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Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
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The result of the crushing of the Rampant Lion stone at Vickery's quartz crushing machine will not be known until some time next week, as all the material is not yet through. The manager does not…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There are now at the Long Flat Station (which is 60 miles distant), three reefs—the European, the Britannia, and another—the United Company's Reef. A few miles this side there is another. On the first…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MOUNT PERRY COPPER MINE.—As stated in our last, in sinking Ebenezer's shaft a most important discovery of copper ore has been made. We find that it exhibits features of an extraordinary…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Mount Perry Mail of Thursday, Sept 19, reports as follows:— MOUNT PERRY.—It is very gratifying to us to note a continuous good lode of ore in the sinking of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The energetic manager of the Peak Downs Copper Mining Company has been building quite a village of good substantial cottages for the late arrivals from England, and for those also now almost daily…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The A.S.N. Co.'s steamship Governor Blackall left Sydney Harbour at 3 o'clock, on Thursday morning last, and by a telegram received by the manager of the Company, we find she arrived at Cleveland Bay…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The yield of the Band and Albion mine on Tuesday was 118 oz. 5dwts. The first half-yearly meeting of the Happy-goLucky G.M. Co. was held on Monday. The directors'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The changes in the Share market on Tuesday were not very important. Copper quotations were almost the same as on Monday, and sales few. Peak Downs brought 5[?]; Normanby, 15s to 15s 3d; Western…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The share list of the Fortunatus G. M. Co. closed on Wednesday. The yield of the Band and Albion Mine on Wednesday was 238 oz. 12 dwts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining in this district is in a very hopeful condition. At Broombee, the II Bacio have their new shaft, south of the old workings, down 20 feet to catch the rich underlay; they expect to come on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →In pursuance of an invitation issued by the proprietors at the instance of the directors, and previous to the allotment of shares a number of gentlemen, applicants for the same, left Sydney by the nine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Of the many local industries in our immediate neighbourhood that deserve to be described, I know of none of more surpassing interest than one of our collieries, where such large numbers of men and boys…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The dullness prevailing in the share maket on Monday has increased daily, and Thuraday's transactions were on a more limited scale than we have had to report for some time. Peak Downs Copper are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The yield of the Band and Albion mine on Thursday was 234 oz. 7 dwts. 24 lbs. weight of quartz, from the Homeward Bound Co.'s claim, Green Valley, assayed by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →I started from Tumut at 6 in the morning for Brangle. Two hours ride brought me to Wyangle; there I visited some copper leases lately taken up. I saw a small quantity of copper ore on the ground,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Well, we have not commenced crushing yet. It takes a long time to get ready for crushing. It is all very well when a machine is kept in thorough repair, and in constant work; but where stoppages occur to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We find in the correspondence of the S. M. Herald's travelling reporter "From Gulgong to Wellington" a full description of the copper mines that promise, in the opinion of the local population, to be the richest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Warwick Argus of Wednesday, Oct. 2, reports that during the previous seven days the following lots of tin ore had been received from Stanthorpe for transmission to Brisbane:—…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →I have to report this week the discovery by Mr. William Ross of a new reef, called the Sir Walter Scott. It is situated on the south branch, about three miles above Cangi station. From what I have seen…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We learn from a well-informed source that the directors of the Mount Ferry, Wolca, and Boolboonda mines have entered into an agreement with a wellknown Sydney contractor for the conveyance of ore…
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