MIN1NO ,909_2

THE PROGRESS OF

THE ~IINERAL INDUSTRY OF

TASMANIA

FOR THE QUA RTER EN J)ING 30TH .TUNE, 1909

OQMPILKD BY

W. H. WALLACE, S.C.BTA.RY P08 Ml((.'

.BY uRDHK O}l

TilE HONOURABLE ALEC. HEAN •

c •••••.• · JOHN VAIL, GOVBRlIMBNT PRINTBR, HOBART

1909

PROGRESS OF TH"

MINERAL INDUSTRY OF TASMAN 1 A FOR THE QUARTER ENDING 30TH JUNE, 1909_

Hobart, 20th August, 1909_ THE following table shows, as far as can be ascertained, the quan­tities and values of Metals and MineTa.ls raised during the quarter ending 30th June, 1909, as compared with the previous quarter ending 31st March, 1909,-

• Gold won ...... " •...... ,' 0"'6.

Silver-It'ad 0"6 produced tons t UIlllt6r CHllper produced ,.

Copper Ore and Copper produced. ........•..... . "

Tin Ort' produced ........ . " Coal ra.8t!d ............... _, " Wolfram Ore produced ... .. Bismuth........ . ... ......... "

---During the Quarler f'llU- j During t.he QUllI'tel' cnd-

ing 30th JUIJ". 1909. ing :il~t. Mardi, 1000.

Quantity. Vahe. Quantity. Value.

£ £ 1".!,«U'248 b~,881 11,03U'788 46,894 :'!o .~21·~6 th!,7!Jo 18,.73'61 "I,1J66

2199 148,M4 ~12u 144,973

.\9 9617 3U-M ;JH4/S 1132'32 )112,731 t!()2-1 7fi,4M

16,297 13.852 13,3.)3'75 11,3;11 9-15 820 2"8 252 1 <00 1'25 .....,

__________ -'--___ ~I,~ :l(;b,Il17

• FiDe gOld, including gold eontllined in b1ilter cOJllwl' alld I!ilver-lellli vullion.

t Value 0: gohl content" deductl·d,

BZ1840

2 THE .HINEHAL INDUSTRY

GOLD. DUl"tog the past quarter, 7006"5 ozs. of gold were obta.ined from

quartz, 140'25 ozs. from alluvia.l, 1099'75 ozs. by mea.ns of the cyanide and chlorination proces~es, 262i ozs. from blister copper from the Mt. Lyell Mining and Railway Company, Limited, and 1628-46 OZS. from the silver-lead bullion from the Tasmanian Smelt­ing Company's works, Zeehan, valued at .£52,881.

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 corresponding period of 1908, and the previous qua'rter ending 31st March, 1909: -

Gold ubtained during the Quarter endiug ~Uth Totalll June, lOOn. TOlals foe

correll- Quarter

e~ I!< :::~..: = 1i d ponding ending

:< -.::IE' !~ .~ Quarter, 31~t o· -.= ~~~ 'L'O"At., .- • 00° 1908 . ",0 0 <11-::5 ~CS8 )larch ,

'" ";] 6.g ~" 1909. ;;; --~!-:;:. ------ ---- -------

G2:8. 02:8. 0 ... ozs. OZII. 02:8.

Betlcoosfield 6590 ... 967 ... ... 7557 9017 5809'2, Mathinna ... Sfj() ... ... ... .. . 350 1484 264 Mt. Victorill

} 59 I,· Wurentinna 105'25 ... ... J64'25 162'87 93'75 Mt.Cameron !.elroy ...... ... .. 13'2'75 ... . .. 132'75 380 279 Lisle ......... l 7'5 20 27'50 55 :!O Golconda ..• \

... ... .. . West C()tt.st . . .. 15 _ .. _._ 1 2627 11628'46 4270'46 4512 4591'63

---- ---- ----'rOTA L8 7006'5 HO'2f 1099'751 2627 11628'46 12,501'00 ... . ..

Totals cor-IrespQnding I

1144 Quu.rter, !

1908 ......... 85Pl 234'8712343 4808 ... 15,f)10'87 ... Tou..ls for

1 Quarter I endmg I I

\ \11,057'6, 318t Mar., 7~'25\ 1552'5 1909 ......... 4R61 2989 11579'88 ... ...

Valup £52,881; equal to 12,449'248 ozs. fine gold.

BEACONSFIELD.- The qua.rter's statistics f.or the district a.re as «ollow:-

1'umallia M iDe ...............•...... 'T88mauill.ll Tailings Syndicate ... Othera •.............................•..

Tot.l .................. .

Gold produced.

7300 257

7557 =

Men employed.

