QUICKSILVER
! The British Empire’s only commer- • cial quicksilver field is claimed to exisi l at Kilkivan, about 150 miles from Bris bane, Australia. ' The deposit has been worked in t L small way for some years, and one com ; pany is now getting about a bottle (7t 1 lb) of mercury a week. It is claimer j that if the field were fully exploited i- ■ would free the Empire from dependence i on any outside sources of supply. The 1 assistance of the Federal Governmen \ is being sought in its development. \ In the last year of peace Australi; imported 60,0001 bof mercury frorr i Spain, 15,0001 b from Italy and 30011 • from England. Mercury is used as ; " detonator of explosives, and its pric< . per pound has risen from 6s just befori the war to 20s. The Queensland Gov ernment Geologist (Mr S. R. L. Shop s herd) has reported that ttu possihilitie e at Kilkivan warrant a vigorous pros i peeling campaign to prove the size am ~ values of the ores.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 24 October 1941, Page 2
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171QUICKSILVER Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 24 October 1941, Page 2
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