NG Highlands
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New Mining Interest in NG Highlands
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Goroka, Jan. 30.
NATIVE miners washing for alluvial gold in the Kainantu area of the Eastern Highlands, employing the most primitive tech niques, have stimulated the interest of European prospectors. During the 12 months ended June 30, 1954, over £12,000 was won by a small group of native miners.
Currently, a European group is interested in both gold and copper on the Ramu-Purari Divide, West of Kainantu.
A recent survey by New Guinea Goldfields Limited of Wau has been followed up by this company peg ping for leases in January of this year.
Further to the West, in the Jimmi River area of the Western High lands reports have been received of good alluvial gold having been won by prospectors.
In these days prospecting requires a lot of capital and unless a rich strike is made it is impossible to work gold economically in the High lands where high air freight, added to normal labour costs, makes gold mining unattractive.
What is required is a practical survey by experienced miners as sisted by a Government grant.