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Mineral exploration in Australia: paper for fourth Empire Mining and...
The scientific search for ore in Australia is still in an early stage of development, because, until recently, a sufficient supply of metals was available from concentrations... -
Supplies of fluorspar for Australian industry
Attention was directed to the inadequacy of supplies of acid grade fluorspar in Australia when the Bureau of Mineral Resources was asked to sponsor an application to import a... -
Asbestos industry in Australia: kinds of asbestos and their uses
This report summerises the kinds, sources, and handlers or processors of asbestos in Australia, 1944. -
Report on maintenance - Consolidated gold mines of Coolgardie Limited (Tindal's)
Report on mine maintenance, costs, equipment, employment, reserves, and workings. -
Maintenance of gold mines in Western Australia
A summary report of the maintenance work being carried out in various Western Australian gold mines. -
Notes on the mineral industry of New Caledonia
These notes are compiled as a result of conversations with Government officials and mining engineers in Noumea on 4-6th July, 1951. Figures are given for the production,... -
Note on New Occidental gold mine, New South Wales
The Cobar field was visited during the period 18th to 24th July, mainly in connection with the exploration programme which is taking place in that area. During this visit,... -
The geology and mineral resources of the northern portion of the Northern Terrritory
A geological reconnaissance was made of an area of approximately 27,000 square miles lying north and west of Katherine in the Northern Territory. The report is compiled in two... -
The Opal industry in Australia
This report was prepared by the Mineral Economics Section. Part 1 deals with the production of opal and includes sections on the history and present operations in the industry,... -
Report on maintenance - Minnie Palmer gold mine
Report on mine maintenance, costs, equipment, employment, reserves, and workings. -
Report on maintenance - Yellowdine Gold Development Limited
Report on mine maintenance, costs, equipment, employment, reserves, and workings. -
Economic review of copper
Until recent years the consumption of copper in Australia had not been greatly different from the domestic mine output. Production attained a high peak during the war, but there... -
Report on maintenance - New Milano gold mine
Report on mine maintenance, costs, equipment, employment, reserves, and workings. -
Notes on the use of mica in aero engine sparking plugs
The mica used in modern aircraft sparking plugs, of which the attached section is representative, serves a triple purpose, viz: (a) Insulation of the electric current; (b)... -
Report on maintenance - Sterling (Great Bingin) gold mine
Report on mine maintenance, costs, equipment, employment, reserves, and workings. -
Geological notes on the supply of raw materials for cement manufacture at...
The Provisional Administration of the Territories of Papua and New Guineas is investigating the possibility of manufacturing portland cement in the vicinity of Moresby and the... -
The occurrence of natural gas at Balmain colliery, Sydney, NSW
Bores sunk at Cremorne in 1891 struck coal at approximately 2802 feet. A company was formed to work the coal, but was refused permission to operate at Cremorne. A site at... -
Report on maintenance - Spango's Reward gold mine
Report on mine maintenance, costs, equipment, employment, reserves, and workings. -
Report on taxation in the mining industry
This report arises from an application by Tableland Tin Dredging, N.L. that tin mining be exempt, like gold mining, from taxation. A detailed examination was made of the tin-... -
The mineral resources and mining industry of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea
The mineral resources and mining industry of the Mandated Territory of New Guinea are the subject of this report. Mining operations, production, and geological conditions are...