Work Plan of the Narkomtsvetmet Sin'tszysnolovo Concession for 1941

[handwritten: the Attachment to Point 141 on l. 150-154 is in classified storage]

ATTACHMENT

to point 141 (OP) Politburo Minutes Nº 28

WORK PLAN OF THE NARKOMTSVETMET SIN'TSZYSNOLOVO CONCESSION FOR 1941

(approved by the USSR SNK and VKP(b) on 7 March 1941)

The geological work of the Special Expedition of Glavnikel'olovo in Western China (the province of Xinjiang) has established signs of tin both in alluvial deposits and in primary deposits. However, the industrial importance of the deposits which have been found have not been clarified. The deposits of the region of the Bortala River have the most reliable signs of tin and tungsten deposits of all the tin deposits found.

Based on this, the tasks of the work of the Sin'tszyanolovo concession in 1941 are:

a) the organization of geological work to explore for tin and the minerals associated with it in unexplored regions of Xinjiang;

b) searching for tin and tungsten deposits of the Bortala region;

c) the organization of the mining of tin and tungsten concentrate in sectors which have produced favorable results in content and reserves;

d) the detailed search for beryllium in the Altai District, and

e) the organization of the pilot mining of beryllium in the Altai.

The calculation of the reserves of tin, tungsten, and beryllium and the commercial value of the deposits of these metals will be the result of all the work.

The following is the work plan for 1941 to accomplish these tasks.

A. Exploration work for tin and tungsten in the Bortala River basin.

1. The exploration of alluvial deposits in the valley of the Bortala River between the village of Shofan' and the mouth of the Kozhurty river in an area of 80 km².

2. The exploration of alluvial depots in the valley of the Urtak-Sary River between the Motta and Zengin-Kunde Rivers in an area of 20 km².

3. The exploration of alluvial depots in the valley of the Kustay River from the mouth of the Ishki-Bulak River downstream in an area of one km².

4. The exploration of alluvial depots in the valley of the Sary-Burek River in an area of 1.6 km².

5. The exploration of alluvial depots in the valley of the Turgun River in an area of 1.2 km².

6. The exploration of primary tin and tungsten deposits in [the following] sectors: Chekerty, Chogan-Kel'dy, Turgun, Sary-Burek, and Kustay.

The start of the exploration work is 1 April 1941.

The departure from Moscow of the engineering and technical workers of the Bortala geological exploration group is to be accomplished by 20 March 1941.

Establish the following amount of exploration work for primary and alluvial deposits of tin and tungsten in the Bortala River basin:

Submit ideas about the possibility of organizing pilot mining of the tin and tungsten concentrate by August 1 1941 on the basis of the results of the exploratory work conducted in April and May.

Process the geological and the exploratory materials in the 4^th quarter of 1941, along with the field work, and by 1 January 1942 compile a preliminary production report with a calculation of the reserves and the commercial value of the reserves of tin and tungsten.

B. The Geological Survey and Prospecting for Deposits of Tin and Other Metals

1. The geological survey and prospecting for primary and alluvial tin and tungsten deposits along both sides of the Bortala River on a scale of 1:100000.

2. Detailed prospecting of primary and alluvial tin and tungsten deposits in the region of the Chekerty, Chogan-Kel'dy, Sary-Burek, and Turgun River on a scale of 1:25000.

The start of work of the Bortala exploration group is 1 May 1941.

The departure of the engineering and technical workers from Moscow is to be completed by 10 April 1941.

The following is the volume of the exploration work:

In the 4^th quarter of 1941 process the geological materials and provide the commercial value of the region and the further direction of the geological exploration work.

C. The Geological Survey and Prospecting for Deposits of Tin and Other Minerals in Altai District

1. The geological strip survey and prospecting for deposits of tin and other minerals on a scale of 1:200000 in the region of the Urungu and Kaby Rivers and Kanas Lake [Ka-na-si hu].

2. The geological survey and the prospecting for deposits of tin and other minerals on a scale of 1:100000 in the region of the Kran and Ku-Irtsis Rivers.

3. The geological survey and prospecting on a scale of 1:10000 in the region of the Koktokay deposit of beryllium.

The start of field work is 1 May 1941.

The departure of the engineering and technical workers of the Altai geological exploration group from Moscow is to be completed by 10 April 1941.

The following is the volume of the exploration work for Altai:

As a result of the exploratory work give:

a) a geological commercial value of the region explored for tin, tungsten, molybdenum, beryllium, and other minerals, and

b) a detailed assessment of the Koktokay region for beryllium.

D. The Geological Survey and Prospecting for Deposits of Tin and Other Minerals in the Ghulja [Yining], Kashgar [Kashi], and Hotan [Hetian] Districts

The start of field work of the Hotan, Yarkant [Shache], Kashgar, and Dzinkhoy [sic] geological exploratory groups is 1 June 1941.

The departure of the engineering and technical workers of these groups from Moscow is to be completed by 25 April 1941.

The following is the volume of the exploration work:

As a result of the exploratory work done draw up a geological map and give the commercial value of the regions explored for tin, tungsten, and other minerals.

E. The Exploration of the Koktokay [Keketuohai] Beryllium Deposit

1. The survey of four beryllium veins in the region of the village of Koktokay and the lower course of the Dzhetty River, with survey work to begin on 1 May 1941.

The departure of the engineering and technical workers of the Koktokay exploratory group from Moscow is to be completed by 1 April 1941.

Establish the following volume of exploratory work at the Koktokay beryllium deposit:

As a result of the survey work provide 10,000 tons of total reserves of beryllium, of which 1,000 tons are of industrial grades.

Process the geological and the exploratory materials in the 4^th quarter of 1941 along with the survey work, and by 1 February 1942 compile a report with a calculation of the reserves and the commercial value of the reserves of the Koktokay beryllium deposit.

2. The pilot mining of beryllium at the Koktokay deposit.

The start of mining work 15 May 1941

The following is the amount of open-pit exploitation work:

Determine the prime cost of a ton of concentrate on the basis of the pilot mining and provide a conclusion about the industrial and economic advisability of exploiting the deposit.

F. Topographic Work

1. A topographic survey in the basin of the Bortala River in the sectors of the prospecting and exploration work.

The start of the work is 1 April 1941.

The departure of the engineering and technical workers of the topographic group from Moscow is to be accomplished by 15 March 1941.

Establish the following amount of topographic work (in square kilometers):

2. The topographic survey in the Altai District in the sectors of the prospecting and exploration work with the following amount (in square kilometers):

The departure of the engineering and technical workers of the topographic group from Moscow is to be accomplished by 20 March 1941.

The start of the work is 15 April 1941.

G. Office and Laboratory Work

1. The chemical analyses for tin, tungsten, bismuth, molybdenum, and other metals, the analyses of the alluvial sand from the alluvial ore, and the compiling of the topographical and geological maps by work region is to be done in the process of the work.

2. The drafting of the report on the exploration and prospecting work for 1941 is to be done in the 4^th quarter of 1941. Submit the report in January 1942 for the approval of the Narkomtsvetmet.

Authenticated: [Khryapkina]

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