MIN I ND1909_1

THE PROGRESS OJ1'

THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF

TASMANIA

FUll THE QUA H'I'EH ENJ)lNG 31ST MARCH, 1009

COMPILKD MY

W. H. WALLACE SKCRHTARY POR MIl" ••

BY onOKlt 01"

TilE HONOURAI3LE D. C. URQUHART vunSTKR POR MINIU,

.:: ...... ,.' JOHN VAlL. GOV~RNMBNT PRINTER, HOBART

PROGRESS m' THE

MINERAL INDUSl'BY OF 1'ASMANlA FOR THE QUARTER ENDING 31sT MARCH , 1909_

Hobart, 21st Ma.y, 1909_ TRE following table shows1 as far as ca.n be asoertained, the quan­tities and values of Metals and Minerals ra.ised during the quarter ending 31st March, 1909, as compared with thu previous quarter ending 31st December, 1908: -

During the Quarter end- During the Quarter end-ing ::Iht March, 1909. ing :JIlt Dtlcr., 1008.

Quantity. Value . Quantity . Value. ----------- ----------£ £

• Geld won ... ............... 0 .. _ 1I,039-788 40,894 1'.5~1·468 48,040 Silver-lead Ore produced tons 18,.73'51 tn , ~)5.5 20,Il00-88 81,840

t Hlister Copper produced " 2120 14",973 2200 161,031 Copper Ore and Copper

produced •.•...... .. ..• .. "

312-55 3648 191 -60 1628 Till Ore produced ....... 0.

" 86.-7 1ij,"M 1191 '80 110,920

Iron Ort! 1'&i8ed . . . ...... . .. " -- - --- 800 300

Coal raised ...•.••• . ... . ••... " I 13,353'75 1l ,~1 14,1 3 7'50 12,016

Wolfram Ore produced ... "

2"8 2.52 1-28 13' Bismuth ..... .... .... . ...... .

" 1 _ _ 1 ~25_ 450 1-25 160

365,977 --- 416,869

• Fine gold, including gold contained in blis ter copper and ellver-lead bullion.

t Value of gold content~ deducted.

B26506

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2 THE MINEHAL INDUSTRY

GOLD. During the past quarter, 4861 azs. of gold were obtained from

quartz, 75-25 azs. from alluvial, 1552'5 ozs. by means of the cyanide and chlorination processes, ~989 ozs. from blister copper from the Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company, Limited, and 1579-88 ozs. from. the silver-lead bullion from the Tasmanian Smelting Company's works, Zeehan, valued at £46,894.

The following table showS" the quantities obtained from the various sources on the different fields during the period under review, together with the totals for the corr,esponding period of 1908, and the previous quarter ending 31st December, 1908: -

Gold obtained rluring the Quarter ending 31st Tutab Mal'ch, 1909. Totals f",

corres- Quarter

ad ~ I ~. 8S": e1g ponding ending

o ·

I ~~g £~~ ~ .~~

TOTA!.. Qual·ter, 31l't .- = 1908. ~ = ;;; ;;;:a "S Deer.,

0 = ~ •• 0 1908. 0 ~

---- - - -- --- --- ---- -~------OZ8. OZII. OZI'I. ozs. 0". OZI'l. 0:7.&. OZII.

Bt'ttconsfield 4599·25 ... 12\0 . .. . .. 5809·25 8801·45 5501·5

Mathinna ". liS ... 86 . .. . .. 264 1080 404 Mt, Victoria

} 61·26 Wurentinna 32·5 ... ... . .. 93·75 157·9i 99·83 Mt.Cameron Lefroy ... ... 22'6 .,. 256·5 . .. . .. 279 228·4 21 (;'5

Lisle ......... I 20 20 48 90 Golconda , .. \

... . .. . .. . .. West Coast. ... 22·75 2989 1579·88 4591·63 6525·5 :)382·5

---- - 1-- ------ - --- . __ ., -- -TOT"- L8 4861 75·25 1552·5 2989 1579·88 11,057·63 ... , ..

