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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines

Mining & the mines, 1872

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Copper Mining

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1872 · page 4

THE CLIFDEN COPPER MINE.—A correspondent writing from Carcoar says this mine shows splendid indication of becoming a valuable property the lode being 13½ feet in width, and containing a large per…

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Tin Mining. Tin Mining Notes. (From the Inverell Courier, Sept. 11.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1872 · page 4

A correspondent sends us the following:—In making for Carpet Snake Creek, the traveller starting from Ashford keeps along the marked tree line, which is plainly cut right on to Maidenhead; thence…

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A Gold Dyke 120 Feet Wide

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1872 · page 4

The Carcoar Chronicle has the following statement:— BROWN'S CREEK—Is now attracting considerable attention. Mining speculators are every day on the…

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Mining News. Mining Share Market. (From the Evening News of Monday afternoon.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1872 · page 4

The stock and share market opened to-day with a dull business in gold shares, but improved during the morning. Shale and Oil, 32s 6d; Peak Downs, 6?, 6¼; Wolca, 10s; Brown's, 20s; Beyers and…

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Inverell Tin Mines. (From a correspondent of the Empire)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1872 · page 4

Lower Cope's Creek, 3rd September.—I have not much to report from this portion of the mines this week. I have made enquiries about the number of parties working between M'Cloud's block, Cope's…

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MINING. (From the Herald of Monday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1872 · page 4

The yield of the Band and Albion mine for Saturday was 120 oz.; for the week, 614 oz. Glen Lode Tin M. Co.—The local director, on visiting the mine, reports:—"That working operations…

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Yield of the Tin Mines. (From the Warwick Examiner, Sept. 10.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1872 · page 4

We have been informed on good authority that since the recent rains, work on the Blue Mountain Company's ground has been proceeded with in earnest. Last week five tons of ore were washed…

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(From the Orange Western Examiner, Sept. 14.) Orange District Mining Report

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 19 September 1872 · page 4

The proprietors of the copper leases and selections in the Molong district are busy with preparations to open up and develop their respective mining properties. A number of men under Captain is Noble are…

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The Severn River Tin Mines

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 5

The following is the mining report of the Border Post of September 7:— Our journey this week was, on the whole, a most unprofitable one, for although the country travelled…

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Queensland Mining. Charters Towers

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 3

The Rockhampton Bulletin of the 14th says:—The Charters Towers rush still has its attractions for some people among us. Despite the unfavourable news given in our telegrams, sixty-five men sailed…

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Mining News. Mining Share Market. (From the Herald of Wednesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 3

The state of the share market yesterday, presented no improvement on that reported before. The dulness is being increased by promoters' stock being forced upon the market, in some cases at…

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Mining News. Mining. (From the S. M. Herald of Wednesday.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 5

531 bags of copper ore, weighing 25 tons were received on Monday from the Normanby mine, per Governor Blackall. 25 tons of tin ore will be sold by auction at…

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Mining. Denison Diggings. (From our Correspondent.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 3

Quartz of extraordinary richness was struck in the Painters' Claim, Jewellers' Shop Reef, Campbell & Co., owners, yesterday. The stone is the richest ever seen on the Denison…

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Queensland Mining. the Alluvial Diggings at Chartee Towers

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 5

The Queensland Minister for Public W[?]reply Mines has received the following telegra[?]wood to a request that the Commissioner at[?] find at would telegraph in a full report of [?]…

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Copper Mining in South Australia. (From the South Australian Advertiser.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 5

The dividend paid on September 3rd by the Moonta Mining Company is the fifth during the present year. These five dividends have given the shareholders £104,000, while the amount distributed since the…

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Arrival of the Suez Mail. Latest News to August 30. Australian Meat Demand Increasing. Splendid Harvest. Wool Sold at Full Rates. Copper Lower. Religious Riots at Belfast—martial. Law Proclaimed. Colliers Still on Strike—belgian Coal in Use. Interview of the Emperors. Gladstone Ministry Popular. Motion to Censure Judge Keogh Rejected in the Commons. Australian Produce Firm. Mercury Office, Friday Morning

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Saturday 21 September 1872 · page 2

We have just received the following important mail telegram from the Associated Press, Sydney:— The branch mail steamer Rangatira arrived at Glenelg yesternight…

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Tin Mining

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1872 · page 6

CAPE HARDINGR TIN MINE.—The Inverell Courier of the 18th, speaking of the arrival of a new manager upon this property, says:—"Although Mr. Hunt has been but two or three weeks on the ground,…

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Mining News. (From yesterday's Herald.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1872 · page 2

The share market was quiet on Saturday, and prices about the same. Beyers and Holtermans have improved a little, owing to favourable news from the mine…

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Queensland Mining. Degilbo Bluff. (Froma correspondent of the Moryorauch Chronicle.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1872 · page 6

I send you some specimens of copper ore taken from the 640 acre selection of Messrs.Sly and Co. At a depth of three feet a lode has been struck about four feet wide, running S.E., and N.W., with an…

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Mining News. Tin Mining. Mining in New England. (From the Armidale Express, Sept. 20.)

The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser · Thursday 26 September 1872 · page 6

Mr. Charles Wilson has shown us a quantity of drift sand said to be rich in fine tin ore, taken from a depth of four and 10 feet, from the surface of a claim of 1080 acres, held by Messrs. Richardson & Co., H. A…

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