The Thames Star. Resurrexi. MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1904. MINING IN QUEENSLAND.

Thames Star, Volume XXXXI, Issue 10692, 22 August 1904, Page 2

The Thames Star. Resurrexi. MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 1904. MINING IN QUEENSLAND.

We liable received from the firm, of Ei. il>- Mftles atnd Cjoi., of Charters j Tower®, their monthly report of mm- ! ingl transa^tionsi for the past lnomth- i The report is a condensed description of the operations of all the mines work '■ Ing in the district, the oire crushed, ' the value a.ndl the dividends paid- i From the report we gather the follow- I inur fact®: The official returns' for July | areas follow: MilU;, 21,354 tons 16 cwfc of stone for lS,sloozs 9dwts of goldi, woitli £&2,-180 15s ud ; cyanicla- j tion, 27,834 tons for 11,!)SQ ozs 18grs of bullion, worth 14s 9d. Assayers, 186 tans; 4'uwts for 132'30zs 8 dwts 1, worth £oTB2 Bsi sd. Other minerals —Copper', £21 ; lead, £.175 9s; total, £92,456 7s 7d. The avemLge value per ton! in gold' contents! was : £4 6s 6.9 - Tlie slight decrease is at- J tributaible to the quantity of eoncen- i trates on hand to be despatdied to the smelter?!- These concentrates were in several cases previously ground' at j the mill a,nd' the contents included in j the mill returns, which are therefore ; affected". Tliu calls for the month total j £8441 13s 4'd!, making' a total of i £58,794 7s 6d for the seven months, as compared with £81,922 2s lid for ' the corresponding period of 190-"5- Tlie dividends for the month amount to : £35,400, or a total of £240,312 19s Bd, against £244,444 8s for the first : i seven months of 190!3- I