1926.
Presented to both Houses of Parliament by His Excellency's Command.
[Fm8T SESSION OF THE TmRTEENTH PARLIAMENT.]
PERTH: BY At1'IJIOJUTY: FRED. WM. SIllitPSON. GOV'JDNMENT PBINTEB.
1927.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, 1926.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PART I.-GENERAL REMARKS-
SUIllIl1a.ry by the Under Secretary for Mines General Remarks ... ... ... ... ... Output of Gold during 1926 Value of Tin produced ... Value of Tantalite produced Copper Ore produced ... Output of Coal Oil ... Asbestos Other Minerals :Mining generally ...
PART n.-MINERALS RAISED-
Quantity and Value of Minerals produced, 1925-26 Value and Percentage of Mineral Exports compared with Total Exports Amount of Gold from every Goldfield reported to Mines Department ... Number of Gold-producing Mines ... ... ... ..• ... Gold Yield from Gold Mining Companies and Gold Mining Leases Increase .or Decrease in output of certain large producing Mines Gold Ore raised and average per man employed ... Output of Gold from other States of Australia and New Zealand Dividends paid by Mining Companies during 1926 ... Value of Gold Production and Percentage of Dividends paid Minerals other than Gold . Coal raised, Value, Number of Men employed, and Output per man
PARe IlL-LEASES AND OTHER HOLPINGS UNDER 1HE VARIOUS AOTS ~ELATING TO MINING-
Number and Acreage of Lea.868 held for Mining ... ... ... ... ... . .. Number and Acreage of Gold Mining Leases for five years ending 31st December, 1926 Number and Acreage of Mineral Leases for five years ending 31st December, 1926 Number and Acreage of Mineral Leases, showing Minerals for which they are worked Number and Acreage of Miscellaneous Leases in force 31st Deoember, 1926 •.. ... Claims and Authorised Holdings existing on 31st December, 1925-26 ... Miners' Rights iBBued during 1925-26 ... ... ·Number and Acreage of Miners' Homestead Leases
PART IV.-MEN EMPLOYED-
Average Number of Men engaged in Mining Men engaged in Mining difierent Minerals ... Number of Men employed on Gold Mines in different Goldfields Number of Alluvial Gold Workers Arbitration Court Awards
PART V.-AOOIDENTS-
Men killed and injured during 1925-26 Deaths from Accidents at Mines Deaths from Accidents at Quarries ... Death Rate per thousand men employed, and per thousand tons of gold ore raised
PART VI.-STATE AID TO MINING-­
State Batteries Geological Survey .... .." ... ... Assistance under the Mining Development Act
Page 3 3 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 7 7 8 9
10 10 11 11 ]2 ]3
13 ]4 ]5 ]6 17 ]8 ]9 ]9
20 2] 21 21 22
23 24 24 24
TABLE OF CONTENTS-eo7&tinued.
PART VII.-REMARKS ON THE GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL FIELDS AND SUMMARIES OF WARDENS' AND OTHER OFFIOERS' REPORTS- Pa.ge
Ashburton Goldfield 25 "Broad Arrow Goldfield 25 Collie Coalfield 25 Coolg.a.rdie Goldfield 26 Dundas Goldfield... 26 East Coolgardie Goldfield 2()
Ea.st Murchsion Goldfield 26 Gascoyne Goldfield ... 26 Greenbushes Mineral Field 26 Kimberley Goldfield 26 Mount Margaret Goldfield 26 Murchison Goldfield 27 Northampton and Yandanooka Mineral Jrields 27 North Coolgardie Goldfield 27 North-East Coolgardie Goldfield 27 Peak Hill Goldfield 27 Phillips River Goldfield 27 Pilbara Goldfield 27 West Pilbara Goldfield 28 West Kimberley Goldfield ... 28 Yalgoo Goldfield 28 Yilgarn Goldfield ... '" ... ... ... 28 Value of Mining Machinery, Stamps, and Mills 29
PART VIII.-ExISTING LEGISLATION ... 30
PART IX.-INSPECTION OF MACHINERY 30 Certificates granted to Engine-drivers under Machinery Act 30
PAllT X.---SCHOOI, OF MINES 31
DIVISION II. STATE MININ,G ENGINEER'S DEPARTMENT-­
Annual Report of the State Mining Engineer Inspectors of Mines' Reports :-
East Coolgardie Goldfield- Page Boulder Centre:
Notes on- Health Conditions 32 Dust and Temperatures 32 Miners' Phthisis 32 Rock Bursts 32
Associated Mine 33 Associated Northern (Iron Duke Lease) 34 Boulder Perseverance 34 Brown Hill .. , 34 Chaffers 33 Enterprise (late Boulder No. I) 34 Golden Horseshoe 33 Great Boulder 33 Hannans North 33 Hannans Reward 35 Ivanhoe Mine 33 Kalgurli Mine 34 Lake View and Star Group 33 New North Boulder 35 North Kalgurli 35 Oroya Links ... 34 Oroya North Blocks 34 Paringa 35 Star and Deep Level Mines 33 South Kalgurli 34
Bulong Centre: Sweet Nell Mine 37
Mt. Monger Centre: McCahon's Great Hope 36
Trans. Find Centre: Transville Mines (Mt. Juglah) 37
North-East Coolgardie Goldfield- Kanowna Centre:
Golden Valley ... 36 North White Feather 36 Red Hill Mine 36
Kurnalpi Centre: Rising Sun Mine 37
Mulgabbie Centre 37
Broad Arrow Centre: Tara and Oversight
Ora Banda Centre: Dark Horse ... Dixie Mine Gimlet Mine (Associated Mine) Orinda
Paddington Centre: Hawke & Lacey
Siberia or Waverley Centre
Sand Queen and Gladsome
Linden Centre: Devon Mine ...
Menzies Centre: Collier & Riley Lady Shenton ... Menzies Consolidated Warrior
Mt. Ida Centre: Gold Rock and Elsie May Group Unexpected South ...
Niagara, Yerilla and Yarri Districts
Coolgardie Goldfield­ Carbine Centre:
Page 32
Idough MiI).e ... Ives Lake View Junction Ives Reward ... McCahon & Party) ...
Widgiemooltha Centre
Dundas 'Goldfield- Norseman Centre:
Mararoa Norseman Development Lease O. K. Mine ... Oversight Mine Viking Mine
Page 36 36 36 36
36
Comedy King Oroya East
Wiluna Centre: Black Adder ... Brilliant North Cole's Find ... Corboy's Reward North Corboy's Reward Cromarty Hope Diorite Toscana Waratah Leases Wiluna Gold Mines ...
'Page 39 39
44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44 44
Peak Hill Goldfield­ Egerton Centre Nabern
Peak Hill Centre ...
Brown's Reward G.M.
Holden's Find Centre: Waterloo G.M.
Lake Austin Centre: Mainland Consols G.M.
Lennonville Centre
Mi8tletoe Centre: Munarra G.M.
Moyagee Centre
Tuckabianna : Buttercup Lease
Lawlers Centre: Great Eastern Vivien Gem ...
Maninga Marley Centre: Havilah G.M.
Montagu Centre ...
Melville Centre: Revival G.M.
Warda Warm Centre
Warriedar and Rothsay Centres
Yuin Centre: Royal Standard
Northampton Mineral Field-­ Block 7 Lead Mine Bpringvale Lead Mine Three Sisters Two Boys Mine Welcome Lease
Mount Margaret Goldfield--­ Burtville Centre:
Nil Desperandum
J.,conora Centre: Sons of Gwalia Mine
Mount Morgans Centre: Westralia Mt. Morgans
Yilgarn Goldfield­ Blillfinch Centre:
GlenelgHills Centre: Glenelg Queen Hollow's Find Hollow's Reward Sunrise Group or Le Feuvre'sFind
Golden Valley Centre: New Radio . Radio Deeps . Valley Queen
Hatter's Hill Centre
43
Marvel Loch Centre : Banker Great Victoria May Queen . Resurrectioll . Salvation
Parker's Range: White Horseshoe Scots Greys ...
Southern Cross Centre
vi.
Page· Phillips River Goldfield~ Page Bremer Range 40
42 Coppermine Creek 42 42 .Tim Dunn'sWonder· 42 42 42 42 Kundip Centre 42
42 Greenbushes ·Mineral Field- 42 Greenbushes-Cornwall Tin Mining Co. 42
42 Swan Mineral Field-
Darling Range QuarrieR 40 41 41 41 Collie Coalfield 44
Report of T. Blatchford, B.A., Assistant State Mining Engineer 45
Report of R. C. Wilson, RSc., RE., Assistant State Mining Engineer 46
Accidents in Mines 46
Wmding Machinery Accidents 49
Prosecutions for Breaches of the Mines Regulation Aots and Regulations... 50
Exemption from Seotion 31, Subsection 4, of Mines Regulation Act, 1906 50
Sunday Labour in Mines :30
Amendments and Additions to Regulations under Mines Regulation Act, 1906, Coal Mines Regulat.ion Act, 1902-1926, and Mining Development Act, 1902... 50
Advances on Ores 51
Loans and Subsidies Imder Mining Development Act, 1902 51
Sundry Notes on- Research Laboratory of the Kalgoorlie School of Mines of Western Australia Mine Dust Menzies Consolidated Gold MineR, Ltd.... Sons of Gwalia Mine, Leonora
. Golden Horseshoe Estates Co., Ltd. Manganese Knob, Mineral Lease 321H Copper Mining during 1926 Lead Mining during 1926 . Tin Mining during 1926 . Boring for Coal at Eradu . Boring on the Goldfields '" Visit to Collie Froth Flotation Concentration of Gold Ores Electric Power Scheme for Kalgoorlie Mines ... Technioal Mining Committee of the Federal Development and Migration Commission Australasian Association for the Advancement of Science ... ... ... . ..
APPENDIX No. 1.
Summary of Expenditure from Mining Development Vote, 1st January to 31st December, 1926
Advances Refunded
Advances outstanding, 31st December, 1926
&2 1)2 52 52 53 53 53 53 54 54 513 55 55 55 56 56
57
57
57
58
Fine DIAGRAM. Fine Ounces. of Gold output showing the amount in Fine ounces of Gold exported & received at the Ounces.
Perth Mint Prom the Year 1897 onwards.
2.300.000 - - 2.300.000
2.200.000 - _ 2.200.000
2.100.000 - - 2.100.000 >--
1.700.000 - - 1.700.000 >--
1.600.000 - - 1600.000
1.500000 - - 1.500.000'---- - ~
IAOO.OOO1.400.000 - I---
1.20QOOO I- - 1.200.000
1.100.000 I- - 1.100.000 >--
/.000.000 - 1.000.000 I.-
700.000 I- - 700.000
600.000 I- >-- - 600000 >-- -
100.000 I- 100.000
Year. 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 19/2 1913 19/4 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 /921 1922 1923 /924 1925 1926 1927 1928 Year.
r 1926.
l3.-Proposed Boring at Sandstone
63 16.-0il Boring at Poole Range 67
63 17.-Sherlock Asbestos, Greenhill Reward M.L. 215 68
64 18.-Jimble Bar South Ext. G.M.L. 36H ... 68
64 19.-Jimble Bar South G.M. 68
64 20.-Jimble B~r Field 69
64 21.-Glenelg Hills 70
63
63
Page 63l.-J. A. Nickel's Mine, Logan's Find
2.-0.K.Mine, Dundas Goldfield ."
3.-Mica near Bullsbrook ...
5.-Bordoni and Party, P.A. 53lS
6.-E. Taylor, Waihi G.M., Davyhurst
7.-Hannans Reward Mine ...
APPENDIX No. 3.
1O.'-Water Supply for Ora Banda ...
n.-Gascoyne Mica Field
75
74
Reporl8 by R. O. Wilson, B.Sc., B.E., Assistant Stare Mining Engineer.
Page 71l.-Menzies Consolidated G.M.
3.-New Find at Sylvania
ApPENDIX No. 4.
