MANGANESE IN THE HIGHLANDS
Toinintonl, one of the highest points in Urn Scottish Highlands, is at present the scone of i n vest iga I ions, which nre being carried nut. witii a view to finding wiieihor manganese ore is present in sufficient quantity to render mining a paying proposition. Tim existence ol a rich vein of iron ore among the Lecivt Hills lias been known for several centuries past., and workings on a small scale existed as long ago as 173 G. Almost a century ago attempts were made In extract the manganese, but the chief difficulty was transport-—a difficulty which still remains to be m eremite, the nearest railway station being about twenty miles distant from the ore vein, with miles of rough mountain track in! crve.ning.
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Evening Star, Issue 19005, 29 July 1925, Page 1
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