5S8 17 16

571

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Tasmfll1 'ia Jrine .- Twelve thousand throo hundred and twenty· thr.ee tons of quartz crushed, and 7300 ozs. gold obtained (by amal· gamation and chlorination). which makes a tot.al of 785,202 tons q uartz crushed. and 735.714 ozs. goin obtain"1d since the mine was first ,tarted.

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

Gold protlucf'd. OZ8.

New Plnutore ................... .... . CrP.ek Cyanide .................... . Kitto's Cburn SYI! ................. . Other~ .............................. .

132'75

Totol!! ... ... ........... .

Men employed.

12 21

2 20

55 =

The different compames and parties are all prospecting, with some h o!}e of success.

The A'en' Yem"s Gift is following up a small reef showing good gold, and intend having a crushing shortly.

li" I'll.' Pinafore is driving east and west on their new reef at 70 feet deep, but cannot report anything payable yet.

So'uth J.lllIl'cliison is operating on the Land o'Cakes big reef, and prospects ar,e sa.id to be favourable.

Gold returns from Creek Cyanide Syndicate do not represent the total, as owing to delay in obtaining assay licence their slimes had to accumulate, whereby next quarter will be larger.

LISLE, GOLCONDA, &c.- Twenty·seven and a ha.lf ozs. of gold have been won from t hese fields. Thirty·three men have been employed.

RINGAROOMA.- The Kew River Freehold Company obtained 59 ozs. of gold from quartz, and employed five men.

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

~tanrlal'd Gold. (lZ~.

Ringii l·ooma Drpdge . .. ................ ....... ............... 45·75 Dorset Dredge. .................... ......... ...... .... ..... ...... 15 S. Mt. Ctt.meron T.M. Co. ........ . ........................... 14 Bri!lei~ Co................ ... .... ..................... .......... .... 25 New Rrother80' Home No.1 Co. ........................... 5·50

Tottt.1 .................................... 105'25

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llATHDIN ..... - Tbe quarter's statistics are as follow: -

QUHl'lZ cruillh.u. ~"Ild ll'eltted, Gulli )Iuu

1II'(ldIlCl'll.

IQn~. t01i1 HZ":.

New UoldclI Uttte + ....... 337 :!50 41 Tower Hill ..... ................ 170 "" 8 Goh.leu lIorl4cshoc ............ :I:.! 12 6 Ottum.; ..... ............ .. ...... 32

To!tdl'i ...... .... ........ 53,!"' 300 87

- - -- = ---\VEST COAsT.-Mr. Inspector Curtain reports :- The Davie P.A ..

at Lynchford, are still prosecuting their labours along t.h ~ wall of this formation, in order to reach the northern end, where exhaust­ive surface sampling furnishes the fact that the , body will there average 9 dwt.. to the ton. Four Bleil 'employed.

RinadeenCt P.A .- Adjacent to the crown of the Abt portion of the Mt. Lyell Company's railway, a small co-operative p~rty have persistently worked for the past two years. and driven over 400 feet in order to cut a mineralized pug formation that. traverses the country from the antimony show or sections. Neal'ing their object­ive they cut into what· is apparently a limestone vug, and for the present have losi their face; but with an experienced man this can be r.egained, and the work renewed with, I trust. fina l satis­faction. Mr. A. Christmas is at the head of the party. and has three others with him. - .

AI/lfl..'iaf.- Mr. F. O. Henry 'S Gormanston and Queenstown branches report the purchase of 15 ozs. which were obtained by six men, chiefl y from the Queen River and Howard's Plains.

GOLD MINING AT GLADSTONE. The Gov-ernment Geologist reports :-~ Some work has been proceeding at two points Ileal' the Gladstone

township. viz .. (1) a little north of the old Royal Tasman. by the Dreadn ought Gold Mining Syndica~, and (2) at O'HalJoran's and Saville's discovery, by the Gladstone Gold Prospecting A5:sociation.

(1) J)rt'flduollght G'old -'l inill!! SYllclicatf', - The reef crops out at surface near the old Tasman shaft , and a cut has been put into it showing the stone to be, roughly, east and west. A little stone has been got, and the reef-channel proved to be about 4 feet wide. but in the cut it has apparently narrowed somewhat. Below is the North Tasman tunnel, which was driven upward s of 300 feet in a northerlv direction, with drives at the end both east and west , but now faBen in.

At prcEcnf., nothing much can be seen of the lode underground. Ullt the stone has aOl)ari~ lltly come down to this leveL The old hands "Sav that the i'eef-channel was about 8 feet wide. of which 4 feet consisted of a hors3 of mullock. What stone is \'isible is

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mottled and kindly looking, but nothing definite can be learned as to the occurrence before the old drives are cleared out. The Teef scems to be a parallel one with the Royal Tasman reef. The latter was expected to be cut in the tunnel, but has not been seen. Some rich samples are stated to have been taken.

