MINING PRACTICE. 



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The following tabulated statement gives the cost of mining, in- 

 cluding development work, at two of the leading mines on the Kolar 

 gold-field, reckoned on the tonnage milled : — 





Mysof 





NUNDTDROOG. 



Heads of expenditure. 













Cost per ton 



milled. 



Per cent. 



Cost per ton 

 milled. 



Per cent. 





s. d. 





s. d. 





European labour . 



i 6-8 



6-6 



2 3'5 



T9 



Native .... 



8 1-9 



34'3 



10 ri 



35i 



Fuel 



7 u-8 



335 



12 0-5 



41-8 



Explosives .... 



2 2'0 



9-1 



1 81 



6'i 



Timber .... 



i ir6 



8-3 



7*2 



2'I 



Candles .... 



o 5"5 



1*9 



64 



r8 



Steel and iron 



o 4'5 



16 



2"6 



07 



Oils and tallow . 



O 2'3 



0-9 



4-6 



I'2 



General stores . 



o 108 



3-8 



u'5 



3"3 





23 9-2 



IOO'O 



28 Q'5 



IOO'O 



