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

Mining & the mines, 1907

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Mining Reports

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 3

That the lode of the "Lloyd" copper carries east beyond the second "fault" has been proved conclusively by the No. 7 south crosscut. It was officially announced…

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Mining at Winburndale Creek

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 3

Last week the Winburn G.M. Co.'s battery at Clear Creek, crushed 19 tons of quartz from Messrs. Parvis and party's claim at Winburndale Creek, for a return…

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Copper Mining in Molong District

Molong Argus · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 12

IN the introduction to his publication, entitled "The Copper Mining Industry," &c., Mr. J. E. Carne, Geological Surveyor, wrote in 1899:—…

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Mining News. in O'connell District

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 5

At the Phoenix mine things are still progressing favorably. Several new hands have been put on recently, and it is intended to put more on during this week. The…

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Shale Developments at Wolgan. Progress of the Work. Good Quality Coal Struck

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 29 March 1907 · page 4

It is not difficult for the lay mind to realise, on visiting Wolgan, that a great deal of money has been spent in opening out the shale deposits which are to be…

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Mining the Blayney Copper Mine

National Advocate · Saturday 30 March 1907 · page 3

Pumping operations at the Blayney Copper Mine have been delayed this week through the failure of the water supply. The boilers were being…

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Mining at Wattle Flat

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 April 1907 · page 2

The Great Oakey and Little Oakey Mines (writes our Wattle Flat correspondent) are raising quartz in fair quantity and of good quality. Other mines are working as…

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Mining News. Great Cobar, Limited. Cobar

Lithgow Mercury · Tuesday 2 April 1907 · page 2

The output of the Great Cobar, Limited, from December 16 to January 31 was :-- Ore treated, 23,470 tons; matte produced, 1400 tons, estimated to contain 580 tons…

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Cobar Mining Trouble Ultimation to the Owners Cobar

National Advocate · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 2

A special meeting of the A.M.A. was held last night in connection with the labor trouble at the mines. A motion was carried that after…

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Shale Developments at Wolgan. Progress of the Work. Good Quality Coal Struck

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 4 April 1907 · page 3

It is net difficult for the lay mind to realise, on visiting Wolgan, that a great deal of money has been spent in opening out the shale deposits which…

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The Lloyd Mine

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 4

The treatment plant at the Lloyd copper mine was not in operation full time last month. The ore treated totalled 3433 tons, which produced 86 tons of refined copper…

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Mount Keenan Copper Mine

Molong Argus · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 9

THE sbareholers of the above mine at Amaroo, which was mentioned by our district correspondent the other day, are to be congratulated on securing the…

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Cobar Miners. Cobar

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 4

At a special meeting of the Amalgamated Miners' Association, it was decided to give the mine-owners fourteen days' notice, that if their request for a conference was not…

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Mining News

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 6

The Lloyd mine started in full swing again on Monday. In the reports of this company in future the line of main fault will mark the boundary between the…

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Coal Production Per Man

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 7

The London "Iron and Coal Trades Review" publishes an interesting tabulated column showing the amount of coal hewed in different countries per man. The…

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Mining News. in Sunny Corner District

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 5 April 1907 · page 4

Some of the directors or the Montana Copper Mining Co. paid a visit to the mine on Monday, and also inspected the machinery, cages, tools, etc., that have been…

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Mining News

Molong Express and Western District Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1907 · page 3

DEVELOPING operations are still being pushed on apace at the Copper Hill mine. The old shaft has been widened to a considerable extent and timbered down to 15ft, where 18ft of water…

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Mining at Gulgong

Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 15

A correspondent sends us along some Gulgong mining news, which is as follows:—"At the Salvation-hill Mine work is progressing satisfactorily…

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Inspector of Mines Dead. Sydney

Leader · Thursday 11 April 1907 · page 3

Mr W. H. J. Slee, late Chief Inspector of metalliferous mines in N. S. W., died to-day at the age of 71…

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Mining Reports

Lithgow Mercury · Friday 12 April 1907 · page 6

The plat at the No. 2 level of the Mount David mine has been completed. The manager reports that when starting to crosscut he came on to the reef which was…

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