Totals cor-responding Quarter} I I 1008 ... ..... . \ ;924 144"47\2251.85 5446 1075 ... 16,841'32 ,.,

'I'otal~ for ! Quarter ,,,d,,,g \

\11,69433 :Ust Oecr., 19~.331 1775 1908 .•......• 4355 3866 1506 ... . ..

Value £46}894 ; NIUftl to 11,039'788 OZ3. fine gold.

BEACONSFIELD.- The quarter's statistics for the district are as

follow:-

l'ttsmauitt ~l inl:! .................... .. TlIsmanittu Tailing,~ Syndi(·ate .. . Others ................. . .............. .

Tottt.l .................. .

Gold produced. OZIlo.

5524 277"75

7·5

5809·25 =

Men en,[>loyed.

626 15

'21

56~

=

OF 'fAS1UANIA;

Tasmania llline .- Fifteen thousand one hundred and four tons of quartz crushed,- and 5524 ozs. gold obtained (by amalgamation and chlorination), which makes a total of 772,879 tons quartz crushed, and 728,414 ozs. gold obtained since the mine was first started.

LEFRoY.-The quarter's statistics are as follow:-Gold pl·oduced. Men employef!.

New Pinafore ......... .............. . Crf'ek Cyanide .................... . Kitto'8 Chum Syn ................ ..

Totals ............... .. .

OZ8.

7'25 256'5

15'2'1

219

11 23

2

36

LI SLE, GOLCONDA, &c.- Twenty ounces of gold have been won from these fields. Twelve men have been employed.

RI NGAROOMA.- T'he Mercury Gold Mining Company obtained 61'25 ozs. of gold from quartz, and employed two men.

Al1uvial Gold and Dredging Companies. - Gold has been obtained by the following companies in streaming tin: -.

StanrJRrd Gold. uze-.

Hingllrooma Drf'dge ............... ........... ............... 2f) Dorset Dredge..... ................... .... ....................... 7'5

Totlll ........................ ......... ... 32'5

MATHINNA.- The quarter's statistics are as follow:-

Quartz CI'U"ht'fl. Sand treated. Gold MUll. produced.

tOIl ~. tous. OZ8. New Goldell Gltte 216 600 213 36 Others ............ ... ... .. 59 51 29

Tottds .................. 275 600 26< 65 = -- -- -

WEST COAST.-Mr. Inspector Curtain reports: - The chief opera­t ions in this direction are centred on the Davie P.A., adjacent to Lyncbford, where two men have driven 35 feet into an unique auriferous formation.

Alluvial.-Mr. F. O. Henry's Gormanston branches report the purchase of 22 ozs. 15 dwts. obtained by eight men.

anfJ Queenstown 12 grs., which was

THE MINERAL INDUSTRY

TIN, The statistics for this metal for the past quarter are as follow: -

Northern and Southern Oi vision Nordi-Eastern Division .......... . Eastern Di vision ................... . North- \\' e~tern Division ......... . Western Division ... ..... ........... .

Totll.ls .................. .

Ore won. tons.

16 430'35

50'25 331'15

34'95

862'7

Value. Men employed. £ EUl'opeanij. Chinese.

1600 40,004

H18 27,601

2831

37 488 167 434 \12

76,454 1238

63 33

96

NORTH-WESTERN DIVISION.

The output has been as under: -

Mount Bischoff ................... ... .... .. M t. Bischotf Exttmded .............. . Wo.ro.to.h Alluvio.l .... ...................... . Wombat Mine ............................ .. Stanhope Alluviu.l .................... .. M t. Cleveland ..... ............. ... ....... .. Others ....................................... .

Totttls .................... · ........ .

toilS.

240 (17'5

4'6 1 8

17'25

331'15

:\tell em lJloyed. 300 88

7 4 1

31 3

4~4

Mt . Bischoff b'xtrnded.- Mr. 'V. Gullock, manager , reports Mine workings opening up satisfactorily; No.6 level advanced to 1050 feet , expecting to meet lode daily ; new battery working satisfactorily; addit,ional plant erected; rock-breaker, " Robins " conveying-belt and gearing, challenge feeders, and new centrifugal pump for raising battery-water to supply tanks ; increasing ton­nage of stone through mill with new appliances added.

