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LIA16386 LEAD INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION---- LXXIHTCM AVXNUt NIW VOW 17, M. V. LEAD KTX HTSIOnCHTS AND LEAD r-rr rrrrTrnsrrxrisaM rente* r- t =-: -rTr-rrrrTr1^ rpCCTs BT \TEZBTS------------------- Elaar Im, Tie* President Th* Eacla-Picber Catpany tool, Oklahc-- W* have contacted *11 of th* large producer* of thee* areas tai, *t till* tlxe, I wish to thank e*ch of thaw for hi* 1*--dirt* raapom* to oar query. In kriionA, it develop* tiwt thl* iUM accounted for appro*!--fly 6t of th* Jonestio recoverr-bl* l**d production in 1950, asoanting to 26,333 ten* and In 1951 the; produced 17,300 tana, or * reduction of apprcxixAtAly 3Lt. Thl* reduction waa due mainly to th* decline In th* production of th* Copper Queen Vine of Phelp*-0odg* et Blab**. In 1951 production of thl* xine nt only 20f of th* 1950 production, and th* or* re*erre 1* rapidly bein* depleted, fey producer* of the rtete. In th* order of production werej Eanecth-St. Anthony *t Jipr, Iron Xing at ffuxboldt, Sen lerier et Sehuerlte, Trench t Patagonia, Copper Queen at Blabee and Aravlpa *t ClondUr*. Th* *ntlclp*t*d production for 1952, at today1* oartcat, la pros* tloally th* *aat a* for 19>1 with no nee aajor or* develop--nt* at any oonseqoanc* la sight. In New WexLco, thl* stet* accounted for approxlxetely If of dcoeatl* reecveraul* lead "production In 1950, Mountli* to ii,150 ten* coopered to 5,600 ton* for 1951, cr a lOf lncrea.ee. Th* chief producer* indicate that their 1950 production, at th* present price, will he appraxl--taly th* mm a* in 195X. The Trl-etat* Dl*trlct. In 1950 thla area accounted for 7,2* at do--*tlo lead production acountlng to 31,157 too* of recoverable Teed, While In 1951 thl* production dropped to 27,33b ton*, or a decree** at approxlaately lOf, The --jor producer*, la order of their laportanoe, were i The Eagle-Picher Co., Nelli# B. Jlne, new the American line Co,, Notional Load Co., Potter-Six# Co,, Beck Hinlag Co. and the Dine* Mining Co, IB th* pert year e oen*ld*i*bl* axount of develop--nt. work hu been carried --. is the Webb City Area of l**vuil, eith U* revolt that eeveral new *l*eabl* operations are being started there. However, non* of the*# operation* alii be lead producer* of any consequence, since their ore* contain little or no lead, bat * substantial tonnage of sin* 1* expected. Presented at th* 2Lth Annual Heating, Lead Industrie* Aseed*tlo*, April 15-19, 1952, Chloego, Illinois. 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Tha alnarallsad araa of tha Pichar fiald Is dafinltaly amenable to larga capacity Mechanised alning, and Ml thia thaory tha o^aratiora of tha fiald hcra baan speeding thousands of dollars la recent yaars* la tha daralopaant of centralised wlllin* In tha `30'i gsra tha district narv Ilfa, tha denrolofoent of equarrlng* undarground Is giving tha district new h >pe todgy. It has baan tha dosa cooperation of tha landomtrsi aaaagaaaot and labor that is bringing about this condition. Tba landowner has cooperated by allowing oomingllng operations between various mines, so that today a nuabar of la asaa can be operated as a unit which allows sary wining ocoooedee, that would not be possible If aach lease had to be Mined by itself. Use, labor haa oovperated In that they are wjrking oa a sliding wage scale arrangement tied to tha market pries of tine* With the landowner and labor cooperating. managesMot la asking every effort to develop the necessary a julpaent and Methods to ^aa these lr grade ores aa cheaply aa possible. Todry in place of tha tripod nounted drills, tha hand scoop shovel and tha smell ora bucket transported on a narrow gauge railroad, you will find aery new innovations. In place of tha swell tripod Minted drilling Machine, you will find large drilling aachines aounted on heavy caterpillara or rubber tired Juaboa. St s mi so constructed that tha operator's platform la 65 ft. high. Tba replacing of tha hand seoop shovel proved to be tha toughest job -- consequently, you find a maaber of different types of loading equipment la these olnas. nevertheless, today all of tha ore la loaded by Mechanical ahovala while It haa only been a few years ^o whan It was ail loaded bf hand. In place of tha small railway hauling tha string of Mall ora buckets with mulua for active power, you will find today 10 and 15 ton diesel track* traveling at rates up to 30 alias per hour over regular highways underground. One compary has 60 alias of such roads undarground and tbs supervisory per* eonnol sake* their daily rounds la Jaaps. i i " ! JUJii'HPippWiy I.1UI ?,'J-1 .- sw rsiiiiw i^ i wiis'w f wi vgv mryw ijy ugi impffime 1 i--nev^ H lnriK ii' wgm Mmwmfggfgggsm LIA16388 m .......... O BMr'tfMft ~ - Incidentally, wage ratea hir* more then doubled In the lent tea jrun In the dlatriot, etlll the labor cot, per rock ton, 1* u lev ae It ni ten year* if( Conaequently, with the lnprovenenta Bade la willing end elnlng la the dlatriot over the lest 20 year*, end with the anticipation of relatively high price* for tlno In the forceeeable future there i* a feeling of optlalaa la the dietriot. It la anticipated the production Of lead la 1952 will be eubatentially large a* la 1951 with a feeling that thla achievement can be duplicated for etlll a ouaber of /ear* at the Preeaet eetal prlaea. f eey n w e mwwweu 11 'U-111'" y ig i m 'W wPWWBKWWllffWP " W T O IliP jWf p pl i 9 `.: j h iiu iw j