Page Report of the Committee on Supply of Eleotric Power to Kalgoorlie Mines, by Messrs. W. H. Taylor, A. M. Howe,
and A. Montgomery 92
Memorandum to Committee by A. Montgomery, State Mining Engineer 05
UPENDIX No. 5.
l.-Menzies Consolidated Gold Mines Page
100
Annual Report of the Board of Examiners for Colliery Managers and Under Managers' Certifioates 105
I
viii.
TABLE OF CONTENTS-.:....cominm.
DIVISION IIl. Page Report of the Superint.endent of State Batteries 107 Ton.q crushed, Gold Yield, and AV6ra.ge Value per toOOi- fM·yea.r1926- 111 Tons crushed, Gold Yield, Average per ton, and Value since inception to December, 1926 III State Cyanide and Slimes Plants for 1926, showing Tons treated, Yield, and Value III Expenditure fremContlolidated Revenue Vote and Loon Funds on erection of StlI,re, Batteries and-Totals since
inception 112 Working Account lla Statoment of ReJeipts and Expenditure for year 114 Profit and Loss Account of Batteries and Cyanidi! Plants for year 115 Revenue and Expenditure 11 r; State Bat.teries Statistics from Inception ... I HI
DIVISION IV. Annual Progress Report of the Geological Survey
DIVISION V. SOHOOL OF }{INES-­
Report of- the Director
DIVISION VIII.
APPENDIX.
STATE OF WESTERN AUSTRA:LIA.
Report of the -Department of Mines for the State of Western Australia for the Year 1926.
10 the Hon. the Minister for Mines.
Sir,-
I have the honour to submit the Annual Rep ort of the Department for the year 1926, with sum­
maries of reports from the Wardens and other officers, together with yarious comparative tables furnish­
ing statistics relating to the Mining Industry of the State.
Reports from the officers controlling the vario us sub-departments are also submitted.
Department of Mines,
PART I.-GENERAL RKMARKS.
IV. -MEN EMPLOYED.
MINERAL DISTRICTS AND SUMMARIES OF WARDENS' AND OTHER OF1HCERS'
REPORTS.
VIII.-ExISTING LEGI~LATION.
IX.-INSPECTION OF MACHINERY.
X.-SCHOOL OF MINES.
PART I.-GENERAL REMARKS. The value of the mineral output of the State for
the year 1926 was £2,371,864, being £22,026 less than that for the previous year. Copper ore ex­ ported showed a decrease of 1,201 tons. Coal showed an increase, but tin, silver, and lead de­ creases.
The value of the gold yield was £1,857,716, being 78.32 per cent. of the total output.
The value of the coal output was £394,400, silver £8,863, and tin £10,450.
The dividends paid by mining companies amounted to £61,479, and in the preceding year £55,224, an increase of £6,255.
The total dividends paid to the end of 1920 amounted to £28,622,180. To the same date the total mineral production was £166,678,705, and the total gold production £155,927,839.
GOLD. Th~ gold yield shows a decline, being 3,909 fine
ounces less than in 1925, which was 43,783 fine ounces less than in 1924.
The average value per ton of ore treated in the State as a whole has fallen ,from 45.84 shillings in 1925 to 45.41 shillings in 1926; and in the Ea~t
Coolgardie Goldfield, which produced over 70 per cent. of the State's reported yield, it rose from 46.04 shillings to 47.39 shillings.
Comparing the tonnage of ore treated in 192:'5 and 1926, there was a decrease of 7,343 tons in the latter year, during which 792,955 tons were treated.
There were increases in Mount Margaret, Mur­ chison, Yalgoo, Peak Hill, North-E,ast Coolgardie, Pilbara, Dundas, Yilgarn, and East Murchison of 16,496, 5,892, 4,587, 1,356, 1,328, 966, 935, 716, and 394 tons respectively. All the others treated less tonnage, the largest decreases being in East Cool­ gardie, Coolgardie, Broad Arrow, and North Cool­ gardie of 19,469, 9,278, 8,815, and 2,406 tons re­ spectively. So far as can be ascertained, there has not been any improv~ment in reg-ard to working costs.
Therj'l were increases in the production from Dundas, Gascoyne, Kimberley, Mount Margard, Murchison, North-East Coolgardie, Peak Hill, and Yalgoo; the others reported decreases.
The acreage held under mining leases for all mm­ erals is 52,236 acres, being a decrease of 566 acres
,when compared with 1925. The area -leased j or gold mining is lesser by 815 acres and for other minerals greater by 249 acres.
The area held under prospecting areas is 9,~G8
acres, including 256 acres for coal. This is a de­ crease of 24,551 acres on the area held in 1925, thf~
area held for coal mining being reduced by 24,74+ acres.
The number of men engaged in all classes of mining was 5,437, a decrease of 574 on the number employed in 1925. The number of men engaged in mining fur minerals other than gold decreased by 53, due to a falling off in the numbers employed in lead mining which offset improved numbers in tin and coal mining. In mining for other minerals, there was little alteration.
In gold mining there was a decrease of 52l. The average value of gold produced per man em­
ployed on gold mines was £376.60 in 1925 and £410.36 in 1926.
'I;he average tonnage raised per man was 180.T'i tons and in the previous year 164.33 tons.
The Miners' Phthisis Act, enacted for the pur­ pose of ascertaining the exact position with regard to the health of men engaged in the mining industry, was proclaimed on the 7th September, 1925, and applies to all persons oe(~upied or employed in mill­ ing operations on, in, or about a mine on or after the 7th June, 1925.
The Act provides for the compulsory examinatio!l of all persons employed in mines, the prohibition of the further employment on, in, or about a mine of any found to be suffering from tuberc:110sis, and !he payment of compensation unless othe~' suit;able em­ ployment is found for them. Men f11l'feJing from miners' phthisis uncompl;eated by tuberculosis, Ullfl
whose condition is such that further em lloyment on, in, or about a mine or part of a mine may be de­ trimental to their future health, are notified accord­ ingly, but no provision is made for pnyment of any compensation to them. The Government, however, has in view a s~heme of land settlemnt, by which it is hoped to absorb some of those who may wish to leave the mines.
The medical examinations commenced on the 14th September, 192;), and were completed at the end of October, 1926. The total number of men examined was 4,017, of whom 642 were found to be suffering from miners! phthisis, comprising 4{)9 in the ear']", stage and 183 in the advanced stage; 131 were re­ ]lorted to be suffering from miners' phthisis, com­ plicated by tuberculosis, and nine from tubamll10sis only, while 3,2:35 were rerorted as normal.
It is intended to hold periodical examinlltions Iwl these will COmJll~J!.ce early in the year,
In the East Murchison field there was a small de­ crease.
The Black Range district was exceedingly quiet. At Sandstone, the Government is carrying out
some diamond drilling in the hope of locating pay­ able deposits.
In the Lawlers district there was practically no change.
In the Wiluna district an improved output was reported. At Wiluna a vigorous development policy was being carried out by the Wiluna Gold Mines, Limited, and a large number of men was employed.
At Cole's F'ind, Mount Hilda and Dioi1te centres there was a large amount of prospecting and some good crushings were raised.
The Murchison field had an increase. In the Meekatharra district there was a small In­
erease and the position was well maintained. In. outlying centres a few prospectors were at
work. In the Cue district mining was quiet, but notwith­
lltanding this, there was a small increase. At Reidy's the Mararoa Company was actively
developing its property. In the Day Dawn district production was limited
to three or four mines, but at Lake Austin a good crushing was reported from the "Mainland Consols."
In the Mount Magnet district there was an in­ crease. The principal activity was at Boogardie and Mt. Magnet where several prospectors were produc­ ing. From Moyagee a good erushing was reported. Other centres were quiet.
The Mt. Margaret field had an increase of 1,778 fine ounces. In the Mount Margaret district there was a slight improvement consequent on regular production from the King of Creation mine. One or two other mines were prodncing, but generally the district was very quiet.
In the Mount Morgans district the chief outputs were from the W·estralia Mount Morgans at Mount Mo~gans and the "Devon" at Linden; elsewhere only a small amount of prospecting was going on.
In the Mount Malcolm district there was an in­ crease, the principal producer as hitherto being the Sons of Gwalia Mine. No new finds of any promise were reported.
The Coolgardie field recorded a decrease. In the Kunanalling district the producing mines
maintained their output and the position was little changed.
:At Gibraltar only one mine, the "CarIton," is now working and there is no rromiste of any early im­ provement,
In the Widgiemooltha, B1l1'banks, and other centr€S only a small amount of prospecting is in evidence. The Government is putting down bores in the vicinity of Coolgardie in the hopet of locating fresh deposits.
At St. Ives the Reward :l\line has been let on tribnte. Several other properties are being worked, but nothing of note has been reported.
The North Coolgardie field recorded a decrease. ".In the vicinity of Menzies a conple of prospecting
)$howshad good crushings which shoul4 s~imnhlte I;t'forts 'in the localit!.
4
At Comet Vale the "Gladsome and Sand Queen" Mine has been acquired by a company and is now being vigorously worked.
At Goongarrie and Mount Ida a little prospecting was in evidence. In the Ularring district an effort is being made to re-open the "Riverina South" mine, the possibilities of which are thought to be consider­ able.
The Niagara and Yerilla districts remained ex­ ceedingly quiet.
The North-East Coolgardie Goldfield had a small increase but there was little change.
At Kurnalpi a find of some promise was made, but shortage of water is retarUing development.
The Broad Arrow field had a large decrease con­ sequent on lessened outputs from the Associated Northern and other mines in the Ora Banda district. Milling operations have been restricted on account of a shortage of water and this has also hampered prospecting throughout the other centres of. the field.
The rush. at Bardoc' reported last year did not re­ sult in anything noteworthy being· located.
In the East Coolgardie Goldfield the number of men engaged in mining was 2,272, and in 1925 2,723, a decrease of 451. This goldfield gave employment to 50 per cent. of the number of men engaged in gold mining, and the reported production during the year was 304,037 fine ounces, over 70 per cent. of the total reported yield;
The tonnage treated was 543,842 tons, . heing 19,469 tons less than in 1925. The yield showed only a slight decrease amounting to 1,732 fine ounces. The average grade of the ore per ton rose from 46.04 shillings in 1925 to 47.39 shillings in 1926.
In the Yilgarn Goldfield there was a decrease but a. considerable amount of prospecting was in pro­ gress at the various centres.
At Burbidge the Great Victoria Mine was a steady producer but, unfortunately, present appearances do not indicate a long life.
At Westonia one or two prospectors g.ot encour­ aging results.
At Hollow's Find much activity was shown and a good deal of optimism prevails regarding the finds there.
At Manxman the Radio was a consistent producer, and at Golden V1alley the Valley Queen was work­ ing throughout the year, and its future seems prom­ ising.
In the Dundas field there was ,a small increase. On the old ~f.Mararoa" mine plant was erected ~tnd
the owner has much faith in the possibilities of his property. A few other mines were working" but there was not much change.
The Phillips River field recorded a small decrease on the previous year, but the gold output is infini­ tesimal. The chief production has always been cop­ per, but the low price ruling for this metal has paralysed the industry for the time being, and none was produced. Success has not yet been achieved by the local company operating the new flotation process from which. much was hoped.
In the Northern goldfields, Kimberley, West Kim­ berley, West Pilbara, Ashourton, an.dGasco;yne nQ development of an! notewjts reportedl
COMPARATIVE STATISTICAL DIAGRAMS RELATING TO
OUTPUT AND VALUE Of GOLD AND OTHER MINERALS, LANDS LEASED FOR GOLD MINING IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
AND THE GOLD PRODUCTION OF AUSTRALASIA FOR THE YEAR 1926. FIG. I.
Output of Gold Prom various (ioldFie/ds as reported to Mines Dept.
FIG. 2. Gold produced from various Goldfields as given
by the Export and Mint Returns.
t A S T
OTHER MINERALS._,....,-h-__
MANGANESE
{
PEAK HILL. W.PILIARA. OTHER LOCALlTI ES.~I-T"' _
{
WESTERN
AUSTRALIA.
1926.
