EXHIBIT 94 GSA DOMESTIC MANGANESE PURCHASE PROGRAM REGULATIONS (DEMING) CHAPTER XIV-GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION MANGANESE REGULATION; PURCHASE PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC MANGANESE ORE AT DEMING, NEW MEXICO AUTHORITY: Sections 1 to 6 issued under sec. 704, Pub. Law 774, 81st Cong. Interpret 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 Deming, New Mexico, for the fiscal years 1952-1956, as authorized by the Defense Production Administration on June 20, 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 containing not less than 15% manganese, in accordance 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 depot of the Government at Deming, New Mexico. (d) "Manganese ore" means crude ore containing not less than 15% manganese mined in the United States, its Territories and possessions. (e) "Long ton unit of manganese" means 22.4 pounds of manganese contained in a long dry ton of manganese ore. SEC. 3 Participation in the Program. Any person may participate in the Program by notice given to the General Services Administration Regional Office, Building 1-C, Denver Federal Center, Denver, Colorado, in the form of a letter, post card 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 the depot. Such notice must be signed and a return address given. Any person participating in the Program will promptly be sent a certificate authorizing him to deliver manganese ore meeting minimum specifications. SEC. 4 Deliveries. Manganese ore to be purchased by the Government under the 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 Program must give the Government reasonable notice with respect to deliveries of ore. Each delivery will be sampled and assayed by the Government at the depot and payment on an estimated recovery basis will be made in accordance with the analysis of such sample and 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 of no further force or effect when six million (6,000,000) contained long ton units of manganese have been delivered to the depot 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 ores. The following prices per long dry ton will be paid for manganese ore delivered f. o. b. depot. Where the fractional man ganese content is 0.5% or below, payment will be made as though no fractional content were involved. Where such fractional content is 0.51% or above, payment will be made at the next higher figure. For lots received at a rate of more than 200 tons during any 30 day period the final payment shall be adjusted either up or down according to the laboratorydetermined recoverability of specific lots of ore from individual shippers. The payment will be based on a rate of $2 per long ton unit of manganese contained in a beneficiated product acceptable to industry, and subject to the specifications, premiums, and penalties set forth below. 48.0% Manganese 6.0 % Iron Specifications 11.0% Silica plus Alumina 0.12% Phosphorus Premiums Manganese content above 48.0% (dry basis); %1⁄2¢ for each 1.0%. Penalties Manganese content below 48.0% (dry basis); 1¢ for each 1.0%, down to and including 44.0%. Below 44.0%; 4¢, plus 12 for each 1.0% down to 40.0% minimum. Iron content above 6.0% (dry basis); 1¢ for each 1.0%, up to and including 8.0%. Above 8.0%; 2¢ plus 4¢ for each 1.0% up to 16% maximum. Silica plus Alumina content above 11.0% (dry basis); 1¢ for each 1.0% up to 15% maximum. Phosphorus content above 0.12% (dry basis); % for each 0.01% up to 0.3% maximum. The Government will reject any lot which, on the basis of the laboratory testing, cannot be beneficiated to a product the chemical analysis of which falls within the following limits in all respects. The Government reserves the right to dispense with laboratory testing of shipments aggregating less than 200 tons over a 30 day period. By weight (Dry Basis) JESS LARSON, Administrator. EXHIBIT 95 GSA PRESS RELEASE OF AUGUST 31, 1951, ON CHROME PURCHASE PROGRAM FOR GRANTS PASS, OREG., AREA GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION AND REPORTS For immediate release Friday, August 31, 1951 GSA-128 The General Services Administration today added domestic chrome ore and chrome concentrates to the Government's long-range purchasing program designed to encourage the discovery, development and production of critical metals needed for national defense. Jess Larson, Administrator of General Services, announced that a depot has been established at Grants Pass, Oreg., to which miners and producers may ship chrome for inspection and purchase. Mr. Larson said that the program calls for purchase of up to 200,000 tons of specification chrome ore and concentrates of domestic origin from any miner or producer who has title to the material. Under the regulation, 5 tons of ore will be the minimum shipment accepted and no more than 2,000 tons a year will be accepted from any one source without prior written approval of the Government. Prices paid will depend on the chromic oxide content of the ore as well as the ratio of chromium to iron. The base price for lumpy ore is $115 per ton and for fines and concentrates $110. Mr. Larson said the program will terminate on June 30, 1955, or when 200,000 tons of chrome ore and concentrates have been received and accepted. GSA is carrying out similar purchasing programs for tungsten and manganese, EXHIBIT 96 GSA CHROME PURCHASE PROGRAM REGULATIONS GOVERNING SHIP. MENTS TO GRANTS PASS, OREG., PURCHASE DEPOT TITLE 44-PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS CHAPTER I-GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION PART 99-STOCK PILING OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS-PURCHASE PROGRAM FOR DOMESTIC CHROME ORE AND CONCENTRATES AT GRANTS PASS, OREGON 99.108 Weighing, sampling, moisture determination, and analysis. AUTHORITY: § 99.101 to 99.108 issued under sec. 205, 63 Stat. 389, as amended; 41 U. S. C. Sup. 235. Interpret or apply sec. 3, 53 Stat. 811, as amended; 50 U. S. C. 98b. § 99.101 Scope and purpose. Sections 99.101 to 99.108 interpret and implement the authority of the Administrator to purchase chrome ore and concentrates of domestic origin for the Government, and outline the attendant responsibilities and functions of the Administrator in purchasing such chrome ore and concentrates for the National Stock Pile. In accordance with the Program set forth in §§ 99.101 to 99.108 the Administrator will purchase domestically chrome ore and concentrates meeting