![]() This resulted in an addition of four new quality laborers. Labor shortages at the Thompson Falls facilities were improved by a company program of encouraging existing employees to recommend friends and relatives to sign on. Thompson Falls: The two new furnaces are fully operational and started producing test batches of antimony trisulphide in early October. The last shipment (19.2 tons) of crude antimony oxide to Thompson Falls from the Madero Smelter was on 5 Aug. The company plans to promote sales of finished metal from the Madero Mexican smelter while continuing shipments of crude oxide and crude metal from Madero to Montana for supplementary sales of finished oxide. Studies of the feasibility of production of high-quality antimony trioxide at Madero indicate that additional improvements to the plant infrastructure will need to be accomplished first. ![]() Madero -The Madero crew continued to produce crude antimony metal to lessen trucking costs (as compared to antimony trioxide) to Thompson Falls. Shipments were down based on some of our customers encountering difficulties in being able to contract trucks. Pit production continued in October, building up the stockpile in advance of winter. Increased production of the recycled material is anticipated in the future.īRZ The new primary jaw crusher continues to perform well. Antimony Trisulfide production in October for the DLA (Defense Logistics Agency) totaled 340 lbs. Several test batches of antimony trisulfide were produced in the new furnaces. Thompson Falls: 30.5 tons of refined antimony trioxide were produced and sold in October. 1, the entire stock of crude oxide had been converted to crude metal resulting in an inventory of 127,000 lbs of crude antimony metal. The smelter started Oct with 37,665 lbs of crude oxide and 86,842 lbs of crude antimony metal.īy Nov. Madero Smelter: All crude antimony oxide was converted to crude antimony metal during October.
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