Other localities in South Island where platinum has been located are the Taraka and George Rivers, which flow into Awarua Bay; the east coast of Otago, in beach sands and river gravels; the Clutha River; and the Nelson gold district.
Concentrates containing up to 2·5 per oz. per ton are reported to have been obtained from the Parapara sub-division. Platinum in New Zealand is often associated with gold, and the deposits are in many cases similar to those of the Urals.
CHAPTER III
SOURCES OF SUPPLY OF PLATINUM METALS
(b) FOREIGN COUNTRIES
EUROPE
France
Platinum metals are not produced in France, but platinum is known to occur at several places. In the Department of Charaste and Deux Sevres it occurs associated with pyrite and limonite; in the Valle du Drae, Hautes Alpes, above Chatalard, platinum occurs in tetrahedrite in metamorphic limestone; at St. Arey, near La Mure (Isere), it occurs in bournonite, in dolomite and altered limestone. Platinum is found in argentiferous tetrahedrite and malachite near Presles, in Savoy[[31]].
As mentioned below, under Russia (p. [36]), France controlled the production of platinum in Russia before the war through the Compagnie Internationale du Platine, due to its extensive ownership of platinum deposits and its contracts with Russian companies.
The accompanying table gives a summary of recent imports, with countries of origin, as far as can be obtained.
Imports
Recent imports in kilograms (42·87 troy oz.) into France of crude, manufactured and scrap platinum, were as under: