MINERAL RESOURCES.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 206, 15 August 1927, Page 6

MINERAL RESOURCES.

PROPOSED SURVEY.

(British Official Wireless.) Rugby, Aug. 12. The announcement that the Aus-’ tralian Government and the Empire Marketing Board have agreed jointly to bear the expense of making field trials of new geophysical methods for the survey of minerals and oil throughout the Empire is welcomed by newspapers.

In connection with the projected survey, attention is called to a proposal which Sir Thomas Holland will lay before the Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress, which opens its second triennial meeting in Canada towards the end of this month. Sir Thomas Hollond proposes that the congress, which includes among its constituent bodies institutions representing Canada, Australia, South Africa and India, shall appoint committees of specialists to undertake the review of minerals resources and smelting capabilities of each of the dominions and larger colonies. “The Times” says “Essential data are necessary for the formulation of an economic policy, as well as the insurance of military safety. Should Sir Thomas Holland’s proposal be carried into effect, the geophysical methods which are 'to be tested by the A istralian Government and the Empire Marketing Board should if practical experience confirms their utility prove valuable adjuncts to the work.”