve years mining. GEOLOGY The ore body at Pacific Asbestos lies within a NW-SE trending belt of ultrabasic rock that has been mapped as a serpentinite of Upper Jurassic Age by the State of Cali fornia, Department of Natural Resources. The trend of the ultrabasic parallels regional faulting in the district and the Pago 6 ASBESTOS--Octobar 1972 T< CAPCO JEN 0004597 t Cleanliness: Thermolan fabrics Thermolan is offered in a variety are smooth and dean. Dust and of gauges (.025"-.125") in Plain, loose fibers are virtually eliminated. Twill, Herringbone and other con Absolutely no "hairy" or "fuzzy" structions. Thermolan fabrics are yarns. Cleaner to handle and cut. now being used for safety clothing, 1 Puritv: The unique process used in making yarns for this fabric results welding blankets, turbine pads and marine insulation lagging cloth. in cloth with less than 2% organics How can you use the advantages in most styles, which exceeds AAA of Thermolan? For samples and in Grade (95%) requirements. This formation call 215-275-4602 (twx material meets United States Coast 510-660-0184) or write Box 228, Guard requirements of 46 CFR Norristown, Pa. 19404. 164.009 "Incombustible Materials" American also offers a complete line paragraph 164.009-2(b) (5). of conventional asbestos textiles. Tensile Strencth: Lower organic content means greater strength re AMERICANi^ASBESTOS tention after subjection to heat. Also more resistance to chemical and biological reactions. TEXTILE CORPORATION PLANTS AT NORRISTOWN, PA. MILFORD SQUARE, PA. MEREDITH, N.H. TOLUCA, MEXICO r- CAPCO JEN 0004598 intrusive is bounded on the southwest by the Copperopoiis fault over much of its length. It is a concordant intrusive and one interpretation shows it as a folded sill plunging to the northwest. mine, the ultrabasic is about two miles wide. In the center of the ultrabasic area, the ore bodies occupy a zone about 2000 feet wide between two bands of antigorite schist. These schists are the most readily mappable unit in the vicinity of the mine and they mark the limit of any significant occurrence of Chrysotile fiber. Because of their schistocity and the alteration along them, it is believed they represent shear zones in the intrusive. Some shear fiber is found along the contact mostly in the southwest corner of the pit. -j-- Three main rock types can be identified in the mine area: peridotite, a more highly altered rock that has been called dunite in field mapping, and gabbro porphyry dikes. The main host rock for the ore bodies is a massive, green ish-black peridotite consisting mostly of olivine crystals, some very coarse grained, that have been moderately altered to serpentine along fractures and grain boundaries. The sig nificant feature of the peridotite is the quantity of unaltered olivine remaining. Pyroxenes are present in amounts ranging upward to 30% but averaging about 10%. In the limited number of thin-sections studied, there is a rough correlation between the percentage of pyroxene and the grade of the ore, with the best fiber zones in the pyroxene rich bands. The intrusive may be crudely layered with pyroxene rich and poor layers that influenced the development of the fiber. The alteration products of the peridotite include minor amounts of brucite, anthophyllite and talc. Around the margins of the ore body, the peridotite is transitional into the "dunite", which is now largely altered to serpentine. The dike rocks were emplaced in the later stage of the intrusion and cross cut both peridotite and dunite. Magnetite is a universal constituent of all the ultra- basic rocks. It appears within and along the margins of fiber veins and with serpentine along fractures and grain boun daries in olivine. Most of the magnetite is a by-product of serpentinization so that the more highly altered rocks are more magnetic and the ore-bearing peridotite occurs in an area of generally lower magnetic intensity. Several interesting geologic features have been observed Page 8 ASBESTOS--October 1S72 r> CAPCO JEN 0004599 Robalit61 Suction Bo^Tbovers and Felt Condi tioner Tops for Asbestos-Cement Pipe and Sheet Machines. Our pla stic material alloyed with Molykote is proven in countless installations throughout Europe and Overseas. Covers made to your specification. Modern herring bone pattern with stretch-out effect at no extra cost. Minimum coefficient of friction, considerable reduction of drag load. Remarkable increase in felt speed and felt life. Easy mounting, easy cleaning, easy resurfacing, no corrosion. Minimum wear -- no sharp edges developing. Leri pa LEDER- UNO RIEMEN.PATENTVERWERTUNGSGES. M. B. H. A-1151 WIEN XV, MARIAHILFER STRASSE 135 AUSTRIA U.S. REPRESENTATIVES: Minerals & Asbestos Corp. P.O.BOX 1206, PORTCHESTER. N.Y.10573, (914)937-3828 Agents in most countries of the world ASBESTOS--October 1972 Page 9 CAPCO JEN 0004-600 in field mapping. One of them is a flow banding that is some times present in the ultrabasic rocks. Fiber veins cross-cut the flow banding with little or no displacement across the veins. AnotheeOUure of interest is the alteration of peridotite to a light gray-green serpentinite adjacent to some of the fiber veins. The alteration provides a striking pattern and is taken as evidence that serpentinization occurred at a late stage contemporaneous with deposition of the fiber. THE ORE BODIES For mapping in the ore body, the fiber zones have been classified in nine ore types, determined from laboratory mill ing of drill core samples. The ore is considered to be high, average or low grade, according to its value of over $10.00 per ton, $5-$10.00 per ton, or $3-$5.00 per ton. Ore being mined at present averages about $7.00 per ton. It is also classified as long, average or short fiber, according to the indicated fiber value of over $150.00 per ton, $120-$150.00 per ton, or less than $120.00 per ton. The ore is entirely cross-fiber Chrysotile. There is no systematic arrangement of the veins which appear to be mostly randomly oriented. Cross-section 10900E through the center of the ore body looking west is shown in Figure 1. At the top of the figure are the remnants of the upper ore body, now largely mined out on this section. The band of high grade, long fibered ore in the center of the lower ore body illustrates the continuity of ore types and the folded nature of the ore body. The section shows vertical contacts for the wall rocks, but regional dips are to the north, and the antigorite schist may form the footwall of the ore on the south. The current concept of the ore body at Pacific Asbestos is of a poorly layered intrusive with erratic mineralization tending to favor pyroxene rich horizons and less serpentinized portions of the body. The layering was probably irreg ular to start with and may have been complicated by folding resulting in a predominant plunge to the west on long sec tions and dips to the north on the north half of the ore body. Elsewhere, the dips are erratic. Ore bodies tend to be zoned with a high grade area in the center. The ore bodies are localized between two antigorite schists that probably repre sent zones of shearing. The "dunites" are highly serpentin- Page 10 AS8ESTOS--October 1972 1* CAPCO JEN 0004-601 Figure I--Cron Section lOtCOE, Looking W*t t* CAPCO JEN 0004602 ized portions of the itltrabasic next to the schist and are relatively unfavorable for the occurrence of fiber. The most likely period ^afedevelopment of the fiber was in the closing phases of intrusion of the ultrabasic. MINE SAMPLING 4 GRADE DISTRIBUTION One of the primary objectives of the mining operation at Pacific Asbestos is to provide a uniform feed to the mill. In order to achieve this, working faces are maintained in sev eral different ore grades. Mine heads are sampled every half hour and the samples are accumulated on a daily basis. Samples are processed in the-core laboratory and results are available the following day so'ih'at adjustments can be made in the mining if necessary. The present objective is to main tain an average grade of 5.5% fiber on mine head samples. In the core laboratory, a simplified procedure is used for processing samples, and Quebec Standard tests and Bauer-McNett tests are run on the fiber. The Bauer-McKett evaluation is generally 8% to 10% lower than that of the Quebec Standard test and gives a more realistic appraisal of the potential of the fiber. MINE PLANNING As part of the mining program, the Mine Superintendent submits a monthly mining plan which shows the areas to be mined and the estimated grade of the ore. The results are evaluated at the end of the period to determine how well the engineer followed his projected plan, the effectiveness of the blending, and errors in the geologic estimates of the ore grade. COMPUTER PLANNING As an aid to mine planning. Pacific Asbestos also has devised and is starting to utilize a computer program for the selection of an optimum mining sequence. For this pur pose, the ore body is being catalogued in blocks of 2000 tons each. For each block the catalog gives the location, status, as available, fixed, or mined out. the grade in dollars per ton. percent of fiber, and classification as proven, probable or pos- Page 12 ASBESTOS--October 1972 1> CAPCO JEN 0004-603 The Occupational Safety & Health Act radically changes the clean-up pic ture in most operations: sweeping asbestos is no longer allowed. Vacu uming is mandatory. Which means you have to know the most efficient, most economical way ^gfecomplying with the government regulation. The answer: Hoffman- central or portable vacuum cleaning 'systems. Asbestos industry proven in almost 20 years of service, Hoffman hi-velocity central vacuum and conveying sys tems offer peak power for the clean ing of asbestos and other difficult-tohandle materials. Properly designed, permanently installed, and practically maintenance-free, these systems pro vide the efficiency and economy you need for large scale vacuuming oper ations. Smaller plant requirements can take advantage of Hoffman portable systems--strongly powered and de pendable, yet conveniently maneuverable from floor to floor and into remote areas. Get full details today. Write or call Hoffman Air Systems, a division of Clarkson Industries, Inc., 103 Fourth Ave., N.Y., N.Y.10003 (212) 677-3600. HOFFMAN _ O .. AIR SYSTEMS 2 ways to cope with the sweeping changes in the asbestos industry. T* CAPCO JEN 0004604. V 1 t r c sible ore. The computer treats the catalog as an inventory from which it is to select the blocks, in order to provide for minimum waste removal and uniform average grade. Optional printouts include lists of the blocks and a tabulation of proven, probablgand possible ore, either in the inventory by levels or in order by suggested mining sequence. A supple mentary program prints level maps showing either the in ventory or the suggested sequence of development for se lected levels and various bench heights. Options permit the fixing of any area for haul roads, dumps or installations. CARL A. GNAM RETIRES Carl A. Gnam retired July 1, 1972, as a Commodity Specialist for the Bureau of Domestic Commerce, U.S. De partment of Commerce. A recognized authority on the sub ject of asbestos, Mr. Gnam had previously been a Mineral Economist with the Bureau of Mines and the War Produc tion Board. He was born in 1902 in Carroll, Iowa, graduated from the University of Iowa with a major in economics and some geology and attended Geo. Washington University law school. He served as a Lt. Commander, U.S. Navy, dur ing World War II and then spent a year in Europe for the Economic Cooperative Administration, making recommen dations on U.S. loans to foreign mining projects. Mr. Gnam's plans for the future include a great deal of travel, both in the U.S. and in Europe. Page 14 ASBESTOS--October 1972 T< I CAPCO JEN 0004605 BELL ASBESTOS MINES LTD. THETFORD MINES, QUE. CANADA . Producers of Raw Asbestos Crudes & Fibres Sales Representtitivet for Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Limited ASBESTOS--October 1972 Page 15 CAPCO UEN 0004606 UNUSUAL APPLICATION! An interesting article appeared in a Weymouth, Eng land, newspaper concerning asbestos insuring the safety of crews on nucIeSPjpowered submarines that carry special equipment for extracting oxygen from sea water. A simple but effective system to combat a possible emergency situation involves the use of oxygen candles that manufacture pure oxygen as they burn. Chrysotile asbestos fiber is an impor tant constituent of the candles. It acts as a reinforcement to bind the chemicals together and its incombustibility controls the volatile chemicals to allow the slow smoldering process necessary to produce a maximum amount of oxygen. Each candle contains a little less than one pound of asbestos fiber and burns for just over an hoitrlfo produce 60 cubic feet of oxygen. ' "ASBESTON" BT UNIROYAL "Asbeston is its most diversified firefighting product," boasts Uniroyal Fiber & Textile. The asbestos fabrics and yarns are suitable for a variety of uses such as fire-smothering blankets, fireproof welder's curtains, firefighting garments and insulation for piping, duct work and turbine wrapping. Perhaps the most dramatic use for the fabrics began shortly after the tragic .flash fire that claimed the lives of three astronauts. Uniroyal developed an asbestos material for the U.S. Space Program that is completely nonflammable in a 100% oxygen environment and NASA has used it in the stowage containers for astronauts' survival equipment on every space flight since Apollo 7. [Uniroyal World) R/M "SILVABESTOS"' CANOPIES The Raybestos Division of Raybestos-Manhattan, Inc., gave every driver who qualified for the 1972 "Indianapolis 500" a personalized race car cockpit canopy for his crew to use to shade the driver's seat from blistering sun. The ma terial covering the canopies is Silvabestos, an aluminum-resin coated asbestos cloth manufactured by R/M's Asbestos Tex tile Division. Page 16 ASBESTOS--October 1972 CAPCO JEN 0004607 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE in the field of machinery for asbestos-cement products rr.cr* g/ilzg rce cs. p./s.. Company's Capital; 3.000.000.000 Lire Products of the t.i; 'jlUmtinlo CLZOK1 Via Emilia Ponente, 72 BOLOGNA, Italy Telex: 51156 CALZONI Telephone: 384631 ASBESTOS--October 1972 Page !7 T cAPCO JEN 0004603 MARKET CONDITIONS GENERAL IUSINESS General business still shows signs of improvement but the rate of growth of the economy, or whether there is any growth at all, seems to depend on who is interpreting the statistics. While this is to be expected as the political cam paigns warip up, it does seem that, more often than usual,' government and private sector statistics have been subject to revision months after their publication. While the stock market made an attempt at the tradi tional mid-summer rally, the upward move was not nearly so great as some analysts had expected and prices have settled back into a narrow, relatively low trading range. Political uncertainties can be blamed for much of the current lack of investors' confidence in the future of the market. While most public opinion polls, show an almost overwhelm ing lead for the Republican ticket at this time, it is interesting to note that some qualified observers are now hedging a bit, pointing out that this is the sort of lead which could evaporate very quickly under certain conditions..-As noted in our com ments in the September issue, it is quite conceivable that the contest could go right down to the wire before the winners are decided. On the international scene the deal involving sale of some $1 billion of U.S. grain to Russia is a most interesting development. The attendance of a large group of top-level Russians at the recent International Machine Tool Show has led to much speculation as to whether similar deals involv ing large dollar values of machine tools may also be in the offing. The effect of such transactions on such a large scale could substantially alter the unfavorable U.S. balance of trade situation. ASBESTOS FIBER For the first seven months of 1972, shipments of asbestos from Canadian producers were slightly ahead of the levels Page 18 ASBESTOS--October 1972 CAPCO JEN A S B E S T O S HUXLEY -- DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION Anthophyllite Chrysptile * Crocidolite Amosite TIME & LIFE BUILDING ROCKEFELLER CENTER NEW YORK, N. Y. 10020 TEL: 212 581-0660 CABLE: HUXLEYCORP TELEX: 420195 OUR 25 th YEAR ASBESTOS--October 1972 Page 19 .. t CAPCO UEN OOQ4G1O established for thffWme period in 1971. Significantly, the demand for the shorter grades of fiber, principally Group 7, continues to be very strong in the United States and Canada. This demand reflects the general improvement in the economic climates of both countries, but specifically it corresponds to the high level of construction and automotive production. In particular, the sheet flooring market has remained at a high level this year and this activi ty is forecast to continue at an increasing pace. Shipments of asbestos fiber to customers in areas of the world outside Canada and the U.S. continue to be at lower levels than in 1971, reflecting "Vidt only a lower level of economic activity in the United Kingdom, Europe and Japan but also the numerous disruptions of normal activities that resulted from labor strife. In addition, the lengthy work stoppage at the St. Lawrence River ports in June and July served to disrupt the normal flow of asbestos shipments that were scheduled for delivery to foreign countries. GARLOCK HAPPENINGS Garlock Inc., Rochester, Xew York, has agreed in prin ciple to acquire Service Spring Company, Indianapolis, Indi ana, a maker of truck leaf springs and related products. . . . Garlock announced the formation of the new Coatings Division and the opening of the Division's first production facility at Austin, Texas, for the mixing and packaging of a nylonbased liquid coating. The new facility has been established in a leased plant, following the purchase from the Texas State Bank of Austin of certain assets consisting of formulas, machinery and inventory formerly owned by Pace Interna tional, a subsidiary of KDI Corporation. Certain specialty chemical and coating products, now administered by Garlock's Mechanical Rubber Division, will be added to the out put of the new plant. G. Parry Wiess is Vice President of the Mechanical Products Group, which includes the Coatings Division. Roland Avery, previously with Yoplex Corpora tion, is General Manager of the Coatings Division. Alfred F. Daech, former Pace President, is Manager of the new facility at Austin. Page 20 ASBESTOS--October 1972 T> Albany's pacesetter felts help you make .more profit. SHEET MACHINES: Specially tailored Albany Felts control drainage better and can be designed to provide any required finish. Production is increased. And they last longer. 