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Government include the Department of Agriculture, the Bureau
qi of Mines of the Department of the Interior, the Bureau of
Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, the Railroad
Retirement Board, the Social Security Board, the Bureau of J;
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Minnesota, and the Agricultural Economics Departments In the
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_ Technology, Employment, and Output per Man ln Copper E
Mining. Although the copper-mining industry employed I
fewer than 18,000 workers in 1938, its product is an g
essential, widely used industrial raw material and an I
indispensable war material. The industry*s history »
affords, moreover, an exceptional picture of the im- _
pact of changing production methods on labor produc- I
tivity and employment opportunity. 1
` In terms of ore produced per man-shift, produc- I
g tivity increased from 0.6 ton in 1880 to 6.3 tons in Q
1928 and to 8.8 tons in 1936. Because the quantity of g
copper yielded per ton of ore has declined over the I
decades as poorer ore deposits have been tapped, the é
rise of productivity appears somewhat less rapid when §
measured in terms of recoverable copper. é
F Thus productivity has increased steadily despite I
growing natural handicaps. These productivity in- I
li creases were made possible by technological advances §
I in mining practice and in ore dressing. Production, I
however, has not kept pace, and employment has there- é
fore declined. In 1929 the copper output was at prac- §
tically the same level as in 1916, but only 37,000 men Q
were employed as against 61,000 in the earlier year. I
In 1936 copper production was about 60 percent but I
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employment was only about 38 percent of 1929. Q
y The industry's developmenthas involved the shift- I .
ing of production centers in response, on the one §
hand, to depletion of deposits in the older producing §
’ areas and, on the other hand, to new mining and ore- g
concentration methods that made possible the exploi- I
tation of low-grade deposits in the West. Thus in I
Michigan, which once was the leading copper-producing §
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§ 1929 and to 96 million in 1936. Employment fell off
{ even more rapidly, from 11,886 men in 1917 to 6,660
§ in 1929 and to 1,838 in 1936. In Arizona, now the
§ largest copper producer, the 1929 production of 819
if million pounds was 35 percent above its 1917 level,
i and 1929 employment was slightly lower than in 1917 -
i. an average of 11,246 as against 11,909 men. In 1936, i
{T however, employment totaled only 3,696 men, for pro-
Q duction was about half as great as in 1929 and produc- V
§ tivity meanwhile had been greatly increased. g
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Q tion have meant to the older centers can be seen in Q
4: the familiar problem area of northern Michigan where
= copper resources have recently reached a point of
Q_ serious depletion. In two such counties in the Lake
{ Superior region population declined by almost 40 per- ’
E_ cent between 1910 and 1930. The migration has can-
tinued since then; yet it was estimated that in 1936
§ as many as 3,000 copper miners and their families were I
ii stranded in these two counties with little opportunity
i` for reemployment. They have constituted an important
? relief problem. _
L The outlook for increased employment in copper if
,_ mining, as in most mineral industries, is not bright.
Y Intensification of the European war would be expected
Q to increase our copper exports, and this country's
g4 armament program will call for an increased amount of
$4 copper. Output for other than armament purposes is
ii not expected to be much above the 1936-37 level in the
J` next 2 or 3 years. Over a 10-year period, however,
_ the growth of population, the development of new uses
1} for copper, and further growth of the electrical in-
5 dustries [which now account for about one-half of do-
ii mestic consumption) point to some increase in copper I
i· production. However, productivity appears certain 6
i, to increase further with continued adoption of im-
{ proved techniques and with continuation of the shift
;. in production to deposits having a higher output per
g`. man-hour.
