Broken Hill Mining. Broken Hill
Rumour was in circulation to-day that a body of kaolio bad been struck in the Central Mine. It was stated that the men engaged in No. 1 shaft had come on stuff assaying…
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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Mining & the mines
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Rumour was in circulation to-day that a body of kaolio bad been struck in the Central Mine. It was stated that the men engaged in No. 1 shaft had come on stuff assaying…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The week's run of the Broken Hill Proprietary was 4864 tons treated, yielding 179,870oz. Block 14, run 1127 tons, producing 27,414oz. British, 761 tons,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The mining manager reports, under date June 11th, as follows:—"I have to report that the south drive at 400ft level on the lode has been driven 6ft during the week, in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE Commissioner of Lands has received a communication from the Government Geologist, who is at Leigh's Creek, forwarding for analysis a sample of the last piece of coal…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Weekly progress report:—Main shaft sunk 8ft; west crosscut advanced 21ft; south drive advanced 14ft; north drive advanced 9ft; winze sunk 12ft,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the Central Mine, the winze for the 400ft level stope has been sunk 25ft, and carbonate ore shows right to the bottom, but it is making off in an easterly direction,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the South mine there is a tremendous quantity of ore broken down and stacked in stopes ready for smelting. A great deal of driving, crosscutting, and shaft-sinking is…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THERE was very little business done to-day. Owing to the elections, the Exchange did not meet this evening. SILVER…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ON Wednesday, William Kerr, a young man, was severely cut about the head and face by a fall of coal (tops) in the Lambton mine; and yesterday a young man named…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE balloting in the different miners' lodges in the district for the position of district treasurer, rendered vacant by the death of Mr. W. Hunter, has resulted in the return…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Underdate June 6th, Mr. A. M. Jeffrey, the manager of the Golden Crown gold-mining claim, at Bear Hill, reports:—"During the week we have sunk the main shaft a further…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held on May 1, at Winchester House, London, Mr. George Smith presiding. In moving the adoption of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the Exchange to-day, notice was posted that at Block 10, No. 1 winze, at the 465ft level, had passed through the kaolin body, and that the sulphide in the other portions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE Borehole Lodge met as usual on Saturday evening in the Mechanics' Institute. Mr. Wm. Rouse occupied the chair, and the attendance was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →AMONG the exhibits of coal at the World's Fair, at Chicago, will be one from the Logan County, West Virginia, consisting of a cube of coking…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →There is great excitement at Waratah, Mount Bischoff, owing to the discovery of a large gold-bearing formation close to the town boundary. Specimens are assaying from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WORK at the Wallarah Colliery' has been very slack during the last month, and the miners have, consequently, been compelled to study the greatest economy. During the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →THE new regulations formed by the Railway Commissioners, to deal with the coal trade of this district, came into force on the 1st May last, and they have caused the widest…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SOME days ago a fine seam of coal was struck in a shaft which is being sunk on the Richmond Vale Coal Company's property, which is situated to the south of East Maitland…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The winze from the 425ft level in South mine has struck water, and a good supply is now coming to hand. It is expected that smelting operations will be at once…
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