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“...got into place and began
work from June, 1900. The average return on the ore treated is
5 in 10,000, but, so far, the total output is insignificant.
The Kinkwaseki mines, belonging to the Tanaka Company,
began working in 1897, over an area of some 1,476 acres.
In this mine there are 130 Japanese miners employed and about
120 Chinese coolies. The proportion of gold to the soil and ore
treated is a little over 8 in 10,000, and the average monthly output
about 65 ozs.
There are three crushing mills and stamps with suitable
machinery, and the mines, which are some hundreds of feet above
the treating works, are connected with them by air lines and trollies.
Both companies own coal mines within a short distance of their
works, which supply all their requirements with very little labour.
As will be seen from these tables, the gold mining industry is
advancing rapidly, and from all accounts allows of considerably
more expansion.
A table is given below of the output of coal and sulphur for...”
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