Official mining review of South Australia for the half-year ended June 30, 1916.
This detailed отчет chronicles area holdings under mining acts, numbers of leases, and the people employed across copper, gold, salt, and other minerals. It also reports on price trends for standard and electrolytic copper and notes ongoing activities at major sites like Wallaroo, Moonta, and Stirling Reef. The volume includes summaries of government assistance, prospecting results, and refinery operations tied to the industry’s mid-1910s context.
Readers will find scope notes on licensing, the structure of mineral tenures, and the economic climate that shaped mining at the time. The report also highlights petroleum prospects, recent mine reopenings, and other points of interest for researchers studying South Australia’s early 20th-century mineral landscape.
- Exact counts and areas of mineral leases, gold and coal/oil leases, and occupation/search licenses as of mid-1916.
- Copper price trends, tonnages processed at key mines, and details on retreated and smelted product flows.
- Notes on government support and major corporate changes affecting operations and capital in the period.
- Summaries of petroleum exploration prospects and other non-metallic minerals under consideration.
Ideal for readers of mining history, economic history, or South Australian industrial records seeking a snapshot of the period’s activity.