The State of Israel will extract 100,000 tons of copper ore from the ancient site of King Solomon’s Mines within seven months, it was predicted here today at a press conference by Abraham Dor, chief engineer of Israel Mining Industries, who arrived recently for a nationwide speaking tour on behalf of the State of Israel bond issue.
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