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SWEDEN 

 DAVIES, D. C. See No. 1317. 



TASMANIA 



1057. ANONYMOUS. Report on Mount Bischoff tin mines, Tasmania, with 

 topographical sketch map. 



1874, Launceston, Svo., pp. 5. 

 Not available to the authors. 



'1058. . Tin from Tasmania. 



Iron, Vol. 6, n. s., 1875, London, p. 42. 



Announcing the first shipment of tin to England. Assayed 99.96 pure tin, superior 

 to Australian tin. Shipment for the year probably not over 300 tons. 



1059. . Tasmanian tin. 



Iron, Vol. 6, n. s., 1875, London, p. 711. 



A short review of a report by Mr. Newman, on the Mount Bisohoff, Cummings and 

 Henry, Stanhope and Waratah mines. 



1060. . Tin fields of Tasmania. 



Mg. World, Eng. Rec., Vol. 14, 1878, London, p. 649. 

 Not available to the authors. 



1061. . The greatest tin mine in the Southern Hemisphere. 



Austr. Mg. Stand. September, 1896, Sydney and Melbourne. 

 Description, with illustration, of the Mount Bischoff Mine, Tasmania. 

 Not available to the authors. 



1062. . Tin in Tasmania. 



Min. Ind. for 1898, Vol. 7, 1899, New York and London, p. 712. 



Mt. Bischoff continued to be largest producer. Tin ore is also found in the Ringa- 

 rooma Valley at Branxholm, Derby, Moorina, Pioneer and Mt. Cameron, where the 

 Brothers' Home, Briseis, Brothers' Home No. 1, Arba and Annuz mines are situated. 

 The east coast deposits have been proved to be extensive, and a discovery of tin ore 

 on the Great Mussel Roe River has recently been reported. 



1063. . Mt. Bischoff tin mine. 



Mg. Sci. Press, Vol. 81, 1900, San Francisco, p. 431. 



Note stating Mt. Bischoff tin mine contains perhaps most remarkable tin deposit in 

 the world. Average grade of ore is 3 per cent. The concentrates average about 70 

 per cent tin, yielding an average of 68 per cent in smelting. 



1064. . Tin in Tasmania. 



Min. Ind. for 1899, Vol. 8, 1900, New York and London, pp. 622-623. 



The working expenses of Mt. Bischoff mine given. Gives a short account of the 

 Briseis mine. A new discovery of tin at Renison Bell mine at North Dundas, on the 

 west coast is reported. Tin was found in schist near Mt. Lyell. 



1065. . Tin in Tasmania. 



Min. Ind. for 1900, Vol. 9, 1901, New York and London, pp. 638. 



Tasmania is largest producer of tin in Australia, output for 1899 amounting to 

 3281 long tons of ore, valued at 270,864. A large part of the ore is obtained from 

 alluvial deposits, the lodes, except at Mt. Bischoff mine, have received little attention. 



