PURCHASE OF COAL MINES BY STATE
WELLiNtJTOX, April 17.: The Government lias purehased- thc Black Diamond Colnery Company uiine at Unai, Southiand, stated thc Minister of Mines (Jtton. A. Aici^agan; today. lie explained that part of tlie seam is of fairly shallow depth with overburden which is not excessive. ll can therei'ore be operated by open cast methods and as thc old Mossbank minc wctrked by the; State in the saiue district is almo^;' iinishpd, the new purchase will provide an output in its place and it is expected to obtain a good supply this. winter. The seam averages about 30 feet in tliickness ain has a maximum of 50 feet.
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Chronicle (Levin), 18 April 1947, Page 5
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