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The successful operations of the Taungthonlon dredge in the 

 Hindu Chaung valley have drawn attention to the possibilities 

 of the profitable extraction of cassiterite from similar alluvial depo- 

 sits in other valleys, and by the end of 1918, a number of prospecting 

 licenses had been allotted to various firms and a busy campaign 

 of testing operations was in progress in the valleys of the Pauktaing, 

 Khamaunghla, Kamaungthwe and elsewhere. 