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PREFACE ...................... xiii g
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .................. xv Q
I. INTRODUCTION ................... 1 g
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II. MAJOR TRENDS IN THE COPPER—MINING INDUSTRY, g
1880-1936 .................. 5 ;
_ Changes in production, employment, and output 4
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T Technologie advances .............. 8 L
. Progress in safety ............... 15 §
Geographic shifts in production ......... 16 E
Integration of the industry ...... . .... 20 {
III. OPEN—CUT MINING .................. 22 i
Description of operations. ........... 24 A
Growth of open—cut mining ............ 26 ‘
Growth in production ............. 27
Changes in employment ............. 29 5
Rise in the output per worker ......... 31
Technologie advances .............. 32 i
Drilling and blasting ............. 33 —
{ Drilling .................. 33 f
Blasting .................. sv
Loading .................... 38 Q
Transportation ................ 48 n
Planning . ................... 57 Vg
Increasing difficulties of open—cut mining . . . 62 5
Changes in physical conditions ........ 62 §
Changes in the grade of ore .......... 63 Q
IV. UNDERGROUND MINES ................. 68 i
Production, employment, and output per man . . . 68 é
Relative importance of mining methods ...... 76 {
Increasing mining difficulties ......... 81 }
Yield of ore ................. 82 g
Increasing depth .......... . .... 83 §
Improvements in the art of mining ........ 85 1
Selection of mining methods ....... . . . 85 Q
Advances in mining methods .......... 88 g
Open stoping ................ 88 E
l Shrinkage stoping .............. 91 Q
Cut-and-fill stoping ............ 93 i
Square-setting ............... 96 E
Caving ................... 97 j
Summary ................... 105 E
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f. Drilling and blasting ............. 105
Q Drilling .................. 106
Q ° Blasting ......... . . . . . . . . . 112
i· Mucking and loading .............. 114
ip Transportation ................ 121
i- Haulage ................... 121
{ Hoisting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
¥* Mine drainage ................. 140
§ Mine supports ................. 146
i Ventilation .................. 150
Q Summary and conclusions ............. 159
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E V. ORE DRESSING ................... 167
i VI. SOME EFFECTS OF TECHNOLOGIC CHANGES ON THE MINERS 179
< Number and location of employment opportunities 179
Skill and age requirements ........... 181
in Wages and hours ................. 183
Employment tenure and economic security ..... 185
J · Safe ty ..................... iav
` Workmen's compensation ............ 192
&}_ VII. FUTURE OUTLOOK .................. 194
{ Copper reserves ............... . . 194 i
` Technologie advances .............. 197
L Output per man ................. 200
1 Production . . . . ............... 202
y Foreign markets and foreign competition .... 202
Y Secondary copper ............... 203
1 Consumption requirements ........... 204
f_ Employment opportunities ............ 210
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Q, 1. Production, employment, and output per worker at _
Qj copper mines, 1880-1936 ............. 7 t
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district, 1880-1936 ............... 19 .§
7. Large-scale operations by companies that smelt 3
copper ores and fabricate copper products are g
characteristic of the copper industry ...... 21 I
8. 0pen—cut copper mine at Bingham Canyon, Utah . . . 23 E
9. A shift from surface to underground mining is L
sometimes advisable ............... 26 i
10. Growth of open-cut copper mining, 1910-36 ..... 28 {
11. Production, employment, and output per worker at é
open-cut copper mines, 1914-36 ......... 30 E
12. Stripping ratio and output per worker at open-cut §
copper mines, 1914-36 ....... . ...... 31 Q
13. Drilling at open-cut copper mines ......... 35 é '
14. A remodeled shovel loading ore at an open-cut cop-
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15. Relatives of shovel performance and output per man
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18. Yield of ore at open-cut copper mines, 1910-36 . . 64 §
19. Copper content of ore concentrated at mills of g ‘
Utah copper mine, 1911-35 ............ 66 g
20. Ore, men, and materials move through the shaft at §
an underground mine ............... 69 Q
· 21. Production, employment, and output per worker at Q
_ underground copper mines, 1914-36 ........ 70 Q
A 22. Production of ore and output per worker at under- Q
ground copper mines, by mining method, `
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23. Production of copper and output per worker at g
underground copper mines, by mining method, 5
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24. Employment at underground copper mines, by mining é
method, 1917-36 ................. 74 Q
Q 25. Distribution of copper produced at underground 3
copper mines, by mining method, 1917-36 ..... 76 {
26. Percentage distribution of copper production, by i
mining method, 1917-36 ............. 78 E
27. Production and output per man at Michigan copper g
mines, 1917-36 ................. 80 Q
28. Yield of ore at underground copper mines, 1917-36 62 E
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i 30. Shrinkage method of copper mining ......... 92
i‘ 31. Cut-and-fill methods of copper mining ....... 94
i 32. Square-set methods of copper mining ........ 98 ,
i 39. Caving methods of copper mining ...... . . . . 102 5
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· 37. A scraper loader in a western copper mine ..... 120
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`_ 39. Moving large tonnages to the surface requires
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§; 41. Modern concentration methods require that ore be _
