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... assay . George Cowcill went back and dug some more samples deeper down and took another lot to be assayed , 9.
... assay . George Cowcill went back and dug some more samples deeper down and took another lot to be assayed , 9.
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... assay purposes by the company's geologists . When needed for assay , the cores are cut into portions with a diamond saw . Some are sent to the company's Belmont laboratory for analysis , while others are kept on permanent record at the ...
... assay purposes by the company's geologists . When needed for assay , the cores are cut into portions with a diamond saw . Some are sent to the company's Belmont laboratory for analysis , while others are kept on permanent record at the ...
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... assay office for testing . The results , which he collected on 27 February , were nothing unusual except for one sample . This showed .48 % , copper and .71 % nickel and caused Ken Shirley great excitement . Not wanting the news of his ...
... assay office for testing . The results , which he collected on 27 February , were nothing unusual except for one sample . This showed .48 % , copper and .71 % nickel and caused Ken Shirley great excitement . Not wanting the news of his ...
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The Dawn of a New Era | 7 |
Kambalda is Born | 13 |
Prospecting for Nickel | 22 |
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