N. Caledonia's Vast Iron
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Deposits
American Interest
Prom Our Own Correspondent
Noumea, Mav 15.
AN American analysis of the vast iron ore (limonite) deposits on the Plaine des Lacs, Southern New Caledonia, which by agreement with the French ad ministration might conceivably become a future reserve for Australian industrial requirements, gave the following percen tages : Iron oxide, 73.31; iron metal, 51.32; ignition loss, 13.12; silicate, 3.50; chrome. 1.92; alumina, 5.45; oxide of nickel, 0.71; oxide of manganese, 0.30; magnesia, 1.45; lime, 0.08; phosphorus, 0.05; and sul phur. 0.02.
A sample of this ore was sent to Wash ington by the American Consulate here.
For a number of reasons, notably geo graphical, Australia is much more likely to become interested in these deposits than the USA.