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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1891

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Mining. [By Our Mining Reporter.] Rising Sun North

Barrier Miner · Monday 16 February 1891 · page 2

THE depth of the shaft is now 244ft. A contract has been let for sinking it another 120ft, and the men are just starting operations. The crosscut going west is…

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Mining Notes

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 February 1891 · page 2

The Smelting Company at the Dry Creek Smelting Works have received the following cable advice from their London agents, dated February 13:— "Standard…

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Mining. [By Our Mining Reporter.] the Central

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 February 1891 · page 2

THIS property is looking far better this week than it did the last. In the 400ft. level various works are being energetically pursued, and large quantities of ore are…

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The Peak Hill Goldfields. A Good Crushing. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. SYDNEY, Tuesday Afternoon

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 17 February 1891 · page 3

The following telegram from the warden at Peak Hill has been received at the Mines Department:—"Crushing 308 tons finished on Saturday night at' Bennett's…

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Mining Note

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1891 · page 2

Mr. Lane, the manager of Block 14 mine, arrived in Adelaide by the Broken Hill express on Monday morning (says the Register). Mr. Lane's visit is in…

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Mining. [By Our Mining Reporter.] the South

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1891 · page 2

The mine is looking very well to-day, and in various floors of the stopes southward from the south Central mine shaft carbonates and good dry ores are being…

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Mining Booms. How the Boomsters Work. " Cooked " Reports

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1891 · page 2

THE following is clipped from Sydney Truth:—Ever since the opening of the Stock Exchange on the 5th ultimo Broken Hill stocks have shown a downward…

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Serious Mining Accidents. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1891 · page 3

Alexander Govan, aged 19, and Thomas Cole, 26, were blown up in the Britannia mine, Ballarat East, yesterday, by the explosion of a can of powder, and badly…

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Proposed Mining Reforms. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 18 February 1891 · page 3

The committee of the Melbourne Stock Exchange have replied to the circular of the Minister for Mines, who asked their opinion on the proposed reforms in the…

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Mining Correspondents

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1891 · page 4

THUS Gresley Lukin throws the Boomerang in Queensland:—" There is one thing which obtrudes itself upon the notice of those interested in Barrier mining, and…

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Mining. [By Our Mining Reporter.] the Central

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1891 · page 2

THE directors, in their report for the six months ending December 31, 1830, state that the machinery at the mine is all in good working order. The smelting…

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Lecture on Tasmanian Mining London

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1891 · page 2

The Agent-General for Tasmania is to lecture in London on Tasmanian mining…

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Earl of Hopetoun Mine. [By Telegraph] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1891 · page 2

The Earl of Hopetoun Company intend floating off the Britannia lease portion of their properly, on which is a lode rich in gold and in antimony. The…

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A Stormy Mining Meeting. The Alleged Platinum Ingo[?] Invisible. The Metallurgist Levants. [?]dignation of Deluded Shareholders. [By Telegraph.] From Our Own Correspondent. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Friday 20 February 1891 · page 3

The Otway Ranges Platinum Company held a meeting, which proved very stormy, yesterday afternoon. On the failure of the metallurgist to keep his promise that…

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Mining. [By Our Mining Reporter.] the Junction

Barrier Miner · Saturday 21 February 1891 · page 2

In the eastern crosscut from the north drive at the 400ft. level, 50ft. have been driven. The face is now in a species of sandstone, and a good deal of prian, in…

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Mining. [By Our M'ning Reporter.] Bonanza

Barrier Miner · Monday 23 February 1891 · page 2

THE main shaft is down 220ft., and the men are still in lode material. In both cast and west crosscuts the faces are very hard—the water from the western one…

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The Jersey Gold Mine. Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1891 · page 2

A trial crushing at the Jersey gold mine, Managala, gave 28oz. from 6 tons with a poor battery…

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[By Our Mining Reporter.] the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1891 · page 2

The report and statement of accounts for this mine which will be presented at the half-yearly meeting, to be held in Melbourne on Friday, are highly…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] Earl of Hopetoun Mine. Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1891 · page 2

An extraordinary meeting of shareholders in the Earl of Hopetoun mine was held yesterday, which authorised the company to float off the Britannia and…

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The Junction Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 24 February 1891 · page 2

Mr. William Parry, of Caltowie, writes to the Adelaide Advertiser in reference to the Junction mine, asking the shareholders whether the mine is in future to…

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