DIACRAM of the Mineral output· showing Quantliy & Value of Minerals other than G~d ~ Coal reported tothe. Mines Dept from the Year 1915 onwards
J: Tons BLACK TIN COPPER ORE LEAD ORE SilVER SILV£R LEAD ORE PVRITlC ORE Tons £ -
240000 1'40000 I
130000 HOOOOOI"'''''''''''' i I -
- I1 I
r,..",,,,,, 60000 I I 60000 - 50000_.- ~
50000 - I I I 50000
40000 I I 40000
- I 11 I I - I+- 30000 - --, 30000
20000 I I I I -; I I I If-- t - 1 I I 20000
il II I I - - / / II / f I1 1 ~ - f / I I 110000 / / -, - 10000
/ 1/177 f7 T ~ f,-I- _~I / / IL -- if If I1 ~ I1 f / ,; 1/ / -',
/' - ~ i-o'~ / ? :;> 1 7 -- - I"?'
Year ..,ID ....
OIl "" ~'" "'''' ... '" <0 '" ID'" ... In ~N N '" ~ ... '" Ltl<.O .... """,0 .. ..., ... "' <0 <Il <.0 .... .. ",0 N ..., ot "' ~ ~ ~!:: ~ ~ ~N::
... ... '" <0 U1!.&! t:!!!! ",0 N
.. ... ot ...... Year§§ § §~ '" .... .. N '" ! §~ !!la; N '" re N
~§ 0 ma;~ N .. N N N N § §2i !! ~
",N N N .. N N ~ ~S!!
N .. .. N §~ ~!!
- N .. .. N .. :;: Cl!:!l Cl> Cl>
~ '" !! Cl"" !!~ S!! ~ :! ""!! 0'. ~ 0) '" O'>S!! !!! '" '" '" ~ - !!le> S!!a'l !!! 2! !!! !i!! !!! !!~ en !!! !! !! !! -
£ I ~N ..... Cl '"'co <n <t " MC< I f:e= ~~ '" N (1) '" - N iN I lil~&J ~~ "''''Ol
~~ "ItN N M 00 N <:> In u> ~!~ !~
;:Q ID -' ...J ...J --' _J ~ :g ~~ Pl~ "'~ ,...<'l --'-' i£Value N~ MM <DC') '" 00 - " .... ..., ... '" ~ M <0 - '" == i! Ol-O'l
~~ ~ :;j ~~ .... '" ~ ~ ...J • ~ z - r- <Q~ ~ ~ ValuelOco <Xl'" co en ~ <"lit) O'l -
_ <:> Ol ~c;n~ U1 ~ I - N '" - f1'> Z Z -co t::~ "'N - -
~ ;:!:~ ..... ""' ID "" u> z C'-I = Ol - '" '" .q ~ E <:> '" "' "It Z '" z z _ ~ ........ zz z :z
~~ COo <XlI'- (V) If') - ~!2 ,.....r:i r- 0 GO '" I'- 1-0 ~ -
N _ r-- <t........ '" <"')N u>M t: N t: .... N '" '" -.
~", ... III _ ",r--
~~ i i~:£ ~~ :J) 0 (,Cl ~~ ~
-crl N .... ~~ "'- '" ~~ :B .... 1I'l-J ...J ..l --' -' - ml! IQ &l 10 °tD-en .... S!!;t
--,-, -' ..l
Quanti1y Tons ~ ~ '" co '" u> I... ~ <0 U') '" " U'l :t g ~ <')1.0'" !~
N <t N ...;<'l Nz zOO c ~ '" !::l N_~ Tons QuantilY
~~ Q M .... ...,U>
_ <Xl e ~ l_ ~ 0'" u>"oo
~~ M Lt; "'co tD u> <:> ~ z: z Z N .... (O!Jl zz z :z - '" N - to ...._ N N",,,,, "'0'> COO) r- '" u>
g~gS.s~l!l~:e~~ Black Tin._ 14299 Tons'£I.I42,902 Silver Lead. _. 2064 Tons £221127 IrfJ;7er>a!S /lO! shown above. 000000 \e-..... 20/879 .. 1,254,298 Tantalite. ____ . __ 89 .. /311-86
NOTE . Th~ Pink d~notes Quantitills produced and ldnralire 19Ions, flalue.£2357 P~vious to 1915 th~ Quantity A. Value of various Ir4lnstonll -- 57820 .. 3li095 Umestone __ _.93706 . /8.290
C!I[,sum39/8 • . 1'56/8 Minltrals reporled amount£d to.. ._. _____ ~e.~------- 61820 . /34,7// Silvu. _____ I.S31,9350zs. /80.846
Diegonal lines Value.s ther~of lis esros /05 • .£2728 s e&tos_. 43 . jJ54 Totol__ __ £2.805.409 l1/so reportedillllJe.'Jear/!J25.
1926.
DIACRAM
Of the Coal Output - She-wing Quantity & V.alue. as reported to Mines Dep~ from 1906 onwards
TONS TONS
410000 410000
160000 160000
1500001--+--f-+--+-+--+---1I--t+--I1I--il--J+-++-+++-++-I-hH-+-I-++++-++-+--+-+--I---iI--I 150000
140000 - - 140000
110000I-+-f-+--+--f+--t+-+HI-++-IH-+-++I-++-f-++-++---H---il+-H-++--t+-++-+--+-+--I----i!---I I 10000
100000 100000
80000 j-+-f-tt--++-+-+-t++-t-t-++-1-+-+-H+-++-+I-++--+t-H--t+-f+--+t--+I--+--+-+--+~I--I
70000 j--+-=i-jet-++-+-H_++-t+-+Hf-++-I-+-+-++-+I--f+--*-It--t+-f+--+t---+I-+--+-+--+-I--i
60000 1--ft--/!-t+-+-+-+-++-+-+-++-+HI+-H-++--++--hI--f+--*-It--tt--ft--tt---t1!--+--+-+--+-I--i 50000 I I 40000 I--H-1+1++++--++---++--++-++-+I---1f-f--+t---++-----If--II--!l---tf--+t----++--fl----lI--+-+--+--+---l-1---i 30000 h /l---+-t-+-/ t-+-f--+f---i+--ift--t+--+t--+t--+t--t+--1I---Il--+-lr---*---ti---1f---If--i--+-+--+--+--+--+
20000 1-t/---+J/'---ti--+1'----f,~+--II--fj--fl--+l--lt---tl--lf----Il--+-+--lf----ti---1f----I--~+-+--+--+--+-_1 10000 ft-/-tt-/-#---It----il---1f-----,I--~+-+--+--+--+--f--+-+-+----iI---1'-I--~+-+--f--+--+-_1
1926.
In the Pilbara field there was a small decrease and no improvement in any of the gold mines.
TIN. The quantity of tin exported was ,67 tons, valued
at £10,450, a decrease in tonnage of 41 tons and in value of £4,942.
The Greenbushes tinfield produced 61.41 tons, valued at £10,126, an increase in tonnage of 6.14 tons :ind in value of £1,362; the Pilbara field 35.42 tons valued at £5,446, an increase in tonnage of 11.46 tons and in,vllJue of £1,837. None was produced in any other field.
TANTALITE. The production of 19.45 tons of this mineral, valued
at £2,357, was reported from the Pilbara field. This is an increase in tonnage of 13.20 tons and in value of £1,007 on the production in the previous year.
COPPER. The low price ruling for this metal resulted ID
an entire absence of production.
COAL. The output of coal was 474,819 tons, being 37,3158
tons more than in 1925. All the production was at Collie, where five (5)
collieries were contributing. The deposits at Wilga remained unworked but it
is expected that something will .be done in regard to them during the next year.
At Eradu boring operations by the Government are now in progress as a result of which it is hoped work­ able deposits will be revealed.
The number of men employed, '686, is greater by nine men than in 1925 and the output per man was, in 1925, 646 tons and in 1926, 692 tons.
OIL. Boring operations are proceeding on the area
known as "Freney's" in the north of the State. The Company operating, the Freney Kimberley
Oil Company, Ltd., is being subsidised by the Fed­ eral Government and the boring is being carried out on sites suggested by an expert on behalf of that Government.
No boring for oil is being carried out elsewhere in the State at present.
ASBESTOS. In the Pilbara field 91.45 tons, valued at £2,436,
were produced, an increase in tonnage of 41.45 tons and in value of £817. '
In the West Pilbara field the production was 13.,89 tons; valued at £292, an increase in tonnage of 13.15 tons and in value of £270.
In each field the deposits are deemed well worth exploitation.
OTHEiR MINERALS. The quantity of silver obtained as a by-product
and exported wa~ 68,413 ounces, vllJued at £8,863, and in the preceding year 81,226 ounces, valued at £11,661, a decrease of 12,813 ounces and £2,798,
Arsenical ore valued at £347 was exported, also 4% tons of antimony valued at £85, 8 tons of fel­ spar valued at £250, 82 tons of manganese valued. at £1503, 4 tons of mica (value unknown), ana 4,162 tons of lead and silver-lead valued at £76,741, a de­ crease in tonnage of 502 tons and in value of £26,559. In addition, the production of gypsum to the extent
5
of 3,918 tons, valued at £5,618, was reported, an 1..­
crease in tonnage of 858 tons and in value of £1,500.
MJNlCNG GENERALLY.
The Territory of Papua had an increase of 3,349 fine ounces of gold, but all the States of the Com­ Illonwealth and New' Zealand' recorded decreases.
The vVestern Australian production was 68.25 per cent. of the total for Australasia, and in the preced,· ing year 65.28 per cent.
The continued falling-off in the output has caused the Government the gravest concern, and the most sympathetic consideration and generous financial assistance has been extended wherever possible with a view to stemming the drift, stimulatil,lgproq.uction from existing mines and, if possible, addizlg to. their llumber.
Of the amount granted to the State, as a result of the report of the Disabilities Commission, a large sum (£165,924) has been earmarked to be ,applied towards assistance to the industry.
An offe'r has been made to provide cheaper·power for the Kalgoorlie mines by the establishment of an up-to-date station, and it now remains 'for the in­ terested mine owners to indicate the extent to which theY,would avail themselves of this provision before further action can be taken.
Considerable concessions in regard to water sup­ plies and charges at State batteries have also been extended.
The Commonwealth Development and Migration Commission appointed a Technical Committee to visit the State and inquire into matters with a view to reporting how best assistance could be rendered to l'evive the industry. The committee spent a consider­ able time here, and it is expected that their conclu­ sions will be known early in the year. It is thought that whatever assistance is recommended, the Federal Government will accord.
In mining for base metals, the low prices ruling for most of them caused diminished output.
The assistance to prospectors by way of sustenance.. explosives, loans of equipment and transport facil­ ities, was continued. The Board controlling this activity recommended approval of 173 applications, representing 262 men,. and granted extensions in 123 instances. The expenditure amounted to £4,798 Os. 7d. The find in the ~icinity of Glenelg Hills (Hol­ low's Find), and which attracted considerable atten­ tion, was made by parties which had been assisted by the Board. Gold to the value of approximately £2,700 was reported as having been obtained by as­ sisted prospectors,
The area under prospecting areas for gold and minerals apart from coal, viz., 9,612 acres, is greater than in 1925 by 193 acres, an: indication that the in­ terest in prospecting is well sustained.
The expenditure incurred in rendering assistance to mine owners and the industry generally, under the provisions of the Mining Development Act, totalled £79,607 13s. lld. Details relative to most of this ex­ penditure are given in the report of the ,state Mining' Engineer, Division n. of this report.
In addition guarantees were given to banks on be· half of several mine owners, the liability of the Gov­ ernment at the close of the year in respect to theoe being £54,500.
6
TABLE 1.
Qua.ntity Glad VlJlue 0/ a.ll the Minerals produced during 1925 and 1926.
Desoription of Minerals.
t The value st..ted for Mica is that declared by the exporter at the time of shipment, but later information indicates that it is overst..ted.
