The Archive · 1939

Aims of Plan

The plan Was launched i July, 1930, aiming to accomplish, with foreign financial and technical assistance, the following major projects by the summer of 1939:

1, Institution of control over China tungsten and antimony output and export, and also the erection of ferry-tungsten tant capable of producing 2,000 tons of ferry-tungsten annually.

2. Erection. of steel works at Hsiangtan, in Hunan, and Ma-an Shan, in Anhwei, capable of producing 300,- 000 tons of high-grade steel annually, which are sufficient to meet half of China's needs each: year.

Production of 300,000 tons of iron ores at Linhsiang and Chalin, in Hunan, annually:

4. Development of copper mines at Yanghsin and Tayeh, in Hupeh, and Penghsien, in Szechuen, and also the opening of a copper smelting plant to produce annually 3,00 tons of copper, which represents half of the country's needs.

5. Development of lead and zine mines at Suikowshan, in Hunan, and Kweihsien, in Kwangsi, to produce 5,000 tons a year, enough to meet China's needs.

6. Exploitation of coal deposits at Full Schedule for

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