In Guadalcanal

Gold Ridge Prospects

Clutha On The Job

WHAT could be one of the

most significant develop

ments in post-war Solomon

Islands history occurred in late

April when technical men

arrived in Guadalcanal to test

Gold Ridge gold deposits for

Clutha Development Ltd.

Messrs. John Edwards and E.

Robinson arrived from Bulolo, NG, on April 23, and were followed a few days later by Geologist Alan Blatchford.

By early May work had com menced and it is expected that the BSIP’s 64-dollar question will ultimately be answered; Is Gold Ridge big enough to support a mining venture of the necessary dimensions?

It is likely that a road will be built to the Ridge in order to get mining equipment to the site. It is understood that Clutha is prepared to spend a large sum to prove, once and for always, whether Gold Ridge merits attention.

Mr. Blatchford spent 10 years with Emperor in Fiji and knows the Gold Ridge type of formation well.

Interested parties in BSIP realise that there is yet much to be done but they are encouraged by the fact that Gold Ridge is at last getting the attention it deserves.