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underway the following year and first production commencing in <br /> early 1918. <br /> After little more than a year' s operation, the end of <br /> World War I brought about an end to market uses for molybdenum <br /> and the property was closed. By 1924 a peace time market had <br /> been established and mine production resumed at the rate of 400 <br /> tons of ore per day. <br /> In 1932 , production was increased to 1, 200 tons per <br /> day. Between 1936 and 1940 plant capacity increased to 18 , 000 <br /> and during the war efforts of World War II , production increased <br /> again during 1941-1945 to 22 , 000 tons per day. Following the <br /> war, production dropped back to a minimum of 5, 000 tons per day <br /> until the early 1950' s. By 1.960, production was averaging 33 , 000 <br /> • tons per day, 41, 000 in early 1970 ' s, and averaging 48 , 000 tons <br /> per day during 1977. <br /> With a 60-year history of operations and numerous <br /> expansion periods developed during those years, long range plan- <br /> ning for production and reclamational measures was extremely <br /> sporadic and in some cases inaccurate. With today' s knowledge of <br /> the ore zones, modern mining methods and rapidly expanding recla- <br /> mation technology, only recently has it become possible to provide <br /> realistic and attainable environmental planning with the continued <br /> development of the Climax operation. <br /> 1-2 <br />