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Show Seekhlg Some New Copper Markets In technical achievement the copper industry has made epochal progress in the last five years. This is particularly true in the matter of obtaining more metal from a given amount of ore, and in making use of low-grade ore. However, this technical advancement advance-ment has Been largely the cause of the overproduction that is now perplexing the industry. What copper needs, according to many authorities, is progress in marketing market-ing methods to parallel its scientific scien-tific progress. Production must be curtailed to within the limits of demand, and new uses for the metal must be developed and new commercial markets explored. Several copper producing states are now strongly advocating that their motor license plates be made of copper with good legitimate arguments for its use. Similiar help could be given coppermining, with public benefit, along many lines. |