EXPLOITATION OF PYRITES DEPOSITS AT BRAND-ERBISDORF

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006100140006-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 16, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: March 10, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRA?L INT,ELLIGENCf AGENCY
This material contains information affecting the National Defense of the United States within the meaning of the Espionage Laws, Title
18, U.S.C. Secs. 793 and 794, the transmission or revelation of which in any manner to an unauthorized person is prohibited 25X1
SECRET
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT Exploitation of Pyrites Deposits
at Brand-Erbisdorf
DATE OF INFO.
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DATE ACQUIRED
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1, The opening of the pyrites deposits at Brand-Erbisdorf near Freiberg has
been delayed by a shortage of funds and technicians. It may therefore be
.--assumed that mining activities have not yet been started in this area, 25X1
2, Ore samples obtained in the Brand-Erbisdorf are have been subjected to
ore-dressing tests by Professor Kirchberg (fnu) of Freiberg. The experi-
ments made showed that the flotation process was a success when completely
fresh ore was utilized even after a short storage period, the mined ore
'ages so much that the result of the ore-dressing process is reduced by
50'-percent, Professor Kirchberg therefore holds that comprehensive pre-
liminary tests for a suitable ore preparation process must still be made
before ore-mining activities can be started in the Brand'Erbisdorf area,
3. The 'following are analyses of samples of raw ores
Origin of Ore Samples
Content in Percentage oft
Schweinskopf area
3.1
3.55
6.15
15.2 0.2
"Vertrau auf Gott" mine
2.27
1.5
0,16
7.96
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It is planned to produce lead., zinc,, and pyrite concentrates at Brand,