BGD Production
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RODUCTION figures released by Bulolo Gold Dredging, Ltd., snow that for the quarter ended (May 31, 2,722,500 yards were pged compared with 3,035,720 in [corresponding quarter of 1954 £o£ old rec °vered was 14,373 oz 334 i . dollars an ounce I 503,055 dollars (466,690).
fi £ h6d 2 ’ 245 tons Of MOP and trochus shell in 1954 The industry employed 1.539 men. The MOP yield was 1.114 tons (1953, k 14 3« *° n s > worth £643,200 (£658,397)—an average price a ton of £577 (£576)). Trochus totalled 1,131 tons (1,001 tons) worth £241,589 (£146,825). Average trochus price a ton was £213 (£146.7).