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Mining & the mines, 1902

5,556 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 250

Kalgoorlie Mines. Developments at Lake View Consols. Kalgoorlie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 11

At the Associated Northern Blocks are of about 7oz. grade is being raised and drmped on the shipping pile at the surface. In crosscutting recently at the 550ft. of the No. 7 level a wall was struck. This…

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Broken Hill Mines Rating Case. Broken H'll

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 10

A special meeting of the council was held last night to deal with a communication received Iron Mr. F. M. Dickenson (secretaiy of the Proprietary mine) agreeng on behalf of the mines interested to the…

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General Mining News. New South Wales

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 57

The Girilambone Copper Mining Company held an extraordinary general meeting in Sydney on March 18. when the following resolutions, which were passed at a meeting on February 28 last,…

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World's Supply of Gold. Reduced by £40,000,000

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- The chairman of the Bank of Africa estimates that, owing to the closing of the South African mines during the war, the world's…

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Mining News. to Correspondents

Sunday Times · Sunday 30 March 1902 · page 12

[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…

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Ballarat Mining Disaster. Work of Clearing the Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 8

The work of relieving the intermediate drive at the Cardigan mine of the debris which accompanied the inburst of water last Wednesday week proceeds apparently slowly, though all speed possible is…

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Mining

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 9

The Cuprite Tin manager reports:--"T" lease: Main adit level, no change. Montgomery's shaft, N.N.E. drive: Winze total 16ft.; erecting bore and windlass. All tin country in sink and surroundings. Mill: Light…

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West Australian Mines

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 9

KALGOORLE, Saturday.--The diamond drilling in the northern end of the Associated has been discontinued. The drill was stationed in north 150 level, and the depth reached was 1275lt from the surface, and for between…

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Gold Yields

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 9

Baker's [?]Creek G. M. Company crashed 191 tons for 180oz. 5dwt, smelted gold; also 2 tons of concentrates estimated to contain 8oz. of gold…

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The Coal Trade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 5

The quantity of coal exported to places beyond the State during the week ended at noon yesterday was 57,186 tons, of which 33,146 tons were shipped to foreign markets, and 24,040 tons to inter-state and New Zealand ports. The…

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A Wonderful Copper Mine

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 9

"Engineering" gives some particulars of the deposits on the property of the Copaquire Copper Sulphate Company in Chili. It describes the ore as most remarkable, and likely to have a market…

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Miners' Camp at Chowder

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 6

A camp has been fixed at Chowder Bay, which is the headquarters of the Submarine Miners. The camp is occupied by the Permanent and Partially-paid Submarine Miners of the State forces…

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Hillgrove Mines. Hillgrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 9

The Baker's Creek Gold-mining Company for the week ended March 28 report as follows:—Cleaned up on Thursday for a return of 180oz. 5dwt. of smelted gold from 131 tons of ore crushed. Two…

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Gold Dredging Return

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 9

Jembaicumbene Dredging Co[?]pany, N.L.—During the fortnight ended on Saturday the dredge worked 241 hours, and washed up for 83oz, of retorted gold…

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Mining Intelligence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 9

Owing to the Easter holidays the Sydney and inter-state Stock Exchanges are closed, and will in the majority of cases not re-open for business until Wednesday morning…

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Barrier Mines. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 9

At the South Blocks development work is proceeding on the usual lines on Block 6, and full bottoms of Milphides are curried at the three points of sinking. Winzes north and south of No. 2 shaft…

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The Ballarat Mining Disaster. Search for the Bodies

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Throughtout Saturday and Sunday good progress was made with the clearing of the silt from the intermediate level of the Cardigan Proprietary…

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Mining in New South Wales. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 31 March 1902 · page 9

At the British mine development work continues without anything especially important. Lowell's northern drive at the 600ft, level is again showing a little sulphide in back and face, and is still in…

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Mining

Evening News · Tuesday 1 April 1902 · page 7

Our Tumberumba correspondent writes that a company styled the Union Jack Gold Mining Company has been formed there to work for gold on Tumberumba Creek, near the town. The…

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West Australian Goldfields. the Lake View Consols Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 April 1902 · page 7

K[?]LGOORLIE, Monday.--The following is a copy of a cab[?] sent to the London office of the Lake View Consols. Li[?]ed, by Messrs. Bewick, Morning, and Co., giving the gist of the report made on the property by Messrs…

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