These are historical newspapers. Some stories use language and express views that are offensive today.
Hunter Valley · Mining & the mines
550 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 23 of 28
The effect of the English telegrams on the value of copper shares was more manifest on Thursday morning than on the previous day. Peak Downs went from 92s 6d to 84s, and were afterwards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Recently we were rather surprised to learn that one of the most shrewd business men in Sydney, himself an owner of mining shares, was of opinion that the majority of New South Wales and Queensland…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The area of tin land on the Border which is situated in New South Wales, is, as I was informed by Mr. Surveyor Greaves, about two-thirds of the whole field, the other third being in the colony of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The week has opened with a very unsteady market for cooper shares. The business done has been confined to Peak Downs Copper, in which there has been a moderate business at low rates. The…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Consequent upon the past two weeks' inclement weather, operations on the various workings have been almost entirely suspended. The whole of the dams having been destroyed by the floods has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MOUNT PERRY COPPER MINE.—Several new buildings are being erected for the officials on various portions of the mine, which now appears a very hive of industry. All the points of operation…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Secretary of the Mount Clara Copper mining Company informs us that the following telegram was yesterday received from Captain David, who is engaged in superintending the smelting operations of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Beard and Tallentire: On Saturday last 15 tons quartz were crushed at Vickery's machine, yielding 326 ozs. 10 dwts, nearly 21½ ozs. to the ton; a very satistactory yield from the Rose of England vein…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The half-yearly report of the South Australian Mining Association, just laid before the shareholders is more satisfactory in its promise for the future than in its records of the past. The accounts are as…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The first half-yearly meeting of the Pioneer Tin Co. was held at Mr. Russell's office, George-street, yesterday. A progress report was presented and adopted, and a satisfactory report from the mining…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Very little disposition to purchase shares was evinead yesterday, and the range of transactions was consequently limited. Peak Downs shares, instead of suffering from the recent unwarranted attempt to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The manager of the Carrangara mine reports:— "We have commenced to drive an adit level on a new lode 5 feet wide. The lode has hither to been neglected, but from what we have already seen of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The mining manager of the Gulgong Gold Mining Company, Royal George Reefs, reports:—The main shaft is down 54 feet, rock still very hard. I have six man stoping out between No. 1 and No. 3 shafts;…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Friday last our reporter paid a flying visit to the Mullamuddy Gold Sluicing Company, and by the courtesy of Mr. T. Barrett, the Working Manager, and Mr. Ph[?]be, the Engineer, we are enabled to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The reports from Tambaroora respecting the principal mines there have tended to support the value of shires. Beyers and Holtermans changed hands on Thursday morning at 60s, and Krohmanns at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At the first half-yearly meeting of the Wolca Copper Company a progress report was presented, showing that up to the present £7114 19s 4d has been expended in opening up the mine. The value of ore…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rain, which is always acceptable in this locality, set in during last night and several heavy thunder showers during the day have prevented our paying all our usual visits to the claims. Not that there is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A correspondent writes us (Mercury) as follows, touching the Watson's Creek tin mines, which he says are about fifteen miles from Bendemeer:— "Having just returned from Watson's Creek, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →We have this week had the pleasure of inspecting some specimens of copper ore found at Upper Bingera, and brought into town by Mr. B. D. Williams. The land from which it was taken consists of 240…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A proclamation under the Gold-fields Act of 1866 appeared in the Gazette of the 1st instant, declaring that the following shall be deemed a gold-field within the meaning and for the purposes of the said Act,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →