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ANACONDA GOPPER MINING COMPANY GREAT FALLS REDUCTION DEPARTMENT GREAT FALLS. MONTANA June 7, 1948 . W. W. Shropshire, President erican Chemet Corporation Jest 'Washington Street icago , Illinois ar hr. Shropshire: Confirming our earlier advices to you, the following terms 11 apply in the supplying of East Helena Slag Treatment Plant fume the American Chemet Corporation on and after July 1, 1948. jUANTITY Your requirements of fume up to 100 tons per calendar month during the'period of July 1, 1948, to July 1, 1949. DELIVERY Fume to be loaded iiTbulk in railroad cars, f.o.b. trackage at our East Helena, Montana, plant. SAMPLING, gZIGHINGr AND ASSAYING Railroad weights at East Helena and samples taken by us v-; as the rume is loaded at East Helena will govern in making settlement. Of the sample taken by us, one portion will be sent to you lor-.-your ' assay,' 'and upon receipt of advice from you that your assay bas/ieen completed, your assay ami our assay will be mailed to the other party. If -the assays of the parties agree within 0.55b zinc andyor 0.5% leal,' an average of the assays will be used in making settle ment.-Tf, they do not agree within 0.5% zinc and/or 0.5% lead>^a : third part of the sample will be sent to an umpire assayer mutually agreeaoleAto both parties. If the-assay of the umpire falls be-., tween "the assays ox the parties, the umpire's assay shall be used in making settlement, but if the umpire's assay fails outside rtfae. results of the parties, the party's assay nearest that to the '-VP. umpire's assay shall be used in making settlement. The cost of "rl ' the umpire assay shall be paid by the party whose result differs ' most widely from the result of the umpire. .vAv.v PNYC 00011877 Shropshire 2 June 7, 1948 PRICE FOR FUME The price payable for all fume delivered to you under this agreement shall be six cents (6) per pound of zinc contained in the fume, f.o.b. East Helena, when St. Louis price for Prime western zinc, as quoted by the Engineering and Mining Journal f or *eek of delivery or the fume, is eight and twenty-five hundredths cents (8.25^) per pound. To the six cents (6^) per pound of zinc payable when St. Louis price is eight and twenty-five hundredths cents (8.25), there shall be added or subtracted nine-tenths cents (C.9; for each one cent (1) above or below eight and twentyfive hundredths cents (8.2o$0 price for Prime ..esternzinc at St. Louis; fractions in proportion. To the amount payable for zinc content of the fume, as provided in the preceding paragraphs, there shall be added eight-tenths cents (0.8^7 per pound, of lead contained in the fume for each one cent (1) above six and five-tenths cents (6.5) per pound price for lead at New York, fractions in proportion. PAYMENT FOR TOME You will aake prompt settlement Tor each car of fume delivered to you as soon as assays are agreed upon. In the event that assays have not been agreed upon, in the case of any individual car, before you request delivery of an addi tional, car of fume, you will make settlement on the basis of 7Q$> zinc and 7^ lead content in fume already shipped and final -. L settlement will be adjusted to the true assay as soon as agreed' - upon. .... 'g We may require settlement througi Sight Draft, based on i'% 70J& zinc and 7% lead assay, attached to the BiUd>f Lading on each car IT we so desire. - of " a?.. ' : ' , ` ~. - If'for any reason our operations at the East "Helena Slag-' p Treatment "Plant are Interrupted or discontinued, we shall not-be under, any obligation to sake delivery of fume against your orders. It is understood that all fume delivered under this agreement ~ will be from current production at East Eelenai"'/::g. ' It is further understood and agreed that do not guarantee the analysis of the fume, its color, or physical'properties. - g- We will load all shipments of fume from'the came locations 'in our flue syst ess and baghouse at East Helena Insofar as the PNYC 00011878 Shropshire 3 June 7, 1948 quantity available from these locations will satisfy your require ments. These locations will be selected to conform as closely as possible to your requirements Tor color, so long as Turn can be loaded in the type of railroad car required without special provision or handling on our pert. 7. This agreement may not be assigned to any other individual or corporation without first obtaining consent of the other party to the agreement. If. the foregoing statements are In accordance with your understanding of our agreement and are acceptable to you, will you please indicate your acceptance by sibling the two copies of this letter enclosed herewith and return sane to me. Yours very truly. (k. ./3. H3C:db ( PNYC 00011879