NORTH-EASTERN DIVISION.

PrONEEH AND GLADSTONE DISTRICTS;­'l'in ol'e won.

tons.

Pioneer Till -'i.ine ............... .. Pionool' Extended ............. .. Argus Tin Mine ................ .. South M t. CtLmeron .......... .. RingttlOOmfi Dredge ......... .. Dorset " ........... . Purdue Tin -"Iine ...... .. .. ... .. fjariblllJi ............... ... .... ... .. Other Clttims .................. .

Totals .......... .. ........... ..

29'75 9'85

2'55 Y'iO 5'55

22'5 4'1

12':.25

U6'25

Men employed. ":ul'OpeaHs. Chint'lie.

66 2< 18 18 15 18 2:j

5 47 40

21;') 40

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DERBY DISTRICT:-

Briseis Tin Mines ..........•.•••••• New Brothers' Home, No. 1. ... Briseis Extended ................. . Otilt!r Derby Clu.ims ........... .

·l'otl\l. ..................... ..

BRANXHOLM DISTUICT.:-

Arua Tin Mine .................. . New Huby Flat .............. . Other Clttinls ..................... .

Tottll ...... .. ......... : . .. ..

MOORINA DISTRICT.-

Weld Till Mine ................ .. Nu.tive Youth .................... . Abbotsford ....... . . , ............ . Mutuu.l Hill ................... . ... . Wilberforce Pump Co ......... . Oth~r Moorina Claims ....... ..

'fotal ..................... , ... ..

Tota( /?r North-Eastern D,vls/on ................. .

'rin ore won. tons.

240'1 33'95 22'65 2'65

299'35

Tin 01'8 won. tons. 9 '95 2 2'05

14

Tin 01'8 won. tons. 6 7'50 1

' 95 4'40

'90

20'75

430'35

EASTERN DIVISION.

1'in 01'8 wnn. tons.

1Veldhornugh Mines. .. Elnu ........................... . Chinese (Weldborough} .. . Other Clu.irns ............... .

Total ............. ..

Lottalt and Blue 11ier Afi1U!S. Anchor Minc ................ .. Other Claims ................ 1 Chinese Claims ........... ..

'1'otal .............. .

1'95 2'15 5'75

9'85

21'3

Mell employed. Europeans. Chinese.

80 20 32 54 10

186 10

Mell employed. fo:ul'opcans. Chil.e~

36 lU

1 13

<7 13

Men employed. EUl'opeans. Chinese.

10 8 4 4 6 8

40

488 63

" .,

Men employed RUl'opeaml. Chineso.

6

28

34

37

42

79

25

25

6

6

6 THE MINEHAL INDUSTRY

')/. H~len, Minell,

C. Miller ....................... . A. Williallls ........... ........ . J. C. Macmichltcl.. ........... .. Royal Ruby Co ............... . Deep Lead ....................... . Others .: ......................... .

TOhd

Avoca AfiIJu.

Story's freeholfl ... ... .... " .. . Mount Rex Co .................. . South Esk .... .............. .. .. . Other Clltirns .......... , ....... .

Toral .........••...... .

1'10 1'60 1'30 3'15 1'25

'85

1'90 3'95

-go 3'10

9'85

6

6 7 2 6

80

3 6 3

12

24

2

Totnl lor bllstern Dit:i'lion 50'25 167 33 - --------

WESTERN DIVISION.

Tin ore won. tons.

Emu BltY Railway (vN,nous clltims) .... 34'95

Men employed. Europeans.

112

Renisolt Bdl,- Assays taken from the five trenches, 350 yards beyond the blow, and 140 feet greater elevation.

