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

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Mining News. Nymagee Copper Mine. Taken Over by an English Company. Nymagee

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 1 January 1907 · page 2

The Nymagee copper mine, which has been sold to an English, company, and was taken possession of yesterday by Mr. W. H. Corbould representative of the English…

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Work and Wages at the Local Collieries

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 4

Work at the various local mines has been resumed since the holidays. Towards the end of the past year the mines were rather slack, and as a cons[?]ence the numbers…

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Mining in 1906

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 6

In a review of last year's mining appears the following:--"Operations are proceeding at Wattle Flat, in the Bathurst division, whilst work…

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The Nymagee Copper Mine. Sold to an English Company

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 3

It was announced by cable a few days ago that the Nymagee copper mine, owned by the Great Collar Copper Syndicate, had been sold to English capitalists, by whom…

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Mining News. Warden's Court at Hockley

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 5

At the Warden's Court on Wednesday, before Mr. Warden Smith the objection lodged by Samuel Potter, of Orange, to A. S. Lowe's mineral lease application for…

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Cargo. Mining and Farming

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 7

Work was suspended at all the mines for the holidays Messrs Bathis, Mackay and party struck the lode, which is very promising-looking, just before the holidays…

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The Lloyd Copper Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

During last month the Lloyd copper mine, Burraga, treated five thousand three hundred tons for a yield of one hundred and twenty-five tons of copper. The…

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Big Cargo of Lithgow Coal

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

"Eight ships have been chartered to load Lithgow coal at Sydney for the West Coast of South America." The above came by wire from Sydney to-day…

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Mining News. the Mount Boppy Company

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 1

The champion gold mine of this State Is undoubtedly the Mount Boppy. Company. As an evidence of the great success it has achieved, it may be mentioned that up to…

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Coal for South America SYDNEY

National Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 2

Quite a fleet of vessels have been chartered to load Lithgow coal consigned to the West Coast of South America…

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District News. Forest Reefs. Local Mining

Leader · Thursday 10 January 1907 · page 2

There is not much to report in mining owing to the slackness caused by the Xmas holidays but I hope shortly to report good news from some of…

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Colliery Disputes

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 3

The frequency with which disputes occur in the Northern collieries is remarkable. Scarcely a week passes without bringing forth, fresh trouble. Sometimes it is a…

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The Mount David Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 5

The main winch winze at the 340ft level of the Mount David is down 20ft., and is still being sunk in the foot wall country. Water is making freely. In the south-east…

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Last Year's Gold Yield

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 5

The gold yield last year was equal to 253,987 oz. fine, valued at £1,078,866, compared, with 274,267 ounces fine, valued at £1,165,013 for the previous year. The…

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Lithgow Coal. Cargoes for South America

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 4

With reference to the wire in our Tuesday's issue in regard to the above, we take the following additional particulars from the "Star":--"Very few big cargoes of…

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Mining News. in O'connell District. Bathurst

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 5

There are indications of a revival in copper mining in the O'Connell district. The Phoenix mine, at Wiseman's Creek, has about thirty hands employed. Smelting…

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The Elingamite’s Gold Sydney

Leader · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 2

A New Zealand syndicate is attempting the recovery of the Elingamite’s gold, wrecked at the Three King’s Island. They had secured…

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Another Colliery Trouble Wollongong Miners Want More Wages. Sydney

Leader · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 2

The wheelers employed at the Mount Keira Colliery, Wollongong, a few days ago demanded an increa[?] of wages, and consequently gave the…

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Mining WELLINGTON

National Advocate · Monday 14 January 1907 · page 3

The battery recently erected at the Federal Mine is now in good working order. A trial of the plant was made last week, everything working…

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Mining News the Lloyd Copper Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 2

The latest information from Lloyd's copper mine states that the 10 south crosscut is showing about 2ft of nicely mineralised material in the bottom. One…

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