{‘j crushed and ground until the largest particles
{ resemble fine sand ............... 168
_ 42. Typical large copper concentrating mills use flo-
i tation cells .................. 172
% 43. Percentage of copper content of ore recovered at
y. typical concentrators, 1911-35 ......... 174
i 44. Concentrates must be dehydrated .......... 177
Y 45. Barring down loose rocks in underground working
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. 46. Accident rate at copper mines, 1911-36 ...... 191
F 47. Estimated copper reserves and quantity of copper §
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§_ 48. Estimated use of copper in the United States, by
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A-1. Production, employment, and output per worker at E
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method, 1880-1938 ........... . .... 218 {
A-3. Production of copper, by principal district, é
1880-1938 .................... 218 Q
A-4. Production and yield of direct-smelting and mill- N
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A—5. Production of copper, by principal producing ,
State, 1880-1938 ................ 221
A-8. Production of copper ore, by principal producing
State, 1880-1938 ................ 223 {
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yield of ore, employment, and productivity in
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1917-ae ..................... 224 Q
A-8. Production of ore, copper, and copper equivalent, 3
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A—9. Production, employment, and output per man-shift i
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mines, 1914-38 ................. 253 g
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A-12. Production and output per man-hour at Michigan Q
copper mines, 1917-38 .............. 255 é
A-13. Production of copper ore and copper at copper %
mines, by mining method, 1917-38 ........ 258 i
A-14. Number of wage earners and horsepower at copper g
mines, 1880-1929 ................ 257 §
A-15. Trends in copper content of concentrator heads and é
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1911-35 ..................... 257 {
A-18. Accident rate at copper mines, 1911-38 ...... 258 E
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A-19. Estimated copper reserves, by State, district, 3
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raw materials have in many instances been satisfied with a continually
lcwer expenditure of labor per unit of output as well as with a declining
’ total volume of employment. Many factors have contributed to these de-
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mining copper, improvements in mechanical equipment, and increased appli- f
cation of mechanical power in mines and in ore—dressing plants.
‘ The twentieth century has seen the rise of the open-cut method of min-
ing copper. From less than 2 percent in 1907, the copper output of open- Q
cut mines has grown to over two-fifths of the total. Large open-cut
operations use mass-production methods of breaking, loading, and hauling
ore that cannot be used in underground vein mines. In consequence, out-
put of ore per man-hour is four or five titres as great in Open-Cut oper- ’*
ations as at underground vein mines, and copper output per man—hour is § `
more than twice as great. j,
The rise of open-cut copper mining depended upon two principal tech-
nological developments: mechanical methods of handling large volumes .
of materials and improvements in ore-dressing techniques. The open-cut {
method of mining with power shovels and other large-scale mechanical
equipment was borrowed from the iron-mining industry. Improvements in
gravity concentration and the development of the flotation process of ore
dressing have made commercially possible the recovery of copper from low- `
grade disseminated ores that no years ago were considered worthless
most engineers. It is these deposits that are now being worked by the
open-cut method.
At underground mines, too, there have been significant advances in min-
ing methods. Most important of these is the development of modern under-
cut caving methods that give to underground mines some of the advantages
accruing to open-cut operations through mass-production methods of han-
dling ore. _!
Over the several decades covered by this study, the most important in-
fluence on employment opportunity in copper mining has been the rising
output per worker that has resulted from these changes in mining methods
1 and from mechanical innovation and improvement of equipment and power
utilization. Associated with these technological changes, which require
large capital outlays for development work and for operating equipment,
has been the trend toward a greater concentration of control in the hands
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{ of large producers and toward fewer and larger operating units. In 1922
Q the three largest producers accounted for about one—third of the copper
Q production; in 1936 they produced about three—fourths of the total.
gp Centers of production have shifted as a result of depletion in some of
é the older areas and the increasing exploitation of low—grade ores in the
E. newer western regions. Thus Michigan and Montana have declined in both
i_ absolute and relative importance while Arizona and Utah have become the
% most important copper-producing States. Since by and large the newer
ig areas are those where labor productivity is highest, the growing relative
QL importance of these areas has in itself served to decrease unit labor re-
Q quirements in the industry as a whole. In addition, the southwestward
» nngration of the industry, the shift to surface operation, and changes in i
. V underground methods have altered the character of ccpper-mining occupa-
t` tions and the locations of employnent opportunity and thus have created
g.» adjustment problem for many of the copper miners.
