Imprisoned in a Mine. MELBOURNE
A fall of earth and timber at the Lady Loch United mine, Ballarat, jambed a cage so that the men were unable to ascend for 10 hours. Even then they had to work the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines
Mining & the mines, 1899
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The Coal Trade Crisis. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The colliery proprietors have notified the miners of the Lithgow district that when the weighing clause of the Coal Mines Act comes into operation they will be paid at the rate of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Miner. Monday, January 16, 1899. the Newcastle Coal Trade Crisis
THE cloud still hangs over Newcastle, and gives no sign of shifting. The present trouble was brought on nearly six months ago by the Government's…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The South
THE mill machinery, which is working very satisfactorily, made a fair run last week, treating 1604 tons crude sulphides, yielding 452 tons concentrates, including 78 tons from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The World's Gold Yield. Large Increase in 1898
IN the report of the director of the United States Mint for the calendar year 1898 an immense increase is shown in the gold output of the world. This is the gold production for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MINING. The North
WORKING full time two shifts last week the mill treated 520 tons crude sulphides, assaying from the trommels 19 per cent. lead, 5.2oz. silver, and 17.1 per cent. zinc,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. Block 10
THE plant, which is in thorough going order, did good service last week, dealing with 2177 tons crude sulphides, yielding 478 tons concentrates, worth in bulk 32.3oz…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The B. H. Proprietary
THE general manager of the B. H. Proprietary, Mr. Alexander Stewart, in the course of his exhaustive half-yearly report, gives the following figures, which convey and idea of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →2nd Edition Miner Office, 4 p.m. Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Placer Mining in British Columbia. LONDON, Thursday Afternoon
The Government of British Columbia has passed a law prohibiting all aliens from engaging in placer mining in the territory. The Americans, many of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Lands and Mining Returns
THE following is a resume of the business transacted during the past 12 months at the Crown Lands Office, Broken Hill:—Auction sale of town lands, 1; improvement lease…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Coal Crisis. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The adjourned conference between matters and miners concerning the coal-weighing provisions was held at Newcastle yesterday. A long discussion was indulged in, but no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The following appeared in our late editioins yesterday:— Late Cable News. [Reuter's Messages.] Placer Mining in British Columbia. LONDON, Thursday Afternoon
The Government of British Columbia has passed a law prohibiting all aliens from engaging in placer mining in the territory. The Americans, many of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Coal Crisis. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
The Cullen Bullen coal mine proprietors have notified their employees that all coal will be weighed near the pit's mouth, possibly after the 1st prox…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Barrier Miner. Monday, January 23, 1899. How Mining Costs Have Come Down
SOMETHING has already been said here respecting the half-yearly report of the B. H. Proprietary Company. The most striking feature was then referred to:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Crushed in a Coal Mine. MELBOURNE
A lad named Jerries, while at work in the Jumbunna coal mine, at Outtrim, on Saturday, met with an accident which has since resulted fatally. After the miners had fired…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. Block 14
THE mill, which is in thorough going order, running freely in every section, dealt last week with 2085 tons crude sulphides, yielding 612 tons concentrates and slimes of good…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Gold Standard. LONDON
The Coinage Committee of the United States House of Representatives has reported favorably with regard to the Gold Standard Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Victorian Goldfields
During 1898 214,205oz. of gold were (says the Argus) obtained in the Bendigo district, 186,696oz. in the Ballarat, 111,703oz. in the Beechworth, 106,793oz. in the Gippsland,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MINING. The North
WORKING two shifts daily last week, the mill dealt with 500 tons crude sulphides, assaying from the trommels 20 per cent. lead, 4.8oz. silver, and 16.9 per cent. zinc, producing 100…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cold Weather at Klondyke. Miners Frozen to Death
A SPECIAL despatch to the San Francisco Chronicle from Dawson City, dated Novermber 19, says that this season's product of gold from Klondyke will exceed that of last year a…
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