How Coal was Formed
We know what coal is, and even many of the plants which made it; but we have no little difficulty in picturing how exactly it was formed. The seam is often of considerable thickness, it is often…
Continued on Trove, page 143 →Mining & the mines, 1896
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Queensland. Gympie Gold Field
Pope, Willett, Limited, In their monthly mining letter for December, write as follows: Business during the past month has been very dull, but there is every prospect of an improvement…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →England's Consumption of Gold
In England alone £33,000 worth of gold a week is used by the jewellers; and this is nearly all new gold, which, being required in certain forms and quantities, is mostly supplied from London. A…
Continued on Trove, page 148 →Intercolonial Mining News
The manager of the Broken Hill Proprietary Company reports under date January 9 as follows; Smelters:Ore treated, 6644 tons; bullion obtained, 538 tons; silver contained, 139,425oz; average per ton of…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The Coal Trade. GRETA
Mr. Rennie, manager of the Greta Colliery, states that the mine will resume work next week. The steamer Clitus started loading Greta coal to-day for intercolonial ports, and the snip Craigmore, in…
Continued on Trove, page 148 →Mining Assays and Opinions
Metal.—Sample No. 1 is a "specular iron." It is of no value, except as an iron ore. Sample No. 2 is "sulphide of copper." It is well worth assaying for copper, and it may possibly carry gold, but not probably. However,…
Continued on Trove, page 152 →Late Mining. KALGOORLIE
The water shaft at the Maritana mine is nowdown 262ft. The shaft is costing nearly £20 per foot for sinking, and is so small that only 10-gallon buckets can be used. The shaft is at present…
Continued on Trove, page 122 →Hindrance to Mining Operations
LITHGOW, Friday.--Reports from the various centres indicate that mining in this and the neighboring districts is being seriously retarded by the long drought. Little or nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bulli Co-operative Steam Coal Co
The prospectus has been issued of the Bulli Co-operative Steam Coal Co. which is in course of formation. The capital is fixed at £3200, in 320 shares at £10 each…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mining in the Trunkey District
During 1895 there were 2081 miners' rights issued in Mr. Warden Smith's portion of the Bathurst mining district; 117 gold lease applications were lodged for an area of 792 acres. There were 15…
Continued on Trove, page 148 →Rich Gold Discoveries in Gippsland. Melbourne, Firday
The Secretary for Mines received a telegram today stating that Mueller's party, who have been at work for some time at Sheep Station Creek, on the road from Barnsdale to Omeo, had struck…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →South Australia. the Alleged Salting of the Angipena Mine
ADELAIDE, Friday.--When the case of William Rogers, who is charged with false pretences in connection with the Angipena Treasurer Gold-mining Company, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Thansvaal Goldfield. History of the Rand Discovery of Gold. Sketch of the Progress of the Field- Free from Sensational Incidents
Though far from being without a record and a history the gold industry of the Band has been exceptionally free from sensational incidents. It has crept from the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Peeding Gold Fish. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Gold fish should be fed every day at about the same hour, Dry toast, flies, or shopped worms will be found the best food, but fish eat very small quautities of anything, a piece of dry toast the size…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Electrical Power in Mines. (Written for the "Town and Country Journal.")
One of the questions that confront the mining engineer, and which, from its importance, demands careful attention, is the transmission and utilisation of mechanical power within and about…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Latest Mining News. (Continued from page 25.) Pambula District. (From Our Special Reporter.)
PAMBULA, January 13.— The Pambula group of mines continue to yield fair returns. The Mount Gahan Mine is undor off or of sale. A large quantity of ore has been taken out of this mine which has…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The Kiandra Gold Field, the Newly-discovered Reefs. No. I. (By "Nugget.") (Written specially for this journal.)
Kiandra has been a gold field since 1860, since which time a very large quantity of gold has been taken out of its watercourses and hillsides, and doubtless large quantities will continue to…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Diamond Drill on Goldfields. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—I was exceedingly pleased to read in to-day's Herald that the Government has at last turned its attention and the use of the diamnd drills to the exploration of the deep leads of our goldfields, by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Excessive Heat on the Wyalong Goldfields. West Wyalong
Terrific heat has prevailed to-day, and has been aggravated by hot winds. The thermometer at the post-office registered 114[?] at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and still higher readings were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Bywong Goldfield
A correspondent sands us the following particulars of the Bywong goldfield:—Most of the claims have entirely ceased work owing to the want of water. The batteries have been idle for some time, one…
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