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M A NT A G E M E T
Engineering Consultants and Mine Managers
Anthracite - COAL - Bituminous
Soranton Electric Building
Scranton, Pemsylvania
December 18, 1946
Mr. Edwin A. Locke, Jr.
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear Ed:
I have looked over the information you furnished me, which
was an analysis by the State Department of China's current coal situa-
tion. Much of this data we carmot check as we are not being currently
advised of production and consumption records.
In general, the conclusions seem to be woll-founded, but ve
would liko to make sone obscivations with respect to thema
(1) We agree that the opening of the mines of the Shantung
Peninsula should have high priority because this coal can be shipped
from the Port of Chingwantao and can talce care of the constal cities,
and it is a good coal that moots the favor of Shanghai Power Company and
other public utilities.
(2) The greatest opportunity for incroasing production
exists at the Fuhsin Mine where, if they provide then with open cut
equipment such as we recommended in our report, thoy could easily step
up the open pit work an additional 5,000 tons por day in a relatively
short time.
(3) Fushun, in addition to its need of oporating supplies,
no doubt needs capital equipment from all our information, although we
did not visit this plant.
(4) Peípiao is a typical example of a tine suffering from
need of and power and current operating supplies. Hore the rine
is not hard to get in operation providing they have some little help.
(5) Kailan is the most important producer. Its mines are
physically in good shape and this is a problen only of giving then
adequate operating supplies to enable this production to be stepped up
to about 16,000 tons per day.
(6) Your Table 4 does not show the production fron the
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