100% Synthetic Needled Asbestos Cement Felts of the latest Albany-design work better, longer, and more profitably for you. Ask your Albany Felt Representative to prove it. mmm FELT cartiPAWY OF CANADA LIMITED i I I T CAPCO JEN 0004612 CONSTRUCTION NEWS AUGUST 1972--A surge of new homebuilding backed by a solid gain in nonresidential construction sent the Dodge Index of construction contract value to a new peak of 180. The value of contracts for future construction totaled $S,875,098,000 and topped the value recorded for August 1971 by 16%. Starting from a low of 110 in May 1970 when the credit crisis was at its worst, the recovery and growth of the Dodge Index to its current peak amounts to a gain of over 60%; a remarkable average of more than 2% per month for a period covering 2S months. Residential contract value amounted to $4,671,116,000, a 45% increase over the same' month a year ago. Both single-family homes and apartments scored large gains and all four regions of the U.S. shared in the advance. . . . Noitrcsidcntial building contract value jumped ahead 18% with $2,45S,255,000 of new work reported. With the exception of educational buildings, all of the key nonresidential cate gories were sharply ahead of the depressed year-ago values. . . . Nonbuilding construction contracts, valued at $1,745,727,000, were down 25% from the year-ago month. Most of the drop was concentrated in electric generating plants, re sulting from disputes over environmental impacts. Cumulative construction contract value for the first eight months of 1972 totaled $61,512,723,000: Residential, $30,235,924,000; up 34%; Nonresidential, $1S,042,316,000, up 5%; Nonbuilding, $13,234,483,000, down 8%. The eightmonth total was 13% ahead of the same period in 1971. [F. W. Dodge Div., McGraw-Hill Information Systems Co.] MOTOR VEHICLE FACTORY SALES JULY 1972 motor vehicle sales from plants in the United States totaled 531,662 (passenger cars--411,925; trucks and buses--119,737). The cumulative total for the First Seven Months of 1972 was 6.510,498 compared with 6,309,110 for the same period in 1971. Motor vehicle factory sales from plants in Canada totaled 71,346 in July 1972. The cumulative total for January-July 1972 was S76.708 against 799,211 for the like 1971 period. [Automobile Manufacturers Association] Page 22 ASBESTOS--October 1972 T> CAPCO JEN 0004613 f j Well Open Medium Open Crudy Are you using the right degree of fibre openness? Openness of fibres can make a big difference in both process* ing and product properties. The right degree of nberization, for example, can improve the filtra* tion rate of paper stock, the consistency and texture of coat* ings, and the resin demand of molded brake linings. Lake Asbestos produces 24 standard grades of fibre in three degrees of openness-- Crudy, Medium Open. Well Open. Let our Technical Service Dept, recommend the best one for your process and product. Write or call Lake Asbestos of Quebec, Ltd., Black Lake, Quebec, Canada. Or contact our agent nearest you. /C ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO SALES AGENTS OHIO The Rinchem Co., Inc.--Phoenix The A. C. Mueller Co.--Cleveland CALIFORNIA PENNSYLVANIA A. J. Lynch & Co.--Los Angeles Van Horn. Metz & Co.. Inc.-- ILLINOIS, INOIANA, WISCONSIN Conshohocken Jensen.Souders Assoc.. Inc.-- CANADA Chicago Federated Genco Ltd.--Montreal MICHIGAN CANADA Baker & Collmson, Inc.--Detroit Federated Genco Ltd.--Toronto NEW ENGLAND COLOMBIA D. H. Litter Co.. Inc. Holanda Colombia, S.A.--Bogota Baflardvale, Mass. MEXICO _ NEW YORK Asarco Mexican*. S.A.-- 1 D. H. Litter Co., Inc.--New York Mexico City LAKE ASBESTOS OF QUEBEC, LTD. a subsidiary of American Smelting and Refining Company ASBESTOS--October 1972 Page 23 r. CAPCO JEN 0004614. PRODUCTION--IMPORTS--EXPORTS Australia--Frodudflon of non-acoustic asbestos-cement sheets for the nine-month period July 1971-March 1972 totaled 30,367,000 square yards, compared with 29,504,000 square yards during the same nine months .of the previous year. [Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics, Canberra] Canada--Producers' shipments of asbestos during July 1972 totaled 133,896 short tons (100,819 tons from plants in Quebec and 33,077 tons from plants in Newfoundland, Ontario, British Columbia and the Yukon). The total for July 1971 was 132,365 tons .. . The cumu lative total of producers' shipments for the First Seven Mouths of 1972 was 928,676 tons (744,093 tons from Quebec plants and 184,583 tons from plants in the other four Pnovnices). The total for the same period in 1971 was 892,864 tons. [Statistics Canada, Ottawa] Canada--For the First Six Months of 1972, shipments of woven and/or needled wet felts and jackets amounted to 848,310 pounds valued at $7,899,206 to Canadian papermills and 472,082 pounds valued at $3,096,670 to foreign papermills. Shipments to Canadian papermills of woven and/or needled felts used in asbestos-cement pipe or sheetforming operations totaled 11,933 pounds valued at $75,209. [Statistics Canada, Ottawa] Finland--Production of asbestos in Finland for the Year 1971 totaled 10,360 metric tons. The comparative figure for 1970 was 13,625 tons. [Mineral Trade Notes, U.S. Bureau of Mines] World--Preliminary data indicates world asbestos production for the Year 1971 totaled 3,581,102 metric tons, an increase in output of 95,106 tons over that of 1970. Canada, the USSR, and-the Republic of South Africa continued to be the major producers. Preliminary pro duction statistics by groups of countries are: North America, 1,601,675 tons; Latin America, 20,035 tons; Europe, 1,302,201 tons; Africa, 435,455 tons; Asia, 220,836 tons; and Oceania, 900 tons. In addition to the countries included in these figures, Czechoslovakia, North Korea and Romania also produced asbestos but available information was inadequate to make reliable estimates of output levels. [Mineral Trade Notes, U.S. Bureau of Mines] ..JJat'O tjau ordered your copy oj? fJle ^4it>ciloi `JJacllool ? Page 24 ASBESTOS--October 1972 r< CAPCO JEN 0004-615 Single use* disposable respirator U.S. Bureau of Mines Approval 21B-129for pneumoconiosisproducing and toxic dusts Convenient, sanitary, economical! 8ig wrap-around filter resists clogging. Unique dual valve system prevents moisture build-up-permits effortless cool breathing. Compact, lightweight, comfortable. Compatible with safety eyewear. Eliminates respirator cleaning and sanitary programs. For all dust producing operations. For free sample, request on company letterhead, Welsh, 46 Magnolia St., Providence, R.l. 02909 WELSH ASBESTOS--October 1972 Page 25 CAPCO JEN 0004616 IMrORTS INTO U.S.A. Figures from U.S. Bureau of the Census Unmanufactured Asbestos: Amositc, South Africa........ ........ Crocidolite (Blue), South Africa ... Chrvsotile. Crude, South Africa .... Chrysotile, Spinning Fibers, Canada . .s. tons Qirysotile, Other, Canada ............ .. Other Crudes & Fibers, Canada........ Yugoslavia ..................................... MAY 1972 909 100 370 1,089 60,750 161 843 $ 175,171 21,317 79,756 545,891 6,781,752 17,319 42,611 64,222 $ 7,663,817 Manufactured Asbestos Goods: TAsbestos yarn, slivers, etc.................. A-C pipes, tubes and fittings .......... A-C articles, other ........................... Asbestos articles, other..................... Tb 1b ..Lb 295,105 $ 7,423,417 1,847,531 253,176 334,177 277,263 127,086 $ 991,702 Unmanufactured Asbestos: Amosite, Mozambique ...................... tons South Africa ............................... tons Crocidolite (Blue), Bolivia ............ tons South Africa ............................. tons Chrvsotile, Crude, South Africa .. tons Chrvsotile, Spinning Fibers, Canada . .s. tons Chrysotile, Other, Canada............... tons Other Crudes & Fibers, Canada ... tons Finland ......................................... tons Greece ......................................... tons Italy ............................................. tons Mozambique ............................... . tons South Africa ............................. tons Switzerland ................................. . tons Yugoslavia ..................... .. tons JANUARY MAY 1972 33 3,540 29 1,378 700 5,225 292,732 1,427 1,086 6 1 33 602 4 843 $ 4,773 657,763 2,966 311,062 153,255 2,498,935 33,797,496 162,349 67,992 1,361 1,111 4,773 113,995 1,538 42,611 307,369 $37,821,980 .\fanufaetured Asbestos Goods: Asbestos yarn, slivers, etc................... .Lb A-C pipes, tubes and fittings ...-- 1b A-C articles, other ........................... .Lb Asbestos articles, other ..................................... 1,763,255 21,190,233 8,262,604 .. $ 1,602,987 1,000,030 1,323,152 1,015,812 $ 4,941,981 Page 26 ASBESTOS--October 1972 T CAPCO JEN 0004-617 ASBESTOS CORPORATION LIMITED [[asbestos! North American Representatives CANADA Albion Asbestos Packings Ltd* 2195 Eker# Ave. Montreal 256, Que. ,Canadian Asbestos Ontario Ltd* 286 Kino Street East Toronto 2 Ont, MEXICO ACOSA Apartado Postal 8600 Mexico 1, D.F. UNITED STATES BALTIMORE, MD. 21202 Wallace A Gale Co. 115-119 So. Gay St. BUFFALO, N.Y. 14210 Meyers Chemicals Inc. 290 Larkin St. CHICAGO, ILL. 60645 Donald R. Fitzgerald Co, 5875 N. Lincoln Ave. CINCINNATI, OHIO 45203 C. L. Zimmerman Co. N 203 Cincinnati Union Terminal CLEVELAND, OHIO 44102 Chem-Materlals Co., (nc. 6400 Herman Avenue DETROIT, MICH. 48219 Gerald J. Fahey 16772 Plainview Road FORT WORTH, TEXAS 7610* Lehman-Phlllipt, Inc. 2550 Glendale Ave. - HAYWARD, CAL. 94544 V Central Solvents & Chemicals Co. 31702 Hayman St. KENT, WASH. 94031 Central Solvents A Chemicals Co. 7601 South 190th St. NEW ORLEANS, LA. 70126 D. F. Condon Co. Box 26012 Chef Menteur Station SOUTH PLAIN FIELD, NEW JERSEY 07080 Whittaker. Clark A Daniels, Inc., 1000 Coolidge St. PHtLAOELPHIA, PA. 19140 Charles A. Wagner Co. inc. 4455 N. 6th St. PORTLAND, ORE. 97302 Central Solvents A Chemicals Co. 10821 North Lombard St. ST. PAUL, MINN. 5S114 MacArthur Co. 936 Raymond Ave. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84110 Central Solvents A Chemicals Co. 407 West 17th South St. SANTA FE SPRINGS, CAL. 90670 Central Solvents A Chemicals Co. 13900 Carmenlta Road SPOKANE, WASH. 99206 Central Solvents A Chemicals Co. 6308 East Sharp Avenue 4*72 CAPCO JEN 0004618 EXPORTS FROM U.S.A. Figures from U.S. Bureau of the Census Unmanufactured Asbestos: MAY 1972 Fibers not further processed than beaten, washed or tons 1,717 $ 329,947 Waste and ref tons 3,553 458,768 5,270 $ 788,715 ( ! Manufactured Asbestos Goods: t I T,h 1,453,186 $ 158,989 .Lb 614,306 48,931 ..Lb 26,320 70,661 .Lb 380,279 466,623 Heat or sound insulation .................. 119,639 Textiles and yarns........................... . 871,546 282,882 Protective clothing ........................ 6,711 Mfrs. other than friction materials*. 263,667 .No 62,969 70,356 No 131,387 67,928 Ib 419,761 284,284 Other brake Lb 293,314 246,772 $ 2,087,443 Unmanufactured Asbestos: Fibers not further processed than beaten, washed or graded to length .....s. tons Waste and refuse ................................... s . tons JANUARY-MAY 1972 11,212 $ 1,691,658 10,434 1,345,154 21,646 $ 3,036,812 Manufactured Asbestos Goods: Heat or sound insulation .................. Textiles and yarns ........................... Protective clothing .................... -- Mfrs. other than friction materials ib ..Lb ..Lb ..Lb ..No ,Nn. Ib ..Lb 9,547,011 2,589,577 247,988 1,964,109 7,467,176 984,954 517,654 2,843,764 1,239,113 $ 1,002,113 344,606 489,957 2,732,658 783,850 1,658,042 79,255 1,690,239 780,760 241,147 2,018,577 1,001,342 $12,822,546 +~~ Page 28 ASBESTOS--October 1972 T CAPCO JEN 0004-619 APcq 'JEN 04q2q EXPORTS FROM CANADA Figures from Statistics Canada Unmanufactureg^sbestos: Crude Western Europe ................................ Eastern Europe ......................... . .. Middle East ......................................... Africa................................................ Asia......................................................... Oceania ................................................. So. & Cen. America & Antilles . .. United States .'.......... ......... .. Milled Gp 3 814 40 177 30 20 1,230 MAY 1972 Short Tons Milled Gp 4&5 Short* Gp 6*9 14,992 3,093 3,172 220 5,874 5,000 4,469 18,255 12,432 392 26 5,772 1,633 2,223 45,338 2,311 55,075 67,816 The total amount of unmanufactured asbestos exported in May 19/2 was 125,202 short tons, valued at ^17,232^000. Manufactured Asbestos Goods: Brake linings and facings ..................................................... $ 45,000 Asbestos-cement building materials ..................................... 208,000 Other basic products .............................................................. 222,000 $ 475,000 Unmanufactured Asbestos: Crude Western Europe ........................ . Eastern Europe .......................... Middle East ............................... Africa ......................................... Asia ............................................. . Oceania ....................................... So. & Cen. America & Antilles United States ........................... . 13 5 1 JANUARY-MAY 1972 Milled Milled Shorts Gp 3 Gp 4&5 Gp 6-9 3,962 50 40 965 37 199 6,193 76,747 14,702 8,925 3,396 31,431 17,825 27,179 86,575 51,436 396 2,254 1,191 39,594 3,789 12,220 205,781 19 11,446 266,780 316,661 The total amount of unmanufactured asbestos exported in JanuaryMay 1972 was 594,906 short tons, valued at $84,588,000. Manufactured Asbestos Goods: Brake linings and facings ....................................... ........... $ 246,000 Asbestos-cement building materials ..................................... 955,000 Other basic products ............................................................ 1,062,000 $ 2,263,000 Page 30 ASBESTOS--October 1972 I CAPCO JEN 0004621 Gold Bond uses the best quality control devices known to man: people. Sure we automated our milling equipment. Five floors of if. But we want to be certain the particular grade of asbestos you need meets your requirements for uniformity. So people monitor the automated mills on closed-circuit TV. And people test each batch. Our technicians make wet screen analyses to evaluate length and distribution of fibre...viscosity tests on absorptive characteristics...measure grit content.. .whatever it takes to be sure the asbestos meets your exact specifications. Batch after batch. Whatever your asbestos needs, check first with National Asbestos Mines, Thetford Mines, P.Q., ^ .... Canada. Or write to National Gypsum Company, Buffalo, New York 14202. Gold Bond. asbestos fibbes rM'WJTJTA AS86STOS--October 1972 Pag 31 T CAPCO JEN 0004622 LATEST ASBESTOS PRICES ARIZONA PER TON OF 2000 US., F.O.B. GLOBE, ARIZONA (AS OF AUGUST I. Iftt) UJS. DOLURS No. ( Crude ......................................................................... $1410.00--$1650.00 No. 2 Crude 950.00 AAA ____ 800.00 Group No. 3, Mon-Ferrous Filtering-Plastic) .... .... 425.00 -- 700.00 Group No. 4* Non-Ferrous Filtering-Plastic) .... 500.00 Group No. 5 Non-Ferrous Filtering-Plastic) .... 425.00 Group No. 6 Non-Ferrous Plastic) ....................... 250.00 Group No. 7 White Shorts) .................................. 90.00 CANADA (AS OF JULY I, Iff!) Crude No. I ........................................ Crude No. 2 ........................................ No. 3 (Spinning Fiber) ........... No. 4 (Asbestos-Cement Fiber) .... No. 5 (Paper Fiber) ..................... No. 6 (Paper & Shingle Fiber) . ..* No. 7 (Shorts) .................................... PER TON OF 2000 IBS., F.O.B. MINE CANADIAN CURRENCY ....................... $ .. $16(5.00 ....................................... 875.00 ....................... 412.00 -- 675.00 ....................... 227.00-- 383.00 ....................... 164.00-- 195.00 ................................... 120.00 ........................... 52.00-- 100.00 CASSIAR PER TON OF 2000 LBS., F.O.B. NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. (AS OF JANUARY I, 1971) CANADIAN CURRENCY AAA Grade Non-Ferrous Spinning Fiber/Canadian Gp 3) ..$ 877.00 AA Grade Non-Ferrous Spinning Fiber/Canadian Gp 3) 697.00 A Grade Non-Ferrous Spinning Fiber/Canadian Gp 3) 529.00 AC Grade Non-Ferrous Spinning Fiber/Canadian Gp 3) 380.00 CC Grade Non-Ferrous Spinning Fiber/Canadian Gp 3) 380.00 AK Grade Asbastos Cement Fiber/Canadian Gp4) .............. 263.00 CP Grade Asbestos Cement Fiber/Canadian Gp4) .............. 248.00 AS Grade Asbestos Cement Fiber/Canadian Gp4) .............. 228.00 CT Grade Asbestos Cement Fiber/Canadian Gp41 .............. 223,00 AX Grade Asbestos Cement Fiber/Canadian Gp5| .............. 208.00 CY Grade Asbestos Cement Fiber/Canadian Gp5) .............. 147.00 AY Grade Asbestos Cement Fiber/Canadian Gp5) .............. 147.00 VERMONT PER TON of 2000 LBS., F.O.B. MORRISYILLE, VERMONT (AS OF JANUARY 3. 