ECONOMIC - HEAVY INDUSTRY

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00809A000600210606-6
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• Document Page Count: 5
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 23, 2011
• Sequence Number: 606
• Publication Date: March 29, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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1Q0Itli'RT, m' X1.31IIIIIIIIII AID )L'dOX X 1948 pf~Ol"P -- maiverenl, No 10, l* Jan 9
sML A&VOY peso fray aturai ens. ?ho drilling at atu sl s m wells was twice
that of 107.
I" mused. In as produotiaa of ,ins,,1oo.rA peroat rue oMalatd foci pstrola
after the a aticaalisatiaa of iadustsy iaJn4j, it -wig R6 wow. The proiiaotica
quota for calks all was rsaohed as 28 Doosabsr 1948: oaiseavat1s. Us ri etiaa
and work piaaasd for 348. - - - -- -' - -
The &aistaitioa of Fetrolt*m announces that drilltee reached 103 poroaat,
alLhou& test drililad vas ialp 99 psroa-t: The quota for drilllag ras fulflU.d
Is an aiaiae, the _ulaiaietitstiaa at Ira aad, Allied 1110tals saaouaow tkat
the planned peoduatiaa quota vas aarpasse&Q Iran, we 108.3 peroat, sad tsaaetnese
the pow aeaditiaa of the asses when the.. Mies aatiaaalised, but with the help
of soviet tealaieiass and equlpseat the iadustr1 has made resarbble adwaaoes is
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The Administration of Quarriee surpassed Ito production quotas in many fields;
wr&phite 311 per^ert,, marble 11b percent, fe]lepar 112,percent, and washed kaolin
103 percent.
MINER ZXOZND QUOTAS -- Scanteia No 1302 15 Dec 48
The mining of ferrous and nonferrous ores has surpassed the established quota
by 14 percent, The Lueta iron mine vas 22 percent above plan, and the Olhelar iron
mine, 17 percent. At Boutari, a now Yalu was uncovered, and the production rose
to 21 percent above plan. The mines under the Ferrous Industry Administration
showed a surplus of 5 percent. Manganese ore production wan 17 percent above plan,
with the mine at Ihrndul Moldovei leading with aproduction figure of 214 percent
of the piety at Mestecenisul 42 percent; at Filimon Sarbu 24 percent, at lQRtl
Bodnaras mine 22 percent. The production of 'tlver for November was 3.9 percent
greater than the established quotu, lead 5,6 ioroent, copper 8.9 percent, zinc
concentrates 6.5 percent.
The quarries division of the Ministry of Mites and Petroleum, which covers
the production of stoma, sand, clay, talc, graphite, aid mica, atismoumoed that all
production quotas had been fulfilled. The best results were achieved at Bela de
Fier, where 100 percent more graphite was mixed them had been planned. The basalt
quarry at R ecoeul de Joe surpassed its quota by 35 percent.
IRON HIES XXOMS JANUARY QUOTA -- 8canteia, No 1345, 8 Teb 49
The total production of the Ghelar iron mine vas 46 percent above the January
production quota.
COMMITI0N8 IN IRON }WINO -- Soanteia, No 1317, 6 Jan 49
Socialist competitions have been organized among the miners of the tutelar,
Teliuo, Soutar, and Alum iron mines. nailer this stimulus, the production of the
Gheler mine is 24 percent over its quota, Banter mdse 9 percent, and Alum mine
1 percent.
N01W'ERR0U8 QUOTA =CMD -- Soasbsia, No 1344, 6 Feb 49
Be*y nonferrous ore mines of the Bala More and Bred regions surpassed their
January quotas for copper, lead, zinc, gold, and silver area
Baia Mare Regioat Cepnio mine -- copper 54 percent, lead 17 percent, sad
zinc concentrate 17.8 percent. Slant Ion mine -- copper 83 percent, lead 23
percent, and gold 20 percent.
Brad Region: Dcsmisoare (Our lady) mime -- gold 59 percent. Saceranb nine --
gold ?_2 percent. Zlatna -ins -- golf 14.4 percent. Basin Montana mine -- gold 13.2
percent. Seca tut nits -- silver 44.4 percent. Steai3a mine -- silver 28 percent.
Vales Morii mine -- silver 28 percent. Baita mine -- silver 25 perooimt.
VA13A JIUIUI !FINES laFA2 HNDOLN -- Soanteia, No 1332, 1$ Jan 49
Inspired by socialist competitions, map crews in the mines in the Vales
Jiului coal basin have registered remarkable production figures. 1$e crev of
Ludovic Pop had fulfilled its January quota and bad mined 207 tons of its February
quota by 20 January. 3sil audersa'^ crow, vor"tsag in Sector 1 of the Petrila
mine, surpassed its January quota and, had mined 55 tons of its ?ebrnary quota ort
20 January. Ion Cslmings and his group, working in level No 18, Sector If of the
Lupeni mine, extracted the last 300 tons of the January quota 11 days ahead of
?!chedule on 20 January.
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ONE DAY'S COAL PRODUCTION IN YALEA JItJLUI -- Scauteia, No 1315, 4 Jan 49
On 30 December 1948, the miners of the ietrosani and Lonea mines in the
Valea Jiului coal basin extracted 6,500 tons of coal. This repreeeatad T0bix-
tery work on the part of the miners, since 30 December was a legal holiday,
the first anniversary of the founding of the Rumanian People's Republic. Is
recognition of this commendable notion, the Minister of Muss and Petroleum
sent a telegram to the mixers.
INNOVATION AT IIJP?OI'I MINE -- Seanteia, No 1324, 14 Jan 49
Foreman Petro Pilip of the Lupeni mike in the Tales Jiului coal basin has
introduced a new o?thod of mining coal. This is a modifi;atica of frontal
mining and has given better rtpsults than the old board and pillar system. Under
the new method, the average production per crew per shift was 70 tons as con-
trasted with 23 tons under the old method,
FURNACE MUILT AT EUXCDOARA -- Soanteia, No 1320, 9 Jan 49
Workers at ?lunedosra are increasing their efforts to enlarge Siem *a-) .rtin
Furnace.No 3. Upon completion, the furnace will have a 30-per~csemt greater
capacity a.d will be an important link in the fulfillment of the economic plans.
The furnace will be lined with Radex brink which will stand 1,000 charges even
at very high temperatures.
FJRNACB PUP IN OPERATION AT RESITA -- Scanteia, No 1322, 12 Jan 49
Siemens-$satin Furnace No 1 was put into operation 8 January 1949 at Resits.
This furnace, which had formerly been used as a mixer, was ocmverted into the
largest furnace in Rumania. The technicians ad workers of the plant have
pledged themselves to run two charges per day in this tippimg fltrmaoe.
PIG IRON PRODUCTION QUOTA SWIM= -- Soanteia, No 1541, 3 Feb 49
The January quota for pig iron has been exceeded by three metallurgical
plants. Resits showed a proluct.ios surplus of 9 percent, Viotoria-Calla 6 per-
cent, though handicapped b hok of water and electricity the first 7 days of
the mouth, 189-Huiwdcars 31 percent.
JANUARY &Elf. QUOTA PUIIIL:ED -- Sosatela, No 1337, 29 Jan 49
The January itee3. quota if the Humedoara State ifetal.lurgiosl Pleats was
fulf! lied n 27 Ja uary. U hays ahead of schedule. During January, the ti.sr
for the complete snaltise operatics of the Sieaeaa-A tin furnace. has been
reduced to It hours sad 40 minutes. The lack of forms for castings has ftogccstly
retarded the tapping of the furnaces.
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