ECONOMIC INFORMATION: MAGNESITE AND TALC MINES NEAR TASHIHCHIAO, MANCHURIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R001000640002-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 10, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 20, 1947
• Content Type: IR

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, JEC Economic Information: i gnesite and Talc Pfines
Near Tashihchiao, Manchuria
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e r s mAnt is hereby regraded to
ober 1978 from the
e!!Igence to the
1. Up to the present tine no geological Surveys have been made as to the capacity
of the magnesite and tale mines located near Tashihchiao 40-4-0), but it
is believed that the mines will yield millions of tons. No pit working is needed,
as the natural raw ma gnosite can be stripped off the surface, thus reducing the
cost of the mining. 'T'he raw ore can be burnt at the kilns located at the mine.
This would reduce, transportation difficulties, as about 50% of the lime can be
burned off in the immediate area. At present no coke is being madc, in Manchuria
(j?) ? Consequently,, there would be s" difficulty in burning the magnesite ore.
The coke-process might be substituted by burning the magnesite with pure coal gas.
2. U.S. steel standards require burned w agnesi.te containing no more than 5% silicate..
During 1938 and 1940 America imported from this area large quantities of burned
riwigneaa e with a higher percentage of silicate,, due to the fac'. that the Japanese
were unable to produce a sufficient 'amount of coke,, This magnc-site was burned by
ordinar r coal or brTquettes. It contained up to I silicate. 25X1A6a
3 A Chinese mining company,, ovine by r/U iuusun, has at present,`,ebout 8,000 tons ? of
burned mragnesite on hand. This product could be shipped via Yingkou (122-13., 40-40)
as the Dairen port is not opens . Note: Chinese Cowm dst-Nationalist
fighting at Yingkou would ppreven~;'`corarr:ercial use o1 the port a1-, this time ;j The
in-rig ccripjany is as sing about U3~50.O per long ton for the present processed
25X1X6 m :;toek. the present processed iewck was burned by coals, thore-
fore is not up to desired U.S. standards.
4, The talcum found at the mine meets U.S. standards, in the estimation of the source.
Iron less than 0.1;u_a.1nd lime leas than Q.,'rQ ' U.S. standards, or analysis of the
?:`a c ; rr ~rz product-,_,j
he mines suffered slight damage due to the Russian occupation. The only machinery
needed is stonebreaker t The Kilns could be put in operation with little effort.
s' orlon ; at full capaacity. - with four kilns the mine could produce about 1s000
tons of burned msgnesif:e per month
rent contains information affecting the
national do, United estates within the
meaning of the Espionage U.S.C. 31 and 32
as amended. Its transmission or on of
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