SOVIET NONFERROUS METAL CONFERENCE OUTLINES PROGRESS, PLANS; STRESSES CONCENTRATION INDUSTRY'S NEEDS

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'ANTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
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COUNTRY USSR
SUBJECT Economic -Metallurgy, nonferrous
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PUBLISHED Monthly periodical
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Gornyy zhurnal, No 12, 1950.
SOVIET NONFERROUS METAL CONFERENCE OUTLIAES pROGRES3 PLANS;
STRESSES CONCENTRATION INDUS Y'S NEEDS
In October 1950, an all-Union conference of leadi:?g workers and engineer-
ing and technical personnel of the nonferrous metallurgy industry was held in
Sverdlovsk. The A:~nference, attended by more than 1,000 delegates, discussed
and adopted progressive norms proposed by different enterprises. It also adopted
measures to aid in the fulfillment of the fourth quarter 1950 plan and the 1951
year plan. .
Minister Reports General Progress
The main report was given by Kuz'min, Minister of the Metallurgical Indus-
try, who spoke of the success~_s achieved in all branches of noaferrdlzs meta-
lurgy~particularly iz, mining enterprises. Mining of ore has considerably in-
creased, much work has been done on mechanization, and high-speed methods of
mining are being introduced. The introduction o4 high-speed methods has been
particularly noteworthy at the 3everoural'sk Bauxite Mines, where a Stakhano-
vite at the Severnyy Mine has set a new record of 268.6 running meters of drift
in one month. High-speed drift-cutting methods are being successfully intro-
duced also in the "Severonikel"' Combine, "Boksitstroy," and other enterprises.
The plena for mine-cutting operations, however, are~not being met a? a number
of mines (Achisay, Leninogorsk Combine, and others). .
The level of mechanization of basic processes in enterpr~.ses of "Glavt-
sinkevinets" (Main Administration of the Lead~and Zinc Industry) and several
others is low. There are still cases where mines which have. compressor in-
stallations and the Necessary equipment are still not providing compressed
air at the standard pressure to the shafts; this decre~-ses productivity and
negates the effects of extensive introduction of machine equipment."
One of the causes of lags in plan fulfillment at some enterprises iAs nn-
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The ~rorkina out (razubozhivaniye) of the ore exceeds established norms
at the Achisay and Tekeli mines, Kirovgrad Mine Administration, and at a num-
ber of enterprises of "Glawol'framredmet" (Main Administration of the Turg-
sten and Rare Metals Industry) because of unsatisfactory technological dis- .
cipline and weakness on the part of the chief engineers in controlling the
conduct of mining operations. The work of the mines' technical control di-
visions is poorly organized. These divisions and the chief engineers of
mines and shafts must be more careful in controlling mining operations.
Kuz'min outlined the following tasks for the industry: step up the
drive for ore quality; speed the discovery of better methods of working
blocks of untouched ore; introduce complex mechanization of mining opera-
tions by using new and more powerful equipment; and improve the utiliza-
tion of existing machine equipment.
In the copper, lead, and aluminum industries, work should be done on
intensifying the development of 3eposits by the top-slicing method (sloye-
voye obrusheniye) accompanied by full mechanization.
Kuz'min also pointed out that, despite success in the work of concen-
+ra+inn r,lants.the problems of ore concentration are being solved entirely
too slowly. Below-plan recovery of metals has been observed. The basic
cause for the unsatisfactory work of a number of concentration plants is
that they lack efficient production management, there is no systematic
analysis of advanced methods of work, and new technology and new equipment
are being introduced too slowly.
A permanent, uniforn: production regime should be established in the
plants, since nonuniformity results in above-plan losses of metal. One of
the chief problems to be solved is the supply to these plants of ores of
uniform content and quality. Cooperation between mines and the plants
should be developedi, reserves of ore should be created so that they can be
neutralized, and the plants should be operated on a continuous basis. The
supply of flotation agents, particularly frothing agents, to these plants
is inefficient. Serious attention should be given to the organization of
a strict technological schedule of operations, and the practice of contin-
ual interruption and arbitrary change of the schedule should not be permitted.
