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,nortt live in Grano wi ..., ..,., v. <br />those emp7oyed'at the mi}I. <br />"lt look's' 1i'k~ we might 'havt°t`8uit <br />nianpowei up'to '550 by later this yea4;~' <br />Hinken said'. <br />~':"Last`yea'r°s projection was 'f8~'18 <br />rn4ljion'`pbi~n~5 ner` year; and' aci'ual <br />r >...=_: <br />prodGct?on was'~ne ~' 31'miliion:~"" <br />.';r a%n F.-~ <br />W a don't ;kiioa+~ beyond ne.et'year"s <br />p't~jetYofi'~o?~'40t!riti(Rort pounds`"what <br />te'e' 1 he producing," Hinken sari; -brit <br />ga~c the commissioners the good'fiews <br />that that production rain means"'y8u <br />can expect to Sei a iift}e bif more tax <br />money from us." <br />To proeide an example of how <br />efficigttcy has increased at the mine <br />Hinken said ~r the peak year of 1980, <br />with about 2,000 employees, the <br />production. wzs about 50 million. <br />"It used to be tha: 20 tons per man <br />shift was food. We've recently had one <br />quarter with over SO tons per man shift. <br />Hinken said one of t},e current major <br />products is 99 prcent pa-e molybdenum <br />lubricant. "~?'e'L' produce about 7..5 <br />million pounds of it this year," he added. <br />Mill manager Yevin FIeoerie added that <br />"I-[endeTSOn produces airiest ail the <br />naturally produced Qubricant) in the <br />world." <br />Hinken said a new use as part of <br />automobile air b~ systems may spur <br />some increase in demart.i ;or <br />