{
Ore (exported), statute tons ... 5. Copper Ingot, Matte, etc. (exported), stat
tons 6. Felspar (exported), statute tons '" .7. Gold (exported and minted), tine ounces ... 8. Gypsum (reported), statute tons '" 9. Lead and Silver Lead (exported), statute tons
1O. Manganese (exported), statute tons p. Mica (exported), statute tons ]2. Silver (exported), fine ounces 13. Tantalite, (exported) statute tons 14.. Tin (exported), statute tons
Total Values '"
I~=n~it~l _ ...-
Value
... * 1,045 * 347 ... - 698
... 437,461 363,203 474,819 i 394,400 + 37,358 + 31,197
... 1,201 18,200 ... 1 i
... - 1,201 - 18,200 ute ... '" 84 ... 1 + 84
... ... '" 81 250 + 8 + 250 '" 441,252 1,874,320 437,343 i 1,857,716 - 3,909 - 16,604 ... I 3,060 4,118 3,918 I 5,618 + 858 + 1,500 '" I 4,664 103,300 4,162 I 76,741 - 502 - 26,559...
I
... '" 82 503 + 82 + 503 '" ... ... 41 i 8,328 + 4 + 8,328 '" Rl,226 11,661 68,418 I 8,868 - 12,813 -- 2,798... [ 5 1,010 24 . 5,751 + 19 + 4,741 ... 108 I 15,392 67 i 10,450 - 41 - 4,9421--1 i
... I ... 2,393,890 ... \2,871,864 ... I-=- 22,026 ----------._-
TABLE 2.
._- £
6,920,118 81· 27 7,530,319 83·20 8,727,060 84·53 8,625,676 83·98 7,731,954 78·33 7,570,305 76·99 7,544,992 76·17 7,151,317 75·13 5,906,673 66·66 4,795,654 57·78 7,171,638 67·61 5,462,499 61· 09 4,608,188 50·48 3,970,182 47·23 2,969,502 47 ·19 6,842,621 62·92 5,022,694 53·87 2,102,923 30· 34 6,236,585 43· 67 3,096,849 20·44 1,373,810 13· 30 2,875,402 24'27 3,259,476 27 ·16 1,424,319 1 13'24 *173,126 *1' 27
13~::::::*-1-~~-
£ 8,515,623 9,051,358
10,606,863 8,941,008 9,128,607 8,406,182 6,291,934
10,878,153 9,323,229 6,931,834
Total Exports.
Year.
\
Coal).
Total since 1900
1901 1902 1903 1904. 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 IUI0 1911 IUI2 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 l!)26
• The Mineral Exports for 1925 were ..bnormally low, for the reason that the movement of fine gold bars and gold specie w..s restricted during the year, probably dne to the uncer­ tainty .in the London-Australian exchange position, ..Iso to the resto,,",tion of the gold st..ndard and the opportunity afforded Banks to replenish depleted stocks. The Exports of :Minerals other than gold were approximately the same as in the previous year.
7
TABLB 3.
llhowing for every Goldfield the am.ount of Gold reported to the Mines Departm.ent us 'required by tilt Regulations; al-Jo the peroentage for the several Goldfields of the total reported and the averaye value of the Gold per ton of' ore treated.
Reported Yield.
Peroentage for ea.oh Avel'8oge Value of Gotd Goldfield. Goldfield, per ton of Ore treated,
1925. 1926. ---------1----- -~_.__.-.-
fine ozs. fine OZS. , shillingp sbillings.
L Kimberley 29 65 '01 '01 2. West Kimberley 3. Pilbara 2,502 2,876 '57 '55 149·19 82'29 4. West Pilbara 35 29 ·01 '01 5. Ashburton II 10 ·01 '01 6. Gasooyne 3 85 ·01 '02 7. Peak Hill 1,636 2,140 ·37 '50 168·82 82·71 8. East Murohison 5,399 5,336 1·24 1·24 86'93 74·89 9. Murohison 29,439 33,487 0·77 7'82 46·29 47·38
10. Yalgoo 2,828 6.882 ·65 1'49 47·85 56'26 n. Mt. Margaret 41,850 43,628 9·63 10'19 34·68 31·05 12. North Coolgardie 4,550 2,472 1·05 ·58 102·94 162·66 13. Broad Arrow ... 8,242 1,460 1·89 ·34 69·94 89'42 14. North·East Coolgardie 5,898 6,199 1 ,:.16 1·45 73·55 61·47 15. East Coolgardie 305,769 304,037 70 37 70·98 .46-04 47·39 16. Coolgardie 10,309 5,998 2·37 1·40 48·95 53·56 17. Yilgam ... 13,297 11,792 3·06 2·75 35·87 ,31,11 18. Dundas ... 2,601 2,682 ·60 ·62 164·83 106·50 19. Phillips River ... 27 19 ·01 ·01 37·29 65·47
State generally 108 133 ·02 ·03
Totals and averages 434,533 428,330 100·00 100·00 45·84 45·41
The total gold yield of the State is as shown in Table I, being the amount of gold exported, and also that lodged at the Royal Mint, whioh total inoludes alluvial gold and gold not reported to the Department.
When comparisons are made as to the yield from any partioular field with the preceding year, the figures re· ported to the Department are used.
TA.BLE 4. Number of Gold-producing ,Mines in the several Goldfields and Districts during i925 and 1926.
I
Distriot District. Decrealie.
Kimberley ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... West Kimberley .., ... ... ... '" ... ... ... ... '" ... .. . Pilbar& { Marble Bar ... ... 10 } 10 { 10 } 11 + I... .., ... Nullagine 1." ... ... West Pllba.ra .., ... ... ... ... .. , ... ... ... ... ... ...
IAshburton ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... '" ... ... ... Gasooyne ... ." ... ... ... '" ... ... ... ... '" ... ... Peak Hill ... ... ... ... ... ... ... '" 4 ... 9 + 5
t Lawlers ... ... ... 6 } { 5
Black Range ... ... 7 5 Cue ... ." ... 4 } { 5
Murohison Meekatharra ... ... 13 32 10 31 1... ... ... Day Dawn 5 3 -... ...
Mt. Magnet ... ... 10 13 ¥algoo ... ... ... ... ... .. , ... '"
\) ... 9 ...
I} Mt. Margaret ... ... Mt. Malcolm ... ... 4 11 2 7 - 4
Mt. Margaret ... ... 5 3 Menzies ... ... ... 5
} { 8
North Coolgardie Ularring •.. ... ... ... 9 ... 10 + I.... ... Niagara 2... .. , '" ... Yerilla ... ." ... 2 2
Broad Arrow ... .... ... .... ." ... ... 10 ... 9 - I
North-East Coolgardie
~ Kanowna ." ... 6
~ 8 2'" Kumalpi -... ... ... ...
East Coolgardie East Coolgardie ... 47 49 40 42 7.., ... Bulong ... 2 2 -... ... Coolgardie Coolgardie ... ... 18 26 14 18 8... ... ... Kunanalling 8 4 -... ... Yilgam '" ... ... ... ... ... ... ... '" 25 ... 26 + I Dundae ... ... '" .... ... ... ... ... ... 6 ... 7 + 1 Phillipe ,River ... ... ... ... ... ." ... '" 1 ... '" - 1
State generally .... ... ... ... .., ... ... ... ... 1 + 1
Totals ... ... ... 224 ... 212 - 12
TABLE 5.
Gold Yield from RegiBtered Gold Mininy Oompanies and Gold Mining Leases jor the Year" 1923, 1924, 1925, and 1926. --------,-~~--~_._-~------_._----.,-------~~---'------~-------~~------------_ .._-~----_.
REGISTERIID COIlPANlES PRODUCIlfG OVER 12,000ozs. REGISTJlRED COMPANIES PRODUCl1'lG U1'lDER 12,0000zs. LEASES, EXCLUSITE OF SUNDRY CLAIIIIB AND TRIIA-rMENT.
1923.
011
1,871
1,035
2,656
27,140
2,099
8311
214
656
2,693
I-N-O-.-jC-F-m-'-e-o-Is-.--'I-N-O-''!-F-m-e-oz-s-.-7-I-N-O-.-;--r-F-in-e-o-.-s.-j;-N-O-.:-j-F-i-n~e~o~z8~.:~_N--_0-·~~I_F·_in_e_·--_oz_:_·.LI_N_O·--,-I_F_ine_4~:-F~l--N~O-'-I:-F~ln-C-O-Zl\,-
",' ••'" I::: ::. : ., :~. ,:''" :~. ::~" I ::;, I :;:'" I ::;,
1 :.·.. :.1 ... 1'" 00. ... ... ... i ..· ... I'"
.~'" I, .:~, i···, '" ':::,::: ',: I'i ::::I'~ ... ... 3 425 3 324 1 209 2 2,323 41 23,436 2S I 19.674! 31 24,634 I 29
.. I... 3 :),~6" 2 4,368 - 2 \)24 1 3,494 15 1,446 I 7 i 847 7 1,092
35,067 1 I 38,569 3 4,0371 2 5,214 t 2 I 4,791 i 2 5,331 20 2,636 11 2,378 8 1,009
... I ... 2 8,038 i 1 5,981 I 1 1 2,638 -I 1 607 11 2,036 11 1,364 8 1,003
.. I... 1 55... ... 1 1 : 6,416 i'" ... 12 1,574 10 1,691 9 1,005
.. i... 2 2,740 i 2 2,401 2 I 3,829 I 4 2,804 9 1,416 6 2,059 4 1,796
7 I 286,305 10 14,000 i 10 12,967 9 1
1
12,540 I 8 7,311 30 13,614 34 11,083 33 8,884., I... 3 6,886' 2 2,694 3 I 4,244
1
1 3 969 27 4,274 29 3,764 23 3,695
.. i'" 6 2,477 6 3,163 41 7,580 5 6,009 18 4,328 17 4,496 21 4,922
.. I'" 1 I 3,789' 1 2,014 1 i 669 1 .. · 11 1,811 8 1,178 5 1,034
I I... 1 ! 91... ... I ... I ••• 2 317 1 96 1 12
I _1~__'''__-1--11__32'1_'_''_~__I_~_i__.._·1_"'--1-_ 00
'_1_'_"_1_"_'1_00'__'_00,_"'_1 -101-341.847 -81-315,000 si 3lI2,874 42 54,247 35 40,378 29 i 44,2191 29 29,170 230 60,404 197 52,393 187 1 54,102 -vii5 56,l1'1'i
18,533
353,197
334,6648
9
1
Goldlield.
TABLII 6.
lnereGBe or DecreGBe in Output of urtGin producing Gold lIfil'lt8 in 1926 GB compMed with 1925.
