Throwing Away Valuable Minerals.
I [Pxb Pekss Association.] ) — — — • . . INVEECAEGILL, Nov. 21. . Dr Inglis, who has large interests in I New Zealand, and who visited nearly all , the gold-workings in this district two yeare . ago, and took home specimens of platinum, , writes to a friend as follows :— " You may . -remember that when I was in Eiverton the j miners at the mouth of the Waiau were t throwing away platinum. Johnston, t Mathey and Co. have seen specimens oi I dnst platinum from the Colony, for which, /although not very «ood, they would giv« . ' . **.>_•:&«»■'.,._
7s per oz, for 50,000 or 100,000oz. Fine , platinum is worth more. You will see that it is far more valuable than silver, and it would be a pity if the miners should not benefit. If they have platinum they should send some to be tested, and Bay how much tliey could supply."
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6401, 21 November 1888, Page 3
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