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Show SHIELD DEVELOPMENT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AT RHLFORD MILL By BART STEELY Renovation of the Shield Development Co. mill just west of Milford is ahead of schedule, and it is possible the plant may be processing copper in less than three iic-l'.s, Raif Klcine, general manager, indicated yesterday. yes-terday. The OK mine five miles northwest cf here will be mined in an open pit operation as soon as the mill is i eady. The company has hired 22 Milford men and they are at work at the mill. More men will be hired later, for equipment has already been junked. The company is not selling stock. It has millions at its disposal, mostly irom its mines in Canada. Headquarters of the firm is in Toronto. the mill and at the mine. Tons of cement are being laid at the mill. Wiseman Ready-Mix Ready-Mix has six men keeping the mixing trucks rolling to and from the plant, as fast as forms are prepared. Most of the men are working overtime to rush the plant into operation. "I'm try.'ng to teat my own record f 1S7 days from the tiaie I started buil i"g a mill in Canada until H began op-era'.ions" op-era'.ions" Mr. Kieine sa.ia. That record has not been surpassed in Canada. For a long time it was not profitable to mine copper in this area, considering the grade of ore. because of cheaper importations. im-portations. New methods of processing the ore have made it possible to resume copper mining here, Mr. Kleine explained. ex-plained. "But we are not miracle men," he said, "and the extent of our operations naturally will depend on the ore we scoop from beneath the surface. We are confident, however, after much exploration, that we have hit the right spot." Two million dollars are being be-ing spent initially on getting in shape the mill, formeily owned by the "American Mining Min-ing Co., and opening the OK mine. Of prime importance to Mr. Kleine is safety for the crews at the mill. The old portion of the plant is being reinforced beyond specified safety stress levels and newer equipment is being added. The trestle at the south end of the mill will be torn down. Some of the old |