Mining in Westralia

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume V, Issue 1495, 30 November 1905, Page 2

Mining in Westralia

| ■ A Poor Look-Out Output Decreasing 75 pr Gent Piew Awooiation.—Copyright. Perth, tliii day. Mr Hoover, principal pariner in the Bewiek-Moreirig Company, speaking'at a dinner'attondod by members of the Ministry, deolarod that. the (gold output of thi Stato was decreasing at the tale of 75 per cent. The output camo from, less than twenty mines, whose oontents were, decreasing. At a great depth the ore reseryfcs were only remnants of rich bodies above the 1200 feet level,' Another three or four years would see them doploted, and there was nothing (o replace them. The output must fall by at least 400,000 'ouneea annually. J)'or ihe State to mainlain its greatness in tho imlustrj more mines must come forward. Over 10,000 ■roefi had been discovered, whereof .less than .2,000 were now held.' The'future lay with the low grade mines, whioh, with improved maobinory, could be made to pay. ,He hoped they would not consider ■him pessimists. Given liberality to prospeotors and fair play to mino operitora, tho history of California woul t'ropcat itself in West Australia.