(2) By having such ore treated on a toll basis and selling the resulting concentrates meeting specifications to the Administrator under this Program. (b) Any operator of a concentrating plant by agreeing to participate in this Program also agrees to purchase or process suitable tungsten contained ores offered to him by independent miners to the limit of the capacity of his plant in excess of that reqiured for his own production and on fair and equitable terms and conditions (including prices). Each operator of a concentrating plant participating in this Program shall promptly establish a schedule setting forth his terms and conditions (including prices) for the purchase and processing of crude tungsten ores. Each such operator shall promptly submit a copy of such schedule to the Administrator, and shall also submit promptly any changes made in such schedule thereafter. 84 Deliveries. Tungsten concentrates purchased under the Program are to be delivered f. o. b. carriers conveyances any milling point designated by the Administrator. Delivery of less than one short ton of concentrates will not be accepted. In the event any delivery is less than the minimum weight required to obtain the lowest transportation rate, the difference between the lowest transportation rate and the rate paid by the Government shall be a charge against the seller and a proper adjustment therefore shall be made in the minimum base price. Each delivery will be analyzed by the Government after beneficiation at the milling point, and payment will be made in accordance with such analysis. Deliveries not conforming to minimum specifications will be rejected and any expenses in connection therewith will be borne by the seller. § 5 Duration of the Program. The Program shall terminate and be of no further force or effect when 1,468,750 short ton units of tungsten have been delivered to and accepted by the Government under this Program, or on July 1, 1956, whichever occurs first. § 6 Secifications and penalties. (a) The specifications for tungsten concentrates and penalties applicable to deliveries of such concentrates appear below: (1) Percentage of tungsten trioxide (WO3) required with respect to each of the following: (2) Maximum percentage allowance of the following elements without penalty: (b) The minimum base price shall be subject to the following adjustments: (1) For each short ton unit of delivered tungsten, trioxide (WO) the sum of twenty cents ($ .20) shall be deducted from the base price for each one per cent of tungsten trioxide (WO) below the standard requirements set forth in sub 82354-52-57 paragraph (a) of this Section. No tungsten concentrates not meeting the minimum requirements set forth in said subparagraph (a) will be accepted. (2) For each short ton unit of delivered tungsten trioxide (WO) a deduction of twenty-five cents ($ .25) shall be made for each of the following increments in excess of the maximum allowances (subparagraph (a)), as to each of the following elements: GSA PRESS RELEASE OF JUNE 20, 1951, ON AMENDMENT TO REGULATIONS OF DOMESTIC TUNGSTEN PURCHASE PROGRAM-DURATION OF PROGRAM GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION For release in OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND REPORTS GSA-117 Wednesday morning papers, June 20, 1951 An amendment to the regulation governing the 5-year domestic tungsten purchasing program setting definite limits on the duration of the program was announced today by Jess Larson, Administrator of General Services. Under the amendment, the program will terminate when 3,000,000 short-ton units of contained tungsten trioxide have been delivered to and accepted by the Government, or on July 1, 1956, whichever occurs first. The Government's domestic tungsten purchasing program was announced on May 10 to encourage the discovery, development, and production of tungsten in the United States. The Government will support the price of this critical, metal at a base price of $63 per short-ton unit (dry weight) of contained tungsten trioxide. The guaranty will apply to specification grade tungsten concentrates. The concentrate need not be produced from newly discovered or developed ores, but must be produced from domestic ores. The purchasing program will be carried out by GSA in accordance with policy determinations made by Defense Minerals Administrator James Boyd, and certified to GSA by the Defense Production Administration. EXHIBIT 91 GSA AMENDMENT TO DOMESTIC TUNGSTEN PURCHASE PROGRAM REGULATIONS-DURATION OF PROGRAM CHANGED CHAPTER XIV-GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION TUNGSTEN REGULATION; DOMESTIC TUNGSTEN PROGRAM