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In 1928, Utah Construction Company completed its first project outside of the United States with the 110 mile railroad for Southern Pacific of Mexico. Over the next 30 years, UCC continued to work on projects in Mexico including dams, roads, mining, and canals. The collection contains several booklets and correspondence along with approximately 500 photographs. |
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Show has outstripped the ability of the mining industry to add new capacity. Fluorspar and iron ore are the only exceptions the first because it is primarily an export item and the second because of the rapid growth in steel production in the country. Iron and Steel Production Mexico is second only to Brazil in the production of steel in Latin America. It has one of the most advanced steel industries on the continent and is noteworthy for the production of sponge iron from iron ore by means of natural gas. The steel industry in Mexico is dominated by five major integrated steel-producing companies Altos Hornos de Mexico (Ahmsa), Compania Fundidora de Fierro y Acero de Monterrey (Fundidora), Grupo Acero, Hojalata y Lamina (Hylsa), and Tubos de Acero de Mexico (Tamsa). One serious problem faced by the steel industry in Mexico is the long rail haul of iron ore from the mine to the steel mill. Furthermore, coking coals of a type suitable for metallurgical coke are not available in Mexico. Consequently, the industry leans heavily on imported coal to blend with high ash domestic coal. With the exception of the Tamsa deposits, all sources of ore are located far from the mills, and this situation contributes heavily to the high domestic price of steelmaking. For a number of years, the government has been considering building a tidewater steel plant at the mouth of the Balsas River near Manzanillo on the Pacific Coast to facilitate the import of coking coal from the United States and Australia. (The Pena, Colorado, iron ore reserve, which was drilled by CF&I and Utah in 1956, is being developed to supply this operation.) The steel production of Mexico's major companies for the years 1960 through 1970 is given in Table 11. Table 11 Ingot Steel Production of Mexico's Major Companies 1960-1970 (Thousands of Metric Tons) 1960 1967 1968 1969 1970 Altos Hornos de Mexico 546.2 1,257.8 1,374.2 1,406.8 1,513.8 Fundidora de Monterrey 207.5 620.7 709.3 837.1 771.3 Hojalata y Lamina 234.7 497.7 488.5 533.8 739.3 Tubos de Acero de Mexico 160.6 239.2 244.0 247.0 274.4 Aceros Nacionales 71.3 88.1 88.5 87.8 103.3 Aceros Ecatepec 34.4 77.8 88.1 94.3 92.3 Aceros de Chihuahua 14.9 66.2 69.5 71.5 73.7 Campos Hermanos 36.1 37.8 39.6 47.4 Total 1,269.6 2,883.6 3,099.6 3,317.9 3,615.5 Source: Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior, S.A. Copper Production The three major copper producers of Mexico are Cananea, Asarco Mexicana, and Industrias Penoles. All three companies are Mexicanized; all operate smelters and Cananea also operates a refinery. The former French company, Minera de Santa Rosalia, with mines in 35 |
