PROCESSED. IRONSAND

Press, Volume C, Issue 29671, 15 November 1961, Page 14

PROCESSED. IRONSAND

High Field Of Concentrate

(NJt. Pres* Association) AUCKLAND, November 14. The magnetic proceasing of about 500 tons of irousand from deposits about 18 mile* north at Waiutau ba* begun at Mount Woffington, Auckland. So far more than 12 ton* has been processed and the yield of iron concentrate ba* been 85 per cent, which to considered high by world standards, i The work is being done at 1 the Mount Wellington fac- > tory of Mason Bros., Ltd., an ■ Auckland engineering firm, 1 for the New Zealand Iron and Steel Investigating Com- * pany. , The equipment being used i was supplied by a German , firm. Kloedsner, Humboldt ; and Deutz, of Cologne, who specialise in the production of mineral tracing equipment. A representative of the German firm, Mr H. J. Schmidt, said the sand at present being worked was just wtiait was wanted for quality. He said it would be “terrible” if the large deposits on the west coast of the North Island were allowed to waste. A further load of .more than 150 ton* of sand, probably from the same area, will be brought to the factory on Thursday for processing. Samples of toe concentrate “ are to be sent to England, 5 America, Norway and Canada ‘ for testing to decide on toe ■ best method* of smelting. , Should an economic and t worth-while smelting process t be found, it is expected the j Investigating Company will 1 recommend it to toe Government, which will then call a e conference of interested . parties to decide toe basis on s which the industry will be s set up.