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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1905

720 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 26 of 36

Mining Intelligence

National Advocate · Thursday 31 August 1905 · page 2

At the present time copper is £72 3 4d per ton in London or £26 3s 4d more than it was ten years ago. The old Summerhill copper mine, near…

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Mining News

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 31 August 1905 · page 24

The alleged bonanza found at Pine Creek, near Orange, turns out to be a will-o-the-wisp. It chiefly existed in the imagination of one or two…

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A Salted Mine in Johannesburg. London

Leader · Thursday 31 August 1905 · page 3

There is great excitement in the Johannesburg Stock Exchange at the discovery that the Lscompte minefield in Madagascar, the shares in which…

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Mining

Molong Argus · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 21

DURING last week, amongst others who paid a visit to the new mining discovery at Store Crook, near Euchareena, was Mr. A D. Millar, of Molong, who brought…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 5

Mt. David has crushed 680 tons for 100¼ oz. retorted gold. OBERON, Wednesday. The Under-Secretary for Mines went out…

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Mining Mems

The Carcoar Chronicle · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 2

In connection with the phenomenal mineral find at Pine Creek, near Orange, the total yield of the whole sample is at the following rate per…

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The Orange Council Coal Supply

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 4

At a meeting of the Orange Council on Tuesday night, the following discussion took place on the question of the coal supply to the Council. Our report is nom…

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Alleged Leakace in the Mines Department

Leader · Friday 1 September 1905 · page 2

A question of some importance was put by Mr Gardiner to the Minister for Mines in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. He asked if the…

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Rich Gold Find

National Advocate · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 2

Development work has been proceeding for some time in connection with the winburn G M Coy's properties at Clear Creek, and there is now about 1500 tons of…

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Mining Around Orange (By Here and There.)

Leader · Saturday 2 September 1905 · page 6

A lively interest can be looked forward to in the vicinity of Palmers Bulgs since it has been definitely understood that Mr James Spratt intends…

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Mr. Verity's Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 2

A statement was made by our Merrendee correspondent in our last issue to the effect that owing to an influx of water, operations had been…

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More Gold

Leader · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 4

On Saturday Mr A Moad, of the Ballarat Mine, Forest Reefs, brought in about 162 ounces of gold as the result of the months work which is…

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The Glen Alice Shale Mine

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Monday 4 September 1905 · page 2

The new thing in the shale line at Glen Alice (as our correspondent writes) is likely to be one of the biggest propositions in Australia. "Off…

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Togo Mine, Guyong

Leader · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 4

We are informed that the workings of the above mine are being timbered up, preparatory to the search for gold…

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Mining News. in Portland District

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 5 September 1905 · page 2

The shale-mining ventures did not turn out satisfactorily, and operations have been discontinued. A few miners are working on the…

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A Cowra Gold Mine

National Advocate · Wednesday 6 September 1905 · page 2

A private advice informs us (says the "Western Post") that a gold raine in the Cowra district, recently purchased by some Victorian capitalists for £25,000, is going to…

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State Gold Yield. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1905 · page 4

The State gold yield for the month of August was 26,473 ozs crude, equal to 20,489 ozs fine, valued at £87,032 as cempared with 14,271 ozs crude…

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Mining About Hill End

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 7 September 1905 · page 6

The Root Hog crushed 30 tons for 12½oz. gold. Most of the stone came from a small chute cut in driving, and the result is satisfactory. They are…

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The Pine Creek Gold Find. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 7 September 1905 · page 4

In connection with the leakage concerning the rich mineral find at Pine Creek, near Orange, and about which a complaint had been made, the Minster…

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Mining News. the Glen Alice Shale Mines. Airly

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 8 September 1905 · page 4

The first load of machinery for the Glen Alice mines went clown this week. Three teams are expected to be employed in transporting the machinery and the shale…

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