1972) U.S. DOLLARS Grades 3T & 32 (Fiber) .................................................... $ 400.00--$ 428.00 Grades 4Athru 4T (Fiber) ................................................ 218.00-- 371.00 Grades 50thru SR (Fiber) ................................................ 157.50-- 185.00 Grade 6D(Waste) .............................................. Grades 70 thru 7T (Shorts) ............................................... 48.00-- 95.00 Grade 7TF Floats (Shorts) .............................................. .. 43.50 Grade 8S (Shorts) .................................................................... .. 30.00 Hooker No. I (Packaged in 50*lb. Woven Poly Bags) ....... 436.CO Hooker No. 2 (Packaged in I00*lb. Woven Poly Bags) ............. 218.00 ..114.00 Page 32 ASBESTOS--October 1972 T* i CAPCO JEN 0004-623 WE SET OUR SIGHTS FOR THE MOON r HADE I The same dependable high quality ASBESTC)Nth'at went to the moon on seven round trips is available to'you in a-wide variety of fabrics and yarns for every application. As yarn or fabric, ASBESTON . combines the best of .asbestos with natural and man-made fibers to meet nearly. every need;the S^prket cap create. ^w1f`,-y'rfif--n.eea^higH';'temperature resistance, _strengtfjliand '^dependability, let .uY.giye you -the. facts about-^SBESjON. :^Cbntact:-r';; &UNIROYAL FJBER&'TOTILE^Jtolumbiii RoK)'winnibdro,S;C^VMjS^'A` t CAPCO JEN 0004624- MINERAL FACTS A PROBLEMS, 1970 EDITION Part 21: Outlook/Transportation & Textiles Asbestos is an important part of many types of friction materials used in automobiles, trucks and other transportation vehicles. In addition to using asbfljfB? brake linings, today's motor cars are equipped with automatic transmissions that get their drive from metal trapsmission discs which are covered with a super-tough paper containing Crocidolite asbestos. The average automobile with power shift con tains 8 to 12 discs and although the quantity of asbestos in each trans mission is small, the annual output of more than six million automatic transmissions requires disc paper production in the hundreds of tons. ... A new composition brake shoe unit containing asbestos has been developed that is designed to meet the critical braking requirements of the new 150-milc-per-hour passenger train systems. ... In 1968, almost 11 million linear feet of woven brake linings were manufactured containing asbestos yarn, tape or cloth. Based on an estimated forecast of the number of motor vehicles to be produced in the year 2000 (about 4 times that T968) and on the assumption that the use of asbestos per vehicle will decline to 60% of the 1968 level, the forecast base for asbestos demand in user-operated vehicles is projected to 60,000 tons. Increasing the number of transportation vehicles and equipment having parts made of asbestos or maintaining the present quantity used per vehicle could result in a demand as high as 100,000 tons. Even if the forecast vehicle production is not at tained, the lowest demand should not be less than 50,000 tons. Demand for asbestos used in textiles was projected to 56,000 tons in the year 2000, based on the forecast growth rate for gross national product. Asbestos textiles are used in the manufacture of yarn and cloth for safety clothing, packings, brake linings, filters, etc. Carded fibers are 100% asbestos and are used for the clarification of liquids. Asbestos lap and rovings are used to insulate electrical con ductors and heating elements. The projected growth of asbestos de mand in electrical appliances, coupled with design improvements that increase asbestos use, could result in increased asbestos demand. Due to its inherent incombustibility and thermal stability, asbestos cloth is required by all maritime specifications as well as many Government specifications and numerous industrial and utility power plants to hold pipe or boiler insulatiou in place and to serve as a permanent protec tion and fireproof jacket. Specially processed lint-free asbestos cloth serves as a protective shield in "clean" areas adjacent to nuclear reactors. . . . Since competition from substitute materials is not likely to be important and no competitive 'factor is considered, the forecast base of 56,000 tons is taken as the low forecast Based on past pro duction statistics and assuming an increase in asbestos textile usage, the high projected demand in 2000 could be 60,000 tons. NEXT ISSUE--OUTLOOK/PLASTICS & OTHER USES Page 34 ASBESTOS--October 1972 j i 2 j , : I T CAPCO JEN 0004-625 FUNTKOTE ASBESTOS Take it from our very best customer That's us. The Flintkote Company. We recommend it to you too. After all, we use Flintkote asbestos in many Flintkote products. Like floor tile; roofing shingles; felts and building papers; industrial coatings; and pipe. Flintkote asbestos makes lots of things better. Perhaps your products. Asbestos is inert, fireproof, non-oxidizing, mois ture-proof, bug-proof. And inexpensive. Flintkote can meet and control production to exacting specifications. Flintkote offers you the finest in a wide variety of Chrysolite Asbestos Fibers and the know-how to help you choose the best for your purpose. Cali on Flintkote now for fast service. WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK 10604 ASBESTOS--October 197? Page 35 T CAPCO JEN 0004626 CHANGE OF OWNERS AT HAVELOCK Swaziland and Turner & Newall Ltd, have signed an agreement whereby ownership of the Havelock Asbestos Mine was transferred from New Amianthus Mines (Pty) Ltd., a T&N subsidiary incorporated in South Africa, to Havelock Asbestos Mines (Swaziland) Ltd., a new company to be incorporated in Swaziland. It will have a paid-up capital of R8 .million, with T&N through New Amianthus to subscribe 60% tfPthe share capital. The Swazi nation will receive 20% of the share capital free of charge and will purchase the remaining 20% for $1.2 million, to be paid over a six-^ear period out of divi dends to which Swaziland will become entitled on the purchased shares. Havelock employs more than 1700 Swazis and yearly pro duces over 35,000 tons of Chrysotile. [Mining Journal] BANK LOAN FOR TIMMINS PROPERTY The Mercantile Bank of Canada, 64.5% owned by the First National City Bank of New York, will provide a $12 million loan to help finance production at the asbestos property owned by Allied Mining Corporation Ltd., Iocated,"ift Midlothian Township, Northern Ontario, about 43 miles south of Timmins. $18 million is needed and the $6-mi!lion balance will be provided by Allied Mining and United Asbestos Corporation Ltd., which holds an equity interest in Allied. Approval and ratification of the agreement must be obtained from the shareholders of both companies. The fiber concerned is of the cross fiber Chrysotile variety and mostly falls into Groups 5, 6 and 7. ANGLO WESTERN & BRANTA EXPLORING Sphere Development Corporation Ltd. (N.P.L.) sold its 58 as bestos claims located in the Clinton area of the Yukon to Anglo Western Minerals Ltd. The sale calls for a royalty payment to Sphere of 25c per ton on all ore produced from the property, up to an aggregate total of $1 million. Anglo also holds 22 asbestos claims adjacent to the property. . . > Anglo and a partner company, Branta Explorations Ltd., are conducting an exploration program on the prop erty including' mapping, geophysics, stripping and diamond drilling and consideration is being given to the feasibility of producing the one million tons of asbestos ore already outlined. The fiber falls with in the Group 4 category. MINING RIGHTS PURCHASED AT BLACK LAKE United Asbestos Corporation Ltd. and Lake Asbestos of Quebec Ltd. have reached an agreement concerning the purchase from As bestos Corporation Ltd. of mining rights adjacent to the LAQ open pit at Black Lake, Quebec. The purchase price is $1,750,000. The acquisition will allow increased access to the present open pit which is being worked under a joint venture between LAQ and United and minablc reserves at the joint venture will be increased by some 45 million tons. Page 36 ASBESTOS--October 1972 T CAPCO JEN @ Choose performance and efficiency What are your specific problems? Modernisation of sheet-machine? -- Production of special sheets of 9 m length? -- Up-to-date pneumatic cor* rugator? -- Plant for pressure pipes? -- Automatic socket pipe installation? -- Modern laboratory equipment? -- Effi cient plant for prefabricated walls, sandwich panels (made of asbestoscement sheets and foamed plastics)? Presses or cutting-presses for high quality sheets? -- Automatic con sistency control of water, asbestos and cement, during production? -- Remem ber, WEHRHAHN represents more than a man's age of experience with refe rences all over the world! Why not contact them? Ask for up-to-date quo tations! Choose WEHRHAHNl GEBR. WEHRHAHN MASCHINENFABRIKEN DELMENHORST WILDESHAUSEN UND DINKLAGE 287 Delmenhorst 1, Germany. UnoleumstraGe. P.O.Box 209. Q? (04221) 4591. (d 0249284 CAPCO JEN 0004-628 BIRTHDAY GREETINGS TO E. G. RobinsongVice