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  2. The Ballarat Gold Field.

    The main ore channel at Ballarat West is about half-a-mile west from the Indicator lode of Ballarat East, to which it runs parallel. The country rock consists of silurian slates and sandstone, ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 3,272 words
  3. Australasian Mining Patents.

    The following complete specifications have lately been accepted in the various colonies undermentioned, and letters patent will, therefore, issue to the applicants in due course. This report is ...

    Article : 313 words
  4. Pumping Machinery.

    The disposal of the water which finds its way into the workings of a mine is a matter which has exercised the attention of mining engineers since the first shaft was sunk. The necessity ...

    Article : 670 words
  5. Improved Assay Furnace.

    The accompanying illustrations show a patent combination assayers' furnace and the draught used on it. This furnace is the result of careful study of the needs and requirements of the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 355 words
  6. To Test Quicksilver.

    To test the purity of quicksilver, put a small quantity on a sheet of paper while dry; if, when moved upon the paper, by inclining it in various directions, a film adhering to the paper is ...

    Article : 273 words
  7. The Worturpa Gold Field

    A sample of ore picked from the Reward Syndicate's claim at Worturpa was submitted to Mr. E. W. Hawker, of Adelaide, for assay, and he reports that the ore contaubs a large quantity of ...

    Article : 111 words
  8. Pig Iron Manufacture.

    The limestone consumed for fluxing purposes by the blast furnaces in the United States in 1897 in the production of 9,652,680 gross tons of pig iron amounted to 4,247,688 gross tons, of which ...

    Article : 232 words
  9. The Assay of Telluride Ores.

    In a recent paper in the "School of Mines Quarterly," Mr. Charles H. Fulton, after describing a number of experiments, makes some recommendations based upon the results obtained. ...

    Article : 397 words
  10. The Lighting of Mines.

    The lighting of non-fiery mines, whether by oil or petroleum, has the disadvantage, irrespectively of the comparative feebleness of the light, that the lamps are frequently extinguished, chiefly ...

    Article : 284 words
  11. Nuggets.

    The value of the mineral production of California for 1898 was £5,447,616. In 1897, the value was £5,028,482; and in 1896, £4,856,279. The gold production of California last year was £3,181,296. ...

    Article : 241 words
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