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PROSPECTING KARANGAHAKE RESULTS VERY ENCOURIAGING That the Ascot Mine at Karangahake was at present being prospected for mercury was announced by the Minister of Mines, Hon. P. C. Webb in the annual statement on the mining industry presented to the House of Representatives last week. / Referring to the resumption of the production of mercury, the report states that it is of prime importance in the munitions industry, and that the deposit at 'Puhipuhi appears the only one either in New Zealand or Australia capable of sustained production. The department has also been investigating cinnabar occuri’ences, and is at present prospecting the Ascot Mine at Karangahake. Results so far have been sufficiently encouraging to indicate that a small but worthwhile tonnage of high-grade ore may be developed and prospecting work is being continued.,
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Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume XXXI, Issue 8838, 30 October 1942, Page 3
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