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No. 1 North Phœnix, Gympie, crushed 207 tons, yielding 184oz. of gold. No. 1 North Glanmire got 60oz. in specimens on Saturday, and 20oz. this afternoon. No. 1 North Phœnix struck the eastern reef to-day at the 580-feet level,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—Operations by the Mining Department in coal prospecting at Cape Paterson are being conducted with considerable success. The foreman of the diamond-drill now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--The deputation of cool-trimmers, which was to have waited upon the Chamber of Commerce yesterday at 11 o'clock, did not meet, and the matter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GRAFTON, Tuesday.—Mining matters at Solferino are not brisk. There has been no crushing since Christmas; but the respective patties at work are all in expectation of a return of the ancient glories…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A payable reef is reported to have been found at Cockwhy Creek, near Nelligen. COOKTOWN, THIS DAY. A good streak of tin has been discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The following description of a new quartz-smelter is taken from the New Zealand Herald:--"On February 16 a trial was made of the Vulcan quartz smelter, patented by Messrs…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →From Charters Towers the following crushings are reported:—Day Dawn Block and Wyndham, 1006 tons for 1548oz. of gold, dividend 3s; Day Dawn P. C., 730 tons, 11170Z. of gold; Little Wonder, 28 tons for 137oz. of gold;…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Commenting upon the fact of the Mount Bischoff Tin-mining Company declaring its 100th dividend, the Hobart Mercury relates the following interesting facts:--…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Travelling Over a range of hills distant about a mile and a half due east of Silverton, along what is known as the Old Thackaringa-road (which is the main road of traffic between Silverton ond South Australia), is the property…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Some three years ago a large area of land, amounting to 18,000 acres, in the parish of Heathcote, in the electorate of Camden, and in the county of Sutherland,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A very important event in connection with the coal-mining interest of this colony took place on Wednesday afternoon, when the first sod was turned of the first shaft to be let down on the abovenamed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Coal has been recently discovered within such an easy distance of the metropolis that the mineral wealth of the colony--great as it has always been considered--seems all at once to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Cobar Copper-mining Company, Limited.--The mining manager reports the output of the Great Cobar copper mine for month ending February 20, to be equal to 155 tons of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →COOKTOWN, Thursday.—The Chinese on the eastern Normanby River have discovered payable alluvial gold mixed with stream tin. They are bringing in quantities of gold to the Normanby diggings. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COOKTOWN, Wednesday.--The Chinese on the eastern Normanby River have discovered payable alluvial gold mixed with stream tin. They are bringing in quantities of gold to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A slight difficulty appears to be cropping up at the Mount Kembla Colliery. A short time ago what is known as the "long-wall system" was introduced, several men outside the regular employees at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MOUNT M'DONALD, Thursday.—The tributors in the Eureka lease have found a new and well-defined, reef 2ft wide at a depth of 100 feet in the hanging wall of No. 4 shaft. The gold is well distributed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.--A difficulty has arisen at Mount Kembla, through some men who have been engaged opening out the long wall refusing to join the union, at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Monte Christo claim shaft is down 117ft. The reef is magnificent, 14in. to 20in, wide, and full of gold. The estimated yield is 8oz. They have started…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The ceremony of turning the first sod for the shaft of South Cumberland Coal Company was performed yesterday afternoon by Mr. R. Wisdom, M.L.A., in the presence of a large body of shareholders. The land held by this…
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