(2) (;1r/(/.~tolle Gold Prosp,.("fing Associatioll.- The ground on which operations are proceeding is across the creek, opposite the Dreadnought. Here. too, a paraJlel reef is being worked upon. A north and south reef , with stone 6 to 10 inche~ wide, has been op,med upon. and good assays sta t ed to have boon obtained. I saw that free gol d occurred in the stone. A hundred feet north from the o!)en-cut the reef is" intersected by another, which also yields good prospects. with good gold also in the rubble. A shaft is being sunk Hear the intersection to test the reef in depth. '

If these reefs at Gladstone can be shown to be worth develop­ment- and they certainly seem worth proving- good work will lm.ve been done. The occurrence of this gold tends to confirm the old Royal Tasman discovery. which, at the time, received scant credence. but which. perhaps. after all, deserved better treatment.

TIN.

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

X orthern lllld Southern Dj vji!ion )l" orth-EaSlern Hi vi~ioll ......... .. Easter!! Di vj",ion .................. .. N orth- \\' ('iltf'rn Oi vi.-:ion ......... . Weilt~I'1l Dj \·ision ................... .

Ore won. tons.

15·50 613·95

B3'50 353'57

5')'80

'I'ot.al:o;. ............... .•. 1132'32

Value. Mell elllpinyeli. £ F.U1,oplllm .... Chille~.

1550 58,;9S'

8..&:]7 29,370

4!'i7·j

102,7::H

45 631 252 45(\ la6

1520 =

Sf) 26

111 --NORTH-WESTERN DIVISION.

The output has been as under: Ore w .... n. )rell ellll,lo.\·e<l.

t.oll~.

Moullt Hi~hoff ...................... . .... . 260 310 Mt. Bischoft"Extended ............... . 65·47 98 Wartttah Alluvial .......................... . H5 6 Wombltt Mine . ...................... ..... . 5 4 Stanho~ Alluvial ........ . .............. . Weir':o; Bischoff' Surprise .... ..

I 1·25 3

Mt. Cleveland ............................ .. 17·20 :11 Other~ ................................ . ..... . 3

·rotuls ............................ . 353·57 456 --

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Mt. Bischoff Extended.-Mr. W. Gullock, manager, reportB:­Additional crushing-plant has been erected. The deep-level work_ ings are opening up very satisfactorily. Increa-se of output will now be assured.

NORTH-EASTERN DIVISION.

PIONEER .o\ND GLADSTONE DISTRICTS:-

Pionf'~r "ill )iille ............. .. Pioneer Extf-'uded ....... " ..... . Argus Tin Mine ................. . S"uth l\ft. Cltmeroll ........... . RingltlOOllH\ Drf'dge .......... . Dorset ., .......... .. Purdue Tin :\'lin~ ..... . na.ribl11di .•.......... , .. ..... ...... . Other Claims .................. .

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

RINGAROOMA DISTRICT:-

Beh's Hill Mine ............. . ... . OtlH'TS ............................ .

Totu.Js .......... .. ••.

DERBY DISTRICT:-

Briseis Tin Mines ................ . New Brothers' Home, NO.1 .. .. Briseis Extended .. ............. .. Other Derby Cl~ims .......... ..

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

BRANXHOLM DISTnICT!-

Arba. Tin .Mine ......... ....... .. New Uubv Flat .............. . Other Clalms .................... ..

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

Tin OI'e won. tons.

112 9 (j '40

18 11'25 5'20

10'60 5'20

19'611

197' 25

Tin ore won. lon8.

2 2'75

Tin ore won. tons.

240 S6'85 17 3'05

296'90

Tin 01'6 won. lOns.

17 18 I'S5

91'S5

Men employed. Europeau8. ChineN. 100 21 14 42 16 17 22 16 9 48 b4

296 63

\feu el.,p!oyed . Europeans. Chhlt!6;e.

• 18

22

!tIen empll'lyeri. Europpans. ChlneS6.

151 19 32

6 9

208 9

Mel! employed. EU1·opeans. Chh.&;ft

30 18 2

50

13

IS

oJ.' TASMASJA.

MOORINA DISTRICT;-

Weld Ti II )line ........•..•. .•... NlLtive Youth ............ .. .... .. Abbots!(lNi ...... ................ . Mututl.l Hill .................. ..... . Wilberforce Pump Co .. ....... . Othf'r Mooriml Claims ........ .

Tota!.. ........................ .

Tota! /?r 1\'ortlt-Ea~/ern DiVUHon ••••...... .•.•• ...

