The Supply of Gold
A great deal has been said and written recently —and not always with knowledge—about short supplies of gold and embarrassment to trade likely to arise from the war between Great Britain and…
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A great deal has been said and written recently —and not always with knowledge—about short supplies of gold and embarrassment to trade likely to arise from the war between Great Britain and…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Tho following complete specifications have lately been accepted in the various colonies undermentioned, and letters patent will, therefore, issue to the applicants in due course. This…
Continued on Trove, page 56 →At the conference held between the southern coal owners, and the southern miners' delegates, with reference to increased hewing rate, some important proposals were submitted and discussed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The local coal trade has been rather quiet for a few weeks. Although the time worked and the wages earned vary at different pits, the general average is lower than is usual. About holiday time,…
Continued on Trove, page 176 →Adele, bq, Newcastle to West Coast Agenor, sh, Newcastle to Honolulu Barmbek, 4-m bq, Newcastle to West Coast Carondelet, bq, Newcastle to Honolulu…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Decimal twenty-two of a penny, or less than a farthing, per ton of water raised, is not a bad performance for deep pumping in colliery operations. This is the record of the commissioners…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The sulphide lode recently intersected by the crosscut west from the main shaft at the 350ft. level of the Eclipse lease, owned by the Golden Link Company, is opening up well as it is driven…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Cabinet to-day considered the question of granting a concession of 500 acres of mineral land at Mount Deddick to an English syndicate, on condition that they construct a railway from…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Before the parting, of gold and silver in bullion bars the metals are granulated. The metals are first melted in a blacklead-crucible, and when in a state of fusion are stirred with an iron rod to make…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The export of coal to foreign and intercolonial ports during the week ended at noon to-day was 32.084 tons, as follows:--South Australia, 9050; West Australia, 7100:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →B.H. Block 10 plant working 10 shifts last week treated 1892 tons of crudes, yielding 351 tons of concentrates, bulking 34-86oz. silver, 64-97 per cent. lead, 7 per cent. zinc. The estimated quantity…
Continued on Trove, page 176 →During the past year Howell's Consolidated Gold Mines (near Gundagai) produced 9321oz of gold from 31,l88 tons of ore at a cost of only 12s ll½o[?] per ton, made up as follows: Mining, 6s 9¾d[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 56 →BULLI, Friday.--A conference between the Illaearra coal-owners and Illawarra miners delegates was held in Sydney on Monday last. The following were present on behalf of the owners:--…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →WHITE CLIFFS, January 15.--Mining matters have been quiet here for some time. Most of the men discharged from the company's blocks in November last are back tributing for the company on the same terms as formerly…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Considerable progress has been made in the cleaning up in the Vale of Clywdd mine since its opening after the fire. Three shifts of men have been kept constantly going, with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It is fitting that the seat of government of the wealthiest city in (the world should also he the centre of the world's most lavish hospitality; for it is a fact that in no city in the world is…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →had been more than a mere flicker of a rush, that had vanished at the first whiff of bad…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →KALGOORLIE, Friday.--The sinking of Tetley's shaft on the Associated Mines is being pushed on. The present depth of the pit is 530ft. The winze will be carried to the 600ft. level. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →[Letters marked "Mining" must reach us not later than Thursday." No notice is taken of anonymous correspondence. The coupon printed in the " Free Information " column must be cut…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A dozen collieries were in continuous operation during the fortnight ended yesterday, and several others were only idle for one or two days. Eleven days constituted full time. The following are the…
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