Gold
The New South Wales gold production appears to be looking up a little. The Mint return shows that the total amount received for coinage in 1890 was 119,563oz., valued at £435,983. As this…
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The Co-operative Colliery
NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- It is stated that the wheelers and horse-drivers employed at the Co-operative colliery, at P[?]attsburg, intend, at the expiration of this week, to give the manager…
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MELBOURNE, Friday. -- The committee of the Amalgamated Miners' Association Conference at Stawell appointed to consider the formation of a chief council met to-day and reported to…
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These gold mines, which are situated some 18 miles from Nowra, the chief town on the Shoalhaven River, do not, it would seem, receive much consideration from mining men, though they have…
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BROKEN-HILL, Friday. -- The stopes throughout the Block 10 mine continue to yield regular supplies of ore and the weekly smelting returns show that it is of excellent quality…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- The export of coal from Newcastle to foreign and intercolonial ports daring the past week is as follows: -- Victoria, 12,500 tons; Chili,…
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BROKEN HILL, Friday.—A fatal accident happened, on Thursday afternoon, at the Consols Mine, Broken Hill, to a man named Julius Nering. Deceased, with his mates, had placed…
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PEAK HILL, February 19.—An indignation meeting of the local shareholders in the Proprietary Mine was held yesterday morning. Those present represented 15,000 shares and about 250…
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IN addition to the crushing at Peak Hill mentioned in out last, we learn that some rich alluvial washing took place. Richard Shellington and patty, according to the warden's report washed II…
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Considerable alteration has recently been made in connection with specimens of minerals, fossils and other interesting things placed in the Mining Museum in Phillip-street. Many…
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South Burrangong G.M. Co., Limited, Young.-- The mine manager reports under date February 26: "I herewith beg to report work done for week ending February…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Otway Mine. No Platinum. MELBOURNE, Friday
A cable message received from London today announces that platinum was not found in the Otway Co.'s mines…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Muldiva and Herberton Mines. Herberton, February 20
Owing to the ceasless rain during the past fortnight the road to Muldiva and Chillagoe is almost impassable. Parties who ventured through had to swim creeks and the Walah River, the latter having to be crossed several…
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The output from the South mine this week was 168 tons. The smallness of the quantity was caused by the company only being able to use the south central shaft during one shift. Every effort is being made to get a…
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For the first time for many weeks we have to report that the market has shown considerable improvement. It closed yesterday at about its highest point after five weeks of continuous…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- The practice at various collieries of allowing shiftmen to fill small coal is likely to lead to some difficulty. In the majority of collieries the demand for small…
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An Armidale telegram states that at the Bear Hill Proprietary mint the lower level crosscut to intersect the north reef is passing through soft country, and it is expected to cat the lode in another 15ft. A start is…
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Tin and Copper — Sydney Prices.—The market for tin ore is quiet at 15s 6d per unit. In copper there is nothing doing. The market value is about £55 2s 6d per ton…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Silver Queen Mine. First Tasmanian Dividend in Silver. HOBART
The Silver Queen Co. has declared a dividend of 2s., being the first Tasmanian silver mine on the dividend paying list…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Latest Mining News. (Continued Fbom Page 25.) Iron-mining in N. S. Wales. Immense Hidden Wealth
Mr. C. S.Wilkinson, F.G.S., Geological Surveyor to the Department of Mines, has furnished the Minister for Mines (Hon. Sydney Smith) with an exhaustive report on the iron ore deposits of…
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