Disposal Problems of Government-owned Nickel Plant at Nicaro, Cuba: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Eighty-fifth Congress, Second Session, April 23 and 24, 1958U.S. Government Printing Office, 1958 - 203 pages |
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$18 million 15 percent 74 cents Administrator amortization amount average basis Behre Dolbear Bethlehem Beynon BROOKS Bureau of Mines capital capitalization rate cents per pound cobalt committee contained nickel contract copper Cuba Cuban Nickel December 31 depletion deposits developed direct costs engineer estimate firm Floete Freeport Sulphur GARDNER Government's grade gross value interest investigation investment iron June 30 LANGBOURNE Lazo lease letter Levisa long ton market price Mayari McGann memorandum ment metal metallurgical million tons Moss National Lead Co NEAMAN negotiations Nicaro Nickel Nicaro Nickel Co Nicaro plant nickel oxide nickel plant Nickel Processing operation percent nickel percentage Port Colborne pound of nickel present price of nickel production profit proposed prospective purchase railroad recovery reserves royalty paid royalty payments royalty rate short ton sinter smelter returns statement subcommittee sulfur taxes testimony TOWNSLEY United States Government Washington Steel WILDNER WILLIAMS zinc
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