These trenches are about 1 chain apart, on an average. One is 41 feet long; each of the other four are over 60 feet. From these trenches sixteen sets of bulk samples were taken by Mr. Briggs, and assay~d by Mr. \Vard , Government Assayer, as under: -

Metallic Till . Trench "M la ................ . Trf'llch M21l. •........•.•.. Trellch M3a- .......... .... . .. . Trench Nl ... ...... ......••... . Trf'nch N2 ... .... .......•...... Trew·h N3 .... ..... .•• ......... Trj~n(:h N 4 .••....•• .••• ••• •••.• Trenc:h N5 .................. .. . Tn-nch N6 ....... . .. ..... .... .

PI'!' cent. 0'1 7 '2 6'6 4'8 2'0 1'2 3'3 3'8 1'75

Metallic Tir. Trench 07 ... ............ .. .. . Trench 08 .......... ... ...... .. Trench P9 ................ .. .. . Trench PlO ............ . ... .. Tn·nch Qll ................. . 'L'r~nch Q12 ................. . Trench Q13 .............. .

IJer cenl. Trace 0'7 11'56 0'5

16'75 "7

13'75

Nos. I , 5, and 7 are mainly pyritic. A little pyrites is also present in Nos. 4, 9, 10, and 16.

Mr. Briggs writes: - The lode is 40 feet wide, and a good one for that distance. In one trench 11 feet of solid pyritic ore is exposed, and is identical in appearance with the large pyritic lode in railway·cutting.

Q}' TAS:i.\l A,x IA.

The assays taken from the 11 feet of pyrites returned from 5.5 to 7'2 pel' cent. Mr. Briggs states the 2·per cent. tren('hes on Lewer's section, the gossan at river face, the blow, and these .. five trenches are all in line. }"rom these new trenches many very rich lumps of gossau, 30 lbs., 40 Ibs. up to 70 lbs. are found. These will assay from 30 per cent. up to 50 per cent. tin. The rich decomposed gossan, at trenches, is identical with that which' was at the river face.

NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DIVISION. Tin ore won.

tons. Shepherd und Murphy Mine 16

SILVER

Men employed. Europeans.

37

WEST COAsT.-The registered output of silver are in the Western Division for the quarter ending 31st March is given below:-Zeehan .llil/ell:

Mount Zeehan, Tlt.,. ehun-Montana

Z('ehan-Western Silver Queen Extellded OOlluh

0",. gaJena ........... ... .

" ............... . galena, &c .......... .

" " " pyrites

" carbonate of iron ... Zeehan Queen gulenti. and gossan Florence. gti.lt-ntt. ......... ..... . New Mr. Zeehau " ................ . Tus. Sme~ting Co\';. Sf-'ctions low fluxing are

,. " gOSSlln .............. . Victoritt-Zeehllll Colnrl"l North Section 1914-M

" S. Comstock DUI/d".~ Illjlll'.~:

Comet

" Hercules

" Adelaidfl R08eh,ry Minf's:

Tasmti.lliHTl Copper 11ft. Farrell l1il1e.~:

1\1 t. Farrell North Mt. Farrell Mackintosh Mine M urehison Ri \'er

SUlldries:

" galena .............. .

" gossan ................ . " ................ .

galenu ............ .... . gossan ... .............. . zinc-lead sulphide ... zinc blende .......... . galena ................. .

zinc-lead sulphide ...

galenu. ................. .

" " " ............... ..

'ftl.smanian Smt'lting Co ....... ..... . Sundry Companies ......................... . ..... . Prospeetcrs, &c ........................ ... ........ .

Tons. D84 794 208 15·70 49

987 83

1077 73 38·5

195 45

4~·67

16 51

16·50 4129'46 5240 309·6 226

1377

14 922

'..'9 48·85

Vl:Ilue. 3862

13,~61 3'298

185 583 1 1233 \ '224

1141 763 88

153 71

458 210 I 344 \

223 ! 4421 !

18,056 1 75Ji

2967

9387

234 7837

14i i49

Men. IOn :263 71 12

&0

12 15 3 ~

11 16 25

6

4

38

93 40

46

6 140

4 15

310 87 41

Total ............ ]6,566'78 £70,749 1449

8 THE MIN IHtAL LNDU S'l'H.Y

'l'hc ~lfount Z eeltan (l'osnutnia) Silver-lead Mines, Limited.- Mr. '1. Vincent, manager, reports:-

Spray No.2 Shaft.- The ore between Nos. 5 and 6 levels being of too .low grade for shipping to smeltf>...rs at the present rates ruling for silver and lead, work has been suspended.