The report also cited several examples of the possibility of improving
the work of concentration plants. Stakhencvites Rybakova and Shirokdv of the
KraE~,oursl'sk Copper-Smelting Plant, Sverdlovsk Oblast, have developed new
and advanced methods by which they are exceeding the plan for recovery of
metals. Innovators at tk~e ::irovgrad, Sredneural'sk, and Balkhash plants
have increased output and improved production quality by u;:ing advanced
work methods. However, the main administrations, the ministry's Technical
Administration, "Metallurgizdat," and the periodicals Tsvetnyye meta]ly and
Gornyy zhurnal have not yet concerned themselves with the task of making
these improved?methoda available to everyone.
The report next considered the problems oY combating losses of nonfer-
rous metals, and proposed to decrease these losses to a minimum. It called
attention to the large losses which occur in transport oP concentrateu from
mines and concentration plants to metallurgical plants and underlined the
necessity of using haulage containers to el'-~inate these losses.
A large section of the report was concerned with the question of the
profitableness oP nonferrous metal enterprises, As a whole, these enter-
prises fulfilled the January - August plan for decreasing production costa,
but certain plants are not meeting this plan, The drives for increasing
lauvr prOd'uCtiS'ity .?.nd fOr Acrreaainao gnn$tliantiOn Of raw materials, fuel,
power, etc., should be stepped up. The strictest economy in the use of all
these resources ;aunt be observed.
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Delegates Urge Improved Supplies, Technology,
and Further Development of Urals
The discussion following the minister's, report was cerrled on by 46
Stakhanovites, engineers, and party and administrative workers in nonfer-
rous metallurgy.
Rybakov.. of the Krasnoural'sk Plant criticized the work of the direc-
tors of "Glavmed"' (Main Administration of the Copper Industry) who are per-
mitting inefficiency in providing materiel and technical supplies to flota-
tion plants, particularly in the supply of frothing agents.
Stepanov, chief of the mining depar+..uent of "Glavmed'," spoke on the
dissemination of advanced work methods, introduction of mechanization, and
modernization of technology which have all played an important part in the
success of the Dzhezkazgan and Kounrad mines, Karaganda Oblast, Kazakh SSR,
but which are not being efficiently carried out at the Krasnoural'sk and
Tur'inakiy Mini Administrationstn Sverdlovsk Oblast. Stepanov recognized
the fact that in recent years, the main administration and the ministry have
not been sufficiently concerned with the problem oY the further development
of the copper-ore base in the Urals.
Kagramanyan, director of the Karabash Mine Administration, Chelyabinsk
Oblast, reported that the plan for ore mining and advancing work was exceeded
by the administration as a result of the use of modern methods of mining and
high-speed advancing methods. HycL?aulic methods of filling are used at the
mine.
Strigin, director of "Gintsvetmet" (State Scientific Research Institute
of Nonferrous Metallurgy), reported that associates of the institute, together
with engineering and technical persoimel of the Baikhash Plant have created
nev methods of concentration xhich have helped to improve the quality of cop-
per concentrates and to increase the .recovery of molybdenum. A large research
program on the introduction of these methods is being conducted at the Kras-
noural'sk Plan+,; the Irtysh Combine, and other enterprises.
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Strigin also stated that the great pYospects for further increasing the
production of nonferrous metals, particularly copper, lead, zinc, .and tin,
demand basic rebuilding and re-equipping of the work on a new technical basis.
These tasks can be solved only under conditions of dec?;sive~, permanent, and
extensive introduction of new technology and utilization of the latest achieve-
ments of scientific research. .
Bunin, deputy chief of +.he ministry's Technical Administration, reported
the unsatisfactory utilization at a number of mines of a large volume of min-
ing equipment, and thid is one of the causes for thC:''l~iig in advancing opera-
tions. Bunin made sharp criticism of the directors of the Mine imeni "III In-
ternatsionala" and thc; Achisay and Tur'inekiy mines for the poor condition of
their compressor installations.
Drobchenko, director of the Kirovgrad Copper-Smelting Plant, Sverdlovsk
Oblast, took the miners to task. The ore the plant receives for concentra-
tion has varied flotation properties, thus making it difficult to organize
the correct processing or neutralization of the ore.
Murav'yev, chief of the Department of Heavy Industry of the Sverdlovsk
Oblast Party Committee, pointed out the achievements of nonferrous metal work-
ers in the oblast and revealed the causes for the lag in a number oY enter-
prises. He also noted that the ministry has not given suffic~:nt attention
to the development of the copper industry of Sverdlovsk Oblast and to the com-
plex utilization of the copper ores which Contain valuable components.
