Miners Rescued
The imprisoned men have been rescued from the De Beers diamond mine, Kimberley, in which a "mud ruch" took place a few days ago…
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Mining & the mines, 1897
310 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 7 of 16
Reported Rich Gold Find. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
There is great excitement near Cooma over a reported discovery, on private property, of a gold-bearing reef at Darimore, Middle Flat. The reef…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prospecting Trip and Trial of a New Gold Saver
Some few months back, your readers will remember I gave an account of a prospecting tour I made from Maitland to the Monkerai and Copeland, for the purpose of testing the gold-saving qualities…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Great Cobar Mine. Its Future Prospects. Hidden Wealth in That Field
THE returns from the Great Cobar Copper mine for the halt-year ended 80th June, make a most satisfactory record—one which must be partioularly…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gold Rush in British Columbia
A Reuter's telegram states that the rush to the newly-discovered goldfields at the Klondike River, British Columbia, is causing intense excitement throughout the United States and canada. Food…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prospecting Trip and Trial of a New Gold Saver. II
We got a place on the following Wednesday down Boggy Creek, near the hydraulic works, to test the machine on. We were told we would not got much gold there, and what we got would be very poor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An African Diamond Mine
Apropos of Mr. Rhodes's recent remarks on the position of the African mining industry, the following description will be of interest:—An African more is about as dark, dirty, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Gold Bush in British Columbia
Many people in Canada are clamouring for the Government to take measures to prevent any but British subjects working on the newly-discovered gold fields at the Klondike River, British Columbia…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Desolate Goldfield
Latest telegrams describe the locality at Klondike, British Columbia, where gold has been found recently as being well occupied by Mormons and as the most desolate mining camp in the world…
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THE report that " Specimens of apparently base metal found by dryblowers near the Green lode at Buloug, and usually thrown away,…
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FROM British Columbia it is reported that great excitement has been caused in the towns on the Pacific Coast by the report of Mr Wardie on rich gold…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining Items
A prospecting party at Talbot, in Victoria, picked up a nugget of gold weighing 105oz. Daring last year 528,500 tons of stone were treated in Queensland for a yield of 609,661 ounces…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prospecting Trip and Trial of a Gold Saver
Some few months back, your readers will remember I gave an account of a prospecting tour I made from Maitland to the Monkerai and Copeland, for the purpose of testing the gold-saving qualities…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Prospecting Trip and Trial of a New Gold Saver. III
Next day we get along somewhat better with our horses. By 12 o'clock we reach the place our guide came for water, and I am sure be tramped at least seven miles from the camp and bank. His…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →American Gold Discoveries The Finds Declared to be Enormously Rich [By Cable.] London
FURTHER telegrams have been received, from British Columbia describing the additional find of gold at Klondike river. The finds are said to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →British Colombia. Goldfields
Miners who have returned from the Klondike goldfield declare that there is a kelt of gold-burning country 800 miles along the River Yukon, the tributaries of which are "recking" with gold, A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grains of Gold
It is the slavish feeling that degrades the slave. A base ambition makes the man that cherishes it base…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Enterprise in New Zealand
In addressing the Australian Chamber of Mines yesterday, Mr. R. J. Seddon, Premier of New Zealand, described the mining legislation of that colony. The Government, he said, deemed it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The British Columbia Goldfields
The new rush at the Klondike goldfields, British Columbia, is causing great excitement, and the influx of miners to the fields continues. Every steamer at Victoria, British Clumbia, and other…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Klondike Gold Field
With regard to the gold discovery in British Columbia, the following extract from, a Canadian paper will be found interesting:— "The report of Inspector Constantine, of…
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