Spray No, 1 Shaft.- Operations being purely speculative, and the water hea.vy, we have closed down, pending the decision as to the necessary pumping-plant to be adopted. Have installed an additional boiler, which will give ample power when work is resumed.

No.5 Shaft.- Early in January, the west crosscut intersected what we call No. 2 lode, at 284 feet; where cut, it carried pay ore. Drives have been opened out south 87 feet and north 76' 6".

Both drives passed through the shoot, which is 140 feet long. The crosscut has been further advanced 115 feet without, so far, meeting with another lode. No.1 lode, south drive, extended 38 feet, total 185 fee~; looks promising, and is letting out a quantity of water. In the north drive on this lode a rise has been put up 33' 6" without meeting anything of value. Prospects, generally, are favourable; water, 14,000 gallons per hour, which is under easy control.

Florence Mine.-'-Mr. F. K. AsteJi , manager, reports:-During the last quarter work of purchasing suitable machinery to cope with late inburst of water, I am pleased to say, has been accomplished . Two large pumping engines and boilers are now being put in position, and a start will be made to un water the mine as soon as the plant is ready.

Victoria Zeehan.-Mr. A. Batten, manager, reports : - North drive extended to 150 feet, showing improved prospects, but owing to serious increase of water had to temporary cease underground operations while putting in new boiler and providing more efficient plant.

Oona.h.-Mr. W. Fisher, manager, reports :-The option is driv­ing all cuts on the stannite lode, which show good faces of clean ore. The mine, so far as the stannite lode is concerned, is opening up splendidly, and will produce a good output when the smelters are ready. The smelters are being pushed ahead with all speed, and will be ready to start onerations in five weeks from date. Bruce has not done quite so w·ell, having been stuck up for water during the dry season; he is doing very much better now.

M'I'. RE AD DIS1'lU C'f- H ercules Mine.- Mr. Claude H. Moxon, manager, reports :- During the past quarter vigorous productive operat.ions have been carried on in most of the workings, also some developmental work completed; the results being entirely satis­factory as far as the quantities produced are concerned, but the

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profits accrued have been naturally affected by the low metal values now being received. The mine is in good working condition, a.nd in a. satisfactory and apparently safe order. During the term the export of zinc-blende to Europe has been recommended; a fair quantity of this material is DOW available in our new ore-body, the " E" lode.

Tasmania Smelting Company.--The manager reports: - Ore bought during the quarter, 12,341'454 tons, containing- 1849'482 tons lead, 225,297'76 ozs. silver, 1688'958 ozs. gold. Exported, 1841'109 tons bullion, containing 1771'498 tons lead, 212,973'83 ozs. silver, 1579'881 ozs. gold.

NORTH-WESTERN DIVISION.

Mttgnct ,j1iIl!' ............. ..

Tonl'l. 1884'73

Value. £1l,067

Men. 26

NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DIVISION.

Round H1'U Mine.- Twcnty-two tons won, value £139 ; eight

men employed.

COPPER.

Mt. Lyell .Mine.- Mr. Robert Sticht, general manager, reports: - The ores and metal-bearing fluxes treated during the quarter ending 31st March, 1909, weTe as follow: -Ores find metal bearing fluxes trwted at Ileduction Works:-

Mt. Lyell Mine ore .................. . North Lyell Mine orfl .............. .. Purchased ore .......... ·· ..... · .. · .•••..

tons. 67.418 33,648

63

Dry weight. cwt. qrs. 10 0 2 3

15 1

Ibs. 18 8

16 --- - .- --- -101,130 8 1 14 --- --------

Metal-bearing fluxes :-North I~yell Mine ........ .. ......... · .. 292 14 2 11

Total..................... 101,423

QlIHnlit~, and value of metal produceJ ;-Blistel' Copper, 2120 tons, contai ning-

Copper, 2093 tons, valued at ................ .. Silver, tilw, 180,5]8 OZS •• vRlued tit.. ........ .. Gold, fine, 2989 ozs., valupd at ............. ..

