BAUXITE MINING AND PROCESSING

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 1, 2001
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: June 4, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Hungary
SUBJECT Bauxite Mining and Processing
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1. The Magyar Soviet Bauxite Aluminum Company (MASZOBAL) is responsible for
the administration of the Hungarian bauxite and aluminum industries. In
theory it forms part of the Ministry of Heavy Industry, but in practice
it is run by a Soviet General Manager. The company is located in Budapest,
Kossuth Lajos ter 13-15. It employs about 260 officials, of whom 35 are
engineers. Altogether 7,000 to 9,000 workers are employed In these industries.
2. The most important mines are located in the vicinity of Aika (D 4+8), at
Nyir&d (1l 37). and at Epleny (D 69). At Nyi.rAd about 800 workers are
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employed and at Epleny, about 400. Of less significance are the mines
at Iskeezeut 8r (" 90), which employ about 600 workers, and the mines
around (ant (Z 02), where about 150 workers are employed. All mines are
open-cast, with the excavation being done in terrace-like fashion. The
ore occurs in a vertical strata, in thicknesses of 10 to 20 m. After
processing it yields about 25 percent aluminum. The 'bauxite ore has a
reddish color as a result of the presence of iron.
The plant at Atka produces 10,000 tons of aluminum annually. Of this,
of ;kitchenware and aircraft parts.
very small quantities going to local factories to be used in the production
about 5,000 tons are sent to the USSR in the form of ingots, weighing 11
kg. each. The rest is sent to the Sz+kesfeheririr plant (see below), Ajka
employs about 2,200 workers.
The 80kesfeherv,r (Z 00) Aluminum Rolling Mills produce aluminum sheets
in thicknesses of 1, 1.5, 2, 2.S and 3 mm. In addition,. t}iey produce various
aluminum alloys. Various metals for the production of alloys are received
from the "USSR. Most of the finished products are sent to the USSR, with only
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The I ,grar8var (y 16) plant produces annually 15,000 tons of alumina (aluminum
oxide) ~r a semifinished product in aluminum production. This plant employs
about 400 workers. About 2,500 tons of alumina are sent to the Rdkosi
MatyAs Works at Crepel, (H 51), 6,000 tons to the Fels8galla plant (z o1.),
and the remainder to the USSR.
The RAkoei M;tyas Works turn out about 1,200 tons of aluminum per year.
The major part of the production of this plant is sent to the USSR; the
rest is used in the production of military equipment at the plant.
The total yearly production of aluminum In Rungary is between 14,000 and
15,000 tons. This cannot be increased, at the present time, because of
the lack of electric power. Between 19 and. 20 kw. of power are needed to
produce one kg. of aluminum..
8. The following are some of the personalities of the Hungarian-Soviet Bauxite
Aluminum Company (MASZOBAL)4
a. Bobkov (fnu), General Manager, a Russian**
Steiner (fnu), Deputy General Manager,
c. Yojcnikoff (fn.u), Technical Manager., a Russian.
Comment. The General Manager is Borisov,
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