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I'LIUBI'LTL^ ULUUJII
ZEEHAN
DEPRESSION.
2tHO MARK REACHED.
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mncniaii
| ol I'i.u iiiiniiiQ 'li'ii
.luat iiaa set
in ou tli« West V.v >i. -me. ^vilvu imnc
«Hi
lhe
lln.- last ai /.e.iian to .stand .-ill
j'Jti- lucjil mines liii\*iila-'<c)oi4tfd _
xoiui; iiiin_' ajro:
:<nd miu-h asaiu^t I
their wish ill!' mnii-igt-iiKMir ttin-ldp'tl •l-Jp't 1
in at-li\i; "tiera ions "nlil sm-Jil
tinii* as i-11111111 ions
permit
or
, |
— irking ol. tlie tiiiiii> at a profit oom
" <
iuc;.siiiate
Willi Us lmiiortaneo
auil
IVSOUiCCs-
Jn all Ui(> mars
that Zcelian
has
Leeti m pxisrenee it lias never been
w ithout, a mine of some Bort to main,
tain the )lhisi..u of .oiiiiiii-, but now
thiit ihe last, local inline
has
bee-i
clused
the resideuts of Zoehan
arc,
not looking into the future with the
hope thai, it
lias verv
bright
prospects
in store for them.
\In
fact,
most are of opinion that the field has
not a verv prosperous future before
it, unless some
unforeseen
circumstances
arise.
The Government,
U
is thought, should come to the assistance
of the industry, or at least make
iin attempt to improve matters somewhat.
Perhaps much cannot be done .
at the present time hut the lmi>o . }
w-
ance of the mining industry certain
U
warrants something being ali-inpt
ed by the Government in the. inter
estg of the community of mining cen
tres and the mining industry .
The lecent slump in the price of
osmirtdium -assists in
malnng
mattew
worse. .. Only a few months ago
the piipe of this metal was £42 an
ounce, later falling to £35, and then
came £28/10/. Laet week it declin-
ed in Talne by £5/10/. making
Oie
price being paid at the present
time
only £23 an ounce. Osmiridlum digging;
at this
figure
will
not
pay
many of the men following the pur.
: suit.
In feet many were Only- making
wageB when the price was
£42
an - -ounce, and it
yriU
mean
ttkt
these men will make bat a bare er-
Istence now. "while the less fortunate
diggers will ie placed in a very tmtenviable
position.
Here also there
is need for -urgent action ©n the pp.rt
of the • Government, fwith a view to
finding
out from .the countries consnpiing
osmiridinm • the true Talue of
the mineral.
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