SCHEELITE.
The principal scheelite mines in New Zealand are situated at the head of .Lake Wakatipu, where a large number of men earn a livelihood during tlie summer months by searching for the precious substance. In the winter, however, the 'bulk of the claims are unworkable owing to the height at which they are situated and the consequent intense cold. The scheelite is used in the process of tempering steel, and was until lately almost indispensable for that purpose. Now, however, another substance, found in quantities in New South Wales, is being jiseel in the same way. ' Scheelite is' found in only one or two countries in the world. America is the" chief (producer, but there, as everywhere efse, the supply is limited. The product is much speculated in, and is consequently liable to great fluctuations in value.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10587, 19 March 1912, Page 4
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138SCHEELITE. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10587, 19 March 1912, Page 4
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