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Mining & the mines, 1902

5,556 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 250

Mining in New South Wales. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 11

Block 10 plant worked one shift daily last week and treated 1203 tons of crude sulphides for a yield of 183 tons of concentrates, bulking 33oz. of silver, 63½ per cent. lead, and 8½ per cent. zinc. Despatches…

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Death of Mr. James Dick. a Well-known Mining Speculator

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 12 March 1902 · page 9

Nows by cable has been received of the death of Mr. James Dick, of the well-known firm of R. and J. Dick. Greenhead, Glasgow. Mr. Dick was well known in Australia, having been out hero…

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Mining

Evening News · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph, The Australian Star

HILLGROVE, Wednesday— The Baker's Creek Company's battery is now running 15 heads on the company's account on fair grade ore; and 5 head are crushing part time for tributors. The…

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West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 9

KALGOORLIE, Wednesday.--The Golden Rhine crushed 725 tons for 395oz. gold. Ida H, 910 tons for 1088oz. Brown Hill. 1863 tons for 5280oz…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 9

Victoria and Caledonia Block crushed 300 tons for 537oz. of gold…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 9

Business on the Mining market yesterday was on a restricted scale and prices were without marked fluctuation. A fair measure of attention was given to Barrier silver stocks. Broken Hill Proprietary…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 8

The Ouraka, steamer, sailed to-day for Ocean Island with 775 tons of bunker coal. The Orion, barque, cleared at the Custom-house to-day for Autotagasta with 3190 tons of coal from the…

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Died in a Mine. Poisoned by Cyanide Fumes

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 5

PERTH (W.A.), Wednesday.--News was received from Southern Cross to-day that, two minors. William Slater and James Berryman, had been suffocated in the Jacoletti mine. The…

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Mount Garnet Freehold Mine. Operations for the Half-year

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--In their report for the half-year ended 31st December, the directors of Mount Garnet Freehold state that the accounts show a Profit of £16.000. The bank overdraft, is…

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The North Queensland Tin-mining Corporation, Limited

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 9

We are informed by the secretary of the North Queensland Tin-mining Corporation of Adelaide that out of the £24,000 asked for from the shareholders on dobentures £22.700 has already been subscribed,…

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Mining in New South Wales. Kiandra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 March 1902 · page 9

At the Warden's Court to-day, before Mr. Galbraith, an application for the suspension of gold leases Nos. 664, 665, and 667 was made by J. M. L[?]tte. As the application is being considered by the…

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A Colliery Incident

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Thursday— Out at the Burwood Colliery, near Dudley, yesterday afternoon, considerable alarm was created in a section of the pit, where a shot went through a pillar into the…

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Mining

Evening News · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 3

BARRABA, Thursday.— Mining matters are very quiet at present here. There is a great scarcity of water on all the fields, and prospecting work lacks that push and go that generally…

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Yields. Gold

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 9

Brilliant Central, Charters Towers, crushed 960 tons for 1059oz. Mount David, New South Wales, 280 tons for 95¼oz. for 11 days, also 49oz. 44dwt. bullion from eyaniding 400 tons…

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Kalgoorlie Mines. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 9

Tho robriiui y output of the Eiist Miiiihiion Union Company was 4,140 tons crushed foi 277 Boulder Main Beef treated ni the sulphide null 178", ton for 1973oz. Central mid West Boullia treated at…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 9

A quiet day was again experienced on the Mining market yesterday, with very few changes in quotations. Barrier silver stocks were slightly easier, with sales of Sulphide Corporation at 10s and Broken…

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The Coal Export Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 6

The Hahnemann, ship, arrived to-day from Brisbane to load a full cargo of coal for Coquimbo. The barque Orion sailed to-day for Antofagasta with 3190 tons of Duckenfield coal, and the four-masted…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 March 1902 · page 9

At the Junction mine progressive work remains confined to the four points of operation outlined by the chairman of directors. The Browne shaft has been cleaned out, the bottom measuring about 40ft…

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