(By Our Mining Reporter.) Block 10
Affairs in this mine never looked better, and to expatiate npon the almost fabulous riches yet to be unearthed would be superfluous. To-day I spent nearly four hours…
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Mining & the mines, 1891
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Mining Notes
The Dry Creek Smelting Works have received the following cable advice from their London agents, dated March 26:— Standard silver, 3s. 8?d. per oz.; soft…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining. [By Cable.] South African Goldfields. London
The latest reports which have been received from the military pioneers in Mashonaland, South Africa, state that the gold deposits found are of extraordinary…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Strike of Miners. London
The American Labor Federation has ordered a general strike of miners throughout the State of Pennsylvania, and the men are to cease work to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →(By Our Mining Reporter.) Australian Broken Hill Consols
It will astonish no one to hear that this mine still keeps up its character for rich ore, and the public will not be surprised to find that 5 tons 2cwt. of stone has…
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ARRANGEMENTS are now nearly completed at the British mine for starting smelting operations. The blowing in of the furnace will probably take place early in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Terrible Colliery Explosions. London, Friday Evening
Three terrible colliery disasters have occurred ia the Apendal coal mines, Staffordshire. The calamity was due to the explosion of gas in the mines,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Miscellaneous Cables. Mining Show Abandoned. London
The Colonial Mining Exhibition, which it was proposed by Sir F. D. Bell (Agent-General of New Zealand), Mr. W. R. Knox, the secretary of the…
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IN reference to contradictory statements made as to the dearth or otherwise of competent miners on this field, the general manager of the Proprietary mine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The School of Mines
MR. HARRIS, the director of the Broken Hill Technical College and School of Mines, has received a communication from Mr. Bridges, the superintendent in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Notes
The fact that smoke may now be seen issuing from the new stack at the British mine is proof positive that the preliminary work of starting the furnace has…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Three Terrible Colliery Explosions. London, Friday Evening
Three terrible colliery disasters have occurred in the Apendal coal mines, Staffordshire. The calamity was due to the explosion of gas in the mines,…
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Further information regarding the three explosions which occurred in the Apedale colliery, in Staffordshire, On Thursday night shows that l0 miners…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hillgrove Mines. Sydney
At the Earl of Hopetoun mine, Hillgrove, the crosscut from the lower level has not succeeded in draining the winze although the lode formation has been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →(By Our Mining Reporter.) Junction
BROWNE'S shaft is now down 600ft., and a large formation has been met with, consisting of quartz, containing on every face seams and blotches of clean-looking…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining. [By Cable.] Australian Broken Hill Consols. a New Company to Be Formed. London
The sale has been completed in London of two blocks of the Australian Broken Hill Consols mine, the price being £500,000. Part of this is to be paid in…
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The last crushing from the Occidental gold mine at Cobar gave a return of 317oz. of smelted gold from 280 tons of stone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Midland Coal Trust. Losdon
The colliery owners of the Midland counties are forming a trust for the better protection of their general interests…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Miners' Congress. London, Tuesday Evening
The International Miners' Congress, now sitting in Paris, has decided,before authorising a universal strike of miners, to appeal to the Governments of Europe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →(By Our Mining Reporter.) Central
THERE are no very material changes in this mine since last week. Good ore is coming to grass from the various workings, but some of these have been…
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