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at Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, and the price now stands at 1s. 9d. per lb. 
But very large quantities of nickel are now required to make the nickel 
steel used for armour plates in war ships, and for other war material.” 
With regard to the Tasmanian nickel, found near the Heazlewocd River, 
Mr. Oppenheimer said :—‘‘ A bulk sample, which has been assayed for 
me by Mr. Frederick Danvers-Power, of Melbourne, gave the astonish- 
ingly rich result of 35°1 per cent, of nickel. The nickeliferous belt 
appears to have a north to south strike, and can be traced for a distance 
of about two miles ; the width of the belt, so faras can be seen, is from 
600it. to 1,000ft. wide. The mount is of serpentine rock formation, 
about 700ft. high, and on the northward side of the Heazlewood River. 
It is surprising to me that, although this deposit of nickel ore has been 
known to exist for some years past, nobody before me ever recognised 
its value. Indeed, I am informed that some of the local geologists 
mistook the sulphide of nickel for mispickel, which it somewhat 
resembles in appearance, and one so-called authority went so far as to 
assure me that the very best nickel ore that cculd be found at Heazlewood 
did not contain more than 7 per cent. of nickel. That the nickel con- 
tents in the ore by far exceed the 7 per cent. so much mentioned to 
me as ‘the very best,’ is proved beyond doubt by the bulk assay, which 
gave the astonishing result of a little over 35 per cent. of nickel! I 
believe when this mine is opened up large ore bodies averaging 20 per 
cent. of nickel will be obtained, and it is certain that this mine will 
prove in the near future to be of immense value. AsI believe I have 
been the first to recognise the value of the ore and of the deposit, and 
also intend to work it and be the first exporter of nickel ore from 
Tasmania, [ think that I have not overstepped the bounds of vanity, if 
such there be, in naming the mount on which it is found, ‘ Mount 
Oppenheimer,’ after my wife.” 
Hon. P. O. Fysu, M.L.C., proposed a vote of thanks to the President 
for taking the chair. 
The PRESIDENT, in acknowledging the compliment, said it would 
always be a pleasurable duty to preside over the Societys meetings. 
At the same time they were not to expect him to speak on all occasions. 
He made it a rule never to speak on subjects he knew nothing about, 
and they would find that he could maintain a dignified silence. (Laughter 
and applause.) 
A vote of thanks to the authors of the various papers concluded the 
proceedings. 
