COPPER MARKET--STATISTICAL NOTES

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CIA-RDP83-00423R000500630002-5
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November 16, 2016
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May 10, 2000
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April 1, 1953
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REPORT
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Approved For Release 2000 08 : CIA-RDP83-0042 R0Q0 Q 002? TDENTTAL SZCU~3TTY INFO ON/US OFFICIALS ONLY l TELEX A' 21 25X1A6a Country: Haiti Subject: Copper Market -- Statistical Notes Place Acquired Date Acquired: Date of Info: 1951- Early 1953 Source: 25X1A2g This u avvaimtcd it fonraticn for US CWW c ? Es U is Ski i~ [9 fir ?'. ~~if3YV {I+ ~a 'vt Of par ar tits, st 1!0'3 nu walre'Aint i ss i-- ita .icn Y 3 report. 25X1A2g consumption 1. Haiti, an unindustrialized country, consumes little copper. It depends exclusively on foreign sources for its supply of this metal. 2. According to figures supplied by the Fiscal Office of Haiti, total imports of copper and its alloys for the period of October 1951- Septemberrr 195the 2 samounted ame period 187 1metric tons 122 rsic 7 valued at US ;300,1.9 (cif. value). duri ng Oct 51, total imports amounted to 52b amou~n.ted ~odl9tmetS r~cbtons8199En101tons 545; and obey, November and December 9 18 tons 97L.. 3? The countries of origin for copper imports were as follows: Tonnage data is not kept by the Haitian Government; the only import (Note: records are in terms of dollar value.) Note: Date of statistics not given Country of on in Value US ilml Bel US $ibl,X22 $ 3,796 g Italy 3,362 223 2 UK , 1 972 France , ; 902 Switzerland $ 860 Germany Statistics of copper imports are compiled in Haiti under the general classification of Hcopper and its alloys". It is not possible to know the comparative quantities of blister copper, electrolyte' oppeer~and refined ined and copper imports. wire. The US is the largest The copper imports consist mostly of shee H--Lu , 000 per annum. about US 160 t , o supplier with a total supply amounting Approved For Release 2000/08 RETURN TO I IR Approved For Release 2000/06/08: CIA-R6P83QQj1qq.*f0PAJ-5 b. Haiti's consumption rate for copper is almost equal to its volume of imports. Only a negligible quantity of scrap is gathered locally. Production. 7. There are no copper mining enterprises, ore smelters nor refineries now in operation in Haiti. Mrs. Helen Christian (American) and Messrs. Fauber-Bonhomme & Associates (Haitians and Americans) recently date not specified] obtained privileges from the Haitian Government to exploit copper mines in, respectively, Gde. .iviere du Nord and Terre-Neuve. Both concessions are in the northern part of the island. The companies have not yet / April 1953_7 started production. The concession for the Gde. Riviere du Nord mine was previously held by the Societe D' Exploitation Niniere S. A., which shipped 70 tons of copper ore (14% copper content) to the US between October 1950 and June 1951. No shipments elsewhere. It is reported that copper ore originating from Gde. Hiviere du Nord has an average copper content of 14%. Scrap 8. The volume of copper scrap exported by Haiti is negligible. Such scrap is usually mixed with bulk shipment of other metal scrap, so no statistical data for copper scrap shipments is available. Scrap was exportec.to the US.. Germany and Belgium. Manufacture 9. A few months ago prior to April 1953 7 the Haiti Metal Co., S. A. was organized in Port-au-Prince to manufacture aluminuul kitchen vessels. It is expected that as soon as they start making copper items, imports of copper to Haiti will increase according to their demand. - end - r CITCC- c 15 '-'noA CQESCOX, be~ ~+? es r- RIpTlcm 25X1A2g Approved For Release k8(j N iE1 (fQe 8000500630002-5