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Mr P. Mitchell, jeweller, of 304 George-street, is exhibiting some remarkably rich quartz specimens from the claim of J. F. Adams and party, Band of Hope Reel, Solferino. The specimens are literally…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LUCKNOW, Wednesday.—The diamond drill bored through into diorite at 140ft. The total depth of the auriferous wash war 3 ft 2in. A sample of the cores has been sent to the Mines Department for geological…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Silverton, Monday.--Nineteen mineral leases were applied for during the past week, Eleven tons of are have passed the Customs of the value of £1700. A valuable find of silver is reported at Sturt's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Minister of Mines arrived in Poonoarie on Tuesday morning. The, party left Wentworth on Sunday afternoon, and spent the evening at the Avoca run, belonging to Messrs. Cudmore Brothers…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The mining manager of the Rising Sun Silver Mining Co., whose claim is situated about 2 1/2 miles east of Sunny Corner, reports being down 80ft; 25ft through the cap of the lay, where he finds the walls well…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The theory of Mr. C. S. Wilkinson, the Government geologist, has been demonstrated at Lucknow by the operations of the diamond drill. A bore was bottomed this morning at 138 feet upon alluvial wash apparently 2 feet…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →During last month, we learn from one of Mr Warden King's reports, the miners at Mount Brown searched busily for the deep lead of gold indicated by M'Kenzie and party. Several holes have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ADELAIDE, Wednesday.--the residents of the Peninsula mining district to-day urged the Government to assist in relieving the distress causes amongst the miners and families by the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. King, warden at Mount Browne, reports that during April the miners have searched busily for the deep lead of gold indicated by M'Kenzie and party. Several holes have been put down at depths varying…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →In view of the numerous terrible colliery disasters which have occurred both in Britain and on the continent during the past few months, Mr. George Howell has called attention to the dilatoriness of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The ARGUS reports from Daylesford that quite a stir was caused in the mining community on Tuesday by the news that the Cornish Company had struck rich gold at the 800ft level. The manager has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The residents of the Peninsula mining districts have urged the Government to assist in relieving the distress caused among the miners and families by the stoppage of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LUCKNOW, Wednesday.--A drill was yesterday bored through into diorite at 140 feet. The total depth of the auriferous wash is 3 feet 2 inches. Sample cores were sent to the Mines Department for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Thursday.—The Government has decided to establish Schools of Mines in Gympie, Charters Towers, and Herberton, and £500 will be granted for preliminary expenses, to be followed by a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BRISBANE, Thursday.—At a meeting of the Cabinet, held yesterday, it was decided to grant loans for the encouragement of deep sinking of gold field. The matter was fully discussed at the last session…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The estimated cost of the Petersburg and New South Wales railway, as stated by Mr. Playford on October 30, 1880, was £3486 9s 3d per mile, or £540,000 for the whole distance. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is rumored to-day that the strike among the Burwood miners has terminated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Burwood miners have resumed work…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The gold escort leaves here to-morrow morning, and takes 598oz. of gold, of which 288oz. 10dwt. come from the Brown's Creek Gold-mining Company, and 299oz. from the Commercial Bank here…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--The Burwood Goal- Mining Company struck a main seam at Redhead this morning at a depth of 255 foot 6 inches. The seam is of splendid quality, and is 3 feet in…
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