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Show ANACONDA IS TURNING ITS COPPERjNJO WIRE BUTTK, Mont.. Maroh t. Throngh Its wire mill the Anaconda company haa-ajk utiet fee araMically-- all 4t current production of copper, toast year this department consumed eloae to ).-OOO.OOt) ).-OOO.OOt) pounds of red metal and found a good market for Its max uXac tared product. The luM In demand for snelter has caused the Anaconda Biaaagement to suspend operations at Its electrolytic sine plaat which had been turning out t. 000. 000 pounds monthly. Tbe company has greatly curtailed Its activities la South America, where the Andes Copper company Has stopped all but a small amount of development work. That property Increased its ore reserves during ths past year quite materially. It will probably rank aa a property about to per cent greater than Inspiration with ores averaging ehnnt th mm. |