The Rise of Broken HillThe story of the men who made and spent their fortunes, and of the miners who won that fortune from the Hill. |
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Page 54
... mills . The pulped ore was called ' slimes ' , and the particles in the slimes were smaller than 1 / 400th of an inch in ... mill ultimately contained rock breakers , automatic feed rolls , Cornish rolls , trommels , coarse and fine jigs ...
... mills . The pulped ore was called ' slimes ' , and the particles in the slimes were smaller than 1 / 400th of an inch in ... mill ultimately contained rock breakers , automatic feed rolls , Cornish rolls , trommels , coarse and fine jigs ...
Page 56
... mill in 1889 and had to abandon it after five years . Block 10 owned the most efficient mill on Broken Hill , but it was lit- erally on the hill ; the ground underneath began to move , and the mill was frequently closed for repairs . In ...
... mill in 1889 and had to abandon it after five years . Block 10 owned the most efficient mill on Broken Hill , but it was lit- erally on the hill ; the ground underneath began to move , and the mill was frequently closed for repairs . In ...
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... mill could do . And it could do many tricks which a gravity mill was unable to do . The best performance of the very best gravity mills at the turn of the century was to recover two - thirds of the lead , almost half of the silver , and ...
... mill could do . And it could do many tricks which a gravity mill was unable to do . The best performance of the very best gravity mills at the turn of the century was to recover two - thirds of the lead , almost half of the silver , and ...
Contents
Illustrations | 7 |
The Magnates | 33 |
End of the Honeymoon | 49 |
Copyright | |
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