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MINES and METALS.
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Yampi Sound Ironstone.
Plans for the exploration of new
ventures after the war were referred
to by the chairman (Mr H. 0. Dar
ling) at the annual meeting of the
Broken Hill Proprietary Co, Ltd.
Among the projects which the chair
man mentioned were receiving atten
tion was the equipping and develop
ing of the Yampi Sound ironstone
deposits.
Dividend Omitted.
The directors of Victoria Gold Dredg
ins Co NL advise that because of the
low grade of the area dredged since the
end of March, It is not orcosed to dis-I
tribute any dividend in 'September.
Tableland Tin.
Tableland Tin NIL reports that the
estimated working proft for the four
weeks ended August 1 was £15.205.
-Norseman Gold Mines.
Norseman Gold Mines NL treated 2,905
tons of ore from the Norseman mine
during the four weeks ended August 22
for a yield of 1.639oz of bullion contain
ing 454oz of fine gold. The company alSo
dispatched 1.532 tons of concentrates and
416 tons of pritis to the fertiliser works.
Estimated revenue £ ,eoB0.
The Metal Market.
LONDON. Aug 30.I.-aximum prices
per ton for copper, lead, zinc. nickel and
i' a.re: Copper. electrolytic end ire
b.. £62: lead. foreign. £25" ?EgliB-.:
2: 10/; zinc foreign. £25/5/: nlcke!.
.I O . £ 195: tin. £300 a ton.
Quotations for other met?ls are:'. Au
minit:m. £110 a ton; silver. strndard.i
spot, 1'11i en oz; do, forw.rd. I'11 :I
nlatinum, £9 an oz: pig iron. £6/81
a ton, antimony. EnglIsh, 99 oer cent.
I 120; crudee , 0 per ceht, £100 a ton
tungsten ore. prices range up to 100/ a
)unit for Producing country, the ccisl
seinm price remains at 140/ a unit,
delivered works.
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