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

Mining & the mines, 1906

554 stories in Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee)'s papers · page 28 of 28

Mining Matters

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 15 December 1906 · page 10

The sedimentary competition which we referred to in last issue as being found in the Little Copper Bill claim has been declared by the Government analyst to be clay—not…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 18 December 1906 · page 2

The October output of the Great Cobar was 15,032 tons ore treated, producing 1[?]93 tons matte, carrying 409 tons copper, 8200 oz silver, and 1020 oz gold…

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Mining

Leader · Wednesday 19 December 1906 · page 4

At the Ballarat’ Mine, No. Liability Company, (Legal Manager, Mr. F.A. Collins, of Orange), a drive is being put in at the bottom…

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Mining

Molong Argus · Friday 21 December 1906 · page 5

A SUBSTANCE of a brownish color and resembling putty was found in the workings at Little Copper, Hill recently. The Government analyst…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 21 December 1906 · page 4

At the Poseidon rush, Tarnagulla, Victoria, on Tuesday, a nugget weighing 960 ounces, and another weighing 3723 ounces, were found in the surface workings…

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A Gold Re-union

Molong Argus · Friday 21 December 1906 · page 9

AT the Royal Hotel on Thursday evening, a festive gathering took place, the occasion being the presentation of prizes. Those present were Major Claude Smith, Messrs…

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Entombed in a Mine. London

Leader · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 2

A man named Hicks, a minier, who had been entombed eleven days in mine in California, was ultimately rescued, For days he was fed…

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Mining Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 3

Some more crushings have taken place but two large lots will be held over till next year. Cazenave and Brailey put through…

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World's Coal Production

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 3

A return recently issued gives the following figures of the production of the five principal coal-producing countries in 1905:-- The United Kingdom, 236,129,000 tons;…

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The Mount David Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 5

The reef in the face of the south-east drive, at the 340ft level of the Mount David mine is 2ft 6in wide, and shows gold. The manager considers it necessary to…

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Mining Around Orange

Leader · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 1

Since last visit to my bid haunts, we have lost Mr. James Spratt, and really operations at the [?] of the Ranges Mine, Palmer’s Bulga,…

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Mining at Clear Creek

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 3

Messrs. Purves,and party, of Clear Creek, have had another eleven tons crushed at the Winburn G. M. Co. battery, yielding 10ozs. 17dwt. This is the second crushing…

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The New Mining Laws

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 3

The Minister for Mines is anxious to give the State the benefits of the Mining Act recently passed as speedily as possible, but the task involved is a heavy one. The Act recasts in…

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Lloyd's Copper Mine. Effective Work on Low-grade Ore

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 28 December 1906 · page 8

The fact that Lloyd's Copper-mining Company at Burraga has survived the monumental folly of its early management is due to three circumstances-- the high price of copper, the…

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