President, Minorex Ltd., subsidiary of Asbestos Corporation Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, November IS. J. J. Mangan, President & Managing Director, Hedmau Mines Ltd., Timmins, Ontario, November 16. A. V. Richardson, General Manager, Humes Ltd., Melbourne, Vic- toria, Australia, November 17. E. W. Russell, Operations Manager, Betiuettsville Works, Thermoid Division, H. K. Porter Company, Inc, Bennettsville, South Caro- lina, November 17. Gorden E MacDonald, Chairman, Asbestos Corporation Ltd., Thet- ford Mines, Quebec, November 19. < Thornton R. Smith, Vice President-Finance, Jolms-Mativille Corpora tion, Denver, Colorado, November 19. Stanislaw Stachelski, Chairman, galley Asbestos (Pty) Ltd., Johan- nesburg, South Africa, November 19. J. J. Walsh, Vice President-Sales, Canadian Asbestos Company, St. Laurent, Montreal, Quebec November 19. Thomas J. Gillick, Jr., Product Manager for Asbestos, Paper & Millboard, Industrial Products Division, GAF Corporation, Greenwich, Connecticut, November 20. Philip E. Holmes, President, Pacific Asbestos Corporation, Copperop- olis, California, November 20. A. Procter, Director, Turner & Newall Ltd., Manchester, Lanca shire, England, November 20. H. C. Papritz, 'Vice President & Treasurer, Nicolct Industries, Inc., Ambler, Pennsylvania, November 21. J. A. D. Marcotte, Honorary Director, Asbestos Corporation Ltd., Thetford Mines, Quebec November 22. Louis J. Knippa, Vice President-Manufacturing, Philip Carev Com pany, Cincinnati, Ohio, November 24. J. T. Ward, Superintcndcnt-Vancouver Operations, Asbestos Wharf, Cassiar Asbestos Corporation Ltd., North Vancouver, British Columbia, November 24. William H. Parker, General Manager, Cold Storage & Wall Insula- tion Division, Canadian Asbestos Company, St. Laurent, Montreal, Quebec, November 25. Walter Inglis Stewart, General Manager & Director, Cape Asbestos Insulations (Pty) Ltd., Bcnoni South, Transvaal, South Africa, November 25. Russell L. Pellett, Director, Hedman Mines Ltd., Bethlehem, Pennsyl vania, November 27. John G. (Jack) Ordway, Jr., President, MacArthur Company, St. Paul, Minnesota, November 29. . Frank G. Ruggles, President, Frank G. Ruggles Company, Inc., Short Hills, New Jersey, December 2. K. Fred Nctter, President, Supradur Manufacturing Corporation, Wind Gap, Pennsylvania, December 3. Frank S. Williams, Product Manager-Asbestos, Asbestos Group, Page 38 ASBESTOS--October 1972 1 f I i . \ ; j | j | CAPCO JEN 0004629 Exporter* of RAW ASBESTOS ALL GRADES--ALL TYPES C. J. PETROW 8C COMPANY^' P. O. BOX 11000 swissco House --7 wssik street A-- . JOHANNESBURG - SOUTH AFRICA OFFICES AISO INi TOYKO (JAPAN); GENEVA (SWITZERLAND) PACIFIC ASBESTOS CORPORATION MOTHER LODE ASBESTOS CHRYSOTILE FIBRE GROUPS 4 through 7 P.O. BOX 127, COPPEROPOLIS, CALIFORNIA 95228 Telephone: 209-785-2201 Telex: 359-458 Cable Address: Chrysotile ASBESTOS--Ocfaber 1972 Page 39 CAPCO JEN 0004630 Thcrmoid Division, H. K. Porter Company, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina, December 3. J. V. Jones, Executive Vice President, Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 4. George H. Ma^ps, Jr., Vice President-Corporate Marketing, Johns- Matwiile Corporation, Denver, Colorado, December 5. John Hasseibach, Vice President-Sales, Philip Carey Company, Cin cinnati, Ohio, December 8. David G. Colwell, Treasurer-International, Jolms-Manviile Corpora tion, Denver, Colorado, December 10. A. Robert Garofalo, Vice President in charge of Public Relations, GAF Corporation, New York City, December 11. BOOKS. ARTICLES & PAPERS Mines Bureau Handbook--Explains how to apply for U.S. Bureau of Mines financing for scientific'research and how to administer re search grants awarded by the Bureau; summarizes the mining, min eral, energy and industrial safety areas of technology the Bureau is interested in furthering through research grants; lists categories of organizations that are eligible to apply. [Available without cost from the Office of University Relations, Bureau of Mines, 2510 Interior Building, Washington, l5. C. 202-101 Mineral Exploration, Mining & Processing Patents 1971--Subjectclassified, indexed volume of abstracts, by Oliver S. North, covering significant U.S., Canadian and British patents issued in 1971 on mineral exploration, mining, bcneficiation, concentration, extraction and refining; also includes selected patents issued in Germany and the USSR. [Hard Cover; $25.00] Adhesives, Pollution--Among the books recently published by Noyes Data Corporation, Park Ridge, New Jersey, are: Adhesives 1972 ($36.00); Noncataiytic Auto Exhaust Reduction 1972, by D. Post ($36.00); Pollution Analyzing and Monitoring Instruments 1972 ($36.00); Pollution Control Companies U.S.A. 1972 ($24.00); Fine Dust and Particulates Removal 1972, by H. R. Jones ($36.00). [Brief abstracts are available on request] ISA Literature--The following publications are available from the Instrument Society of America, 400 Stamvix Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222: 1972 ISA Instrumentation Publications Catalog (free); Digital Computer Applications to Process Control ($42.00); Electrical Instruments in Hazardous Locations ($24.00); ISA Elec trical Safety Publications (free). USSR Construction Materials--Articles, written in Russian, that appeared in recent issues of "Construction Materials" include: The Building Material Industry of the Czechoslovakian Socialist Republic; Fiber Production b}- the Flow Method; Equipment for Painting Asbestos-Cement Constructions. Page 40 ASBESTOS--October 1972 CAPCO JEN 0004631 fatutd-'fteea (Uacttifrd feifeeb ? You know why.and so do we! Look at our semi-automatic bursting press for 1275 tons maximum axial force. VOITH J. M. VOITH A. G. POB 168 A 3100 ST. POELTEN AUSTRIA CAPCO JEN 0004-632 NOTES FROM 1971 ANNUAL REPORTS BBA GROUP LTD. Group sales ol BBA Group Ltd., Cleckheaton, Yorkshire, Eng* land, again repjjfcd a record level in 1971. At 38,486,253, the figure was 5.8% higher than in the previous year. Net balance from trading rose by 15.2% and operating profit rose by 28.7%. Companies in the United Kingdom achieved a 14.2% increase in profit with a 4.2% increase in turnover, and overseas companies* profit increased 39.5% on a turnover which rose by 7.6%. The overseas firms provided 47.8% of Group sales and 62.6% of Group pre-tax profit, an increase over the previous year that was largely attributable to the Group's interests in Germany and in the United States. Taxation absorbed 42.3% more than in 1970, leaving a net profit of 2,014,417. Direct ex ports from the U.K. together with sales by overseas companies ac counted for 58.9% of Group sales. Acquisition of Charles Hirst (Cleckheaton) Ltd. provided BBA-with a freehold site of approxi mately 8J4 acres adjoining its ffcun site at Cleckheaton. In March 1972, the name of the Hirst company was changed to BBA Prop erties Ltd. Manufacture and marketing of friction and anti-friction ma terials proved highly successful both at home and abroad aud all companies concerned showed profits. World external sales increased by 8% and profit rose by 43%. . . . BBA's brake liners, disc pads aud clutch facings are made principally m the Group's factories in the U.K., West Germany and Spain, and in Australia by an associ ated company. In addition, the Group has licensees throughout the world. ... A satisfactory increase in sales at Mintex Ltd. offset the continued sharp increases in costs of wages and raw materials and an excellent trading result was achieved. Significant changes are tak ing place in the marketing and distribution of friction materials, par ticularly on the replacement side. ... In spite of some slackening in West German business generally, Textar G.m.b.H. was able to maintain its level of activity. The company received a contract from the Polish State Authorities for the installation of a large manu facturing plant for friction materials and allied products. ... In Australia, Bendix Mintex Pty Ltd. continued to progress and pro duced excellent trading results. . . . Friction materials traded under the names of Mintex, Chekko, Textar, Frenosa and Bendix Mintex are distributed internationally by the manufacturers, either direct to customers or through agents. Mintex S.A., an agency company based in France, enjoyed a successful year and plans are at hand for its moving to new premises early in 1973. . . . The agent iit Canada for friction materials and industrial products, Mintex Federal Ltd., also bonds brake liners aud manufactures wire belting. Its sales of friction materials rose slightly but overall sales and profit were at a lower level than in 1970. The manufacture and marketing of belting and asbestos products Page 42 ASBESTOS--October 1972 CAPCO JEN 0004633 AMIANTIFERA 01 BALANGERO Via Andrea Doria, 44 20124 MILANO (Italy) TELEX 32293 CAPCO JEN 0004634. V also proved successful both domestically and abroad. These products consist of belting and webbings for conveying and other purposes, and asbestos yam, cloth, tape, jointings and packings. Scandura belt ing is manufactured at the Group's factories in the U.IC and the U.S. and at the factory of a licensee in the Republic of South Africa. The bulk of BBA's asbestos products is manufactured at U.K. facili ties. . . . ScanduagLtd., Cleckheaton, continued to devote its re search and development effort toward maintaining its technical leader ship in the field of process belting and good progress was made in a number of specialized areas at Scandura Inc., located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Small extensions to the works at Charlotte were completed during the year and plans are in process for a substantial increase in manufacturing capacity which will require the use of a new site. . . . The Mintex licensee in Turkey began production of brake lining in the second half of the year. In spite of uncertainties facing industry as a whole, BBA Group Ltd. anticipates a satisfactory increase in profit in 1972. ASBESTOS STOCK QUOTATIONS CLOSE--SEPTEMBER 19, 1972 Abitibi Asbestos .............. *$2.25 Advocate Mines ...............