OFFER OF RIO HAINA IRON ORE/ANALYSIS AND AVAILABLE TONNAGE

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CIA-RDP80-00926A007500040002-5
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RIPPUB
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C
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1
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December 14, 2016
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April 25, 2001
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2
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Publication Date: 
October 21, 1954
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REPORT
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Approved For Rele 2OOffil124 kCCftIaDP80-00926A007500040002-5 CONFIDENTIAL COUNTRY Dominican Republic SUBJECT Offer of Rfo Haina Iron Ore/Analysis and Available Tonnage PLACE ACQUIRED - - - (BY SOURCE) DATE ACQUIRED (BY SOURCE) RES PONSIVE TO 2 E NO. DATE DISTR. oZ Oct 54 NO. OF PAGES NO. OF ENCLS. SUPP. TO REPORT NO. THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THEMEANING OF TITLE 1W. SECTIONS 793 AND 794. OF THE U.S, CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVE- LATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW, THE REPRODUCTION THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION his statement, had gained control of the Rfo Haina iron mine. Goodly tonnages of this ore were shipped to the US during the first half of 1954, according to my principal. 2. as informed that there will be 15/20 thousand tone for sale per month available in three grades which they, the producers, want to shin separa- tely stowed as follows: open hearth (2" to 9"); blast furnace (u" to 2") and tailings. An out-turn analysis of this-ore shipped to a large US.steel producer is as follows: Metallic iron 68.22% Phosphorus 0.06 Copper trace Silica 1.08 Sulphur 0.01 Moisture 1.20 3. This is very good open hearth ore, comparing favorably with Chilean open hearth ore, and being particularly desirable because of its low silica and phosphorus content, The Chilean ore currently available analyzes as follows: INFORMATION REPORT Fe 65 - 68% Si 1.5 - 3.2 P 0.06 - .13 S 0.04 Cu 0.04 Moisture 0.05 2-5/733.1 IIE 10-12/733.1 1(V) 6-12/733.1 V E) -end- LIBRARY SUBJECT AND AREA CODES c-o2-o615 Io/54 U.S. Officials Only CONFIDENTIAL This report is for the use within the USA, of the Intelligence components of the Departments or Agencies indicated above. It is not to be tr:tinsmitted overseas without the concurrence of the originating office through the Assistant Direc?r: ? of the Office of Collection and Dissemination, CIA. Approved For Release 2001/11/21 : CIA-RDP80-00926AO07500040002-5