DURATION OF PROGRAM Section 5, 16 F. R. 4373, is amended to read as follows: SEC. 5. Duration of the program. The program shall terminate and be of no further force or effect when 3,000,000 short ton units of tungsten have been delivered to and accepted by the Government under this program, or on July 1, 1956, whichever occurs first. (Sec. 704, Pub. Law 774, 81st Cong.) Dated: June 18, 1951. JESS LARSON, Administrator. [F. R. Doc. 51-7152; Filed, June 20, 1951; 8: 49 a. m.] EXHIBIT 92 GSA PRESS RELEASE OF JULY 21, 1951, ON ISSUANCE OF DOMESTIC MANGANESE PURCHASE PROGRAM REGULATIONS (BUTTE, PHILIPSBURG, AND DEMING DISTRICTS) GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND REPORTS For Release In Saturday morning papers, July 21, 1951 GSA-123 Two regulations under which the General Services Administration will carry out a 5-year domestic manganese purchasing program to encourage the discovery, development, and production of manganese in the United States were issued today. Jess Larson, Administrator of General Services, said the Government will purchase manganese ore from miners at three depots being set up by GSA at Butte and Philipsburg, Mont., and Deming, N. Mex. This purchasing program was initiated by GSA upon the recommendation of the Defense Minerals Administration, with the approval of the Defense Production Administration. Mr. Larson said that miners who want to sell manganese ore to the Government at the depots in Montana must notify in advance the GSA regional office located in the United States Courthouse Building, Seattle 4, Wash. Those who wish to sell manganese at the Deming, N. Mex., depot should declare their intentions to the GSA regional office located in Building 1-C, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colo. Mr. Larson said that although miners have until midnight September 15 to make notification, they are urged to declare their intentions as soon as possible so that the Government can better anticipate the facilities needed to carry out the program. Notification may be in the form of a letter, telegram, or penny postcard, and should state that the writer desires to participate in the program. In return the miner will receive a certificate which will authorize him to bring manganese ore to the specified depots where it will be assayed and weighed and where he will be paid immediately. Under the regulations, the price paid for the ore will be based on the manganese content of the ore. Five long tons of ore is the minimum that will be accepted in a single delivery at the depots. Ore delivered at the Butte depot must contain a minimum of 12 percent manganese in order to be acceptable under the regulations, and ore brought to the Philipsburg and Deming depots must contain at least 15 percent manganese. Prices are determined by the quality of the ore and vary at each depot. At Deming the Government will pay $6.10 per long dry ton containing 15 percent manganese, with payments ranging up to $76 per long dry ton for ore with a 40 percent manganese content. At Philipsburg the prices will range from $6.43 per long dry ton for ore containing 15 percent manganese to $34.81 for ore with a content of 30 percent. At the Butte depot, the Government's prices start at $6.05 per long dry ton with 12 percent manganese content and go up to $40.42 for ore containing 30 percent. Funds are available for the purchase of 12,000,000 containing long dry ton units of manganese. A public announcement will be made when the deposits are ready to receive ore. EXHIBIT 93 GSA DOMESTIC MANGANESE PURCHASE PROGRAM REGULATIONS (BUTTE AND PHILIPSBURG) CHAPTER XIV-GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION MANGANESE REGULATION; PURCHASE PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC MANGANESE ORE AT BUTTE, MONTANA, AND PHILIPSBURG, MONTANA Interpret AUTHORITY: Sections 1 to 6 issued under sec. 704, Pub. Law 774, 81st Cong. or apply sec. 303, Pub. Law 774, 81st Cong., sec. 303, E. O. 10161, Sept. 9, 1950, 15 F. R. 6105, 3 CFR, 1950 Supp.; sec. 2, E. O. 10200, Jan. 3, 1951, 16 F. R. 61. SECTION 1. Basis and purpose. This regulation interprets and implements the authority of the Administrator of General Services to purchase manganese ore of domestic origin at Butte, Montana and at Philipsburg, Montana, for the fiscal years 1952-1956, as authorized by the Defense Production Administration on June 27, 1951, and outlines the attendant responsibilities and functions of the Administrator of General Services in purchasing such manganese ore for the Government. In accordance with the Program set forth herein, the Administrator will buy domestically produced manganese