Gold Production. Increase or De-
Goldfield. District. Name of Mine. -, _.._------,. crease for Year
I compared
with 1925.
fine OZ8. fineoZB. fine OZB. I'Ilbara ... ... Marble Bar ... 1. Kitohener ... .. . ... ... .. . ... 398·30 146·55 - 251·75
2. Outward Bound ... ... ... ... ... 341·74 311·64 - 30·20 Peak Hill ... ... ... ... 3. Evening Star ... ... ... ... ... 179·43 171·86 - 7·57
4. No. 1 North leases .. , ... ... ... 204·61 341·55 + 136·94 Eut Murehison Lawlers ... 5. Yellow Aster leases ... ... ... ... 244·60 4·77 - 239·83
6. Corboys'Reward ... ... ... ... ... 82·66 436·83 + 354·17 Wiluna ... 7. Black Adder ... ... ... ... ... 364·90 129·74 - 235·16
8. Neb ... ... ... ... ... ... 257·16 ... - 257·16 9. Toscana ... ... ... ... ... ... 424·03 623·14 + 199·11
Murohison ... Cue ... ... 10. Emu North: Mararoa G. M. Co. N.L.... ... 1,056'16 2,203'05 + 1,146'89 Meekatharm ... 11. Empire ... ... ... ... ... ... 493·57 106·26 - 387·31
12. Fenian leases ... ... ... ... ... 313·66 67·97 - 245·69 13. Ingliston Consols Extended leases ... ... 19,606'58 21,777'87 + 2,171,29 14. Ingliston ... ... ... ... ... ... 86·04 123·42 + 37·38 15. Marmont ... ... ... ... ... 194·40 90·72 - 103'68
Day Dawn ... 16. Mainland Consols ... ... ... ... 40·19 847·97 + 807·78 Mt. Magnet ... 17. Hill 60 ." ... ... ... ... .... 72·92 901·00 + 828·08
18. Revenue ... ... ... ... ... ... 591·14 40'17 - 550·97 Yalgoo ... ... ... ... ... 19. Brown's Reward ... ... ... ... 600·19 1,505'76 + 905·57
20. Brilliant G.M. Co., N.L. ... ... .. . 546·78 3,493'68 + 2,946'80 21. Sweet William ... ... ... ... ... 210·43 69·78 - 140·65
Mt. Margaret ... Mt. Morgans ... 22. Torquay leases ... ... ... .. . ... 516·07 214·35 - 301·72 23. Westralia Mt. Morgans Mines, N.L. ... ... 3,791'40 4,330'16 + 538·76
Mt. Malcolm ... 24. Sons of Gwalia, Ltd. ... ... ... ... 35,057'19 36,569·02 + 1,511'83 Mt. Margaret... 25. Lancefield G.Ms., Ltd. ... ... ... ... 999·30 1,000'57 + 1·27
26. Kinb: Creation ... ... ... ... ... ... 401·19 + 401'19 27. Nil perandum ... ... ... ... 232·13 188·18 - 43·95
North CQ?lgardie Menzies ... 28. Crusoe ... .. . ... ... ... ... 585·71 5·00 - 580·71 29. Menzies Consolidated G.Ms., Ltd. ... ... 2,638 ·17 607·25 - 2,030'92
Broad Arrow ... ... ... .. . 30. Associated Northern Blocks (W.A.), Ltd. ... 6,416'16 ... - 6,416'16 31. Orinda ... ... ... ... ... ... 344·33 121·44 - 222·89 32. Oversight Tara United ... ... ... '" 76·21 210'16 + 133·95
North.East Cool- Kanowna ... 33. Golden Valley ... ... ... ... ... 1,287 ·48 186·21 - 1,101·?/l gardie 34. Golden Valley Main Reef ... ... ... ... 1,208'37 + 1,208'37
35. Orlon Gold Mines, Ltd.... ... ... ... 60·50 132·18 + 71·68 36. Kanowna Red Hill G.M. Co., N.L. ... ... 3,768·06 2,59'1'14 - 1,170'92 37. Sirdar ... ... ... ... ... ... 439·43 1,000'51 + 561·08
East Coolgardie East Coolgardie 38. Associated Gold Mines of W.A., Ltd. ... 26,889'34 23,649'62 - 3,289'72 39. Associated Northern Blocks (W.A.), Ltd. ... 1,818,69 2,525'55 + 706·86 40. Boulder Perseverance, Ltd. ... ... ... 37,135'51 52,0?/l·98 + 14,892'42 41. Golden Horseshoe Estates Co., Ltd. ... 43,234,30 19,132'87 - 24,101.43 42. Great Boulder Proprietary G.Ms., Ltd. ... 55,300·29 49,144'08 - 6,156'21 43. Great Boulder Proprietary G.Ms., Ltd. (North 3,036·87 2,048'50 - 988·37
.End) 44. Great Hope ... ... ... ... ... 1,901'93 2,115'11 + 213·18 45. Great Hope North ... ... ... ... 424·30 29·87 - 394·43 46. Hopeful Syndicate, Ltd. ... ... ... 2,206'66 2,040'27 - 166·89. 47. Lake View and Star, Ltd. ... .. . ... 52,880'35 72,643'45 + 19,768'10 48. North Kalgoorlie (1912), Ltd. ... ... ... 1,006'52 1?/l·89 - 879·13 49. Oroya Links, Ltd. ... ... ... ... 17,887'61 22,752'89 + 4,865'28 50. Pernatty Central Copper Mining Co., N.L. ... 637·12 182·25 - 504·87 51. South Kalgurli Consolidated, Ltd. ... ... 46,705'35 46,953'95 + 248·60 52. Surprise North ... ... ... ... ... 3,151'40 1,852'78, - 1,298'62
Bulong ... 53. Sweet Nell ... ... \ ... .. . ... 547·16 35.68 ' - 511·58 Ooolgardie ... Coolgardie ... 54. Brennan's Idough ... ... ... .. . 346·97 1'48·85 - 198·62
, 55. Ives' Reward Gold Mines, N.L. ... ... 2,888'17 450·71 - 2,487~46
I 56. Lloyd George ... ... ... .. . ... 1,222'83 470·73 - 752·10 : Kunanalling ... 57. Carbine leases ... .,. ... ... ... 1,460'57 1,365'81 - 95·26 I 58. Turn of the Tide ... ... ... ... 252·44 97·83 - 154·61 !Yilgarn ... , ... .. . ... 59. Banker; Golden Butterfly G.M. Co., N.L. ... 389·87 5·78 - 384·09 I 60. Great Victoria Gold Mines, N.L. 6,908·13 4,633·54 2,174,59 1
... ... - I 61. Radio ... ... ... ... ... .. . 2,566'02 2,852'97 - 213'05 I 62. Radio Deeps ... ... ... .. . ... 659·85 186'68 - 478'22 I 63. Spring Hill G.M. Co., N.L. 86·57 760·57 + 674·00 I
... ... ... '64. White Horseshoe ... ... ... '" ... 291·41 194·54 - 96·87
! 65. Just in Time '" ... ... ... ... ... 968·52 + 958·52 Dundas ... I, .. · '" ... 66. Viking No. 1 ... ... ... ... ... 606·79 373·28 '- 233·51
----~-,_. -----~------,._------ -~-----------
10
A.fJeragu 0/ Gold Ore raised and. treated, and Gold produced there/rom, per IIIoGn employed on the sefJeral Gollttelrl9 o}
the State, during 1925 tSnd 1926. I
._.~----
1925. 11l1S.
Tons of Gold Ore Fine ounOflll of Gold Tons of Gold Ore Fine ounoes of Gold r&iaed and treated. produoed therefrom. raised and treated. produoed therefrom.
Goldfield. -~-------
_.".._-----.-._._---~
Per man Per man Per man Per man Per man Per man Per man Per man
employed employed employed employed employed employed employed employed above and above and above and above andunder under under under under under under underground. ground. ground. ground. ground. ground. ground. ground.
tons. tons. fine ozs. fine ozs. tons. tons. fine ozs. fine ozs. l. Kimberley ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2. West Kimberley ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3. Pilbara '" ... ... 40·01 24·74 70·31 43·46 96·94 61·22 98·92 59·82 4. West Pilbara ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5. Ashburton ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6. Gasooyne ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 7. Peak Hill ... ... ... 102·84 3·47 204·46 60·58 114·66 62·24 111·66 60·62 8. East Murchison ... ... 64·27 28·72 65·78 29·40 57·66 21)·39 50·84 22·39 9. Murohison ... ... ... 243·21 131·81 132·52
I
71·82 253·05 188·69 141·18 77·85 10. Yalgoo ... ... ... 91·25 46·04 51·41 25·94 165·62 84·26 109·68 55·80 11. Mt. Margaret ... ... 439·09 214·03 179·29 87·39 428·90 283·41 i56·78 I 85·29 2. North Coolgardie ... ... 103·72 34·91 125·69 I 42·30 48·72 17·24 83·70
i 83·01 '
3. Broad Arrow ... ... 153·03 70·46 126·00 I 58·01 17·79 8·09 18·74 8·52 4. North·East Coolgardie 159·34 74·36 I 137·97 64·39 182·27 87·17 131·88
I 68·07...
I ! I
5. East CooIgardie ... ... 381·65 209·25 206·85 : 113·41 442·15 242·14 246·65 185·08 6. Coolgardie ... ... .. . 96·88
I 51·99
55·83 I
29·96 71·01 84·07 46·44 22·28 7. Yilgarn ... ... ... 436·79 192·94 184·46 81·48 466·16 179·69 170·90
I 65·88 8. Dundas ... ... ... 28·01 13'84 60·93
I
30·10 58·65 27·78 78·51 84·82 9. Phillips River ... ... 20·67 5·64
I 9·07 2·47 5·67 1·42 4·37 I 1'09
Total Averages .•. ... 314·95 164·33 169·92 88·66 346·57 180·75 185·28 I
96·61 ---_.- .__._--~--_.~-
The average value of gold produoed per man above and under ground was £376·60 in 1925 and £410·36 in 1926. The average tonnage of ore raised shows an increase from 164· 33 tons to ISO· 75 tons. The average tonnage raised per man is highest in the East Coolgardie Goldfield, tM., 242 ·14 tons, average value £573·77, the next being Mount Margaret Goldfield with 233·41 tons, average value £362·29.
TA.BLE 8.
Output 0/ Gold from the 8efJeral Stat1J8 0/ Australia, the Northern Territory, the Territory 0/ Papua, and the
Dominion 0/ New Zeallmd during 1926.
I
State. Value. total Output ot !
Australasia. I .
I r
I 1,857,716 68·25
New South Wales ... ... ... .... 19,435 82,551 3·03
Queensland ... ... ... ... ... 10,339 43,914 1·62
. Tasmania... ..... ... ... ... ... 4,223 17,936 ·66
Territory of Papua ... ... ... ... 5,952
Total ... ... ... 640,854 I
TABLE 9.
Dividends paid by We~tern Australian Gold Mining OompanieB during 1926 and Total to do,te.
(Compiled from information supplied by the Government Statistioian's Offioe and the Ohamber of Minea of W.A•• Kalgoorlie.)
Capital.
'" I PlUd in 1926.
Goldfield. Name of Company. No. of Par Value Paid up -------.. -----,.' --- Grand IAuthorised Sharea. Sharee. to.
I Total paid
No. Total to end of Amount. 1926.
I I I £ £ s. d. £ s. d. £ £
Peak Hill VarioUB Companies I 160,666... ... '" '" I ... ... ... ... East Murohison... i Various Companies ... ... .. , ... .... ... ... 437,968 Murohison
1 Various Companies ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,992,670
gardie 30,229East Ooolgardie... Boulder Perseveranoe, Ltd. ... 125,000 2,130,266 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 1,528,415
Do. '" South Kalgurli Consolidated, 150,000 250,007 0 10 0 0 10 0 2 31,250 377,501 Ltd.
Do. '" Other Companies ... ... ... ... '" ... ... ... 20,880,054 0001ga.rdie '" Various Companies ... ... ... ... .... ...
I
Total Dividends paid dur· I ing 1926 ... ... ... ...
I ... ... ... 61,479 ...
I
Dividends paid Value of Gold Dividends % Dividends % Production upon Pro-
Year. Value of Gold by Gold of Total by Gold Min· duction byProduotion. Mining Com. Production. ingCompanies Gold Miningpanies. only. Companies.
I £ £ I % £ %
917 ... ... 4,121,645 590,856
I
14·34 3,310,536 17·85 918 '" ... 3,723,183 368,295 9·81 2,914,325 12·64 919 ... ... 3,118,113 338,244 10·85 2,337,433 14·23 920 ... ... 2,624,427 384,083
I 14·63 2,212,711 17·36
921 ... ... 2,352,098 306,958 I 13·05 1,787,721 17·17 922 ... ... 2,286,325 191,251 8·36 1,789,879 10·69 923 ... ... 2,143,028 73,750 3·44 1,730,712 4·26 924 '" ... 2,060,298 124,771 6·06 1,623,588 7·68 925 ... ... 1,874,320 55,224 2·94 1,526,248 3·62 926 '" ... 1,857,716 61,479 3·31 1,495,388 4·11
Total ... 155,927,839 28,622,180 I 18·36 *20,728,541 *i2·03 I
P 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
• Last ten years only.
TABLE 11.
Q'IUJ,nUty and Value of Jlinera18, other than Gold and Ooal, reported to the Mine8 Department during 1926.
Uoldlleld, Distriot, or Mineral Field.
Pilbara Goldfield (Marble Bar Distriot) Greenbushes Mineral 1<'ield
Total
Northampton Mineral Field ...