Tin ol"e won. ton8.

18·75 2·2r.

55 2·45 3"10 1·50

23'70

613·95

EA.STERN DIVISION.

WeLlhol'l)/lglt M illts. Fll.ncy Cref'k Co ....... ..... . Wf'ldboroug-h Mine ....... . . Bryce Bro~ ....... : ......... .. Tll..lIywan~ ..... : ........ . ..... . Other Chllms ........ " .... ..

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

L,Ualt and iJilie 'i'ier 1lfiJleJJ. Anchor Mine ............ .. . .. Other Claim~ ...... ...... .... I Chine.~e CIllims ............. \

'I'obl.l ...... ... ... ..

')/. flelem lIJine,.

C. Miller ....................... . A. Willianls ................... . J. C. l\ht.cn:tichttcl .............. . ROylt.1 Ruby Co .............. .. Deep J~ead.. ...... . .. ......•...... Others ....... ..... ....... . .. ... . ..

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

Avoca. Alt1leJl. ~t.ort~ rreehold .............. . Hoy sHill ...................... .. South E,o;:k ........ .............. . Other Clttims ........ , ... .... .. .

-'I'ota !

Total {or Ells/ern Divi~i(Jn

Tin (Ire won . tOilS.

3'70 1 ·05 4'10 2'30

14·35

26'00

40·5

6

·60 1·80 2'95 3·65 1·~5 1·75

12·10

·55 3 2'65 2·10

8·90

93·50

Men employed. Europeans. Chillese.

12 7

• 6 8

18

55

631 85

====---

M .. 11 employed Huropt'BIU'. Chinuse.

6 :J 6 4

20

45

115

38

4 6 6 8 2 8

:J 4 3

10

20

252

2U

20

ti

6

26

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WESTERN DIVIBIf'N.

Tin ore won. Men employed.

Bouldf'r ..................•...•....... Renison Hell ....................... . Mllntnll3 Tin Syn. . ............. . FNlerutir}ll. ..................••..... Mtt.rne·.'1 ........................... . VariollS Claims .............. ..... .

t.tID8, Europeans. 1\'70 28

14 27' 10 27 3'75 6 0'50 6 6·75 a;)

Total 55'80 136 = --

Rf'-niSotl Rell.·-Mr. W. A. J. Briggs, manager, reports: - During the quarter work on the min.e has been confincd to the erection of the battery, trams, &c. The works are almost completed, and the mine and mill will be in full work about the end of July, when a good output of tin oxide will be maintained.

NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DIVISION.

Sbepherd and Murphy Mine ........... .

SILVER

Tin ore won. tons. 15·5

Men employed. Europeans.

45 =

\-VEST COAS 'I'.- The registered output of silver ore in the Western Division for the quarter ending 30th June is given below: -Zeelurn .11 ine~ : (Ire. ons. Value. Men. Mount Zeehan, 'I'a.ll. gltlt~llil ............ 509 £546. 109 7,et·lllUl-M ontllna, ., ................ 805 13,2]0 267 Z('ehun- Westf'rn gulf'lIlt, &c ........... 1801 793 32 SilverQueell Extelluetl

" ............ 21 124 10 Oontth ... ttl/llli Ie 1269 5296 54 Zcehull Que('u gttlelltt and gossan 7 50 4 Florencp. galt-Jlu, ............... 40 419 2 • . New Mr. Zt-ehall " ................. 31·35 123 3 T S .. C' S . 38·31 234- 7 I;'s. I~le;tll}t 0 s. {'Chons,,- ... . ..............

VlCwrut. .. Zt'C an g08StLn ......•• , ..... ,. 6 Colonf'1 North galena ............... 108 "073 20 Section 1914-1\1 ,. 18 174 6 D1Uldu,'t 111i,tp.'f:

West Comet gossan, &:c. ......... 268 595 6 Comet go~gan ...... ......... 5718 4067 37 Hercules zinc-lead sulphid{'>. 3800·60 12,447 I 92 " zinc blende ........ 6!l6 15i8 ~ Adelaide galelm ulid gOS1"811. 368 4320 50 Maripof'fl 51 66 2 R(JI~eIJl ry lttinn :

Priml'tlse , ... ulplride ............ lOBI 3831 14 1'asnltulian Cop.ver " ............ 8911 3835 25

" zinc ore ............ 100 946

,

lil t. Fmrell .l/{uex: Nor t h l\1t. FHrrpll ;\1 H ck i H to~h M ill(, l\'lurchil"on RiYf'r

North PiNnnn: Ch~ 'ster Mine

MI. b /dl: Tastnltn & Crown Lyell

E xtf'ntled 51J IIdrip..~ :

'fltil-Imlllian Suu-'Itiug Co.

