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SPECIAL TO CORRESPONDENTS.—The immense increase of conntry correspondence in our columns is matter of great pleasure to us. But we have to ask correspondents to condense as much as possible, otherwise there…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Some specimons of quartz from the new reef that has been discovered at Black Range have given an extraordinarily rich retain, but it is not known yet whether the reef is permanent…
Continued on Trove, page 283 →A reef exists near Bell's Creek, the top stone from which, having been tested at the Sydney Mint, gave 800oz of lead and 146oz of silver. The sinking is now at 14ft, and the reef is 5ft thick. The reef adjoins a…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The following report has been received by the Undersecretary for Mines from Mr. W. H. J. Slee, Inspector of Mines, with reference, to mineral deposits in the Melrose Ranges:—…
Continued on Trove, page 261 →Excellent stone has been cut, promising at least an ounce to the ton, in the No. 1 South New Bendigo Company's new reef opened in the ranges about a mile south of Jere Jaw. The Prospecting…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The discovery of a splendid reef has been reported to the warden as having been made on the road, and about five miles irena Wombat. James Murray, a road labourer, was quarrying on Monday in a lane in…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Reports received from the mining manager of the Basaltic G.M. Co. show that for the week ending August 2 the tunnel had been driven a further distance of 4ft, making a total distance of 332ft. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MILPARINKA forms the principal township on the Albert Gold Field, both as regards business and position. It consists of a branch of the Commercial Bank, under the mariaeement of Mr. H. W. Hogg;…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Cole and party, from Mount Adrah, have just finished crushing at the Keefer battery; twenty tons yielded 95oz of gold. Ellis and party, who have the Challenger mine on tribute, are crushing 150 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The monthly district escort which left have yesterday took 1089oz. of gold, being the result of the crushings at Mount M'Donald, Galley Swamp, Brown's Creek, and Burnt Yards diggings. Much dissatisfaction has been caused by the…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →PARKES.—The following telegram haabeen received by the Department of Mines:—Hazelhurst William has just finished retorting, and obtained 557oz gold from 127 tons of stone from the Buchanan line of…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Messrs. Molbado and Curtis report the yield from the Bund and Albion Consols Gold-mining Company last week to be 412ox. from 457 tons. In a repot from the warden's clerk at Emmaville dated…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Agent-General for Victoria has forwarded to the Minister of Mines a letter from Herbert Robson, B.S., London, on the subject of the extraction of gold from pyrites. The letter says:—I venture to trouble…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →M[?] of the alter vessels used in the Roman Cat[?]otic churches of the city and suburbs are of foreign m[?]ufacture. It is certainly remarkable that while our city goldsmiths have turned out…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MUDGEE, Monday.—Mining is quiet; but hopes are entertained of something rich before long…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ADELIDE, Monday.—A Bird-in-Hand crushing gave 349oz of retorted gold from 700 tons…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT of excitement has been aroused in our usually quiet township in connection with the progress committee. The annual meeting, which extended. over two sittings, was very excited, about 350 persons…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A gold nine has been opened at the Blow Hole Hill Kiama. Some quartz obtained from the vicinity realised 75oz per ton. The land has been pezged out for some distance, and it appears probable that a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An explosive mixture for mining purposes has been invented in Germany. It is composed of saltpetre, chlbrate of potash and a solid by drocarbon (paraffine, asphaltum or pich). When these solid ingredients…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →INVERLL. Monday--Mr W. Cooper, of inve[?] and Mr Collins, of Bingera, proprieto[?] the [?] mine Maid of Athferd," made a splendid find of [?] In the leaders, at a depth of 29 feet, numbers…
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