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 Plans for a $130-million-kilowatt nuclear powerplant on the lower Columbia
River were announced by Portland General Electric Co. The plant would be
located in Columbia County and was expected to be ready for inclusion in
the regional power grid by 1975. 
 Interest in exploration for copper and petroleum was exhibited. A copper
search by Kennecott's Bear Creek Mining Co. was centered in Baker County
where 38 claims were registered. Standard Oil Co. of California, Mobil Oil
Co., and Texaco Inc., applied for leases in Columbia and Washington Counties
for petroleum exploration. Mobil Oil was also interested in leases in Coos
and Douglas Counties. Pan American Petroleum Corp., in conjunction with several
other firms, drilled one offshore hole. 
 The growth of Oregon's metals industry was evidenced by two new entrants,
Rem Metals Corp. and TiLINE, Inc. Both casting firms located in the Albany
area. 
 A history of the metal industry centered at Albany was published ~. It covered
the history and development of the titanium, 
zirconium, columbium, and tantalum production processes employed by two Albany
firms, Wah Chang Albany Corp. and Oregon Metallurgical Corp. 
 Construction started on a $35-million fully integrated steel plant at the
Port of Portland's Rivergate Industrial District. Two firms, Gilmore Steel
Corp. and Midland-Ross Corp., announced jointly that adjacent plants were
to be constructed on the 150-acre Willamette River waterfront 
Site. 
 
 Preliminary work began on Northwest Aluminum Co.'s $142-million plant, slated
for completion in early 1970, at Warrenton, near Astoria. An alumina plant
to process bauxite from Australia and a reduction plant to convert the alumina
to aluminum were to be constructed. Northwest Aluminum is a combination of
Japanese and American firms. Employment of 900 to 1,000 workers was expected
to require a payroll of nearly $8 million when actual production commenced.

 
 3 DeWeese, R. W., and R. S. Mason. A Is For Albany, Z Is For Zirconium.
Ore Bin, Oregon Dept. Geol. and Miner. md., October 1967, p. 185.