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In the Great Victoria mine they are working on the 900feet level, and have made remarkably good wages. About 30 persons assembled on Saturday to witness a trial of one of Park's patent dry blowing ore-separators. This…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An unofficial report to the Mines Department states that 13½ tons of quartz at Sorubby Rush yields 30oz 10dwt of gold. Before sending the quartz to the mill the cream of it was crushed by hand, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Charters Towers Consols Gold-mining Company, Limited.--The mining manager reports, under date December 11, through North Queensland Mining Investment Company, as follows:--" A change for…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The output for the week ending the 8th instant, was 200 tons of are smelted, producing equal to 40 tons of fine copper. Refined, 58 tons. Despatched 26 tons. The furnaces are in full swing…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The only matter of importance during the past fortnight in mining was the opening of the Great Western Zigzag Colliery, which took place at the commencement of the present month. About six months ago it was determined…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Great Cobar Copper-mining Company,Limited,-- The mining captain of the Great Cobar Copper mining Company, Limited, reports for the four weeks ended December 1 as under:--"Underground--The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A terrible colliery explosion has just occurred at the Lady Pit, Leycett, Staffordshire, whereby six men were killed and three others injured. Several days ago what is called the "gob" was found to be on fire, and measures were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At the Lord Nelson Hotel, Miller's Point, a meeting of the coal lumpers of this city was held last evening "to protest against the action of the stevedores for black-balling the members of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Osborne Wallsend Colliery, better known as the Mount Keira Colliery, Woollongong, has always had a large market for its coal in Sydney for the past 10 years, but lately the output has so increased that the owners have determined to obtain two new…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Another lot of quartz from the claim of Devine and Co., Black Range, has just been crushed for a return of a little over 1oz. por ton. This is not quite so good as the previous yields, but as the reef is now 3ft. wide, and easily worked,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →In the Great Victoria mine they are working on the 900-feet level, and have made remarkably good wages. About 30 persons assembled on Saturday to witness a trial of one of Park's patent dry blowing ore-separators. This…
Continued on Trove, page 1124 →The manager of the "Wesley Tin-mining Company, Limited, reports the yield of ore for the week ended 8th instant to be 14 tons. The following quantities of tin ore were received at…
Continued on Trove, page 1124 →Victory Gold-mining Company, Limited, Charters Towers, Queensland.--The mining manager, under data 1st instant, writes:--"The mine still keeps up its good appearance, giving a pretty regular yield…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The annual report in connection with the Department of Mines for the year 1882 has just been published, and as usual not only displays considerable ability in the compilation, apart from the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A trial crushing from the Home Sweet Home reef Dark River, the property of Mr. Sheehan, of Albury yielded 6oz per ton. 30 tons of stone, from the Clina olaim, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →TEMORA— The monthly escort left last week, and took 2207oz gold, of which Barmedman contributed 885oz. Sergeant Parker, of Cootamundra was in charge. The mining manager of the South…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →WEATHER— The long spell of dry weather which prevailed here for the past few weeks was last Monday broken up by a smart thunderstorm and a shower of rain. On Wednesday morning moderate rain fell for seven…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Lucknow prospectors got l00ozs in specimens last week. No. 1 North Glanmire struck a new gold bearing leader in the eastern crosscut. No. 2 North Lady Mary is getting good gold from the middle reef…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Arrangements were made to open up the Rangatira gold mine some time since. A trial crushing has been made, when good returns resulted, notwithstanding that the machinery used was not of the best gold-saving character…
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