2 3 25

£ s. d. 127,191 12 2

17,781 0 6 12,703 5 °

Total.................. £ 157,675 Ii S'-

10 THE .llINBRAL lNDU8TH.Y

Number of men employed:-At the (;olllpttny's Mt. Lyell :\line ........... " ..•

II " North Lyell )'I-ine ............. . " " Lytlll Tharsis .\tine .......... .. " " Crotty Mine ....... ........... .

" " Ueduction Works ............ . Hailw",y Depttl'tlllent - )'1t. Lyell Railway ..... .

n " North Lyell Bailwny ... .

1'otal. ...................... .

Inspector Curtain reports:-

876 494-

8 6

-- 88' ... 872 141

:10 -- 161

1917

Mount Lyell Mining and Railu)ay Compttn!J's Grollp .

. M.ount Lyell Mine.- In addition to the usual open-cut workings,. operations have been resumed underground at I< No.6," i.e., below tbe dra.inage level, where a chamber preparatory to the erection of ore-bins is underway, that will be later connected with the self­tippillg hoist, by which the chief portion of the mine's production is now raised to the level of the main storage bins. Other works. on this portion of the property follow the usual routine, the daily average of pyrites despatcheJ being 1000 tons.

lYorth Lyell Mine.-Connections between the main and auxiliary (win7..e) shafts at the 1l00-feet level are in progress, there being yet some 50 feet to complete the " circuit," when this portion ot the mine will receive a.dditional attention. An easterly Cl'OSSCut is out some 180 feet in country that favolt.rs a continuation of similar ore (bornite) at this depth. Nos. 23 and 24 stopes at the lOOO-feet, and 19, 201 22, and 25 at the 850-feet levels, continue producing­high-grade ore, their areas being somewhat extensive, e.g., a section of No. 20 has not yet reached the limit of production on t,he first, or ground floor, althQugh a full compliment of men with rock-drills. have been working on its many ramifications for the past two years. At the 700-feet level, 15, 16, 17, and the sub-stopes, con­tribute their quota to the daily average of the mine. An item of importance worthy of recording is thai after driving (prospecting) some considerable distance on the " North Contact," at the 500-feet level, another " make" of high-grade ore was located that has every­promise for this part of the mine.

Thor~i8 21fine.- Extractions continue from the 100 and I SO-feet levels, where fi ne-gra.ined bornite, typical of these schist.s, is still obtained from t his part of the property.

Mechanical.- A series of electrically-driven plunger pumps have been installed that automaticalJy (by tIoats) cope with the water~ which, to the present, is fortunately almost a negligible quantity,.

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while at the auxiliary (winze) shaft preparations are being made to sllpplallt the present hoist with one more powerful.

Reduction IV orks.- Smelting and converting continue as us~al, the production of blister copper for the past half-year comparmg favourably with those that precede it.

M~ltnt Lyell Consols Copper Mines.- Mr. J. 'V. Carroll reports : - Sinoo th~ re.sumption of operations on January 20, the main shaft has been sunk 50 feet j the chamber at No. 1 level completed; and the drive... widened and extended a further dis­tance of 30 feet j a steam winding hoist, with suitable poppet gear erected, and put into satisfactory .commission; while operations are at present confmed to necessary developmental work, with 24 workmen.

Lyell Extended and Crown L yell Mines.- Mr. 'Vil1iam Madden, residing at Linda, is the Tasmanian agent for both these mines, Lut to·date he has not supplied any official information regarding either of them. At the latter, diamond drilling is proceeding, a depth of 180 feet below the bottom of the main shaft having been attained, but with what results I am unable to stipulate. The work is being done by the Australasian Goldfields Explora­t ion Company, under the direction of Mr. James Elliott, with three men.

