A Mining Boom
Those interested in copper mines are just now shaking hands with themselves. That metal has taken a large rise, and instead of being £52 a ton it is £70. Holders of…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Mining & the mines, 1899
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Upper Murray Mining Notes
Anybody who has to go to the Upper Murray, or any who wants to avoid the great heat, I would advise them to take a trip to Tooma. It is fairly hot in the daytime, but…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Struck by an Avalanche. 26 Miners Overwhelmed. London, February 13
News of a sensational disaster has been received from Colorado, U.S.A. A party of 26 miners were at work in the Cherokee Gulch, when they were overwhelmed by an…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Coal for Russia. Importations From England. London, February 9
Owing to the high price of coal at the Donetz colleries, in Russia, the Muscovite Government is under the necessity of obtaining stores from abroad…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Traveller. the Gold Rush to California
The fiftieth anniversary of the finding of gold in California makes pertinent on account of the accidental discovery which so affected the development of the Anglo-Saxon…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →How Gold-miners Have Been Hoaxed
Gold-miners are, I really believe, the most gullible people on earth, said an old miner with an experience stretching from the great Californian rush fifty years ago…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Mining at Thougla
Says the Courier :—"Mr. J. T. Audas is applying for a big lease in the Thougla Creek Valley for dredging purpose. In view of the large amount of gold obtained…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →In the Land of Gold
In "The Land of gold; the narrative of a journey through the west Australian Goldfields," Mr. Julius M. Price gives some graphic sketches of scenes and incidents of Australian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining at Adelong. a Rich Reef Struck
At the Caledonian mine on Saturday splendid stone was broken in the 350ft. south drive, 40ft. in from the shaft. The reef is 8in. wide, and coarse gold can be seen all through. It…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Gold in America. Washington Threatened with Famine. London, February 16
The intense cold which has been prevalent in Washington and the blocking of the thoroughfares and railway and tramway lines by the snow and ice have almost…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The World’s Gold Yield. Enormous Increase for 1898
The report of the director of the United States-Mint for the calendar- year 1898 shows an immense increase in the gold output of the world. This- is the gold -production for 1898,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Traveller. the Gold Rush to California
The fiftieth anniversary of the finding of gold in California, makes pertinent on account of the accidental discovery which so affected the development of the Anglo-Saxon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining Reform
AMONG the many grievances which have lately been pressed upon the notice of the Minister for Mines there is none which hears mure hardly upon mining…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining at Queanbeyan
The Queanbyean mining district appears to cave attracted attention of speculators, and several properties have recently been inspected, with a view to development…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →How Miners Met Death
A mining story would be considered incomplete without a harrowing description of the hero's sufferings during an underground catastrophe. People expect it and…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Mining at Corryong
There is (says the Courier) every indication that alluvial mining is about to receive a fresh impetus in the Curryong district. Another…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Dredge Mining in Victoria
The Mines Department anticipates much difficulty in dealing with the numerous applications which it continues to receive for dredging and sluicing rights on the creeks…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →The Klondike Goldfield
Miss Flora Shaw, of The Times, read a paper before the Royal Colonial Institute recently descriptive of her trip to Klondike. She was struck by the contrast between the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Statement by the Minister of Mines
An important statement was made by the Minister of Mines at P[?]rith on Friday. He said that although the Legislative Council had refused to accept…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extensive Gold Robbery at Chiltern. Arrest and Confession of the Thief
FOR many years the Chiltern Valley No. 2 mine, Chiltern, has been a good gold producer, but for some time past Mr. John Cock, the…
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