RICH ORE MINE IS FOUND IN SWEEDEN

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6669, 24 July 1928, Page 12

RICH ORE MINE IS FOUND IN SWEEDEN

STOCKHOLM, July 5. About 200 men are busy in Weaterbotten, Sweden, preparing to extract the newly discovered riches in the Bolinden copper mine. The little town of Skellef tea • on the Bothniau Straits, with, its; plank sidewalks, is about- to come into its own } thanks to the discovery of mines, now ofEcially known as the' Boliden mines. Already there is much fresh activity about the town. It is believed that by next'autumn all will, bo in readiness for extracting the ores., A railroad is being laid from the mine to the 1 town of Skellef tea, and thence to the smelting worksjit Konnskar on the coast. : The mine runs to a depth of 85 meters. The yearly digging is reckoned at 200,000 tons, and it is calculated that it will take 25 years at this rate to mine to a depth of 85 meters. Thus for the first 25 years the production will not be less than 5,000,000 tons of ore. It is .believed that this is but part of. the mines to bo found in the neighbourhood. The ore found here is usually rich, Consisting not only of copper, but also of gold and silver ore, 600 grams of, gold and 2 kilograms of silver being found in one ton of smelted copper. The copper is valued at 1100 kronor per ton } the gold in one ton of smelted copper, at 1600 kronor and the silver at about-165 kronor. .

Besides tie . smelting works at Bonnskar, a large modern harbour will Ife built there for oeean-goihg vessels. The smelting works will be unique of their kind owing to the special kind (if pro to be handled there. The ovens, apparatus and . machinery that are being mounted is of ultra-modern variety. The chimney of. the works is said to be the largest in the world. Its height will bo 145 meters. The nearest to it at present in Sweden, is the'lo3 meters high chimney belonging to ■the. Skogshallverken inlVenhland. This-great chimney will,-serve'as a mark for seagoing vessels as it will be visible fight over the 'Bothnian straits into Tinland.- .