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Ore. gttiPlla .......

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

" iron pyrites ........

Sundr y COlllpflnie~.......... . ....... . . Pro~pt'('t('r~, &(' ................. . .......... * ..... .

80:) 30

65

:]72

"alul'. ti82i

510

65

'.!145

Total ............ 18,8';O·2H £6S,H.l2

~[ell

150 6 7

20

~o

330

125

1436

The ;..lIt . Zeehan (1'asnumia) Silvc1··lead Mines, Limited.- Mr. T. Vincent, manager reports: - No. 5 Shaft.- No. 1 lode south driven to 316 feet; passed 70 feet poor seconds. No.2 lode south driven 244 feet ; lode 6 feet siderite, with traces of copper.

Zreh({//· /I' e8ffrll.- Mr. J. Craze, manager, reports: - During the quarter the principal op~rations have been carried out on the Beauty Lease. where we have sunk a shaft to 50 feet. and driven along the lode for 60 feat, whe n a burst of water was met with, which compelled us to abandon operations. At No. 1 shaft we are sinking a winze on No.2 lode, and driving nort.h on No.1 lode. Both points are now paying their way. The lode is small, but pay· able.

Tributers.- Five parties of tl'ibuters are at work on the mine raising flux for smeiters, and a little galena ore.

Z('e/Jol/ JJOlitww Mill e.- Mr. J. Craze, manager. reports: -1'0. 1 Shaft.~The developmental work at this point is confined

to No.3 lode, Nos. 1 and 3 levels. The usual number of stopes are in operation.

No.2 Shaft.- This shaft has been sunk to the 500·feet level , station cut, and crosscu t driven west 150 feeL At 100 feet from shaft. Ko. 1 lode was intersected. Drives are being dt:iven north and south. 'Vhere cut the lode was small and poor. The lode is now rn uch i m proved in the south dri ve, being now 4 feet wide, showing 01'·9 throughout. The west cross-cut is being continued to cut Ko. 2 lode. which we expect to reach in about 80 feet furth er driving.

FIOI'(,III'(' JJillf.--Mr. F. K. Astell, manager, reports: - \Vork t h is quarter has been principally carried 011 erecting the machin· ery removed from Austral Valley. ann I expect at the beginning of next month to see it under steam. The plant, when it starts, will

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be about the best job on the field. About 80 horse-power of steam will be generated from two large Cornish hoilers.

Victoria-Zet'IIfIII.-Mr. A. Batten,manager, reports: - Put in Dew boiler, and effected certaiu alterations to plant. Commenced unwatering the mine on 30th June.

OolQ1/11 .forth MiJH~.-Mr. C. \V. Mayo, manager, reports:­Operations have been confined to stoping on maiu lode between Nos. 3, 2, and 1 levels, and crosscutting east and west at No.1 level. The stopes are worked by tribute parties, the ore bodies varying in width from 3 inches to 2 feet, and length from 6 feet to 30 feet. A western crosscut has heen c>.1:ended to 290 feet in hard quartzite and a.ltered sandstone. Small seams of blcnde and galena have been passsd through. The ea~rn crosscut is out 54 feet in ha.rd mineralised sandstone and slate country. This is good prospecting work, and should prove the existence or otherwise of para.llel are bodies. The mine is being handled carefully and economically. A superheater is being installed, which should prove a fuel eCOll­omiser.

OO/lalt .'11 iUt:H, Lilllitetl.- Mr. O. S. Davis, manager, reports:­The following is a summary of work done during the quarter: ­Driven 324 feet as under: - Level VI. , north drive on lode, 40 feet; Level V ., north drive on lode, 88 feet j Level IV., north drive ou lode, 120 feet; Level IV., south drive on lode, 76 feet. Mining" 'i;e., stoping.- Stoped 173 feet as follow : - - Level VI. , north, 26 feet; Level V., north. 92 feet; Level IV. , north, 38 feet; Level IV., south, 17 feet. All drives have been timbered throughout.

Sil"t',. ()IJ.ffl1 E.rtend l!.d.- Mr. \v. Fisher. manager, reports: ­Block VII. (Featherstone) is the qnly productive tribule at pre. sent. The No.2 Argent closing down flooded the B. VII. work­ings. A winze has been sunk from level above down to the water, a depth of 40 feet, and opened out where there is fair ore, from 6 to -S feet wide. -

Clarke (Block IV.) is driving a.n adit to cut continua.tion of Queen No. 4 lode. He is in 240 feet, leaving some 40 feet yet to drive to intersect the line of lode.

The other tributers are rea.lly prospecting.