*$1.45 Allied Mining .................. *$3.25 Asarco .................. 19J/J Armstrong Cork ................ 33% Armst Cork (pfd 3.75) ..55% Asbestos Corporation .*$21,125 Bendix ..................................41% Beudix (pfd 3) ...................... 68 Carlisle ................................. 21 % Cassiar Asbestos............*$l6./5 Ccrro Corporation ....... 145^ Ccrtain-tced Products ....21*4 C-teed (pfd .90) .................. 40 Conwest ............................ *$6.50 Flintkote ..............................2444 F-kote (pfd-A 4.50) .........74% F-kote (pfd-B 2.25) .........34% Freeport Minerals ...............19% GAF Corporation .............. 21% GAF (pfd 1.20) .................. 27 Garlock ................................ 18% Grace ....................................... 26 Gulf & Western ................ 33% G&W (when traded) ..........It G&W (pfd1.75) .................110 G&W (pfd3.50) ............ 144^ G&W (pfd3.87) ..............64^ G&W (pfd5.75) ............. 70% Illinois Central .................. 32^4 111. Central (pfd-A 6) ..146% 111. Central (pfd 3.S0) ...57% Jim Walter Corporation ..2644 Jim Walter (pfd 1.60) ...31 % Tohns-Manville .................2944 Keunccott Copper ............ 2244 Maremont ............................36% McAdam Mining .............. *$.43 National Gypsum ..............17% Pathfinder .......... ........... *$1.05 Porter (pfd 5.50) ............ 82% Raybestos-Manhattan .........2/4i Rio Algom Mines .........*$20.00 Royal Industries .................10% Unarco ..................................12% Union Carbide .................... 4544 Uniroyal ,............................ 16% Uniroyal (pfd 8) ...............10244 United Asbestos ......................4 `Canadian Currency (Sources: The Wall Street Journal & The Northern Miner) Page 44 ASBESTOS--October 1972 I CAPCO JEN 0004635 i S i< r Slurry preparation equipment Sheet machines Stamping presses for cutting slates Stacking presses for high density sheets Cross conveyors Corrugators Pipe machines for high pressure pipes Pipe and socket fathes Cutting-oil lathes Presses forwaterpressure test Auxiliary Equipment Waterring vacuum pumps Experience for decades are guarantee of well*devised and reliably working machines CAPCO JEN 0004636 MEN ON THE MOVE THE CAPE ASBESTOS CO, LTD, I/, G. Stopford SackviUe has been appointed Deputy Chairman of Cape Asbestos, following the relinquishing of that post by S. Spiro. Mr. Spiro remajg^a. Director of the company. CERTAIN-TEED PRODUCTS CORPORATION S. Davidson Herron, Jr., Financial Vice President and Treasurer of INA Corporation, was elected to the Executive Committee of Certain-teed. He has been a member of Ccrtaiii-teed's Board of Directors since February of this year. EVERITE LTD. Hans Thoeni has been appointed Managing Director of Everite effective September 1st, 1972, succeeding Hans R. Benecke who re tired after 31 years of service with tlie company. A native of Switzerland, Mr. Thoeni joined Everite irt,~1969 as General Manager of the Asbestos Cement Division. . . . W. Melvin retired from Everite at the end of July with 28 years of service with the firm. His position of Factory Secretary at Brackenfell has been filled by H. Weise. GULF + WESTERN INDUSTRIES. INC. David N. Judelson, President, announced the election of James A. Graham as Vice President of International Manufacturing Opera tions. Mr. Graham will be responsible for G + W's industrial activities abroad and for coordinating these activities with the company's do mestic manufacturing operations. SIMPLICITY ENGINEERING COMPANY Frederick K. Schwarz is now Vice President-General Manager of Simplicity, according to James A. Van Sant, Group Vice President of General Steel Industries, Inc. Mr. Schwarz had been a Consultant to GSI, the parent corporation of Simplicity. He formerly was associ ated with American Zinc Company and with Olin Corporation. SPROUT, WALDRON & CO., INC. Lester L. Murray, formerly Vice President-Sales and Engineering, was elected by the S-W Board of Directors to the newly-established position of Vice President and Chief Executive Officer. Harold J. Aisted, Executive Vice President since 1965, was elected Senior Vice President. Overall policies of the firm will continue to be the responsibility of Harold M. Soars, Chairman of the Board, and H. Marshall Soars, Jr., President. . . . S-W established a branch office of its Contracts & Systems Division in Decatur, Georgia, and appointed Frank W. Fulton as Branch Manager and Terry L, Woodside as Systems Designer. Pago 46 A58ESTOS--October 1972 | I CAPCO JEN 0004637 ASBESTOS ALL KINDS FOR ALL tiSES TECHNICAL SERVICE AVAILABLE CENTRAL ASBESTOS Co., LTD. CENTRAL HOUSE THOMAS ROAD LONDON EM 7BQ phone 01-987-S711 Telex Z(t Cobles CENBESTOS LONDON CENTRAL ASBESTOS IS.A.) PTY LTD. P.O. BOX 41674. MARSHALLTOWN. TRANSVAAL ASBESTOS--October 197' Page -47 CAPCO JEN 0004.638 NEW ASBESTOS PATENTS U.S. patents may be purchased from The Commissioner of Polents, Wash* ington, D.C, 20231. at a cost of 50c each. Photoprints of non-U.S. patents may be purchased from the same source at a cost of 30c per page. Remittance should HS^n coin, currency or check and the number of the patent, name of the inventor end date of issue should be shown. British 1271,156--Instruments, components, or the like, are coated for protection against corrosioti and mechanical damage with a mix ture of optimum proportions of masticated rubber, a hydrocarbon solvent for tltc rubber, asbestos, barite or kaolin, castor oil and alum inum stearate; assigned to Dorit Chemic- und Handels A.G., April 19, 1972; 6 pages. British 1,271,997--Roofing sheets or shingles arc made from a batch comprising 54-70% by weight of Chrysotile asbestos, 10-40% of bitumen or coal tar pitch, about 3% of-^.'fatty acid soap and optional ly 5-25% of slate ijowder or calcium Atrbonate as a filler and up to 5% of ultramarine blue or other ^coloring agent; assigned to S.A. Fraucaise du Ferodo, April 26, 1972 ; 6 pages. British 12'2260--A putty-like composition for sealing and cement ing ridge units on roofs comprises expanded polystyrene balls, asbes tos, linseed oil as a drying oil, mineral oil as a non-drying oil and p-toluenesulfonate in butanol as a curing agent; E. B. Berthelsen & J. Middleboe, April 26, 1972; 2 pages. Canadian 898,432--An improved exothermic insulating composition for ferrous metal ingot molds comprises 4-12% by weight of asbestos, up to 12% each of a reactive metal and a cellulosic material, up to 14% of a metal oxide, 3-12% of a binder resin and the remainder sand, glass polishing residue, diatomite -and silica fiour; N. F. Tis dale, Jr., & J. F. McCarthy; assigned to Susquehanna Corporation, April 18, 1972; 11 pages. Canadian 898,433--Fibrous, monolithic hardboard is manufactured from a mixture of 70-99% by weight of Grades 5 to 7 QAMA Chrysotile asbestos, 10-60% of a thermoplastic resin and 0-10% of a thermosetting resin; \V. T. Donahue, M. C. Hutchins, D. E. Noyes & B. G. Craig; assigned to Johns-Manville Corporation, April 18, 1972; 33 pages. 