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It remains to add that this group of veins is exceptionally 

 micaceous and that sulphides are the common associated minerals 

 with the wolfram. The Wagon North veins carry some molybdenite. 



In the bed of the Wagon stream which flows through the Burma 

 Malaya Wagon North lease there are detrital and alluvial deposits 

 carrying wolfram and cassiterite. These are now being opened 

 up by a monitor and gravel pump. 



(6) — Minks of the Southern section. 

 Wagon South.— South of the Siam road, between milea 20 and 



21, lies the Rangoon Wolfram t'o.'s Wagon South. Originally the 

 property of Tenasserim Concessions, Ltd., this mine commenced 

 operations in 1911. It is now under a mining lease for a period 

 of 30 years dating from 1917 over an area of 305 acres. It has 

 produced the following quantities of concentrates : — 



Tod-. 



l!)i l -]'.)]:> 13 



1914 5 



1915 ' 



1916 



10 



1917 ln 



I«)18 20 



The mine contains one large vein and several others oi lesser 

 importance. They are all in granite, which is excessively decom- 

 posed near the surface, and the general vein strike is north 40° 

 east and south 40° west. The dip is towards the south-east at 

 about 80°. A certain amount of bearing detrital ground exists 

 and is sluiced in the rains when water is available. 



Wagon.— The Wagon mine of the Wagon Paohaung Wolfram 

 Mines, Ltd., adjoins Wagon South on the south and east. The 

 propertv originally belonged to C. Su Don, but was purchased from 

 him by the present concern in 1913. The company is incorporated 

 in the Straits with its head oilice in Penang and had an issued 

 capital of 200,000 dollars at the time of formation. Production 

 has been as follows : — 



Tons. 



1913 4:} 



1914 87 



1915 47 



1916 71 



1917 49 



1918 77 



