[?] s Place Big Nickel Orders

In N. Caledonia

N TRACTS have been signed vith Japanese firms covering lelivery during the year ending 1957, of 800,000 tons of nickel e Japanese have agreed to it ore of 3 per cent., and even >me cases 2.80 per cent. It is cted that most of this ore will ipplied by the Pentecoste group lines at Kouaou on the East >, not far from the rich domain le Nickel Company at Thio. e Pentecoste group is at present lling a conveyor belt installa which will permit the loading lips direct from the shore. At mt ships are loaded by barges. ;r this system* maximum load day is 800 tons. When the eyor belt starts working in it is expected that loading be at rate of 400 tons per hour.