. Mineral resources . t^ ?• 4 - . i.^ t\#* -1 3,\iifc- v la Slate and Granite Junction, head of Swamp Greek. 35 Hargraves Mine embraced the continuation of the Paradise and No 9^lodes. In 1885 he leased the mine to tributors, and imposed a royalty of £1per ton on all the ore won. 141 tons of antimony were raised during 1885,Hargraves having previously extracted 91 tons. Of the 2,000 town raised,500 were from the top and 1,500 from the creek sides.* From Breretons Mines on these lodes no reliabl >ecord is available. In1880 it is recorded that 75 tons of ore were obtained, chiefly from the su
. Mineral resources . t^ ?• 4 - . i.^ t\#* -1 3,\iifc- v la Slate and Granite Junction, head of Swamp Greek. 35 Hargraves Mine embraced the continuation of the Paradise and No 9^lodes. In 1885 he leased the mine to tributors, and imposed a royalty of £1per ton on all the ore won. 141 tons of antimony were raised during 1885,Hargraves having previously extracted 91 tons. Of the 2,000 town raised,500 were from the top and 1,500 from the creek sides.* From Breretons Mines on these lodes no reliabl >ecord is available. In1880 it is recorded that 75 tons of ore were obtained, chiefly from the 1883, 250 tons from this mine were sold in Armidale at £7 per ton. In 1890, 348^ tons of ore were sold. In 1906, about fifty men were employed on tribute during the stir causedby great advance in metal values; but the output is not recorded separately. In 1908, the greater part of 280 tons of ore raised on the field is stated tohave come from this mine. Eleanora Lode, Hillgrove. Of this lode, E
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