OBJECT 1 OF SDAG WISMUT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006700590004-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 3, 2008
• Sequence Number: 4
• Publication Date: June 3, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germany
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS OOCUNQDT COUTAIDS INFOUI]ATION AFFCCTINGTNS NATIONAL DIFVNSS
OF TNQ UNITED STATIS. MTHIN 7119 UCANIHO 07 TITLQ ID ~SICTIOND 793
DATE D ISTR . 3 .. une 1955
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1, Lieuten_nt Colonel lizikov (fbu) c?ionetic spelli:l-) r!v:st (:'17 n _ (,,bi ect
as we -1 as manager of )?ane No 1,.One Cuer tier (Thu) k+;~ ad,:, t' (iu:snther
Harlass was chief miiis foreman?
2 Tha vine had 8 to 9 levels:
1st level at - 60 isieter. s (min level)
2nd level. at 90 meters (intermediate i evel)
3rd level at - 120 meters (main lave + )
4th level at -. 150 staters (rnl.:i level)
5th level at - 2 50 sisters (rain level)
6th level at - 320 meters (main level)
7t1h level at - 420 meters (main level)
8th level at - 450 meters (intc,rnediate level. )
A slanting gallery was advanced fro the 8th level to -4-"--5 vet,: A z:l: aft
was sun!: down to -490 meters where ai new mine level -:ras to t t The
i th l evsl had six cross--cuts. There was power hauling., Vine N,) :.+., wavl Vi,, r, nst
modernly mecllc.nized operation of SDAG Wismut.. Ifaulage was doic w:" r, marl
tail x ope0 There were two tokers for men and ore about 1220 miste:rt : pii t'
3. . `t'he r11nG contained large pockets of grade---1 ore, tae cre 1a i>itoh-bll. o1 and
P!'rx-11.d l7ke! burned black CIou-de , In 1 rc;:1 and Aril 1954u:? are
was extracted. In My and Jur.r, several s?ibstant-.*1 pock. ;,s were found, --.,et
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7.E. Ore coiTt::ining rcck (~`~.sse) -aid lwriezl rock was hauled in nine cars to the
testing -tation at. +.,evc?l No 78 where radioactivity wus tested by Soviet
soldier , Testing tool- 1 to minutes per mine care Darren rock was separat-
ed, ---t :vo rock tics classified accordirg to grade-1 -through -rPde--4,,
Earren r )c - ,.-as ia'celec "M%
Grcda- :. u +.s subNtancard cm-lity orc:
G` al s_;_' ?? .aa stored in a buniie t? coveral divisions c
Grad,T--3 or. va' dun red by circulating ttiprz ng cars on a ccn-reyer belt and passed
thrrn_?~;i t.-Sting station which selected dead rock,, the grade-3 ore was hauled
to a bm-%_,;:sr
Gr: 3A- ore t.reete^ sini larly?
Gr c1'o..ri J:e ? En: directly Shipped to ?t :';a .. ,er by circulating ti; ."~.lrs 25X1
With the ::ce Vic' on of rcde- ] ore q r.il ors, of the, other grooes was riculed by
electric loco. o rives on large tipping ;.rucks to the dressing station., 25X1
For location sketch,c^:" some of the mines of Object Nos 1. and 93!"
ste i r i`;, sed on dsitn fittxYl .