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basic magnesium inc

1942 war profiteering charges

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magnseium IGF patents amercian holding company Magnesium Development Company (IGF and Alum. Co. of Amer.) The Evening Independent - May 1, 1942, p 5 peter edson

Hanna Interests, Cleveland--'basic refractories inc' 'the british' --> BMI --->Basic Ores (owned NV minerals)

basic dolmomite (dolomite?) early 1900s -->basic refractories inc 1941

truman commitee in senate (time -->trashs BMI, praises DOW

BMI had a henderson plant

-- location 36°02’45” W and latitude 115°00’20” N (epa) +36° 02’ 45” -115° 00’ 20" goog maps

1941-8-13 Defense Plant Corporation contract with BMI for Mg production plant started 1942 town of henderson started water from Lake Mead power from hoover dam gabbs, magnesium oxide plant. 'calcined magnesite' henderson, magnesium reduction plant henderson, 'worlds largest' chlorine plant chlorine in MG production, also shipped to other places metal produced 1942 Oct Anaconda Copper Mining takes over 'management and operation' of BMI caustic soda production, also for other places 1944- war production board orders stop production 1994 nov.. mg ends. more than 125 million lbs produced.

1.caustic soda was at first considered a waste product and dumped in the desert --my q.. what other waste dumped in the desert? 2. produced chlorine, caustic soda, and hydrogen.

4-44 'chlorinator debris' dumped in desert caustic used in oil refineries 1942 aug first 'tank car' produced, 55 tons. very nice pic of plant

fascinating 'predictions of whether boom or bust' after the war, 2 workers say another depression, 2 say 'back to normal'

some fucking guy from england... vp of bmi. cjp ball his name.