Mining review . WILLUNGA SLATE (Photos, by Government Geologist.)BANGOR QUARRY. laces paye 16. 17 BORING OPERATIONS AT RAPID BAY. Report by Mr. C. F. Dufpeld, Foreman. Locality of Bore.—Rapid Bay Copper Mine, formerly known as the Gattagolinga,about 3 miles of Second Valley, and about 9 miles of Cape Jervis. No. 1 Bore.—Situated at the top of the cliff, about 220ft. above sea level,and 400ft. back from the lode outcropping at the bottom of the cliff at sea of bore 10°, to cut the lode at from 500ft, to 600ft. Boring started February14th. Surface to Surface loam
Mining review . WILLUNGA SLATE (Photos, by Government Geologist.)BANGOR QUARRY. laces paye 16. 17 BORING OPERATIONS AT RAPID BAY. Report by Mr. C. F. Dufpeld, Foreman. Locality of Bore.—Rapid Bay Copper Mine, formerly known as the Gattagolinga,about 3 miles of Second Valley, and about 9 miles of Cape Jervis. No. 1 Bore.—Situated at the top of the cliff, about 220ft. above sea level,and 400ft. back from the lode outcropping at the bottom of the cliff at sea of bore 10°, to cut the lode at from 500ft, to 600ft. Boring started February14th. Surface to Surface loam, limestone rubble, sandv wash, and , 2in. to White and blue marble. 217ft. to to Practically no decided change in the country, it being calcite interstrati-520ft. tied with bands of slate, and from 350ft. the core showed pyrites in varying quantity. The country throughout was of very broken nature,which made it necessary to ream the hole out to 350ft., and put incasing to that depth, so that the water woul
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