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    "ocrText": "ECRE\n31\nVista, Monclova, Ciudad Juárez, Guadalajara,\nCia. Mexicana de Luz Y Fuerza Motriz, S.A.\nCiudad Obregón, and other places will add ca-\noperates in Mexico City and surrounding\npacity of 182 thousand kw. The International\nareas and is the most important electric dis-\nBank and the US Export-Import Bank have\ntributing company in the country. This\ngranted substantial credits to help in the pur-\ncompany serves an area of 2,500 square miles\nchase of machinery for the electrification pro-\nand annually sells over half the total elec-\ngram. Pemex is now constructing a thermal\ntricity generated in the country. Among\nplant at Atzcapotzalco to provide power for its\nother light and power companies, the most\nnew refineries. While this installation will\nimportant are subsidiaries of American and\nhave a surplus for other consumers, it is not\nForeign Power Company (a US corporation),\nintended to be a part of the general electrifi-\nwhich operates in various parts of the coun-\ncation program.\ntry. A group of companies in the State of\nPrivate industry, particularly the Cía. Mex-\nSonora is owned and operated by US inter-\nicana de Luz Y Fuerza Motriz, S.A. (owned by\nests, and a number of small independent com-\nBelgian, Canadian, and US capital and di-\npanies are operated by Mexican capital. The\nrected by US ex-Ambassador Messersmith), is\nMexican Government has also entered the\nalso planning a construction program and is\nlight and power industry through Nacional\nrelying on the Export-Import Bank for funds\nFinanciera, which has constructed various\nfor equipment and machinery.\nprojects including facilities for transmission\nand distribution in some instances where pri-\nIt has been the policy of the Mexican Gov-\nvate capital is not attracted.\nernment, while handling the general direction\nand over-all planning for the electric power\n(3) Minerals and Metals.\nindustry, to rely on private industry to han-\nMineral Production. Mexico's mineral pro-\ndle the work of transmitting and distributing\nduction has always been an important source\nelectric power. Where rural centers offer no\nof its foreign exchange. Mineral products\nincentive to private utilities, the Comisión\ncurrently account for 30 to 40 percent of total\nFederal de Electricidad has embarked on a\nMexican exports. The wartime and postwar\nprogram of rural electrification. And where\ndemand for minerals and metals has kept\nprivate capital cannot finance the extensive\nMexican mines, mills, and smelters working\ndevelopments essential to the industrializa-\nat capacity. The mine workers in Mexico are\ntion program, the government has been han-\nestimated to number 90 thousand.\ndling such constructions to provide the power\nPrewar and postwar production of major\nto private companies for distribution.\nMexican minerals may be shown as follows:\nTABLE 2. MEXICAN MINERAL PRODUCTION\n(Metric tons except where designated otherwise)\nRank in\nWorld\nMinerals\nProduction\n1938\n1948\n1949\n1947\nProduction\nProduction\nProduction\nGold\n28,734 kg.\n11.4\n12.6\nSilver\n1\n2,520\n1,789\n1,538\nCopper\n41,851\n59,076\n57,246\nLead\n2\n282,369\n193,318\n220,764\nZinc\n3\n172,218\n179,030\n178,402\nAntimony\n2\n8,069\n7,380\n5,753\nMercury\n5\n294\n165\n181\nArsenic\n3\n8,894\n7,572\n3,576\nCadmium\n2\n762\n905\n819\nGraphite\n9,611\n35,261\n23,812\nTin\n253\n184\n364\nTungsten\n70\n80\n38\nMolybdenum\n3\n806\n226\nIron\n111,093\n226,533\n246,573\nManganese\nN.A.\n24,014\n23,771\nBismuth\n2\n186\n154\n249\nECRET"
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