DU!\,DA S. - Comrt ~u"int'.-Mr. Gerald Ahern, manager, reports: ­The principal work during this quarter was breaking ftuz from northern portion of lode on the open-cut system. The lode here has an average width of 70 feet, and the vertical depth to top tunnel from surface is 90 feet. I am now engaged in driving a lower level, \vhich will give 60 feet more backs under the present open-cut; and as t he level is continued souih , the total backs will reach 200 feet at the highest point of the hill.

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A water-race, 60 chains in length. has been constructed to enable us to hydraulic the overburden from the open-cut, in the south workings, which have been idle during this quarter.

West Comet ,Jline.- -- Mr. V. Braggiotti, general mana~er, reports: - On the surface six men have been employed removmg overburden and breaking iron flux from open-cut benches. A par­cel of this was forwarded to Cockle Creek, and we are now engaged breaking a regular supply of about 600 tons per month.

In the underground workings the tributers have been sinking a winze from the main level, at no feet from the surface. This winze is now 50 feet below the level. It has been driven on both north and south for a distance of about 30 feet each ' way, a.nd a. fair amount of high.grade galena and seconds stoped out.

Arlelaiclf' j{ine.---.-Mr. Thomas J. Dyson, manager, repoTlts: ­During the quarter the principal work was stoping between Nos. 4 and 3 levels, and driving for the same run of ore at No.5 leveL The drive met with ore at 70 feet from the shaft.

Exploratory work to the west proved a cross lode, which is fairly promisin g. and is being further opened up.

MT. READ DrsTTIlcT.- l-lf'rcules I1line.--Mr. Claude H. Moxon, manager. r eports : --During the past quarter the usual output has been maintained. The production has been principally obtained from the newer ore bodies lately opened up. and particularly from the " E " lode, which has now proved to be over 100 feet in length, and of a present known width of 60 feet. A connection to the level abov~ in this lode has also been established by rising 52 feet.

A consid-erable amount of developmental work in the upper levels, principally the proving of the continuity of the known are lenses. has also been accomplished.

During the term a new cable has been installed on the haulage tramway. The rope is 2 -~ mnes in length, a.nd It inches in diameter. The plant generally has been overhauled, and is now running smoothly.

1l1t. Read Mine.- Mr. \V. J . Moyle, manager, reports: - Only two men are employed driving the 600·feet level crosscut. This has now been driven 1613 feet from the point of commencement, but nothing of value has yet been disclosed. Two lode-formations were cut, carrying silver· lead and zinc sulphides 28 feet and 30 feet wide each respectively i both very poor.

ROSEBERY DI STRIcT.- Tasmanian Copper Mineo-Mr. G. Barker, manager, reports : - The only work done during the last quarter in both the Tasmanian Copper Company's Mine and the Primrose was stoping-out ore. No d evclopment work done.

In both the mines there are large bodies of ore a.vailable for stoping. as both mines are well ')pened up.

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JIT. FARnELL DIs'rUICT.--Murchison River IVtinc.- Mr. M. J. Thol'l1ton, manager, reports: -:-Since resuming work on 3rd l\'lay auout 300 tons of milling ore have been broken from the open-cu t and a st.oDC north of No. I crosscut. The same has also been securely timbered and 'made ready for the further breaking of ore.

Jllarl.-intol<h TrilJ/fft:. _ Mr. J. Geddes reports : - The crosscut on main lode has beel] extended to 23 feet. Nos. 8 and 9 stopes have been extended to 18 feet , No.2 intermediate extended to 15 feet, and Nos. 6 and 7 stopes on setro£f extended to 30 foot. Average width of main lode 5 feet, ,and set-off 2 feet. A fair amount of first and second-.class ore has been won. Have completed tram to con. nect with North Mt. Farrell Mil1.

Tflsmif1lin Smelting Cornpany.- Mr. H. Harris, manager, reports: - Ore bought during the quarter, 9904 tons , containing-1725'377 tons lead, 330,097'14 ozs. silver, 1019'662 ozs. gold. Exported, 2138'783 tons bullion, containing 2058'13fl tons lead, 263,597'51 ozs, silver, 1628'466 ozs, gold,

NORTH-WESTERN DIVISION.

Magnet .)Iiw ....... . Victoria Magnet ........... . West Cleveland .......... ..

'l'on~.

1905 Value.

£14, 148

NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN DIVISION.

Men. 36 5 3

Hou nd H ill iJ(iue.- Forty-six tons won, value £450 ; 12 men employed,

Devon Alil/P.-Six men employed.