Northampton Mineral Field ...
Total ...
Total ...
Quantity. I - Valu~. Quantity. j va;~:.-
tons. I
BLACK TIN.
35·42 5,446 -I- Il·46 -I- 1,837 61·41 10,126 -I- 6'14 ! -I- 1,362
96·83 15,572 -I- 17·60 -I- 3,199
TANTALITE.
-I- 1,607
COPPER ORE.
- 46,427
SILVER·LEAD ORE.
30·00 630 90·50 1,305 -I- 39·50 -I- 37
90·50 1,305 "-I- 9'50 593
ASBESTOS.
91'45 2,436 -I- 41'45 -I- 817 13·89 292 -I- 13·15 -I- 270
105·34 2,728 -I- 54·60 -I- 1,087
GYPSUM.
139 5,479
Total
Yilgarn Goldfield State generally ...
The output of black tin shows an increase in ton­ nage of 17.60 tons and an increase in value of £3,199. The production of tantalite was 19.45 tons valued at £2,357,. being an increase of 13.20 tons and an in­ crease in value of £1,607 over the previous year. There was not any production of copper during the year, which consequently shows a decrease of 2,469.72 tons of ore. Lead ore shows decreases in tonnage of 13,892.64 tons and in value of £46,427, while silver-lead ore shows an increase of 9.50 tons but a decrease in value of £593. The quantity of
asbestos increased by 54.60 tons and the value by £1,087. Gypsum shows an increase in tonnage of 857.81 tons and in value of £1,500.
The production of tin was again confined to Pi!­ bara and Greenbushes Fields, and tantalite came from Pilbara goldfield. Lead ore came from North­ ampton mineral field, and silver-lead ore from PH­ bara Goldfield. Asbestos came from Pilbara and West Pilbara goldfields, and gypsum from Yilgarn goldfield and from the State generally.
13
TABLE 12.
~Quantity o} Goat TaMed during 1925 and 1926, and estimated Value thereoj, with Number of Men employed, and Output per ~7lfan.
Men employed. Quantity raised
ground.
tons.
836
896
ground.
tons.
·646
692
The number of men employed at collieries has increased by 9, and the output has increased by 37,358 tons, and the value by £31,197.
PARr lII.-LEASES AND OTHER HOI..DINGS UNDER THE VARIOUS AOTS RELATING TO MINING.
TABLE 13.
Total Number and Aore.age of Leases held jar Mining on 31at Deoember, 1925 and 1926. ----------------- ----- ---
1926.
Mineral leases on Crown land ••• .. private property
1925.
No. [
Aoreage.
715 52,802
45,331 325
"'-
TABLE 14.
Number and Acreage of Gold Mining Lea3e3 inJorce each year Jor the Five Year3 ending the 31//t .mcember, 1926.
Goldfield.
18 Dundas.
224 Coolgardie.
45
13
1925. I
I~·I JI 11 jlll 1111 JI 11 11 t 1...·1·..·111 J----------- I --'---"--;------'---~-'-----'---"-.;-!__-"-I--'---;-----7---.1.--!::!.-----'!::L--- _
19-3-20 .. I... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... t .. · .•. We.st Kimberley. 2o-~6 ' Kimberley.
11~11:-:88{ ~~~~;ef:perty) 6-11-96 :: 1,::: :: :~: :~: ~:: "i ~ :: I 1
.~: } ;1':6 00
9 9-41 51 Yilgarn.
v-o NuIlagine 6-11-96 1 12 3 36 3 30 3 30 2 12} 1'56... 12 Pilbara. 11-12-90 .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ashburton.
~ Cue 7-12-94 18 226 10 105 11 149 14 198 10 137)
24-9-91 Meekatha.rra 7-12-94 48 770 32 501 28 449 22 356 20 310 J~ 9.71 Day Dawn lO-I-96 15 228 11 122 9 79
1
7 73 6 64
31-8-93 l Mount Magnet ••• 7-12-94 i~ i~~ ~~ ~:~ g I I:; 1~ 1~~ 1: 1~ . 1.47
6-4-94J Coolgardie 7-12-94 50 865 54 965 33 I 521 I 30 474 14 250 ~ ~ Kunanalling 1-9-97 11 130 12 140 12 I 160 10 133 10 133 8·21
1-10-ll4'{ ~:~~n~oo~~.ardie ii:=: i~ 2,~~ li~ 1,~~~ 12; 1,s:~ 11~ 1,6~~ 8~ 1,3: 23.57
23-1-95 45 753- 29 520 18 285 16 239 14 166 3·23r Menzies ... 15--4-96 18 298 19 304 20 330 19 295 16 270)
{
Niagara 1-4-97 3 48 2 36 2 17 2 17 2 171 Lawlers 1-7--{)4 13 212 11 174 16 248 12 178 8 155
28-6-95 I Blaok Range 1-7--{)4 15 270 36 664 8 165 5 86 6 89 18·00 • Wiluna... 1-3-10 16 294 22 419 80 1,710 51 1,067 48 986
} 15--4-96 ! Kanown~ 15--4-96 20 276 17 251 16 256 13 165 12 162 2.55 8.56
1
1
Kurnalpl 15--4-96 4 23 2 17 ... ... 1 24 3 72 20-1I-96 26 401 22 341 16 257 16 274 13 218 3·70 3·31
{
I ~ount Margaret 1-4-97 20 364 40 924 12 254 9 182 7 134} Mount Margaret 1-4-ll7 I Mount Malcolm... 1-4-97 30 627 31 617 29 595 25 547 24 529 11·24 11·76
I Mount Morgans... 2-4-02 15 241 14 ,250 11 186 6 102 7 111
We.st Pilbara 1-11-95 .... 2 12 I 6 I 6 I 6 2 30 ·08 ·46 24 ... West Pilbara. PhillipH River 14-9-00 1 9 108 6 88 6 88 7 94 6 88 1·27 1·34... 6 Phil1ips River. -other Looalities ... .. ... I ... ... ... ... 9 156 11 192 2· 10 2·92 36 ... Other Localities. Gasooyne •.. 15--4-U7 I 2 12 2 12 4 24 2 12 ... ... ,16... ... 12 G&llOoyne.
Totals ... , ... ,1 . '-688 10.847 M6: 1O,839~1 9,009 -----:w9[ 7.395 -m 6,580 -1-00--'00--· 1
-100-'-00- 1
Yalgoo
Decrease for the Year 1926: Leases, 55; acres, 815. The largest percentage of the area leased for gold mining purposes is in the re.spective order: East Coolgardie, 20·65; East Murchison, 18·69; Mt. Margaret, 11·76; M1ll'chison, 10'06; Yilgarn. 9·41; Coolgardie, 5·82; North CooIgardie, /)·73.
TABLE 15.
Number ana Acreage of Mineral Leases in force 31st December each year, for the Five Years ending 31st December, 1926.
Mining District.
pared with 1926. 1926.1925.1924.1923.1922.Sub-District.Mining District.
____________-,- ----' ---c__~ " ------.,--~-----
gardie. Broad Arrow.
125 1
112
127 1
... ; I ••• I •••
1 48 ... ... ... ... ... ... Gascoyne. 15 485 17 520 17 398 19 373 18 828... 50 Phillips River.
1~ 3,~~ 2~ 5'M~ 2~ 6,~:~ 2g 6.S: ~ 6~S::} 12 ." Other localities.
1 10_1 44_8_1 1_0_1 44_8_1.__1_0_1 44_8_1 1_0_1__4_48_I 10-l.__448__I__'_"_'I__'~"__II._west Kimberley.
276 45.487 I 258 49,431 257 48,002 246 45.407 2li8 I 45,656 411 162 I
15-4-96 15-4-96
15-4-96 15-4-96 15-4-96 1-3-97
Mt. Margaret ... Mt. Maloolm Mt. Morgans
(Private Property)
28--6-95
1-4-97
1-4-97{
Kurnalpl 20-11-96 .
North Coolgardie ...
East Coolgardie
:East Murohison
In the Collie Mineral Field the largest area is held, viz. : 35,619 acres, worked entirely for ooal; thus follow Pilbara. 752 acres for tin, silver and lead, asbestos, vanadium. tantalite, lead; Northampton, 646 acres, for lead and coal; West Pilbara, 476 acres, for copper, lead and silver, asbestos; West Kimberley, 448 acres, for iron; Phillips River, 323 acres, for
iron, copper, manganese.
TABLE 16.
Number aM Acreage of Mineral LeaSe8 in force on 31st December, 1926, showing Minerals for which they are worked.
MINERAL.
'Goldfield or Mineral Field. District. Ooal Tin. Copper. Iron. Emerald. Ochre. Asbestos. Vanadium. Clay.
12
Leaseo. Acres. Lease8. Acr"". Leases. Acreo. Leaseo. Acres. Leaseo. Acreo. Leaseo. Acres. Lea.8es. Acr"". 11 251 4 130
2 42 6 304 1 24
3 75
PUbara '" Korchlson West PUbara ABhbnrton Dundas ••• East Ooolgardle .•• -OOOlgardle ••• North-East Ooolgardle PhUUps RIver •.• Oollie
, 'Greenbuahes Northamptoa
PUbara .l{urchison Weet PUbara ABhbnrton Dundas... .., Bast Ooolgardle '" -OOOlga.rdle ... North-East Ooolgardle PhUllps River (lalUe ... ureenbuBhes !iorthampton
Outside Proclaimed Fields
--~~---I---- - --_ .._-----~ Total; Alunlte. TantaUte. Lead. Gypeum. Graphite. MICQ. ) Manganeae. I
Leas"". Acr"". : Leas"". I Acreo. Leases. A~es. Leases. Acr"". Lea_. Acr"". Leas"". Acr... Leases. Acres. Le_. Acres. 6 83 3 144 27 752
2 42 11 476
10 1 96 ... 2 106 1 48 18 323
h- 117 35,619
"371 ... 7 152
40
... 2 60 10 448
2 50 6 83 30 690 4 172 1 42 2 28 2 96 258 46.666
TABLE 17.
Number and Acreage 01 i1fiscellaneou8 Leas68 in force on 31st December, 1926.
I LBASES.
Goldfie'ld. District.
I I
I No. Acres. No. Acres. No. Acres. No. Acres. No. Acres.
I
I
... '" ... I
2 25 :JrIu.rchison ... ... ... Day Dawn ... ... ... ... ... '" ... ... ... ... 1 I 1 1 .North Coolgardie ... ... Mendes ... ... ... 1 12 ... ... 1
1
5 ... I
... ... ... 2 17 tEa.st Ooolgardie ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 245 ... ... ... ... 2 16 ... ... 14 261 'Coolgardie ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 7 ... ... 1 13 ... I ... ... ... 2 20 IPhillips River ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3 7 ... ... 1 I 10 ... ... 4 17
I I
I Total ... ... 14 264 I) 32 2 18 3 26 1 1 I 25 341
J I II
TABLE 18.
Olaims and Authorised Holdings, under" The Mining Aot, 1904," and Regulations, existing on 31st Deoember, 1925 and 1926.
Quarrying Areas.
Washing Areas.
