WISMUT AG URANIUM MINING OPERATIONS; OPERATING AREAS, ORE CONTENT, DAILY ORE PRODUCTION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00926A003500010029-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 29
• Publication Date: June 5, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

ApprovPWFbYIKCOs4eN20 : CIA-RDP80-00926A 03500010029-
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO~
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Germany (Soviet Zone)
SUBJECT Wismut AG Uranium Mining Operations; Operating
Areas, Ore Content, Daily Ore Production
PLACE
ACQUIRED
ACQUIRED BY SOURCE
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DATE DISTR. 5 June 1951
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1. Wismut AG operates in an area in Saxony which includes the cities of Johann-
georgenstadt, Aus, Schwarzenburg, Frieberg, Freital, Schneeberg, Annaberg and
Bernstein. Double track railroad lines are being constructed throughout this
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2. According to a worker who had worked for Wismut AG for two-and-one-half years
and who attended the mining school run by the company, the greate0 uranium
content of the ore is a3 per cent.
3s All ore is shipped to Annaberg to be dressed,and packed in sacks. The sacks
are packed in crates, each crate measuring 70 x 50 x 40 cm and weighing 75
to 85 kg, and are shipped to the USSR under heavy guard.
4. The normal yield per shaft is approximately 25 to 30 crates-per eight-hour
shift. The shafts vary considerably in depth from 200 to 1,000 meters; the
average depth is between 700 and 800 meters.
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CLASSIFICATION SECRE
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Approved For Release 2002/07/24: CIA-RDP80-00926AO03500010029-3