SEARCH FOR WEALTH
AUSTRALIA’S METAL RICHES GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY LONDON, May 19. “It is impossible to predict what auccess we are likely to achieve in Australia, but the geophysical method has been very successful elsewher,” *aid Dr. Bieler, of McGill Universi|b, who is to leave for Australia in June hy the Maloja, as deputy-director of the Imperial Geophysical Experimental Survey. "The geophysical method has helped mining companies in Northern Quebec and Northern Ontario in locating directions of copper ores,” said Dr. Bieler, “but the great success of this method was in Newfoundland, in 3 927, when v 9ry valuable deposits of copper, lead an, 3 xinc were discovered. That is Probably the most remarkable discov- **¥ iu the world recorded by geophysical methods. We hope, if possible, to test the possibilities of oil in Queensland."
Bieler added that the geophysical Prospectors would not look specially :>r gold, which is usually found associated with other metals. “I am eagerly anticipating my visit to Australia, because l feel that there must be great of various ore§ awaiting discovery,” he said.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 365, 28 May 1928, Page 13
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