5
4
6
5
1
2 1
1 I' 51 3 2 3
•.. 3- 3 ::: I "'3 9 8 3
113 1 1 1
1926. 1925. 1926. 1925. 1926. 1925. 1926. 1925. 1926.11925. 2
2
1
... ~ I 1
16 I 13 "303 29 : 13 733
8 i 7 78 3 I 66 1 I 4 10 ~ 7 8 00 U2 3 5 46 87
3961 21 557 425 9 138 160
23 22 316 281 4 4 19 23 13 369 214 1 1 10
2 7 17 97 3 3 4 32 25 418 275 1 1 1 22 18 351 280 1 1
8 5 136 78 7 16 8 15 123 221 19 18 173 173
17 13 311 270 1 10 1 11 10 12 186 176 3 4 10 12
1 2 18 34 6 5 6 5 4 3 66 46 1 1 1 1 7 5 111 84 4 4 7 7 2 2
27 14 534 181 6 6 20 20 "'1 1 1 1 4 4 "'1 1 7 10 126 145 1 3 00. 3 1 3 3
19 15 426 226 1 2 69 44 1,203 677 6 5 24 19 1 1 '''1 2 4 11 11
~~ ~ m 4~ 9 9 39 39 00'1 "'1 .00 2 2 3 3 2 2 2
:1 ~ ;: 'lli ! 1 i ':: I ::: ..~: I ,l ,I ,: l :1III r 1 I 5 4 76 58 1 2 1 2 "'1 ... i ... ... 1 3 ... 3
1 .00 10 ... 9 9 19 13 7 00' 7 [ ...9 ooi4 "i9 ooi8 1 2 "i3 "i5
4 1 120 48 00.... 00' 1 I '
5::1 4::~~~~~I~~~~~I ~~~ :. oo~o ~ ~~9 ~~8 ~~~~~1~~~1-00-,---,,-,-~-,,-,- .,- '---I---'---I·--,!---!-----I--.'---I------f----- -'"
_ 105 - 2,4551 + 8 + 8 - 4 - 1 + 26 + 6 - 1 - 6 + 2 - 3 + 1 - 1
D18trlct.
Lawlers WlInna •.• Black Range Oue ... Meekatbarra Day Dawn Mt. Magnet
Mt. MOrg~M Mt. Malcolm Mt. Margaret Menzles . Ularrlng .. Nlagara .. YerlUa .
M'arble :B~~ NuUaglne
Gold8eld or MIneral ftlld.
Do. ... West PlIbara Aahburion . Peak BID . lllastHurchIIoo
Do. Do.
Broad Arrow N.E. 000IprdIe ••••
Do. . 000I~ . YlIgarn' .. Dnndas .., Phllllps River Collie ... Greenbushe8 GaBooyne ... Outside Proclaimed
lI'leldl
Miners' Rights. Miners' Rigbts
J1925. 1926. 1925 192tt"
Albany ... 3 9 Narambeen 92 Boulder 30 17 NarrogiIi :{
Bridgetown 2 Norseman 32 <l9 Broome 5 2 Nolthampton 63- .. 49· Bunbury 5 1 Northam 5 6 BUlIS6lton 17 6 Nullagine 34 38 Camarvon 21 62 Onslow 18 44' Collie 1 2 Ora Banda 20 26 Coolgardie 130 112 Payne's Find 7 l~
','
TABLE 20.
Nwmher and Acreage of Miners' Homestead Leases in force on 31st December, 1925 and 192f;. -
I 1925. I 1926. I Increase. ] Decrease.
Goldfield. District.
Acre· I Leases. )
Acre- aIJe. age. age. age.
West Pilbara '" ... ... ... ... ... ... .. , ... '" I .... ... ... Greonbusbes '" ... ... ... ... 6 522 6 522 ... ... ... ... Pilbara { Marble Bar ... ... .. , ... ... ... ... ... ...... ... Nullagine ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Dundas ... '" ... ... ... ... 21 779 21 1,169 ... 380 ... ... Broad Arrow ... ... ... ... ... 2 24 2 24 ... ... ... ... Yilgarn ... ... ... ... '" ... 13 410 13 410 ... ... ... ... Mt. Margarot {
Mt. MaJooJm ... 6 1,250 7 1,260
} 2 14... Mt. Marpret 11 321 12 325 ... '"...
Que ... ... ... 4 1,204 4 1,204 r
Murchison Day Dawn ... 2 25 2 25 ... 1 10... Meekatharra. 11 1,675 10 1,665... Mt. Magnet ... 1 236 1 236
Yalgoo ... ... .0. ... ... 5 1,204 5 1,204 ... ... ... ... Ooolgardio { Coo.lga.rdie '" ... 22 991 21 891 } 1 100... KunanaJUng 3 530 3 530 ... ...... East Coolgardie ... ... ... .. , 82 2,601 78 2,546 ... ... 4 55 Phillipe River ... ... ... ... ... 124 17,401 124 17,401 ... ... ... ... Peak Hill ... ... ... '" ... 5 547 5 547 ... ... ... ... North.East Coolgardie ... Kanowna ... ... 12 702 12 702 ... ... ... '"
~ Menziee ... ... 5 690 5 690
J North Coolgardie Yerilla '" ... 1 10 1 10 ... .., ... ...
Niagara ... ... 1 20 1 20 Ula.rring ... ... 1 20 1 20 Lawle1'8 ... .. , 6 1,115 6 1,115
East Murchison. '. Black Range ... 1 307 1 307 ... ... ... '" Wiluna ...
'''1 4 69 3 39 1 30
Total ... 349 I 32,653 344 32,852 [ 2 394 71 195 I
20
TABLE 21.
Average number of Men engaged in Mining during 1925 and 1926. -----~-- --
Beef M Lode. Al11lri61. Total.
Goldfield. --.-.--Diltriot.
I I. Kimberley ...
{ ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ."
3. Pilbara \t:arble Bar ... ... ... 40 32 14 10 54 I 42... ... .., Nullagine 15 6 17 1 7... ... ... I 32 4. West Pilbara ... ... ." ." ... ... ... ... 2
... 1( 2 la 4 35. Ashburton ... ... ... ." .., ... ... ... ... .., 2 2 2 2
6, Gasooyne ... ... ." ... .. , ... ... ." ." ... ... 2 2 2 2 7. Peak Hill ... ... .., .. , ... ... ... ... 27 35 6 5 33 40
{ Lawlers ... ... ... 30 24 2 3 32 27
8. East Murohison ... ... Wiluna ... ... ... 86 145 '" ... 86 145 Black Range ... ... 63 49 2 2 65 51 Cue ... ... ... ... 56 90 1 .. . 57 90
9. Murohison .., Meekatharra ... ... ... 227 204 18 12 245 216... ." Day Dawn 32 34 32 34... ... ... ... ... Mt. Magnet ... ... ... 78 88 4 2 82 90
10. Yalgoo ... ... .. , ... ... ... .., ... 109 114 2 1 111 115
{ Mt. Morgans ... ... ... 71 74 ... ... 71 74
11. Mt. Margaret ... .., Mt. Maloolm ... ... ... 366 894 ... ... 366 394 Mt. Margaret ... ... 41 41 ... ... 41 41 Menziee ... ... ... 70 42 ... 1 70 43
12. North CoolglUdi~ ... UIarring '" ... ... 4, 8 ... ... 4 3 -" Niagara ...... ... ... 12 18 ..'. ... 12 13
Yerilla ... ... ... 18 18 ... ... 18 13 13. Broad Arrow ... ... ." ... ... ... ... 139 121 6 6 145 127
14. North.East Coolgardie
{ Kanowna ... ... ... 68 71 2 8 70 74.., Kurnalpi 22 21 2 1 24 I 22... ... ...
15. East Coolgardie East Coolgardie ... ... 2,652 2,205 27 28 2,679 I 2,228... .... Bulong I
40 41 4 3 44 . 44... ... ... CoolglUdie ... CoolglUdie ... ... 273 189 20 17 293
! 206
16. ... .. , Kunanalling ,.. "-
68 59 68 59... ... ... ... ... 17. Yilgarn ... ... .., ... .. , ... ... .'.. 163 179 ... 163 179 18. Dundas ... ... .. ,
'''1 .. , .. , ... ... ... 85 76 '"
1 I ." 85 76
19. Phillips River ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 12 1 12 13 State generally .., .. , ... ... ... ... 2 11 ... ... 2 11
---- 139
1
I I
I
! I
Tantalite ... ... Marble Bar ... ... ... 3 i 6 ' ... ... 3 6 Tin {
Greenbushes ... ... ... 30 i 88' ... ... 30 880... ... ... Marble Bar I 6i 10 I "'19 "'SO " 25 4... ... ... West Pilbara ... ... I ...
22 I ... ... ... ... ...
Copper ... ... Phillips River ... ... ... 8 ... '" 22 8 I 12 INorthampton ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 .. .
Lead Ore '" ... ... Northampton ... ... ... 198
1
129 ... ... 198 129 Coal ... ... ... Collie River ... ... 677 686 ... ... 677 686 Asbestos ... ... '" Nullagine •• .... ... 14 I 9 ... '" 14 9 Gypsum ... ... ... State Generally ... ... 15 , 24 ... '" 15 24
~lver·Lead Ore { Ashburton ... '" ... 2 ... ... ...
2~ '" Marble Bar 4 9 4 9... ... '" ... ...
Total-Other Minerals '" 983 919 19 30 1,002 949
GRAND TOTAL I 5,853 ) 5,306 158 131 6,011 5,437... ... I
"'Classified elsewhere as employed at mines.
21
TABLE 22. Average Nwmher of Men errvpZolleil at Mines during 1928.
I Percentage of Inorease or de·
I orease com·Mineral. Above grOund.] Under ground. Total. total men pared withemployed. 1925.
Asbestos ... ... ... ... ... S 6 9 ·17 - 5 Coal ... ... .~. ... ... ... 156 530 686 12'86 + 9 Copper ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 2 8 ·15 - 26 Gold ... ... ... .., ... 2,099 2,288 4,387 82·21 - 483 Gypsum ... ... ... ... ... ... 24 ... 24 "·45 + 9 Lead ... ... ... - ... ... 50 79 129 2·42 + 69 Sliver·Lead Ore ... ... ... ... ... 2 7 9 ·17 + 3 Tantalite... ... ... ... ... ... 5 1 6 ·11 + 3 Tin ... ... ... ... ... ... *73 5
I
536... ... ... -
• As the tin obtained is prinoipally" stream tin," the average number of alluvial workers has been, in this Cas6, included in the heading "above ground."
The above table deals with men working their own mines, or employed on wages, and is compiled from returns furnished to the Department by mine-owners.
TABLE 23. Average Nwmher of Men errvplolled at Gold Mines during 1926, cla8sified according to the several
Goldfields and the proportion of Men errvpZolled in each Goldfield.
\ I Peroentage of total Increase or Men employed.
,
I ...
3. Pilbara ... ... .,. .. . ... 14 24 38 - 17 1·13 ·87 4. West Pilbara ... ... .., ... ... 1 1 - 1 ·04 ·02 5. Ashburton ... .. , .. , ." '" ... ... ... ... ... 6. Gasooyne ... ... ... ... ... '" ... ... ... ... ... 7. Peak Hill ... .. , .. , ... 16 19 35 + 8 '55 ·80 8. East Murohison ... ... .., ... 122 96 218 + 39 3'68 4·97 9. Murohison... ... ." .. , ... 188 228 416 + 23 8·07 9·50
10. Yalgoo ." ... .. , .., ... 56 58 114 + 5 2·24 2·60 11. Mt. Margaret ... ... ... ." 232 277 509 + 31 9·81 11-410 12. North Coolgardie ... ... ... 43 28 71 - 33 2·14 FU· 13. Broad Arrow ... ." ... ... 66 55 121 - 18 2·85 :1"76 14. North.East Coolgardie ... ... ... 48 « 92 + 2 1·85 2'10 15. East Coolgardie ... ... ... ... 1,016 1,230 2,246 - 446 55·28 51'17 16. Coolgardie ... ... ... ... 129 119 248 - 93 7·00 5·65 17. Yilgarn ... ... .. , ... ... 110 69 179 + 16 ·3·35 4·09 18. Dundas ... ... ... ... ... 40 36 76 - 9 1·74 1·78 19. Phillips River ... ... ." ... 9 3 12 + 1 '.23 '27
State generally ... ." ... ... 10 1 11 + 9 ·04 . ·!25
Total ... .'.. ... 2,099 2,288 4,387 - 483 100·00 100;00
TABLE 24. AUuvial Gold Workers.
Increase or De· Goldfield. 1925. 1926. crease compared
with 1925.
