Chemical engineering and chemical catalogue. Edited by Dr. D. M. Newitt, A. I. Chem. E. Third edition. Pp. 404. London: Leonard Hill, 1927. Annual subscription, 10s. 6d

• Publisher: Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
• Year: 1927
• Weight: 279 KB
• Volume: 46
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0368-4075
• DOI: 10.1002/jctb.5000462205

✦ Synopsis

Iron in Newfoundland

Tlie iron iniiic st Snow's Poiicl, Coiiccptiou Bay, Ncwfoundlnnd, W I ~I l ~n s not bceu operated for scvcral gears, lins been recently examined by experts, aud it is unc1crstood tlint dininoiid driIling mill be undertaken at once with a view to n further and more extensive development nnd operating a t nil enrly date. It is reported that the miue has been sold to Henry Ford, thc motor-car manufacturer, Det.roit, \rho will cxport thc ore to t,lic United States.

Steel Subsidy in S. Africa

A Bill 110s bceii introduced in the I-Iousc of Assciiiblp to proinotc the dcvclopinent of S. Africnii iron nnd stecl industries, unclcr wliich n South African Iron iind Stccl 1iiilustri:il Corporetion irill be fonncd with a cnpitnl of $3,500,000, ant1 with n directorate of niiie, five of WIIOJI~ would be Covcrnniciit noniiiiccs, for the acquisition of rights rclnting to tlic production or trcntinent of iron and stecl, prospecting for deposits, and siinilnr purposes. The Corporation's capital will consist of 2,000,000 ordinary fl sliarcs, of wliich the Clovernment will tnltc 5OO,OOO, the rcniainclcr being offered. for