N. G. Goldfields
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Development Proceeding Power Plant and Mill Due Shortly
APART from progress reports, the big organisation of New Guinea Goldfields Ltd. have made few announcements as to actual develop ments on the field.
It has been now ascertained that encouraging results have been obtained from the leases.
A power plant arrived in New Guinea last month and this should be in op eration in a few weeks. This will enable the company to carry out ex tensive sinking on the reefs, which, to date, have been tested mainly by drills.
A mill to operate on the Golden Ridges leases of this company is com ing from England. This will be a special treatment plant, because of the presence of manganese in the deposits.
The mill will be so reduced as to allow of its transport from the coast to Wau by plane. From Wau to the Ridges, a distance of 8 miles, the machinery will be transported by bullock carts.
Bullocks for this purpose were re cently driven overland to Wau.
Arrangements will be made to run power lines to the Golden Ridges from the power plant at Wau, for the work ing of the mill.