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Basov, director of the Kounrad Mine, reported on the great effectiveness
of using cumulative blasting charges at the mine. Thg experience gained in
their use, however, has not yet been made available to other enterprises.
Nothing :,as been done in this direction, despite the fact that the ministry's
Technical Administration has proposed the introduction of the use of cumula-
tive charges in the mines of "Glavnerud" Main Administration of the Nonmetal-
lic Mineral Industry?.
Malinkovich, director of the Belovo-Salair Combine, Kemerovo Oblast, re-
ported that the increasing mechanization of mining operations (drilling and
underground haulage have both been mechanized 100 percent) and the considerable
inten6ification of mining out the ore made it possible for the Salair Mine to
fulfill the plan. The mine has introduced a new and more productive system of
mining, in addition to sublevel caving -- breaking down the ore in panels by
blasting and complex shrinkage of the ore, This new system has increased the
efficiency of the work ?three times and cut the need for development work by
12 times.
Gorevanov, director of .the Shakhtominskoye Mine Administration ~oasibly
Shakhtaminskoye, Chita Oblast], reported that the administration, which had
been lagging, has begun to meet its plans regularly. This is the result of
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stoping method to the highly productive shrinkagevsystem,~theyorganization of
planned and preventive repair, and establishment of a strict technological re-
gime at the concentration plant.
Kuchabayev, secretary of the Leninogorsk City Party Committee,. Vostochno-
Kazakhstan Oblast, reported on the competition among miners of the Leainogorsk
?Polymetallic Combine to mine 1,000 tons of ore per month per brigade. In Gep-
tember 1950, at both the Sokol'nyy and Leninogorsk mines, 45 brigades had
achieved this level.
Pichenyuk, director of the Achisay Polymetalli~ Combine, Yuzhno-Kazakh-
stan Oblast, reported that in 1950, the Mirgalimsay M3.ne had introduced deep
drilling (40-50 meters) in the room and pillar system of mining and also par-
tial shrinkage of the ore (approximately 50 percent). Pichenyuk noted the
tremendous assistance offered the combine by "Uralmekhanobr" (Ural Scientific
Research Institute of Mechanical Processing of Mineral?Resourcesj. At the ~
same time, he sharply criticized the poor condition of the supply of flotation
agents to concentration plants. ,
A miner at the Combine imeni Frunze, Kirgiz SSR, reported that the drill
hammers, particularly those put out by the Kyahtym Plant, Chelyabinsk Oblast,
were often of poor quality and ,not deslgned for work at increased vreasure.
Desyatnikov, director of the Balkhash Copper-Smelting Plant, gave special
attention in his speech to the problem of introducing new technology and fur-
ther development of creative work in enterprises. In this connection, he crit-
icized the attitude of the ministry's Technical Administration toward the plan-
ning of the work of plant scientific-research laboratories and the supply of
flotation agents to concentration plants.
Doctor of Technical Sciences Bogdanov, delegate from the "Mekhanobr" In-
stitute, told of the institute's achievements in giving practical. assistance
to plants on increasing qualitative wort, indexes, and also criticized the con-
servatism of the directors of "Glavvol'framredmet" toward introducing and adopt-
ing new techniques.
Sukhakov, director of the "Unipromed" ~ral Scientific-Research I?astitute
of the Copper Industy'] Institute, spoke of the necessity of iricreaeing.the
drive against underground Yires, of making a more decisive introduction of highly
productive mining methods, and bf extensive?mechanization of mining operations.
He also reported on the work of .the institute toward complex utilization of Ural
ores.
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LpmaJcq, Deputy Minister of the Metallurgical Industry, then underlined
the necessity of a rapid improvement of the level of organizational and tech-
nical leadership and production administration. Using the?3oko1'nyy Mine as
an example, Lbmako pointed out the tremendous reserves for improving opera-
tions which are not realized because?of poor utilization of peraonrlel and
weak management. Simakov, director of the Chimkent Lead Plant, was critl=
cized for failing to take measures to ensure regular Fulfillment of plans.
During the conference, sections dealing with various branches of nonfer-
rous metallurgy worked on setting up new progressive norms and measures for
putting them into effect.