New Caledonia's
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Minerals
TWO survey parties from France are expected in New Caledonia. One, sent by the National Geographic Insti tute of Paris, to arrive early in 1948, will map the island. The other “mission” is to carry out a preliminary survey of mineral resources.
Meanwhile, an announcement is made that Broken Hill, which sent experts to report on New Caledonian Plaine des Lacs iron deposits shortly before the war and again in 1945, has given up the idea of exploitation because the presence of nickel and chrome make the ores diffi cult to smelt.