. Mineral resources . Sunlight Tramway, seen from the Cooney Tunnel. 33 . . The other antimony reefs, one of which occurs at the bottomof the valley at a level about 1,500 feet below the Eleanora Mine, arealso stated to be auriferous, but they have only been worked forantimony. It is questionable whether the reefs will pay to work for antimonyalone, on account of the cost of transit of the ore or metal to the shippingports of Newcastle or Grafton, but there is little doubt that they deservespecial attention on account of their auriferous character. Hillgrove Mining District—including Gara Fall
. Mineral resources . Sunlight Tramway, seen from the Cooney Tunnel. 33 . . The other antimony reefs, one of which occurs at the bottomof the valley at a level about 1,500 feet below the Eleanora Mine, arealso stated to be auriferous, but they have only been worked forantimony. It is questionable whether the reefs will pay to work for antimonyalone, on account of the cost of transit of the ore or metal to the shippingports of Newcastle or Grafton, but there is little doubt that they deservespecial attention on account of their auriferous character. Hillgrove Mining District—including Gara Falls— has, so far, been themost important antimony producer in the State, though its importance inthat respect shortly became completely overshadowed by its gold-production. The history of the field has been briefly epitomised by E. C. Andrews,, , Geological Surveyor, in the following terms*:— Havershed (Evershead.—) Brothers and Thomas led the wayin 1877 by finding an antimony lode quite close
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