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Mining & the mines, 1902

5,556 stories in Sydney's papers · page 3 of 250

Mining Shares

Evening News · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 4

LONDON, January 3.—On the Stock Exchange yesterday, Chillagoe Railway and Mines closed at 2s 3d, Mount Lyell at £4, and North Mount Lyell at £1 12s 6d, showing no change…

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Mining Notes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 59

We publish elsewhere a copy of a circular issued by the directors of the Chillagoe Railway and Mines, Limited. An appliance has been perfected in San Francisco…

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Monthly Gold Yield

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 8

The usual return compiled by the Department of Mines shows that the gold yield for the month of December was 18,094 crude ounces, valued at £51,704. equal to 12,172 fine…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 13

Owing to the adjournment of the inter-state Stock Exchanges for the holidays there is no business to record. The Sydney Exchange and the majority of the other inter-state exchanges will re-open for…

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Coal for the Squadron

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 8

The Union Company's steamer Kamona sails hence to-morrow for Hobart with a cargo of 1600 tons of coal for the flagship Royal Arthur and other ships of the squadron…

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A Copper Mine Shut Down

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 13

MOUNT HOPE, Friday. -- Consternation was caused to-day by the manager of the New Mount Hope copper mines giving the employees a week's notice, preparatory to the mine closing down. Various causes have contributed to…

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The Chillagoe Railway and Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 16

The directors of the Chillagoe Railway and Mines, Limited, have issued a circular to shareholders outlining a scheme for the reconstruction of the existing company, in lieu of an issue of…

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Australian Mining Patents

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 26

The following complete specifications have lately been accepted in the various States undermentioned, and letters patent will, therefore, issue to the applicants in due course. This report is…

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Lake View Consols Mine. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 13

The Lake View Consols annual report presented the accounts in a new form, showing that all expenses of equipping and development work to August last totalled £383,279. All except £36,560 has been…

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The Coal Trade. NEWCASTLE, Dec. 26

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 59

Three additions were made to-day to the small fleet of deep-sea, vessels in port awaiting coal cargoes for foreign markets. The barque Louisiana and the ship Star of Italy both arrived from Melbourne, and…

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New Mount Hope Copper Mine. Stoppage of Work

Evening News · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 3

MOUNT HOPE, Saturday.—Consternation was caused here yesterday by the manager of the New Mount Hope Copper Mine giving the employees a week's notice preparatory to the mine closing…

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A Ten Days' Trip to the Ruby Mines

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 19

The Inspector-General of Police looked grave when he heard that two English ladies were suggesting the possibility of a trip up country, from Rangoon to Mogok, to see the ruby mines…

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Barrier Mines. Success of Desulphurisation Kilns. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 13

The desulphurising kilns on the Proprietary Mine are doing good work, and converting an intractable material in its present state into material for smelting. purposes, thus doing away with the necessity of…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 16

Says a Wattle Flat telegram: At the Roxburgh Mine 25 tons of stone from the 300ft level north gave a return of 14oz 6dwt smelted gold, and a parcel of 15 tons from Middle reef, same…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 26

The Sulphide Corporation's report for the week ended December 14 read as under:—Central Mine, Broken-hill: Ore milled, 5059 tons; concentrates produced, 1055 tons, assaying—Silver, 29oz per…

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The Ballarat Gold Field. (Photos. by Black, Ballarat.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 25

Panoramic View from Mount Pleasant, Looking North-east View from Mount Pleasant, Looking South-east towards Buninyong, and showing the Continuation of the Line of Reefs…

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Western Australian Fields. Renewed Activity at the Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 13

Since the resumption of ore shipments to Fremantio by the Associated Northern Blocks 60 tons have been delivered to the smelters, the return from which it is hoped will be included in the Kalgoorlie December…

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Latest Mining News. (Continued from page 26.) The Hillgrove Field

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 16

The Eleanora Company's concentrating plant, from November 29 to December 24, treated 172 tons tailings, which yielded about 18½ tons concentrates. The battery crushed for Missrs…

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Late Mining. Lode Struck at the Boulder Proprietary. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 10

The Great Boulder Proprietary management re[?]orts that the crosscut west at the 14th level has truck the lode at 100ft. from the shaft. The ore is [?]0ft. thick, the first 4ft. being schistose rock,…

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Mining in New South Wales. Review of the Year 1901

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1902 · page 59

The year just closed has been an unfortunate one in many respects, inasmuch as contrary to expectations at its beginning it has not panned out the good results expected of it. At the beginning of 1901 the…

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