and engineering journal . mpany was not responsil.], arli\i .|.\ .lopiiKntoperations continued till toward fhr . of thi yar, wlntithe labour was put on to dam construction. A small tin(liessiiig ])lant was completed about the middle of May, andis woi-kiiig well. Some small photos of the plant are givenon fills l)age. The water sui)j)ly is dependent upon cateli-inont dams, and originally it was thought that it \\ould pio- bably only be possible to work the plant during certainmonths of the year; owing to the use of rolls instead ofhowever, the consumption of water is found to be1
and engineering journal . mpany was not responsil.], arli\i .|.\ .lopiiKntoperations continued till toward fhr . of thi yar, wlntithe labour was put on to dam construction. A small tin(liessiiig ])lant was completed about the middle of May, andis woi-kiiig well. Some small photos of the plant are givenon fills l)age. The water sui)j)ly is dependent upon cateli-inont dams, and originally it was thought that it \\ould pio- bably only be possible to work the plant during certainmonths of the year; owing to the use of rolls instead ofhowever, the consumption of water is found to be1 anticipated, and, given normal rainfall, it may beIm iMntinn. tin dressing uninterruptedly. During n tolls ol concentrates were recovered, and, Mr.(Ided, we hope shortly to besecuring an output offrom thirty to forty tons per month. The tin contents ofthe ore are of fairly high value, and there is every indica-tion that the prospecting and development now proceedingwill \ield further satisfactory results. less tha|.os,ih|.. Boyil 1. THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINING JOURNAL. Johannesburg, July 24, lOlo, TRANSVAAL DIAMONDS: JUNE OUTPUT. The ret urns of diamonds found in the aUuvial diggings of theSouth-Western Transvaal during the month of June show atotal of •2,092i- carat«, value £9,402 13s. 6d., which is anincrease Ijy i-12 ovei the value of May months output. Thefigures for the first half of this year are as follows: — January February IMarch April May June Carats. Value. 1,065t £2,593 5 6 l,607i 4,273 11 (?) 2, 6,325 9 (?) 2,595 10,181 1 () 2,173 9,389 4 0 2,0921 9,402 13 () Details of the DiggingIn June there were forty areas malthese were as follows: — Carats. Value. Goede Hoop 4121 £2,399 12 London 479 1,911 10 Bloemhof 3651 1,610 18 Dievedraai 2331 960 ir. Cawoods Hope ... 55f 293 0 Panfontein 601 234 8 Kameelkuil 38 231 0 Zevenfontein 70i 220 10 Zoutpan 26i 210 0 Klipkuil 291 143 15 Rondevlei and Doornbult . 37i 130 0 Grootdoorns 32 124 0 Diamantdoorns 411 1
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