COPPER.

iJl t. Lydl jfille.--·Mr. Robert Sticht, general manager, reports: - The ores and metal-bearing fluxes treated: during the quarter ending 30th .June, 1909, were as follow: _

O,res and Illehd bf'ltring fluxf's trf'ated at l.tPductioli W(Jrks:_

Mt. Lyell Mine ore ................. .. North L}'f'1I Mine orf! .............. .. Purchased 01·(> ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Metltl-l>euriug flux('~; _ \" orth Lyell Mine .................... ..

TotaL ............. . ..... .

tODS.

62,926 32,160

87

95,]7:)

Dry wt'ight. ewt. ql'll. lbs. 15 2 25 15 0 10 16 1 10 -----

7 0 17 ---------

71 6 23 ------ ---

95,246 13 2 12

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Quanlltyand value of metal produced :-Blister Copper, 2199 tOilS, eontu.ining-

;; s. ·d.

Copper,2173 tons, vu.lu1-'tlu.t ...... . ..... .. . Silver. nop, 179,965 ozs .• valued Hot ...... ··· Gold, fi~e, 2627 oz:s., valued at . ..........•

130,547 6 5 17,996 10 0 11,]64 15 0

Tou..l. .. .. ............ . £159,708 11 5

Number ofmeu elllployeu:-At the Company's Mt. Lyell Mine •...•........... 339

" 11 North Lyell Mine .......... . ··· 489 " " Lyell Tharsis Mine ......... · . 7 " " Crotty ................... ,. ... .... 7

" " Reduction Works ......... ···· BailwtLY Depu.rtment - Mt. Lyell RHoilway .... ..

" ., North Lyell RailwtLY ... .

Total. ....... ················

Mr. Inspector Curtain reports:--

133 17

842 912

150

1904

=

J:\

Mount Lyell Mining and Roilwo!l Company's Groll,p. J/O 'Uflt Lyell Mine.- At the Iron Blow open-cut extraction of

pyrites for smelt ing and acid-making purposes continues as usual, the chid sources oi supply being now from the bottoll.). or lower benches that are below No. IV., which, consequently, necessitates the greater portion being raised by the incline-hoist; that success­fully negotiates all requirements. The higher or overburden benches are successively approaching thei'!" limit of usefulness, the top, or first three, having already reached that stage, and are now permanently battered. To supplement this mode of exhaustion underground work has been resum.ed in the Nos, 6 and · 7 levels, where preparations for connections with the declension of the incline-hoiSt and st..oping are underway . . ~"orth I,yell Mint:. - The most important work at the 1100-feet level has been the completion of the plats, and the connection between the main and auxiliary shafts, \~'hcreby the improved ven­tilation has permitted the work of prospecting, both in the easterly crosscut and drives norch and south from this main connection, to procee:! more expeditiously. At the 1000-feet level extractions con­tinue from 23, 24, 26, :)0, and 31 stopes, which, with the except­tion of the first mentioned, are still on the first or ground floor.

830-feet Level.--Nos, 18, 19, 20, 22, and 25 are producing excel· lent ore, their relative positions being similar to that described

in my last report. 700.f.eet Level.- Nos. ('. the sub" intermediates- 2) 15, 16,

and. 17 stopes continue to supply their quota to the general output

14 THE .\lI="ERAL IN DU:f.l,TH\'

of the mine, accompanied by persistent prospecting; which also relates to tho work ou' the 600·feet level, where profitable extrac­tions continue from the No. 12 extension stope.

500-feet LeveL- Limited, but rich, accretions of high-grade sul­phide ore continue to be met with in the " North pontact " drive, that now exceeds some 900 feet from the shaft, following or cir­cumscribing the indicator between tlle schists and conglomerates upon which course Nos. 27.28, and 29 stopes have been located.

400-foet Level.- No.21 stope is still producing over this level, and prospecting with the diamond-drill has also been resorted to.

aGO-foot Level.- Excavations for the new winze hoist continue, in addition to which ~and that of the 200·feet level- stoping is confined to the balance of the ore remaining in the Lyell Tharsis property.

Opeu.cuts.- The work on these are chiefly for the !mrpose of obtaining filling for underground depletions, which absorbs exten­sive quantities daily.

At the Reduction Works the usua.l routine continues, four fur­na.ces being constantly in blast.

Monnt Lyell COIJ8ols COlJper M il/fS.- Mr. John Carroll reports: - The main shaft has been sunk a funher distance of 34 reet, making 90 feet from the No. 7 level. A chamber has been cut and opened at 80 feet , and a crosscut started and driv-en 33 feet towards the productive (Cu) clays. At No. 7 level the main drive has been driven 26 feet , making a total of 281 feet from the starting point. Crosscuts Nos. 1 and 2 have been driven respectively from lhis 68 and 34 feet , and penetrated the ore (cla.y) body. Som-e alterations have been made to the mill , and its ma.chinery is now being. overhauled with a view of an early start being made towards producing marketable copper. Thirty men employed.