287,508--A composition for forming washers useful for either hot or cold pressing operations consists of a sodium silicate sofution of 75-85% by weight of asbestos and 15-25% of flake graphite; L. V. Prozorov, et al.; assigned to Central Scientific-Research Institute for Machine Building Technology, November 19, 1970; 1 page. Russian 292,813--fn the production of an improved friction article, asbestos rovings are twisted with wire, the composite impregnated Page 48 ASBESTOS--October (972 T CAPCO JEN 0004639 WHY DO HARDMAN'S SUPPLY SO MANY LARGE PIPE MACHINE FELTS? Because their unique method of heat setting the fibres practically eliminates any tendency for the felt to fold or crease on the machine. All Enquiries Welcomed. THOMAS HARDMAN & SONS LTD Fernhill Mills, Bury, Lancs. BL9 5BD, England. Telex 667477 Cables Felts Bury. Tel. 061-764-4825. r> CAPCO JEN 0004640 with an adhesive and usual additives and the composite molded and heat-treated under pressure; G. S. Uskov; January 15, 1971; 2 pages. US. 3,654,073--A composition for forming non-burning sheets of paper suitable for use on an offset lithographic printing press com prises asbestos, ffafttflass, delaminated expanded lithium vermiculite, a latex resin and'lhe usual flocculants and dispersants; E. W. Lard & A, C. White; assigned to W. R. Grace & Co., April 4, 1972; 6 pages. US. 3,654^02--An improved filler for polyethylene compositions is prepared by reacting Chrysotile asbestos fibers with sodium linoleate in an aqueous solution; polyethylene filled with Chrysotile so pre treated has increased tensile strength and flexibility; E. Eusebi; as signed to General Motors Corporation, April 4, 1972; 3 pages. US. 3,655J58--Use of 0.25-4% by weight of Chrysotile asbestos short fibers in a high-analysis, aqueous suspension-type fertilizer composition to prevent settling of the-solids; R. S. Rickard & D. L. Whitfill; assigned to Continental Oil Co., April 11, 1972 ; 3 pages. US. 3,655,600--A dry mixture for forming into lightweight flameresistant insulating or structural shapes comprises substantial amounts of sodium silicate, asbestos or kaolin and a surfactant and a minor amount of expanded polyestyrene beads; S. S. Stevens; April 11, 1972; 4 pages. We furnish machinery for the manufac ture of plain and corrugated asbestoscement sheets and projects of plants. Page 50 ASBESTOS--October 1972 1 ( Ii CAPCO JEN 0004.641 Liquid . Lump . Powocr Liquid Particle . Poli FOR FRICTION MATERIALS POLYREZ COMPANY, SOUTH COLUMBIA ST. AND RAILROAD WOODBURY. NEW JERSEY 08006 INC. Producers and Exporters of SOUTH AFRICAN RAW ASBESTOS FIBRES Valley Asbestos (pty) ltd. P. O. BOX 9131 VOLKSKAS BUILDING 76 MARKET STREET JOHANNESBURG -- Republic of South Africa We are represented in most European Countries, also in U.S.A., Japan and Far East. ASBESTOS--October 1972 Page SI r< CAPCO JEN 000464-2 CALENDAR OF EVENTS National Insulation Contractors Association--17th Annual Con vention; The Gr5Sfi6rier, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia; October 29-Novcmbcr 1, Dimensional Accuracy in Manufacturing--National Bureau of Standards; Gaithersburg, Maryland; October 30-Novcmbcr 1. Noise in Manufacturing Plants--seminars by L. N. Miller of. Bolt Beranek and Newton Inc.; October 30-Novcmbcr 1 in Washing ton, D.C.; November 13-15 in Boston, Massachusetts. PMMI Pack Expo 72--sponsored by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute; McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois; Oc tober 30-Novcmbcr 2, International Tailing Symposium-^sponsored by World Mining and affiliated groups; Tucson, Arizona; November 1-3. IFAT--International Sewage and Refuse Engineering Exhibition; Munich Fair Grounds, Munich, Germany; November 3-9. Midwest Roofing Contractors Association--Annual Convention and Trade Show; Broadmoor Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado; November 5-8. Environmental Protection Seminar and U.S. Trade Mission-- to Czechoslovakia, Poland and Austria; November 5-17. 10th Annual Reliability Engineering Management Institute--held by the University of Arizona and Honeywell Information Systems; Tucson, Arizona; November 6-10. Continuing Education Programs--to be held by the University of Wisconsin-Extension during November. Programs on the Madison campus include Design of Air Pollution Control Facilities, 6-10; Oc cupational Health and Safety in Manufacturing Plants, 14-15; Struc tural Design Loads, 28-29; and Mobile Homes and Parks, 29-30. Courses at Milwaukee include Noise Measurement and Control, 13-17; Work Measurement of Indirect Labor, 14-15; Techniques of Decision Making, 21-22; and Work Sampling, 28-29. Production and Quality Control Instrumentation U.S. Trade Mission--to Belgium and the Netherlands; November 6-18. Solid-Waste Management in Buildings Conference--Building Re search Institute; Stouffer's Riverfront Inn, St. Louis, Missouri; November 15-16. Antinquinimento *72--Pollution Control Equipment Exhibition; Milan Trade Center, Milan, Italy; November 15-19. Page 52 ASBESTOS--October 1972 ti CAPCO JEN 000464-3 Kilborn-engineered asbestos projects in Canada, U.S.A., South America and Europe produce a total fibre output of 365,000 tons per year. Kilborn services include marketing surveys, process and operating assistance, engineering and construction management for new plants and expansion programs. KILBORN ENGINEERING LTD. 36 Park Lawn Road, Toronto, Canada KILBORN ENGINEERING (8.C.) LTD. 1199 West Pender Street. Vancouver, Canada KILBORN ENGINEERING PACIFIC PTY. LTD. 201-18 Berry Street, Sydney 2060, Australia [}0[L[3[^0 ASBESTOS--October 1972 Page 53 1 CAPCO JEN 000464-4 $emem&er Wlcn? (October 1922 ASBESTOS) It was announced that Rene Pothier Doucet, General Sales Managerjj^Asbestos Corporation of Canada, Ltd., had been elected General Manager of the company, succeeding J. D. Sharpe, recently deceased. Cape Asbestos Company, Ltd., whose mining operations had been curtailed some 50% for almost a year, was reported to be hiring more labor and expected to be working full shifts in the near future. The appointment of C. J. Stover as President and General Manager of Consolidated-_Asbestos, Ltd., of Montreal, was reported. Effective October I, 1922, Mr. Stover resigned as Editor of ASBESTOS and assumed his new position. Miss Anna S. Rossiter, who had been associated with Mr. Stover for some twelve years, took over the Management and Editorship of the journal on the same date. Information from Canada indicated the mines in the Thetford area were operating at about 50% of capacity while Black Lake Asbestos & Chrome Company had closed its mine for the winter. In an advertisement, Franklin Manufacturing Company offered for sale its plant for the manufacture of 85% Magnesia located at Franklin, Pennsylvania. "ASBESTOS BULLETIN" Keeps you abreast of all developments. Each issue contains over 100 abstracts relating to the manufacture of asbestos-based products. Special chapters on asbestos mining, asbestos-cement, friction and asbestos-reinforced plastics. Annual Subscription 13.50; Back Copies half price. Order from: ASTEX PUBLISHING COMPANY 22/23 North Street Guildford, Surrey, England Page 54 ASBESTOS--October 1972 T ! CAPCO JEN 0004645 The Greeks didn't have a word for it. The ancient Greeks called asbestos `unquenchable'. Not, perhaps, the most apt of descriptions. 'Incomphrable' might have been better. Strangely enough, they don't seem to have had a single all-embracing word for `one of the leading producers of asbestos textiles in the world who know their subject inside out and who are ready at the drop of a hint to advise on any aspect of asbestos in any of its many applications'. But we have. Say`Scandura'and you've said it all. 0 ScanduraScandura Limited, P.O. Box 19, Cleckheaton, BD19 3UL, Yorkshire, England. Telephone Cleckheaton 5711; Telex 51106. A member ofthe DBA Croup ( ASBESTOS--October 1972 Page S5 CAPCO JEN 000464.6 i !( ARIZONA ASBESTOS |' Mined and Milled by t JAQUAYS ASBESTOS CORPORATION 1219 S. 19th Avenue PHOENIX. ARIZONA Producers of Soft, Low Iron, White Chrysotile Crudes and Filter Fibre MINES AND MILL IN GILA COUNTY 1-. CAPCO JEN 0004-647 Novatex' a whole new^sfass of protection Novatex asbestos textile is lighter, stronger and more heat resistant than con ventional asbestos textiles. Incombustible Novatex asbestos textile Ilexes easier at high temperatures than glass fabrics. No need (or lubricants to maintain flex life. Organic solvents . . . alkalies . . . weak acids--Novatex resists them all. Novatex comes in a wide variety of weights and sizes for nearly every type of application. With Novatex you're bound to get an im provement. Contact us. Raybegos^l^nhattan CAPCO JEN 000464-8 NOV 15 1972 Two good starts Start with GAF asbestos fibers and DRVLON* synthetic fiber felts and you'll end ud way ahead in end-product quality. Our involvement with asbestos fiber starts at our own Vermont mines. We con trol the quality from start to finish. And our standards are high. Partly for selfish reasons. Because much of the fiber ends up in our own asbestos products. And asbestos fiber is only part of our story. If you make asbestos-cement prod ucts, get another head start with Orylon synthetic felt. It drains better, stays clean and keeps its shape longer, and imparts a smoother, more uniform finish to your product. Put this starting team of quality GAF products to work for you. For full details write to; GAF Corp., Industrial Products Division, 140 W. 51 St., New York, N.Y. 10020. International Operations, 1180 Ave nue of the Americas, New York, N. Y. 10036. toward a lot of happy endings. GAF Corporation CAPCO JEN 0004649