Show AUSTRALIA HAS MUCH IRON engineers report immense quantities available in the southwest part of the country mining ell engineers have reported to the Austin Austi llan allan government that immense quantities of iron ore are available at gampl sound in southwest australia the estimate puts the amount of ole available that Is in sight abone aboe sea level at tons the larger quantities are on koolan island inhere the lode rises GOO COO feet above the water line the lode Is over feet wide and Is traced for nearly four miles but really extends right through the island on cockatoo Coc katto island the height Is feet the lode running from end to end end of the island the quality of the ore Is exceptional a there Is only I 1 per cent of silica present and very little sulphur these analyses compare favorably with the best known iron deposits in the world newfoundland bell island ore Is per cent metallic iron with per cent silica the french ores run to per cent the cumberland england to per cent the spanish bilboa to and the alie algerian to a mean of about 50 |