Grrmm [,yell Jf ine.- Mr. \Villiam Madden reports : - By the aid of lhe diamond-drill a vertical section for an extra. depth, from the bottom of the shaft, of 354 reet has been obtained, the bore pass. ing through highly favourable impregnations of chalcopyrite. Six nlfm were employed.

Wnt ]/ollnt Llfd/, L inu: ted.- Mr. Thoma.s Griffiths reports:­The razorback adit has been extended another 50 feet, with two men.

Alrw 11 I L yell CQ'II/f(fork.- l1r. Charles E. Coote reports: - The low·level adit has been extended ] 17 feet. intersecting the pros­pecting bore·hole where yellow copper (chalcopyrite) ore in a.n appreciable quantity was located. Eight men engaged.

?tiTS . • JUKES AND DARWIN.- Lal·e Jnl'fS Propriefflry.-'M .. r. George Hyde reports :-The work done has been devoted to the raising of 1'5 tons of ore, 5 tons being bagged for transit to the Mount Lyell

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Company's smelters at Queenstown, the balance being intended for concentration, from which good gold returns are anticipated. Two men employed.

DW'll'iu S!llIdimfc P.A .-·Mr. James Souter reports: - One hun­dred feet has been crosscutted towards the contact, leaving 60 feet more to be driven before their objective is attained. The country pa.ssed through is finely banded (laminated) silty schists, that inter­mitt ently are well marked with copper ore .. Three men employed.

NORTH DUNDAS DISTRICT.- The Ring Valley Mining obtained 66 tons of copper sulphides, valued at £918. employed.

NORTH-'VESTERN DIVISION.

Company Ten men

Murray's R eu!ard.- Output, 673 tons copper ore, value £8219. Twenty men employed.

Burnie Copper Min t's. - Output 80 tons. Value £480. Twenty men employed.

COAL. The output this quarter was 16,297 tons, against 13,353'75 tons

the previous quarter. The output of the respective collieries was .as follows: -

Colliery. Tons raised. M('n enlJlloyed.

Cornwall Colliel'\' ............ 8675 75 Mt. Nicholas • ............ 5300 65

" ~reyton " ............ 474 6

ork Plains " (6';;;~~th~)

126 2 MI. eyg",,1

" 350 4

W1I.1Isend "

133'! 48 Ida Bay

" ........... 40 5

Tota!. ................ 16,297 2115

= = BISMUTH.

The Shepherd and J[1.wphy COml}(tny obtained 1 t-on of bismuth from its tin ore, valued at £400.

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

Tons £ Men. 4 360 2 5'75 460

B('u Lomond Tungsten Mine ........ . Shepherd tHld Murphy Mine ........ .

BARYTES. Mr. Souter reports that several trenches have been cut across

the long out.crop of this lode, and they unmistakably di3Closed the fact of its length and permanency.

16 THE .U1NERAL ISDl"STUY OF TASM.A~IA.

The following return shows the average number of men employed in or about the mines during the quarter euding the 30th June~ 1909, -

"Europeall. Chine>:!e.

Northern aud Southern ....... ...... i87 North-Easter" ........ ..... ...... ..... ... 6:16 85 Etlsteru ...... " ..... ... .. ....... .... . ...... -181 26 North-Western .. .... ............... .... 1 :'l40 Wl;'stt'rn .. . ......... . .. ................ ... / 3551 ... .

TotHl ·•·······.····· ... 1---;9;;-- - -)1}-

Value of mineral output pe~' man :- £67 8s. 3~d.

Toral.

787 721 507 540

3551

6106

Dividends paid by Mining Companies during the quarter ending 30th June, 1909, -

From Copper Mille! .......... .. . .. ... ...... . . From Gold Milles ...................... ......... . Prc.m Tin .Mim~8;-

£ ,. d. 105,000 0 0

Nil .

Bischoff T.).f. Vo., Rf>R'istered .... ........ . ~ew Brothers' lIollie No. I T . .\1. Co.,

N.L. ....................................... . PuruucTin Mines, ~.L ................ . . ... . Mom811a Tin Pro-pectillg Co .... ... .. : .. .

9COO 0 0

1500 0 0 :l75 0 0 660 0 0

From Silver )'Iillt~~ ... ......... ... ... .. .... ... .. --- --From Cael Mihes ... .. .... .. ........ .. .......... .

Nil 006 0

Tot"! ....................... .

JOHN "AH~ GO VEKS)fENT PHIN'rEH, 'fASltANJA.

0

£ ,. d. 105,000 0 0

11,535 u 0

906 0 0 ------£1l7,441 U 0 -