ZINC AND LEAD MINING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP81-00280R001300070038-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 1, 2011
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: October 23, 1956
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUaIECT Zinc and Lead Mining
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EVALUATIONS ARE DEFINITIVE. AFfRAISAI t~!~ G~~~TENf IS TENTATIVE.
1. The following basins in Pbland possess lead-zinc ores: the Bytom (Heathen;
basin, the Chrzano+s-O1Lvss basis and the 1laraex basin. ?herd art 50X1-HUM
Sour active mines in the Bytom basin: Orzel Bialy, uarynski, ?tarchl.exaki,
and Noxy Dwor. :'he Bolcslax Mine and the Clesansv Mine are in the
Chrzanov - Ollct:~s basin, The only xork being done in the Tarnow basin
is exploratory xork xith the aid oP geological drillings. The Bytom basin
is the richest in zinc.
Orzel Bia19?
~.- 7he~rzc~Bia].yrxorka-is made~p-vf-the~ine-,~r~sdiaeat -~uceasor,- ~ - - - -
flotation processor, and a zinc ronndry. Dimly e~ctraction frot the ai.ne
amounts to 1,200?tons of zinc ore ?-ith a content of 9 percent zinc, zinc
sulphide, blends (ZnS), and 800 tons os eAl~{*+R ores -zinc amide. The
blends ore is refined and enriched on the sediaent processor up to lei
percent zinc and the galena (PbS) is separated mile t'se rest is ground
in coal mills. All the ore passes on the tlotatiom nachiaery xhere zinc
ore and blends xith a. content of S3 peroent zinc is obtdned. Ca':-smine
ore extracted at the mine is sit`ted and eruahsd at the aechanical pra~cesaar
and is passed to the rotary kilns of the fvondrp at the Otzel Hialy nine.
3. The 0rze1 Bialy works has ten rotary kilns. Dta3.ly prodnetion amounts to
abut L20 tons of r7astan oocide in addition to 2G tons of rax lead and
about eight tone of cadmium.
!.. The zinc blends and pert of the galena are sent out toihe zinc mills at
Szopier~ce (N 50-16, E 19-~r7), Qixice (Gleivit~ (2I 50-17, E 18-40),
Lipid, and Kuneguadox (B 51-13, E 21-27). The remaining galena is
processed in flu~naces for the purpose oP obtaining rax lead. The roasted
oxide is transported ~+ narrow-image railroad to the mi11a beationad above,
The cadmiva oxide is entirely transported to the Szopienice xorks, mere
there is a cachoium refinery. Rai: lead f7ro~ Orsr1 Hialy is also brought tc
the Szopienice and i:he Yarynski vc_ks,Where the ray lead is processed into
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5. the Hnrchlewski works is gads up of a sting, a aadiae~tt procoasor, and a natation
proceaaor~ De31,y production of blends ore '.s apgeoaimate],q 1,1.00 tons with a
content of 9 percent aril 40O to 5~ tons of ~~ ore. In addition, it pro-
ducos daily grace', 180 to 190 tons of flotation blanch with a siac content of
~.: p~rcant and a watc~ contest of about S poroant. Ths oal~as-ins ere is storod
in stockpiles because of a lack of eonaigaeea and because of the aaall zinc con-
?.?-tt which is about 6 percent ZrrS. Sods 1,200 tons of Harehlewaki ore are treated
on the sediment and flotation processors at the dine sad the remainder of the oro
?i pasrrtd nn through the subterrancaa to the Orsel Hia~ mine pit.
(. Fath C'rzel Bialy and Diarchlewaki possess dry{fig sheds. Each has a different type
o^ dryer. The Qrzel Bialy works has a dia~ or plate drying shed whereas the
1?:archlo~rski works has a rottu?~? kiln where tho flotation blends drios. Othor
rtincs at thin time do rot haves csryere, with the result that the water content
apnroachos 13 portent.
, "';r Z'.archlewski :rr+rka produces flotation galena a~ sodinent galena. 4bout 13
tons of galena :s'e receivod dai]y on the sedLaeat stachiaa sad abort 14 tons with
a c~ntcnt approaching 65 percent on the flotation dachina.
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' .~ ~-~?r.t ~.?t't , ~ cherliczl ^our--lr~ for pr~oN ing into eulpsur'ic ac ?:Ar syt
--c::l ?tr-':i 'r ~ sttli+hur c n..-nt oT ~5~~ percent,,Qrzel Bialy a'content of 3g 1? j
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~, T;-,.. '?Iarynaki corks is wade un of a nine, a mechanical processor, s s~d'aent pro- ~
c^ssor, fi~?~ rotary kilns, and taro Doerscrl furnaces. It extrr~.ta daily around
1,1'0 tons of zinc ore with a zinc ~cntent of 7 percent n=om 150 tons of calr~ine i
owe :rith s Zia c ~-ntent of 6 to 7 percent.
~~. The are is enrichod to about 1!. percent ~ the mechanical processor through the ~
L:^c of the sediment equipment and i:, all shipped to Qrzel BiaZ,y a~ processed
thorn for flotation blonde. The galena obtained, presently about 12 to 13 tons ~
c'3"v, is sent to tho Orze? Bie1y and the Szopieniee foundries.
,',s ^yatrd above the ~?Farynski works has f~t-^ : c.~'? ? ,f kilnr. and in these furnaces
-?i cl pr~~rar cslamine ~ ? iae, containing around l'J pe-?~ent zinc, is processed.
Ca'a-13ne fr~.t the mina is also rrocossed frori which appraadmatrly 55 tans of
ro:tsjccl oxide is obtainod daily. The p?an calls for ~ t ?~..
1", Thy 'fir; nslci frn?ndrv rrocesses all of its r::w 1.~ad into refined Icad and, in ndditior.~j
. .in1z- ::v..t'.i-s a?.-~mslci :riLh 2JC'? `^. r -. ~r ?^iu L:or.:hl;. n: j.l.- ~^o~iuction of
rr:.'ined 1Pa3 amounts to a~aut 18 to 20 t~r~ , ':.~~ refined ler_d ie ^? an ezceiient
~La1it~ . Content of this lead aetcunts to /j'', .: is 99.99 porcenb, and is
c`t'_~f?y ~armnrkcd for military needs a:vC . n-- tl ;-roduc? `_ on of cr3.~im.
l". "oe-` o`' thr. lead sett srkud for ailit: y ?~r~ :., r^nt to Wrocla~: (Breslau) to n
"a~tcr;.- uri.nzo~rn to s.urce.
14. Thy ..^r--..;ki foLndr: also prodLCe^ :. :;.. ' '... . "
r?~f?ncd lead ~.rith an adiaixture of carbire ::::?cr :,^rves for smeltinS vet actable
ro?1^r bcarirtgs. TbP entire ??~duntion o= ', . ~ goes to 1."roclss~: aa3 to the
rail-oa3 inriustrv. T~ ',,h^. >r--st o^ :;ourcc~s .. ?.1??a -n, in all 0^ rola*-3. only
the ?:ar;vrsski corks produces .,abbit'~. ?:crt!:--- - ~~~ tct`~~ is a'^out ' ` to '70 tons.
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