The British engineers, in their re~ port, state that, after a most thorough investigation throughout the province, ley are satisfied its natural resources "are suitable in quality, are adequate in quantity, and can be mined and assembled at a central location such costs og will fully justify the establishment of an iron and steel industry." The experts report considerable reserves of iron ore various parts of Kwangtung province, large quantities of limestone of high quality suitable for the iron and steel making processes, and valuable deposits of coal, the largest of which are situated near the Canton-Hankow Kiwangtung and Hunan. So far, these coal areas have not been worked on commeselal scale, owing to diiculties of transportation, but the comple tion Ct the new Canton-Hankow Rallway now makes them avallable for "tne experts apert tht they have experts report tha made a number of tests of the coking ually of carefully selected mixtures Keangteng, in every cate, toe mia ing. In every case, the mbxture prepared was of coking quality, In order to confirm these preliminary fests large samples of the various coals are being prepared for testing England, moisture ea be determined. The relat the most efficient Be" conjunction withthe process conjunction with the process for the elimination of sulphur from pig-{ron bleb hes been developed fen'be taxed in. the proportions Sevestry for the success manufac: inthe propo fire of take and iron
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