ore. Such ore shall contain not less than 15% manganese in the case of manganese ore delivered at Philipsburg, or 12% in the case of manganese ore delivered at Butte, in ac cordance with the specifications contained in this regulation. SEC. 2. Definitions. As used in this regulation: (a) "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services. (b) "Program" means the purchase of manganese ore as set forth in this regulation. (c) "Depot" means the purchase depots of the Government at Butte, Montana and at Philipsburg, Montana. (d) "Manganese ore" means crude ore from production of ore containing not less than 90% of the manganese as carbonate, mined in the United States, i' Territories and possessions. (e) "Long ton unit of manganese" means 22.4 pounds of manganese cotained in a long dry ton of manganese ore. SEC. 3. Participation in the Program. Subject to the last sentence of this section, any person may participate in the Program by notice given to the General Services Administration Regional Office, United States Courthouse, Seattle 4, Washington, in the form of a letter, postcard or telegram postmarked or dated by the telegraph office not later than September 15, 1951. Such notice shall state that the writer desires to participate in the Program and will deliver manganese ore to either or both of the depots, giving the estimated monthly rate of delivery. Such notice must be signed and a return address given. Any person participating in the Program will promptly be sent a cer tificate authorizing him to deliver manganese ore meeting minimum specifica tions. Since the purpose of the program is to obtain from marginal or sub marginal sources manganese ore which would not otherwise be produced, the Government reserves the right to exclude presently established production of manganese ore from participation in the program. SEC. 4. Deliveries. Manganese ore to be purchased by the Government under this program is to be delivered f. o. b. depot. Delivery of less than five (5) long tons of ore at one time will not be accepted. Participants in the P gram must give the Government reasonable notice with respect to deliveries of ore. Each delivery will be sampled by the Government at the depot and pay ment will be made in accordance with the analysis of such sample, as provided in section 6 below. Deliveries not conforming to the minimum specifications will be rejected, and expenses in connection therewith will be borne by the seller. SEC. 5. Duration of the Program. This Program shall terminate and be o no further force or effect when six million (6,000,000) contained long ton units of manganese have been delivered to the depots and accepted by the Government under this Program, or at the close of business June 30, 1956, whichever first occurs. SEC. 6. Price schedule for ore. Payment for manganese ore delivered f. o. b. depot shall be made on the basis of the following table: The following premiums and penalties will be paid: (a) For each 1% of iron as oxide in excess of 3 %, a penalty of 1⁄2 of 1% manganese shall be imposed. (b) For each 1% of calcium oxide plus magnesium oxide in excess of 9%, a penalty of 1% manganese shall be imposed. (c) A credit of 0.25% manganese shall be allowed for each 1% of calcium oxide plus magnesium oxide below 7%, provided, this credit does not apply to Butte ore containing more than 15% manganese. In addition, payment for any gold, silver, lead, or zinc contained in the manganese ore shall be made on the basis of the following tables: Gold No pay if 0.03 oz. or less (per short dry ton). 0.031 oz. to 0.05 oz.-pay for 20% at $30 per oz. 0.051 oz. to 0.10 oz.-pay for 30% at $30 per oz. 0.101 oz. to 0.15 oz.-pay for 40% at $30 per oz. 0.151 oz. to 0.20 oz.-pay for 50% at $30 per oz. 0.201 oz. to 0.25 oz.-pay for 60% at $30 per oz. Silver No pay if 2.0 oz. or less (per short dry ton). Lead No pay if 1.0% or less (per short dry ton). Zinc NOTE: Payments shall be made only for lead occurring as sulfide. Oxide lead content shall be deducted from total lead content to determine sulfide lead content. Should oxide lead content exceed one-third of total lead content, no lead payment shall be made. No pay if 1% or less (per short dry ton). 1.1% to 2.0%-pay for 30% at 2 Market Price. 2.1% to 3.0%-pay for 35% at 2 Market Price. 3.1% to 4.0%-pay for 40% at 2 Market Price. 4.1% to 5.0%-pay for 45% at 2 Market Price. 5.1% and over-pay for 50% at 1⁄2 Market Price. NOTE: Oxide zinc content shall be deducted from total zinc content to determine sulfide zinc content. Should oxide zinc content be 10% or more of total, no zinc payment shall be made. Dated JESS LARSON, Administrator. |