Story: Iron and steel

More links and websites

• Ironsand in continental shelf sediments off western New Zealand: a synopsis

  This paper by Lionel Carter is a summary of the distribution of ironsand (magnetite and ilmenite) in sediments on the continental shelf off western New Zealand. It was published in the New Zealand Journal of Geology & Geophysics (1980).

• Making New Zealand Steel

  The New Zealand Steel site gives an account of the steel-making process and the types of steel produced.

• Mineral Commodity Report 15

  A detailed account of the iron resources of New Zealand, prepared by Tony Christie and Bob Braithwaite, from the Crown minerals section of the Ministry of Economic Development website.

• The saga of making steel from ironsands

  A summary of the history of steel making in New Zealand, on the TechHistory website.

More suggestions and sources

• Chapple, Geoff. Corrugated iron in New Zealand. Wellington: Reed, 1983.
• Galbreath, Ross. DSIR: Making science work for New Zealand. Wellington: Victoria University Press, 1998.
• Thomson, Stuart. Wrinkly tin: the story of corrugated iron in New Zealand. Wellington: Steele Roberts, 2005.