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December 31st, 1945 Hr. 8. 5. Dwyer, Sxecutive Tice President Anaconda copper Mining company 85 Broadway Jim fork 4, New York Dear Mr. Dwyers ' nie following is a statement relatlTw to the Nov^ber, 1943 operationa at tba Sgst Cbieega plant: IBID KglHIBQ i Tbe income for the month: lead Refinery Bismuth Refining # 1,784.5* 136.1* The tonnage treated in Novamber\as 3,Si6 tons es saaparad with 3,508 tons in October. '\vV The lead Refinery lncoffle-4-e^oaounted^ for as follows; Inter-company materials Outside cnstom/aateriels Mixed Metal Operations Dissonnta earls' ^\ \\ \> | 3,967.53 6,567.0* 994.99 310.04 $ 1,784.5* The inoPpi shown from mixed metal operations is from tbe sale of 330 tons of specification antfmoatel lead/tad 97 tone of caulking lead. This comperes with oar November Income (fjro* this souyqs of $433 from the sale of 119 tons of antimenial lead Sad 8 tons of caulking lead. The DasSMaruaies^to data are practically tha same es thoae of November. ZINC 0XIV3 DrRiBTTTHT The income for November was ; Actual coat Basis (Cost Sheets) New Money Basis $ 8,991.80 16,738.89 gnmstry of Operations gait No. 1 Muffle furnace No. 8 Muffle mraaos Me. 3 Muffla Turnsos Be. 4 Muffle furnace franoh Retorts Aaerieen Blech Number Days Operated zl 29 81 11 Scam Bene Material Produced Slab Zina Lead-fraa Zinc Oxide leaded Ziaa Oxide Lead-fraa Zina Oxide Nana cam PNYC00009492 N11549 *r. B. X. Dwyer 2- Dnrte lrt, 1945 Dm abor* Incan* *m* farorebly affected by taiing lot* tb* saoaunt* the sor*P purohaaed fran tb* Cheat cal Warfar* 3#rric*. Till* r*eelt*d In crtiniu tb* Custoa Watal purchaa** with about #20,000. Salaa of zinc oxide Increased fro* 407 tana la October t* 48* ton* la Norejaber. Slab zlno sale*, beiwarar, daaXlaod fro* 414 tona to 75 ton*, da* far tb* moat part to federated'* failure to gir* as skipping inatruotion* aa 400 ton# *f natal for which *e bar* tbalr ardor. HIIS L1AD PKPABTltEW Tb* incoa* for Noraalsar waa aa followai Dry Whit* Load Kilt* Lsad-in-011 # 134.24 1,115.25 KoTenbar aal*a of 575 tona (487 toaa drXliaad"andA 8 toaa of laad-ln-all) waa exactly equal ta the- production of dry obit* lead for tb ' atb. . Our KOToaber eoat of obit* lead .1997 paf pound, aa compared with an average ooat for tb* flrat elera: bf \tbla year of 7.5597 and a aoat of 7.5750 for Ootob*r. thi* reunited farorablb affect a* tb* laeea* of #4,500. Refining Oapartaant nrTsfsoB --2S^7* Tb* anount of lead laninrentory oa^jfOiranbar 30th wa* 8,198,754 pound*, aa lnoreaa* Of 591,105 pound* duriaig^tba^apnth. Tph. allrar la InTantary uus 408,590 ounce*, an laaraaa* of 55,052/.*u.no*a iligd ostob'ar 31at. Zlno OH da Dopartaoat The raid# of tbo #45,000 over tbo prariang la1 zlno w# bare read; ' bar 30tb aaa #588,000, an Inaraaao af rar, this figure inolndea #45,000 af alab at ad. White Lead Dapi In tb* libit* L*ad tana, being #15^,^>00 *a statement preTiotily aad* nt tba ralna of Inrantory raaalnod praatloally tbo r 30tb and #159,000 an October Slat. Tbla abooka tb* (in that aalaa war* equal ta production. LABOR We act with tb* Onion Coanltta* an Dccanbcr 14tb and again an Daaanfear 21at to diaouaa tba new contract t* b**en* effactlra an Oaaaabsr 16th, 1945. 3*Y*rnl nlnar laouaa, aueb aa altering tba Recognition Claus* t* aonf*m with tb* new Indiana Stat* Law*, military Clnaa* and Holiday Claus* war* brought a# during tb* negotiation*. Difference# on tb*a* quaatiana apparently will b* aattlad wltbaut anab dlfflcalty. Tba natter of Wag*a and 3blft Differential*, how*Y*r, will prabably laralT* oanaldarably nar* diaouaalan baforsany agraaaent la raaehed. Tb* l*t*at union prop***], a*k* f*r a 157 p*r.beur laar**** In all rata*, pin* 47 and 57 ablft differential*, * told tb* Co**ltt** w* wauld tab* tbla pr*pea*l under adTlaaaant, and would n**t with then again on January 3rd. PNYC00009V33 i- Mr. s. S. Dwyer LSAD Rsramo DPAMMEMT -3OPTtOCI Deeember 31at, 1948 December. Blaat Fnrnaoe Run Aa explained to you la last month'a latter, we expert the income for Deoembey to be poor beeauae of the high coeta connected with the long Bleat Furnace run we are now haring. liediurn-Bismuth Tooele Bullion In January we will treat about 550 tons of Teoale bullion, containing approxl- mately 0.70 bismuth, for ancuee for the Anita Lead ?laat. This will be our flrat experience with thia so-called laaiui-blamuta bullion, and we are therefore treating it on a " ' .............. -....................................... ..................... .... `- too h thla Specification Antlmonlal Lead seoma to be goon, and we expeat\t^e aalea of Caulking operation of'three furnaeee on the prodnotlon of tins oxide, whloh will be a fairly high rate ofjproduction. Me are hoping that the sales will pick up somewhat te prerent inventory Increases. a.11.3. Contrast Termination fm have been adviced by the Chemical Warfare Service that they are sending for our ap_p__r_ol|_v_ael tih. .ei_r fai,n_a_el s_.taa_tae--m_--e--nat .omf .o.u..r contrast btea rvwma4inwaeHtioAmn Mc1laeiimin .. ITftc aahkeiiollldd therefore not! be long before thia matter will bo olosed. Hr. S. 5. Dvyor Doosmber 31st, 194ft ram l s ad d s par h o w p As of Doeomber 19th, 1949, Ordor M-38, oontrolllng the uts of load, ni eaonded. on* of ths 0hangss sffseted ths amount of load whioh nay bo nasd In ths produotloa or shits land. Daring ths last quarter of 1943, so sors permit tad ts consume 55% of the amount of lead tonsused during the first six months of 1944. The nee amendment permits for the first quartsr of 194* ths use of only 4S ef ths lead used la the first half of 1944. Ibis amounts to a reduction of 4,313 pounds of load shiah se may oorrode in a day, or 80 tons of shite lead so aay prodnee in a month. PNTC00009495