MANUFACTURE OF ALUMINIUM
Plans For North Queensland (Rec. 8 p.m.) MELBOURNE, April 5. The discovery of bauxite in the Cape York Peninsula, north Queensland, seems certain to make Australia one of the major world sources of this material, says the latest report by the Australian Industries Development Association. The report says the Queensland deposits—at Weipa—run for a considerable distance north and south along the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula. The Consolidated Zinc Corporation, which discovered the bauxite deposits, has reported that very large quantities of economic grade bauxite have been indicated. The company has formed a subsidiary as a first step in develop* ment of the fields and an agreement with the Queensland Government provides for the company to spend £50,000,000 on the initial stages of development.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28554, 7 April 1958, Page 11
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