Canadian Coal
Among recent coal discoveries in the Canadian Rocky Mountains is a rein near Kananakis, which is 20ft thick, and has been traced along the mountain side for 60 miles. There will, it is now asserted, be…
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Mining Intelligence
Messrs Gresley Lukin and Co., have the following advice from the manager of the Pinnacles Group Silver Mining Company (Limited), Silverton, under date June 6 :--"In my last I promised to advise you…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Lithgow Coal. LITHGOW
The output of coal for the week from the Lithgow mines was over 6000 tons, being one of the largest records for some time…
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A meeting of the Geelong Coal and Mineral Prospecting Co. was held on Saturday by the directors, and the company was formally wound up. The bore at Parlor Gully, in the Winchelsea district. was put…
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The abaft on the underlie in the Uno mine is down about 70ft—The manager of the Labra silver mine, reports that the drive is 70ft from the shaft and the country is improving.—Veins of ironstone, giving…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News by Telegraph. Accident at a Mine
NEWCASTLE, Monday,--Two miners, named Geo. Banks and Thos. Kane, were seriously burned at the Co-operative Colliery, Wallsend, this morning. A large charge of powder put in a hole for blasting…
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Two miners, named respectively George Banks and Thomas Kane, were seriously burned in the Co-operative Company's Colliery yesterday. A large charge of powder had been put in a hole…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Wagga Wagga
The crushing of stone from the new reef at Tarcutta was commenced on Thursday, and about 10 tons have passed through the battery, with an estimated yield of from 15dwt. to 1oz. to the ton…
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Victory Gold-mining Company, Limited, Charters Towels, Queensland. -- The managing director, under date 15th inst, telegraphed as follows: -- "Mine looking well; 4ft of stone in No. 6 south level…
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The coal output for the week was 25,306 tons. Its destination was as follows:—Sydney 8701 tons, Melbourne 2777, Adelaide 3939, Wallaro 321, Launceston 895, Queensland 99, Wellington…
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BRAIDWOOD, Tuesday.—Montgomery and party have just finished another crushing of 200 tons of stone from their reef, Captain's Flat, which yielded 59os 8doz of gold. The reef is now 25ft wide, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining News. a Woodside (S.a.) Crshing
ADELAIDE Tuesday.—At the Ematha Co.'s mine, Woodside, a trial crashing yielded 173oz, or half an ounce to the ton…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Braidwood
Messrs. Montgomery and party brought into town to-day 59oz. 8dwt. of gold from their reef at Molonglo. This reef, which is 25 feet wide, is richly impregnated with silver ore, and the assay of a parcel sent to the Mines Department…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Department of Public Works and Mines, Brisbane, 4th June, 1885. to Contractors and Others. New Public Offices, Brisbane
TENDERS will be received at this Office until 4 o'clock p.m. on FRIDAY, the 7th August, from persons willing to contract for the Friction of New Public Offices at Brisbane. Tenders to be endorsed "New Public Offices, Brisbane."…
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The Warden's report for the Mount Brown mines for the month of May has been received by the Secretary for the Mines Department. This was to the effect that the miners who have struck the lead are…
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ORANGE, Wednesday.—A seam of coal has been discovered in the vicinity of Keenan's Bridge, and it !b thought will be worth working. A company is being promoted with that object…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining at Mount Browne
According to a recent report of the warden of Milparinka, not much gold was raised last mouth from the new deep sinking at Mount Browne. Those miners who have struck the lead are still…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mining News. British Copper Market
The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reported under date London, May 8:—Movements in this market have been irregular, in sympathy with the various phases of the political…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mining News. News From Sunny Corner
The legal manager reports that the directors of the Silver King Mining Co., Sunny Corner, have accepted tenders from Messrs. Gafford and Hogue for the erection of furnaces similar to that with which the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mining Intelligence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Carcoar
At Mount M'Donald the Brother Jon[?]han Claim Company finished crushing a parcel of 14 tons of stone, yielding 97oz, 7dwt, 12gr, of gold. The party have at preent three shafts on the ground, the main shaft at a depth of 10 feet,…
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