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Broken Hill & the Far West · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1900

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MINING. The South

Barrier Miner · Thursday 2 August 1900 · page 2

The mill ran somewhat slowly last week chiefly, owing to the rough weather, treating 1858 tons crude sulphides. This yielded 361 tons concentrates, including 25 tons from…

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MINING. Block 10

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 2

THE plant for the week treated 2917 tons crudes for 468 tons concentrates, assaying 33.83oz. silver, 65.19 per cent. lead, and 6.76 per cent. zinc. The disapatches aggregated…

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The Central Mine. a Disagreement About Trucking

Barrier Miner · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 2

PENDING negotiations between the management and the truckers as to certain matters relative to the weighing of ore, a number of the men who have been working on contract…

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Mine and Mill Returns

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 2

Junction North, week ending July 31.— Treated 993 tons crudes, producing 168 tons concentrates, assaying 62 per cent. lead, 29oz. silver, 6 per cent. zinc…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] The Mount William Rush. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Saturday 4 August 1900 · page 2

The mining camp at Mount William is in such an insanitary state that the Ararat connell is seeing to it, and is also spending £2000 in making the roads passable…

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MINING. The British

Barrier Miner · Monday 6 August 1900 · page 2

THE plant did heavy work the last fortnight, treating 4702 tons crudes for 535 tons first concentrates (63 per cent. lead, 28.5oz. silver, and 8.2 per cent. zinc), 222 tons seconds…

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The Nadbuck Mine

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 4

THE mannger reports that driving 3ft. in the lode at 200ft. from the shaft he strack copper sulphides and black ore. A rush of water followed the striking of the ore, and has been…

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MINING. The Junction North

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 3

THE mill, which is working beither had a very fair run last week, treating 993 tons crude sulphides for 168 tons concentrates, assaying 627 per cent, lead 292oz silver, and 67 per…

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Gold Dredging in New Zealand. [By Telegraph.] Wellington

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 4

The President of the Otago Chamber of Commerce, in his annual address, said that the value of the gold won during the past 18 months by the dredges in the district gave…

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The Coal Trade. The Crisis Averted. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 7 August 1900 · page 2

The Newcastle miners have definitely accepted the compromise regarding the selling price of coal suggested by Sir W. J. Lyne, and the feared crisis in the coal trade has been…

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Mining. [By Telegraph.] New South Wales Gold Yield. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 2

The gold yield of New South Wales for the month of July amounted to 53,464oz…

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Mining Engineer Found Dead. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 2

John Albert Grab, 38, mining engineer, who arrived in Sydney from Adelaide eight weeks ago and had been residing in a boarding house in Castleagh-street, has…

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Bad Mining Accident: A Fall of Ground. MELBOURNE

Barrier Miner · Wednesday 8 August 1900 · page 2

The ground in the Co-operative party's "94" mine at Pitfield collapsed yesterday, and thereby William Yeoman was entombed and Adam Liston was partly buried. The latter…

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MINING. Block 10

Barrier Miner · Thursday 9 August 1900 · page 2

THE plant did heavy work last week, treating 2917 tons crudes, which produced 471 tons concentrates, assaying 33 93oz. silver, 64 71 per cent. lead, and 7.17 per cent. zinc. The…

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MINING. The North

Barrier Miner · Friday 10 August 1900 · page 2

The plant did serviceable work last week' treating 944 tons crudes, assaying 19 percent lead, 10[?]2oz. silver, and 17[?]2 per cent. zinc This yielded 101 tons concentrates, including…

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MINING. Mill and Furnace Returns

Barrier Miner · Saturday 11 August 1900 · page 2

JUNCTION NORTH, week ending August 7.— Treated 885 tons crudes, producing 151 tons concentrates, assaying 61 per cent. lead, 29oz. silver, 6 per cent. zinc…

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MINING. Mill and Furnace Returns

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 August 1900 · page 2

BLOCK 14, week ending August 10.—Crt. treated, 869 tons sulphides, 176 tons carbonates, producing 223 tons bullion, containing 17,733oz sliver…

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Barrier Miner. Monday, August 13, 1900. the South Mine

Barrier Miner · Monday 13 August 1900 · page 2

THE report of the South Company for the six months ended June 30 comes as a pleasant surprise. Always hitherto the MINER has had to complain of the…

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A Miners' Quarrel. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 4

Ralph Watson has been committed for trial on a charge of maliciously wounding James Scallelt at Mount William…

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A Rich Gold Find. SYDNEY

Barrier Miner · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 2

A wire from Gundagai says that a [?]od of gold at Robinson and Rics's mine is the allab[?]orbing topic there, Mr. Rice estimates that the value of the gold taken out on…

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