the specifications contained in § 99.106 until the termination of the Program. § 99.102. Definitions. As used in §§ 99.101 to 99.108: (a) "Government" means the United States of America. (b) "Administrator" means the Administrator of General Services. (c) "Program" means the terms and conditions under which the Administrator will purchase chrome ore and concentrates as set forth in §§ 99.101 to 99.108. (d) "Chrome ore" means chrome ore mined in the United States, and "concentrates" means chrome concentrates produced from ore mined in the United States. (e) "Ton" means a long dry ton (2240 lbs. avoirdupois). (f) "Depot" means the purchase depot of the Government at Grants Pass, Oregon. (g) "Producer" means any person or company who mines chrome ore. (h) "Source" means any mine, mining development or mining facility producing chrome ore. § 99.103. Participation under the Program. Any producer may sell to the Government chrome ore or concentrates meeting the specifications contained in § 99.106 and to which he has title by delivering and offering such material to the Government at any time prior to the termination of the Program. § 99.104. Termination of the Program. The Program shall terminate and be of no further force or effect as of the close of business on June 30, 1955, Provided, however, That the Administrator may terminate the Program as of the close of business on December 31, 1954, upon giving advance public notice of such termination not later than December 31, 1953; Provided, further, That the Administrator may terminate the Program as of the date when the Government has received and accepted 200,000 tons of chrome ore and/or concentrates under the Program. § 99.105. Deliveries. Chrome ore or concentrates to be purchased by the Government under the Program must be delivered by the producer in bulk at the depot. The cost of unloading trucks or railroad cars will be for the account of the producer. Deliveries of less than five (5) tons of material will not be accepted. No deliveries in excess of two thousand (2,000) tons per year from any one source will be accepted without prior written approval of the Govern ment. § 99.106. Specifications—(a) Chemical requirements. No material will be accepted by the Government which does not meet the following specifications: Chromic oxide (Cr2O3). Silica (SiO2) ‒‒ Chromium to Iron ratio (Cr/Fe) -- Minimum 42 percent (b) Physical requirements. All material shall be in unmixed lots consisting of one of the following types: TYPE I. Lumpy ore-shall be hard, dense, non-friable material of which not more than 25 percent shall pass a one-inch Tyler standard screen. All material shall pass through a twelve-inch ring. TYPE II. Fines-no size restrictions shall apply to fines (including friable lumpy material). TYPE III. Concentrates-no size restrictions shall apply to concentrates. § 99.107 Prices. The prices to be paid for material accepted by the Government shall be the base prices with applicable premiums and penalties as stated below. Prices are based on a long dry ton of material delivered at the depot. Fractions appearing on analysis reports will be prorated in computing premiums and penalties. The base price shall be $115.00 per ton of Type I (lumpy ore), or $110.00 per ton of Type II (fines) and Type III (concentrates), all analyzing as follows: Chromic oxide (Cr2O3)- Chromium to Iron ratio (Cr/Fe). Premiums 48.00 percent 3 to 1 Chromic oxide content-above 48 percent: $4.00 per ton for each 1 percent of chromic oxide content. Chromium to iron ratio-above 3 to 1: $4.00 per ton for each one-tenth increase in Cr. to FE ration up to but not exceeding 3.5 to 1. Penalties Chromic oxide content-below 48 percent: $3.00 per ton for each 1 percent of chromic oxide content down to and including 42 percent. Chromium to iron ratio-below 3 to 1: $3.00 per ton for each one-tenth decrease in Cr to Fe ratio down to and including 2 to 1. § 99.108 Weighing, sampling, moisture determination, and analysis. All material will be subject to weighing, sampling, moisture determination and analysis by the Government at its own expense prior to acceptance. The producer shall be afforded an opportunity to witness weighing and sampling. The weight of each truckload will be determined by a Government weight master on scales provided by the Government. A weight ticket for each load will be furnished to the producer. Material will be sampled at the time of unloading at the depot by a qualified sampler selected by the Government. A representative sample of each lot shall be taken in accordance with methods approved by the Government and the producer prior to delivery. Representative portions of lumps, rubble, and fines will be obtained after trucks are unloaded. The gross sample so obtained will be mixed, and a screen size determination will be made. The sample will then be reduced to one inch maximum particle size and divided into two portions, one of which will be used for moisture determination by the Government and the other prepared for chemical analysis. The Government's determination of moisture content shall be final. Each sample shall be analyzed by a recognized commercial laboratory selected by the Government in accordance with analytical methods approved by ferrochromium manufacturers. The chromium content of any material shall be 68.4 percent of the chromic oxide content. The assay results shall be final and shall constitute the basis of payment. All material found not to meet the specifications contained in § 99.106 will be rejected. The producer shall be afforded ten days to re-sort any lot of rejected material and to offer the re-sorted material to the Government. All material rejected after re-sorting and all rejected material which the producer does not elect to re-sort must be removed by the producer at his own expense within fifteen days after notice of rejection to the producer. Upon failure of the producer to remove the material within the time allowed, the Government may dispose of it without liability. Such failure shall constitute grounds for the Government's refusal of further offers of material from the producer. Effective date. §§ 99.101 to 99.108 shall become effective immediately. JESS LARSON, Administrator. EXHIBIT 97 DMA LIST OF EXPLORATION PROJECT LOANS OBLIGATED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1951 (Prepared by the DMA for the Subcommittee on Mines and Mining of the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs) |