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After having glanced at the characteristics of silverbearing rocks, and considered the nature of lodes and the composition of the different ores, it is high time to take a look round at the leading silver mines in the world, and see…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Under-Secretary for Mines has received the following report from Mr. warden King:— "Milparinka, July 2, 1885. "Sir,—I have the honour to report that during the past…
Continued on Trove, page 189 →(The latest inf ormation concerning mining shares will be found in our Telegraphic and Commercial Reports.)…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The total return of gold received from the Thame[?] (fifteen mines) for the week ended July 6 was 684oz 13dwt. Toward this the Waiotahi contributed 258oz, and the Now Prince Imperial 194oz 17dwt. The…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →A large number of miners, under the auspices of the Fife and Clackmannan Miners' Association assembled in Kircaldy at the end of May, and celebrated the fifteenth anniversary of the eight hours'…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A conference of representatives of the different Miners' Permanent Belief Societies of the country was held in Manchester lately to consider a proposal of the committee of the Hartley Relief Fund…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The SILVER AGE, of July 18, says:—For some time Mr. John Greenwood, manager, for the Melbourne syndicate, has been engaged in opening one of the tin lodes secured by him on Poolamacca. The mines…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GUNDAGAI, Saturday.—All the shares it the prospecting company formed by Kieran and Slattery for the purpose of testing the quarts reefs at Mount Parnassus have been taken up, and work will be…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The mining report from this district is as follows:—New North Clunes Company, Clunes: There is nothing now to report from the underground workings; every, thing is going on as usual. The Lonehand Company, Kingston, have…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An examination of intending applicants for the appointment of Inspectors of Stock will be held at this office on TUESDAY, 25th August next, in accordance with the rules published in the Government Gazette of 30th September, 1884…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The principal workings in the Mount Criffel goldfield are on the north-eastern slope of the mount facing Clutha Valley. The field is about eight miles from Pembroke, and thirty from Cromwell, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On June 18 a terrible colliery explosion occurred in the Trencherbone seam of the Lumbs pit, at the Clifton Hall Colliery, near Manchester. The number of men and boys at work in the mine was about 350, of whom nearly 200…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BINGERA, Monday. -- The Australian Diamond-mining Company have just completed the prospect washings from two of their leases, the results being respectively: -- The 100 loads of wash-dirt yielded…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ADELAIDE, Monday. -- The result of the recent clearing up at the New Era mine was taken to the Commercial Bank to-day. Tha block of gold weighs 270½oz. Its value is £970, Sine January…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BINGERA, Monday.—The Australian Diamond-mining Co. has just completed two prospect washings from two of its leases. The results are respectively —from 100 loads of washdirt a yield of 309 diamonds…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →From the Tipperary G.m., Macetown, N.Z., a small cake of gold, weighing 61oz 15dwt, was obtained in the formation of water chambers and other works required for future operations.—A call of £50 has been…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A correspondent wired from Bingera on Monday :—Largest diamond yet found on the Bingera diamond fields was discovered to-day in GroSbernd and party's lease. The gem weighed 2 1/2 carats, and is believed to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Vegetable Creek Tin-mining Company, Limited, was held this afternoon at the company's office, West Maitland. No dividend was declared…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday,--The 17th half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of the Newcastle Coal-mining Company was held at the Company's head office, Scott-street, to-day. A large number…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The diamond drill of the new Victoria Coal Company's ground at Cape Patterson has passed through a seam of coal 23 inches thick, being a continuation of one cut in…
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