Tasman and Ct'own H:rtended.- Mr. Edward Carter reports:~ The contract drive ea.st of t he 70-feet intermediate was extended 50 feet through mineralised schist, from where another connection will be made wit.h the sulphide lode on No.2. The recently con­structed horse-tra.m has been completed to the mine, from which the first pl'I.!cel of ore is being despatched to the Tasmanian Com­pany's smelters at Zeehan. Sixteen men are employed.

M O/tn! Lyell Comstock Mine.-Mr. C. E. Coote reports: - Ninety_ five feet has been driven in the low-level arlit, with 8 men.

Daril'in.--Mr. W . H. Ta.ylour kindly supplies the following information : - Work on the Darwin Copper Syndicate continues, with three men, until their objective, the striking of the "con­tact," is accomplished.

NORTH DUNDAS DISTRICT.--The Ring Valley Mining obtained 58 tons of copper sulphides, valued at £796. IJ:en employed.

NORTH-WESTE.RN DIVISION .

Company Fourteen

.lfv1·-ray's Reward.- Output , 254'55 tons; Copper, value £2852. Eighteen men employed.

12 TilE MINEHAL INDUS'THY

COAL. The output this quarter was 13,353'75 tons, against 14,137'5 tons

the provious quarter. The output of th~ respective collieries was as follows:-

ColEery. Cornwall Colliery ...... ..... . Mt. Nicholas " ... .... .... . Spreytoll 1) ... ... . .... .

York Plains " .. ........ .. Wallsend ..

Total ....... . ......... .

Toni 1'1\188(\.

~852 6191

30:2: 84

924'7~

13,353'75

BISMUTH.

M('n employed.

60 70 6 2

45

183

The Shepherd afld Murphy Company obtained 1'25 tons of bis· muth from its tin are , valued at ,£490.

WOLFRAM. The output of wolfram during the quarter was AS follows :-

Tons .£ Men.

Ben Lomond Tungsten Mine ...... .. . 252 3

BARIUM. Mr. Inspector Curtain reports: - Bulk samples from the barium

discovery on the North-east flank of Mt. Darwin have been for­warded home for the purpose of bringing it under notice, and thereby obtaining a. satisfactory market for its disposa1.

On Howard' 8 Plains, and within a. mile of the Mount Lyell Company's General Office, Mr. W . H . Wesley has obtained a. reward section for this mineral which t here abounds in quantity and quality.

The following return shows the average number of men employed in or a.bout the mines during tbe quarter ending the 31st :March, 1~09: -

Distl"ict.

Northern and Southern ....... . .•... . North-Eastern ...... .. .. ............ ... . . Eastel'n .... ... .. ......... .. . .........•.... • N orth- 'Vestern .... ... ..... ... .. ....... . \\' estJ.>rll ......... ...... ... ....... .... .. ... .

'fotlil .. ...... ........ ..

EUl'opean.

708 490 36~ 478

3~56

5697

Chinese.

63 33

96

Val ue of mineral output per man :- £64 5 •. Btd.

Total.

708 553 398 478

3556

5693

,

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Dividends paid by Mining Companies during the quarter ending 31st March, 1909:-

£ s. d. From Copper Mines ................. ........ .. From Gold Mines ................... ........... . .

Nil Nil

Fr('m Tin Mines:-Bischoff T.M . Co., Registered ........... .. l'Iiew Brothers' Home No.1 T.M. Co.,

N.L ...................... · ... · .... · .. ·· .... ·

9000 0 0

1500 0 0 Purdue Tin Mines, N.L .................... .. Montalill. Tin Pro~pectiHg Co .......... . ..

375 0 0 240 0 0

From Silver Mines: Zeehan Montu.na Mine, L d ..... " ........ . Oonah S.M. Co., N.L .......... ............. .. Hercules G. and ~L\1. Co., N.L.

2000 0 0 1060 0 0 25i4 0 0 ----

From Coal Mines Nil

Totl:1l .•.........•...........

JOHN VAlL, GOVERNMENT PRINT ER, TASMAN IA.

£ ,. d.

11,115 0 0

5634 0 0

-------£16,749 0 0