EXPLOITATION OF HUNGARIAN MINERALS

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• Publication Date: February 16, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
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FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
SUBJECT Economic - Industrial mineral mining
HOW DATE DIST. /(o Feb 1952
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DATE
PUBLISHED 20 Jul 1951
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My lecture deals with the mining and utilization of industrial minerals,
with the exception of ores, coal, petroleum and salt he original did not in-
dicate the occasion, date, or place of the lecture7. I wish to call attention
to those minerals which are important key materials for heavy industry and
other industrial enterprises. Some of our minerals are obtained by foreign
mining industries which, with the help of their highly developed methods, make
them usable. In turn, these materials are brought back to Hungary as semL-
finished products.
Hungary's mineral deposits satisfy almost all the requirements of the do-
mestic industries. If, in the future, the hitherto neglected minerals are
treated and developed commensurate with their importance, not only can our im-
ports be reduced greatly, but substantial exports can be achieved. In the ma-
jority of cases, the quality of domestic raw materials is not inferior to that
of foreign materials but due to more perfect processing abroad, domestic min-
erals cannot compete on the world market.
Only prior to the last war did the Hungarian government turn its attention
to the problems of domestic raw-material deposits, but no constructive meas-
ures were taken at that time. As to the domestic deposits of kaolin and re-
fractory clay, paper factories and the Zsolnay CeraTtcs Works strived to reduce
the volume of import by using Hungarian raw materials. Greater efforts were
made in connection with the kaolin deposits at Mad - 18zeg, and the require-
ments of the paper factories were gradually satisfiec. Quartizites, found at
Gyongyos and Mad, were utilized for silica brick manufacture, and importation
of this material was reduced.
In 1942, domestic bentonite appeared on the market, mainly as a filler
for soaps to alleviate the shortage of sebacic acid. Foreign bentonite was
also imported and offered as binder for the use of foundries. In addition,
foreign countries turned their attention to Hungarian bentonites, and large-
scale preparations for raw bentonite export had begun.
Banyaszati Lapok, Vol VI, No 7, 1951.
EXPLOITATION OF HUNGARIAN MINERALS
PLANS FOR DEVELOPING HUNGARIAN INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
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After the liberation, mining of industrial minerals was controlled by 20-
30 small enterprises which did not think of substantial investments. By 1949,
it became evident that mineral mining, due to unsystematic exploitation, could
not keep pace with the development of heavy industry. As a result, an enter-
prise was created by the National Planning Bureau to exploit these key raw ma-
te-iala. In 1950, experiments were conducted, and raw material deposits deemed
to be economical for exploitation were registered.
The following is an outline of the present status and possible future de-
velopment of Hungarian industrial-mineral mining-
Fefractory clay is one of the most important prerequisites of the rapidly
growing heavy hduntry. During the past decades, requirements were fulfilled
almost e:.c.lusively by :mports, and only the difficulties connected with importa-
tion led to the exploitation of domestic refractory clays. Deposits with high
refraa!t;ry propertle?. were found in undetermined segments in the vicinity of
Piii and these are reserved for the use of foundries.
Clay with mediocre refractory properties was located in large deposits
only near Feieopeteny but the quality, contrary to expectations, was found to
be inferior, du? to the pyrite content of the deposits. Since similar dif-
ficulty may be expected in the future, adequate processes leading to the re-
duction_ of the pyrite content must be used.
Medicare refractory clays are also being mined at Bajna, Csakbereny,
Cserazegtomal, Arutavolgy, and Sumeg. At these localities, there are clay de-
posits free of pyrite, but serious research has not been accomplished. At
present, drtliings are being conducted at Csakbereny, Bajna, and Sumeg to de-
termice 'he extent of the deposits.
Another important refractory clay, a refractory kaolin known as liparite,
will play a signifi.ant role in the immediate future. Domestic refractory
kaolins are aluminum hydreailicates, which, due to their comparatively high
alkali content, help the formation of mullite. This effect is augmented by
high-*,emperatuu?e roasting as well as by even dispersion due to fine grinding.
Althotgt. the fa>ior. point of refractory kaolin is rated only 30-31 Sk rprob-
ably same s' TrE, _'.e. . Pyrometri' Cone Eq:iivalen7, yet the softening point
of brick mode cf' lipari?c by fine grini.tng and roasting (Ta equals 1.,420 de-
gees, l'e e?lual_ 1,570 degrees at 2 kilograms per square centimeter) is equal
to the softening point of first-q'iality refractory brick, or Seger 34-35
degrees.
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