E This report is one of a series of studies conducted by the National
it Research Project in cooperation with the United States Bureau of Pdnes
§` under the direction of O. B. Kiessling. It was prepared by Y. S. leong,
pl who was loaned for this study by the Central Statistical Board: Emil
i Brdreich, J. C. Burritt, C. B. Nighman, and George C. Beikes ot ine Ter
1 tional Research Project: and O. E. Kiessling of the Bureau of Hines. lhe
{ manuscript was edited and prepared for publication under the direction of
%_ Edmund J. Stone.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 3
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Acknowledgment is made of important aid given in the preparation of g
this report by officials of the United States Bureau of Mines. Data Q
on ore production, yield, and depth of mines were supplied by Chas. W. {
` Henderson, Supervising Engineer of the western field offices of the ri
Mineral Production Division, and by J. P. Dunlop, C. W. Merrill, and i
T. H. Miller, respectively in charge of field offices of the same division é
at Joplin, Mo.; San Francisco, Calif.; and Salt lake City, Utah. C. N. j
Gerry, Supervising Statistician of the last—named field office, also sup-
plied valuable information and suggestions. Employment data utilized in Q
l this survey were node available by W. W. Adans, Supervising Statistician, 2
Employment Statistics Section; M. E. Kolhos of the sane section gave ine Q
portant help in the use of this material. C. F. Jackson, Supervising Q
Engineer, and C. E. Julihn, Principal Mining Engineer, of the Mining i
Division, and E. D. Gardner, Supervising Engineer of the Tucson (Arizona) 3
office of the sane division, gave important aid in the classification of § ·
mining methods and in supplying information on mine ventilation. J. W. .
Furness, Chief Engineer; E. W. Pehrson, Asst. Chief Engineer; and H. M. i
Meyer, Senior Clerk, all of the staff of the Metal Economics Division,
supplied valuable information and suggestions. The writings and sugges- j
tions of Daniel Harrington, Chief of the Health and Safety Branch, have R
been heavily drawn upon in preparing sections of the discussion concerned §
with the health and safety of miners; F. S. Crawford, District Engineer 5
of the Duluth (Minnesota) office of the same branch, aided in the classi— é
fication of mining methods. The preliminary examination of statistical Q
data was conducted under the supervision of R. J. Lund, formerly Mineral g
Economist of the Bureau and now Editor of The Mining Congress Journal. i
Grateful acknowledgment is also made to WTA National Research Project E
staff members who carried out major tasks in the conduct of the study. g
Responsibility for the accuracy of the statistical compilations fell é
chiefly upon Sidney Ginsburg and M. B. McIntyre, who also made important §
suggestions for improvement of the report. D. C. Athanas, E. M. Steuart, %
and P. J. Wester carried out special assignments in the preparation Q
of the manuscript. Cooke Settle was responsible for the lay—out of the E
charts and furnished valuable aid in writing the technical sections of E
the report. R. E. Good, H. Cowles, and H. Tilford assisted in organ- E
izing and preparing the statistical material. W. S. Stanley prepared Q
preliminary sketches of the illustrations of mining methods.
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Valuable information on mining methods was supplied by John Norton
and D. R. Rait, Mining Engineers in the Mining Section, Reconstruction
Finance Corporation. Special thanks are also expressed to I. Alleman
who completed the drawings presented in figures gg to 33, inclusive,
through the courtesy of Howard B. Myers, Director of the Division of
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Q Research, and E. G. Millison, Chief of the Graphic Section, Work Projects
Aix Administration.
Special data or photographs presented in this report were kindly sup-
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plied by the following concerns: Anaconda Copper Mining Company, 25
Broadway, New York City, N. Y.; Utah Copper Company, Kearns Building,
Salt Lake City, Utah; Ingersoll-Rand Company, 1; Broadway, New York City,
·· N. Y.; Gardner—Denver Company, Quincy, Ill.; Eimco Corporation, 634-666
K, South Fourth West St., Salt Lake City, Utah; and Worthin ton Pump and
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g ‘ photographic material that was courteously furnished for use in this re-·
{ port by the United States Bureau of Mines.
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INTRODUCTION1
The present study attempts to analyze the effect of changes in tech-
nology and in mining conditions on employment opportunities in one of the
most important mineral industries - copper mining — and to determine the
prospects it offers for employm