Show Strike Threats May Close Mine The pending strike of the Anaconda Anaconda Ana Ana- conda Council of International Union of Mine lIne Mill and Smelter Smelt Smelt- er W Workers will have the ultimate I effect of closing down all remaining remaining remain remain- ing zinc lead producers I in inthe t the In In termo Area TJ The Council which Is seeking to toITa ITa tie wages in the ie depressed le lead d zinc Industry to the settlement It If all any In th the copper er mining and aul andI I copper processing industry has hasi I i informed Anaconda management ement I It would walk out August 19 at Tooele an and anI I in Montana The Tooele smelter of Anac Ana Ana- c affiliated International Smelting Refining Co has operated op op- op elated on a part time basis even though an agreement with United I States Smelting Refining and Mining Min Mm- I ingCo ing OJ provides an added concentrates concentrates concen concen- supply following closure of Midvale smelter Disposition of prod producers cers in the western zinc lead-zinc Industry is to grant gap jio lg I e as ever eer er in current negotiations on I grounds that none of them are making any money and most of ot the them Ware are operating at a loss and lose and have hayo been for several years The alternative to a long strike would appear to be a permanent closure of ot Installations and properties |