Transvaal Gold Yield. London, Jan. 11
The gold output of the Transvaal last year was valued at £20,802,074. The yield of gold for the Rand last Year is a record, the previous highest being…
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Tasmanian Mining. Queenstown (Tas.)
A welcome change in the weather occurred last night about midnight, when heavy rain set in, lasting for several hours. The fall has been of much assistance to mining…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →West Australian Mines. Profit in Low-grade Sulphides
KALGOORLIE, Thursday.--There was a time in the history of the Kalgoorlie field when it was thought that it would be impossible to treat sulphide ore of lese than 1oz. value at a profit, but the experience gained…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire at Newcastle. Barque Itata Destroyed. Nitrates and Coal
News was received in Sydney this morning from Newcastle, stating that the barque Itata had been destroyed by fire. She was grounded, the crew being enabled to land. The Itata…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Hill End Goldfield
The Department of Mines has for some time past held out every possible encouragement to capitalists to undertake the work of putting in a low level tunnel at Hill End,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Hill End Goldfield. the Hawken's-hill Reserve
The Department of Mines has for some time past held out every possible encouragement to capitalists to undertake the work of putting in a low-level tunnel at Hill End, starting from the base of Hawken's-hill…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mine Schildhood
Der schiltren dhey vas pool in bed, All tucked oup for der night; I dakes mine pipe der mantel of Und by der fireside pright…
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The market continued quiet yesterday on the Sydney Exchange, nevertheless a steadier tone prevailed. The bulk of the moderate business recorded was in Broken-hill interests, which, as a whole, took a turn for the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →Strike at a Coal Mine. Trouble with the Boys. Pelaw Main Idle. Kurri Kurri
A sensation was caused at Kurri Kurri this morning when it became known that employees of the Pelaw Main Colliery were out on strike. It appears that a certain time is…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Gold Dinner Plates
A dinner service of pure gold has been manufactured by a Sheffield firm for an Indian rajah. It will be used on the occasion of entertaining the Prince and Princess of Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Railway Coal Contract Enquiry
THE report of the Royal Commission on the questionable coal contract entered into by the Railway Commissioners with that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Wonderful Mine of 0Ax Forest
A Russian timber dealer has discovered a valuable mine of oak It exists in a river in South Russia, and he layers three or four feet deep, scattered over one hundred…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Country News. Thirsty Miners. Walgett
At a meeting of the progress committee, held last night, Mr. Thomas Clarke presiding, the following resolution was passed:—"(1) That in the opinion of this meeting, the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Explosion in a Mine. Perth
Giuseppe Venosta, aged 22, and Giuseppe Trinca aged 27, were killed by an explosion in Gwalia mine yesterday. They had fired a number of charges, and returned to one that…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Newcastle. Coal Export Trade Newcastle
The following were to-day's clearances:— Burrumbeet, s, for Fremantle, via Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide, with 603 tons; Oonah, s, for Hobart, via Sydney. 530 tons;…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →New Zealand Mines. Auckland (N.z.)
The Auckland district mines return for 1905 was £1,030,382, being an increase over the previous year of £155,821…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Coal Trade. Trouble at Pelaw Main
KURRI KURRI, Friday.--There is again trouble at the Pelaw Main mine. It is the practice, when the shift in the pit is ha[?]f through their time, to have half an hour's…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Rogers' Golden Gate Mine. a Rich Find. Brisbane
A satisfactory development has occurred at Rogers' Golden Gate Mine, Croydon. The first partial clean-up was 1247oz of retorted gold, from 250 tons. The plates are looking…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Mining in the State. Molong
Dredge No. 1, which sank at Euchareena a couple of weeks ago, has been refloated. The old Goodrich mine is being worked. A new shaft has been sunk 200ft, and a drive…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Tin Mining at Tasmania. Launceston (Tas.)
Operations in the upper cascade faces at [?]risels are progressing favourably, notwithstanding the scarcity of water frorm the cascade, which is now only giving about ten…
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