Mining Intelligence
IRON ORE.—A valuable discovery baa recently been made by Mr. Mackenzie, the Government Examiner of Goal Fields, which, should the ore prove[?]rich, will be of immense service to the…
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GOLD FlELDS
The still existing insecurity of life and property from the raids of bands of bushrangers in the neighbourhood of our gold-fields, continues to have a depressing effect upon the gold-escorts. The Mint receipts continue to…
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THE MORUYA SILVER MINE.—About fifty tons of silver ore, from the Moruya mine, have recently been sent to England, in the ships Whitehall and William Duthie. A further quantity of the ore is being brought to Sydney, and…
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The diggers are pushing out farther and farther from Lambing Flat in their search after something that is confidently expected to be found, and that is to bring back something like the palmy days of old…
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16:6 ounces (bar golds, Bank of New South Wales 25,000 suvereigus, Bank of New South Wales 2563 ounces (bar gold). Oriental Bank 20,000 novereigus, Oriental Bank…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Our Iron Mines. To the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—In your second leader (of this date), on the Iron Mines of New South Wales, I observe you say, that " The Mittagong Iron Works have long been straggling to give a start to this colonial trade. But they have had to con[?]nd with two great…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Waratah Coal Company. To the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—I our monthly commercial review, in your Summary for England, published this day, contains the following paragraph:— " The half-yearly meeting of the Waratah Coal Company…
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A SPLENDID PROSPECT.—We were shown yesterday by Dr. Beer a splendid prospect, which had been obtained at the bottoming of a new shaft which he and his party have sunk at Bell's Creek…
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WENTWORTH MINES,—LUCKNOW.—On Thursday afternoon a prospect of four pennyweights of gold was obtained from the old shaft belonging to the Industry Rewarded. Matters are progressing favourably with the…
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NEW RUSH AT BURRANGONG.—On Saturday last considerable excitement was caused at Burraagong by the report that gold had been struck on the upper part of Roberts' Creek. Before…
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The quantity of gold dust delivered by the Escorts from our several gold-fields during the month of November, amounted to 28,582 oz. For the corresponding month of 1862, the…
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THE gold discoveries of California and Australian haver been bearing abundant fru[?]s for tde last twelve or fifteen years, and it might be though that an experience so considerable should enable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Copper Mining. To the Editor of the Herald
SIR,—The following is an account of an experiment made on Saturday last, the 12th instant, upon the ores of the Peak Downs Copper Mining Company, which I submit to you for publication, as an encouragement to those engaged…
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SPLENDID YIELD.â Last week we were shown a splendid cake of gold, weighing 122 ounces, being the produce of forty-five tons of quartz raised from the prospecting claim at Napoleon Reef, which had been crushed at the…
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THE news from our gold-fields, as it affects the mere yield of gold from them, is unimportant. No now fields have been found, no extraordinary rushes have to be recorded; but in regard to the Lambing Flat gold-field we have to…
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Gold mining in New South Wales, since the departure of the last month's mail, has presented no marked feature of either success or failure. The yield in the three districts keeps very regular,—at least so far as it is…
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THE following is the quantity ef coal entered at the Sydney Customs, coastwise, from 19th November to 16th December, inclusive:— From Newcastle......... 10,642 tons…
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1621 oxs. bar gold, Thacker, Daniell, and Co. 50,000 sovs., Commercial Bank. 10,000 dilto, 4912 ozs bar gold. Agra Bank, 430 ditto, Prost, Kohier, and Co…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Queensland. Reids Creek Gold Fields
REID'S CREEK the locality of our latest discovered. Queensland gold fields, is a tributary of the Burnett River, its source being in the high ranges which divide the waters flowing into the Burnett from those flowing into Port Curtis…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Colliery Explosion in South Wales— Loss of Thirty-five Live (From the Daily News, October 19.) Talbach, Giamorganshare, Saturday, October 17
THE whole district of South Wales was this day thrown into a state of great excitement consequent upon a rumour being current that a serious colliery explosion had occurred at Margam, suddenly launching scores of poor…
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