Rch For Nickel And
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[?]Ld In New Guinea
TMATIC geological mapping is carried out, in the latter rt of 1956, in the Eastern High and Madang districts of New i, in areas surrounding Asaro, gl, Bundi, Watabung, and Bena. »ka was used as the supply nd the work was conducted series of base camps situated 3 the main road network that usts in this area, ffort is being made to appraise onomic possibilities of the orphic and igneous rocks orm the backbone of New It appears that conditions ible for deposits of nickel and :ist in some places, task of mapping and mineral tion will be slow owing to the ties of terrain and climate, e dense forest cover, rbances in Noumea between iledonian natives and people r races have been so frequent luring week-ends special of police and gendarmes »en organised. These patrols aickly nipped likely disturb n the bud, and Noumea has ne calm week-ends recently.