TELLURIDE ORE.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
AUCKLAND, August 19. Mr A. T. Firth, mining: and metallurgical engineer, reports that he has discovered ths existence of rich telluride of sold and silver in the Maratoto district, and has extracted jrold aim siher telluride bullion containing 34 per cent, of tellurium. Tellurium is a rare element. It is occasionally found native, but generally in combination with various .netals. such as gold, silver, bismuth, copper, and lead, and is usually accompanied by selenium Where tellurides of gold and silver occur usually rich deposits ars met with, more especially beneath th^ otidised oip. Gold and silver in combination with this element are of such rare occurrence in New Zealand that thj-c identity may easily be mistaken, owing to the ?old and silver losing- their usual characteristics v hen in combination witn this element. The only known substance with which gold is known to combine in Nature is tellurum
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Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 25 August 1909, Page 29
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154TELLURIDE ORE. Otago Witness, Issue 2894, 25 August 1909, Page 29
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