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... produced more than £ 1,000,000 of copper and made Tas- mania's mining exports worth £ 1,767,000 — more than the total export income of the island in any year before 1897. In the years 1896-1910 the mines always contributed more than a ...
... produced more than £ 1,000,000 of copper and made Tas- mania's mining exports worth £ 1,767,000 — more than the total export income of the island in any year before 1897. In the years 1896-1910 the mines always contributed more than a ...
Page 229
... producing far more copper than the largest mines of 1899 , Mt. Lyell was producing less ore and less copper than in the first years of the new century . In the first decade of the century the Mt. Lyell Co. averaged 8,350 tons of blister ...
... producing far more copper than the largest mines of 1899 , Mt. Lyell was producing less ore and less copper than in the first years of the new century . In the first decade of the century the Mt. Lyell Co. averaged 8,350 tons of blister ...
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... producing ore on the west coast , whereas in 1906 more than forty companies were producing ore and perhaps another seventy were exploring their leases . The Tasmanian government must also share some of the blame for this antiquated ...
... producing ore on the west coast , whereas in 1906 more than forty companies were producing ore and perhaps another seventy were exploring their leases . The Tasmanian government must also share some of the blame for this antiquated ...
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