Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1916 — ARGENTINA HAS IRON FIELD [ARTICLE]

ARGENTINA HAS IRON FIELD

Discovery in Province of Aires Is Expected to Be of Great Value. Buenos Aires. —Iron has been discovered near Necochea, In the southern part of the province of Buenos Aires, in such quantities that government officials say a proper exploitation of the field will free the Argentine republic from dependence on other countries for Its Iron supply. The iron was found along the coast in the sand dunes that extend from the south of Patagones to Cape San Antonio. This is the same region in which petroleum indications were found recently,’ and concessions have been asked for the working of both the iron and oil fields. Jose M. Chueco, geologist, after patient examination and long study, has found a high proportion of iron In the sand In an almost pure state.