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Page 133
... North Lyell that it made a " grave economic mistake in planning its own smelters . " The cost of mining fluxes might eat away the profits ; moveover , unless fresh reserves of copper ore were discovered below the 300 ' level , the North ...
... North Lyell that it made a " grave economic mistake in planning its own smelters . " The cost of mining fluxes might eat away the profits ; moveover , unless fresh reserves of copper ore were discovered below the 300 ' level , the North ...
Page 151
... North Lyell agreed to accept an equal number of shares in the new company , but refused to sanction a clause whereby the Mount Lyell shareholders would receive an additional dividend of £ 68,500 as compensation for the profits which ...
... North Lyell agreed to accept an equal number of shares in the new company , but refused to sanction a clause whereby the Mount Lyell shareholders would receive an additional dividend of £ 68,500 as compensation for the profits which ...
Page 308
... North Crown Lyell mine , 81-2 North Lyell mine : 82 , 95 , chs . 12-17 passim , 95 , 98-100 , 120 , 123-4 , 133 , 155-6 , 161 , 164 ; raid by " Blocks " Co. 135-6 ; adminis- trative blunders , 120-4 ; internal strife , 138-42 ; the ...
... North Crown Lyell mine , 81-2 North Lyell mine : 82 , 95 , chs . 12-17 passim , 95 , 98-100 , 120 , 123-4 , 133 , 155-6 , 161 , 164 ; raid by " Blocks " Co. 135-6 ; adminis- trative blunders , 120-4 ; internal strife , 138-42 ; the ...
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