1. Kimberley 5 4 2. West Kimberley ... 3. Pilbara 31 11 - 20 4. West Pilbara 2 2 5. Ashburton 2 2 6. Gasooyne ... 2 2 'i Peak Hill .. , 6 5 1 8. East Murchison 4 5 + 1 9. Murohison 23 14 9
10. Yalgoo 2 1 1 11. Mt. Margaret
::: I12. North Coolgardie 1 + 1 13. Broad Arrow 6 6 14. North·East Coolgardie 4 4 15. East Coolgardie 31 26 -. 5 16. COolgardie 20 17 3 17. Yilgarn 18. Dund&s 19. Phillips River 1 1
Total 139 101 38
TABLE 25.
Table showing Rate of Wages Payable in the Mining Industry at the 31st December, 192(i.
Cla88 of Employee.
Rock Drill Men In Shafts . Rock Drill Men In RIses . Rock Drill Men In Wlnzes . Rock Drill Men In other places Hand MIners In Shafts ... Hand MIners In :Rises Hand Mlnera In Wlnzes ... Hand MIners In other places Shaft Timbermen . Tlmbermen ... ... Mullockers, Truckers, Shovellers, etc. Bmcemen, Platmen and Sklpmen Man In charge Explosives Magazine Platelayer (Underground)... ." Scalers (Underground) . Sampler ... ... . ROCK Breaker-Cmckermen Battery Feeders and MUl Hands Battery-RepaIrers, etc. MechanIcs' Labourer Iron Furnacemen . Caetlngs Dre88er . Pltman and Pumpman . Fireman. Leading ... . Fireman, Steam or Roaster Wood Trimmer ... Pompman on the Surface ... Greaser, Cleaner, and Oiler Motorman .. , Ball Mill Hand Mft1 Hands ... Boller Cleaners . Filterpreoa Fl1ler . Cyanide and Fllterpress Men Amall!anu;tor ... Wllfley Tablemen GJlndlng Panman ... Vacuum Plant Hands (Top) Vacuum Plant Hands (Bottom) 'flmber Dresser, Sa wyer, etc. Jlvuan ... ... ... Tool Sharpeners ... Holman Hoist (aboveground) Holman Hoist (underground) Blael<smltb·s Striker ... PllItelayer on Surface Roper and Rigger Sailor Gang Men COnveyor Belt Men Hotl!e-drlver . Sanitary Man . W~Pl"n . Smelter (Gold Ro<>m) General Labourer ... ... ... Sand !lb.ovellers, Surla.., residues ." Popper )fachlne Man Plpll FItter ... . TallInlls Dam Man . Diamond DrUlers ... Diamolld Drillers' Assistant Spo~rs ... ... ·Wlndlng Englne-drlvers Winch-drlvers... . ...
Otber Englne-driveTS
Yllgarn, Coo~ardle,
I BroadArrow, undae, E. CoO~rdle, N.E. Ooolga le, N. Cool- Meekatharra and Cue aud Day Dawn I Northamptont gardle, Mt. Margaret, Youanml Dl8trlcts. Districts. and East MurchlsonI Goldfields, eXC8J.t Black Range Dl8t et.
I I Rate per Shift. Rate per Shift. Ra te per Shift. Rate per Shift I s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
I 17 8 18 10 18 1 17 2 18 4 17 7
I 16 10 18 0 17 3i 16 6 17 8 16 11 16 10 18 0 17 3 15 10 16 4 17 6 16 9 15 4 16 0 17 2 16 5 15 0 15 8 16 10 16 1 14 8 17 8 18 0 17 3 16 8 16 10 18 0 17 3 15 10 14 10 16 0 15 3 13 10 15 10 16 6 15 9 14 10 16 4 15 10 16 10 16 0 ... 15 4 16 6 15 9 14 4 14 4 16 0 15 3 15 10 ... 14 10 16 0 15 3 13 10 16 4 14 10 ... 16 10 15 10 16 4 ... 15 4 14 4 14 10 13 10 15 10 14 10 15 4 16 2 15 4
13 4 16 10 ... ... 15 10 16 2 18 0 17 3 15 4 16 6 15 9 16 0 14 8 14 10 ... ... 16 4 18 0 17 3 15 0 16 6 15 9 16 2 ...... ... ... 14 1 16 4 18 0 17 3 15 4 16 2 15 2 16 8 ... ... 15 8 14 10 16 4 15 7 13 10 15 4 16 4 17 6 16 9 15 4 14 10 13 10 14 4 ... ... 13 4 14 4 16 0 15 3 13 4 17 8 15 10 16 0 ... ... 14 4 16 0 15 3 13 4
13 4 16 6 16 8 14 4 17 0 15 0 16 2 18 0
{ MW"=
17 0 {16- 6 }to 1 with Special Dls trlct Allowance.
17 6 17 6
Forty-eight hours on 'surface (exclusive of crib time) awl fony-four hours underground (including crib time) eonstitute It week '8 work.
*6d. per day extra if they raise or lower human beings. i'bistrict Allowance, Northampton-All workers at Surprise Mine paid Is. per day extra.
District Allowanc8s.-In addition to the wages as per Column 1, the following allowances are paid to workers in the Districts enumerated hereunder, except those portions situated within a radius of five miles of Kalgoorlie, Coolgardie, and Southern Cross:-
First District-Lying South of Kalgoorlie and comprised within lines starting from Kalgoorlie, thence W,S.W. to Woolgangie, then S.E. to Dundas, then N.E. to a point 10 miles East of Karonie, on the Trans·Australian line, and thence back to Kalgoorlie:
Is. per shift extra for those mines within five miles of the railway and Is. 6d. per shift for those outside.
Second District-Starting from Kalgoorlie; W.S. W. to Woolgangie, thence N.N.W. to the intersection of the 120 E. meridian with the 30 S. parallel of latitude, thence N.E. by E. to Kookynie, thence back to the point 10 miles East of Karonie on the Trans-Australian line, and thence back to Kalgoorlie:
Is. 3d. per shift extra for those mines within five miles of the railway and Is. 6d. per shift for those outside.
Third District-8tarting from and including Kookynie, then N. by W. to Kurrajong, thence N.E. to Stone's Soak, thence S.E. to and including Burtville, thence S.W. through Pindinnie to Kookynie:
Is. 6d. per shift extra for those mines within five miles of the railway and Is. 9d. per shift for those outside.
Fourth District-Surrounding Southern Cross within a radius of 30 miles: Is. per shift extra.
Fifth District-Comprising all mines not specifically defined in foregoing boundaries, but within area comprised in Goldfields enumerated at head of Column 1:
28'. per shift extra.
THE NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ACCIDENTS ARRANGED
MINES OF WESTERN AUSTRALI" DURING THE YE.ARS 1900
IN FIVE
AND ONWARDS
i:ml l:::.:J ON .tUNA"
TABLE No. 26.
MEN EMPLOYED IN MINES KILLED AND INJURED IN MINING ACCIDENTS DURING 1925 AND 1926.
~~rom, the above table, it will be seen that the total number of fatlll accidents for the year 1926 was 7 as against 12 for 1925. The number injured shows a decrease of 7 as compared with the preceding year.
Details of these accidents will be found in the report of the State Mining Engineer, published as Division n. to this report.
B.-According to Causes of Accidents.
: ~ ~-.1"
Fatal. Serious•. Fatal. Serious. ----_ .._---- -----------~._. '--.--
1 6 + 5 5 21 5 " 41 + 20 2 1 1 7 1 + 6 3 262 220 3 42 2 98 102 1 + 4
12 383 7 376 ' 5 7
1-------- ~--~----.-~--~.
I. Explosives 2. Falls 'of Ground :1. In Sh,uts 4. Miscellaneous Underground 5. Surface ..,
Total
The fatal accidents (7) occurred in gold mines.
The death rate per 1,000 men employed in gold mines was 1.60 as against 2.46 in 192:'5.
24
TABLE No. 27.
Deaths from Accidents of PtJr80nB employed at Mines cltwing 1986 and 1986.
1926. 1988.
Number of Penone Death Rate per 1,000 Number of Penone i Death Rate per 1,000- k1Iled. men employed, IdIled. men emplOyed.
Ab:~el Under i ~ota;- Above I Under I Total '1 I--
Above IUnder I Above Under Ground. Ground'l . Ground'l Ground. ' Ground. Ground. Total. Ground. Ground.l Total.
, I Ooal_
... ... {i541 (523) (677) ! {i68) {680) (688)... ...
":81 3:94 iGold MbIea ... ... ... 2 10 12 ! 2'40 1 8 7 '45 2'62 1·58 Men employed ... ... (2,488) (2,541) (5,009) ...• ...
! ... (2,200) (2,288) (4,488) ... ... ...
72
1
8·10 IToUl for all mines ... 2 10 2'00 1 6 7 ·40 2'06 1·29--- I ---- Total number of men
employed ... ... (2,780) (3,281) (8,011) ! ... ... (2,519) (2,918) (5,487) ... ... ...
TABLE No. 28.
Deaths from Accidents of PerBOnB employed at Quarries during 1916 and 1926. ----------~-------~-
NIlIDber of Penone emploYed. Number of PenoDI killed Death Bate per 1,000 men
employed.
Ground. Total. Above 1 1
Total.Ground.
TABLE No. 29.
Deaths from Accidents of Person8 Employed in Gold Mines dttring 1926, and the Death Rate per 1,000 Men Employed and per 1,000 tons of Gold Ore raised during 1926 and 1926. (Number of men taken aB in Table No. 23, not including AUuvial Gold WorkerB.)
Number 01 Deatbs. Death Bate per 1,000 men employed. NlIJIIber of Death8 per 1,000 tons of Gold
Ore raised.
GoIcUleJcl. 1t1i6.
11125.
23·25
1. Kimberley ... 2. Weat Kimberley 3.' PilbA.m 4. West Pilbam 5. Ashburton '" 6. Gaaooyne 7. Peak Hill 8. Eaet Murohison 9. Yalgoo
10. Mt. Margaret H. North Coolgardie 12. North·Eaet Coolgardie 13. Eaet Coolgardie 14. Broad Arrow 15. Coolgardie 16. Murohison 17. YiJga.rn 18. Dundas 19. Phillipa River
Total
·817
'011
·009
'389
·020
'014
'015
The number of deaths per 1,000 men employed shows a deorease from 2·46 in 1925 to 1·60 in 1926, and that per 1,000 tons of gold ore raised shows a. slight decrease, being ·009 al against '015 for the preceding year.
25
£ s. d.
£15,920 9 10
Both field officers are now engaged on the 8urvey of the South end of the Boulder Belt.
ASSISTANOE UNDER MINING DEVELOPMJ<JNl' AOT, 1902.
The following statement shows the sums advanced during the year 1925 under "The Mining Devclov­ ment Act":-
£ s. d. 4,737 3 3 3,237 8 1
361 10 6
£8,336 1 10
Refunds of Advances Sale of Securities ., Miscellaneous Refunds
The mining industry has been further assisted by way of guarantees by the Government to banks on behalf of various companies, and at the end of 1926 the liability of the Government in respect of these guarantees was £54,500.
Advanced in aid of mining work and equipment of mines with machinery 10,fJ70 18 0
Subsidies on stone crushed for the public 149 6 0
Providing means of transport and equipment to prospectors 4,800 5 10
In addition to the above the vote was charged with £49,502 16s. 2d., rebates made to Goldfields Water Supply Branch, consequent upon reduction of the price of water on the Eastern Goldfields. This arrangement dated from 1st July, 1923. Other as­ sistance granted from the Vote during the year on various matters totalled £14,184 7s. lId.
The subsidies paid on stone crushed for the public amounted to £149 6s., and are ·subsidies paid to owners of plants crushing for the public, the con­ ditions being that they crush at fixed rates. The ore crushed during the year at these plants totalled 1,432 tons.
The receipts under the Mining Development Act, exclusive of interest payments, amounted to £8,336 Is. 10d., and inoluded:-
The nUllllber of State batteries existing at the end of the year was 29.
From inception to the end of 1926 gold and tin to the value of £6,033,386 have been recovered from the State plants; 1,436,980 tons of auriferous ore have been treated, and have produced £4,901,126 by amalgamation, £764,204 by cyanidation, £265,266 worth t,y slimes treatment, £9,353 worth from resi­ dues; and 80,728 tons of tin ore produced tin to the value o