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Mines and Mineral Statistics. 
Southern or lUcmarra District, 
Semi-Litumioous coal used for stearUj houseliold, smelting, and 
blacksmith’s purposes. 
Bulli Colliery ... 
Mount Pleasant Colliery 
Osborne Wallsend Colliery ... 
American Creek, used for oil-making 
Tons. 
... 58,506 
... 38,985 
... 37,796 
... 1,000 
Value stated 
unknown say— 
£29,253 
16,568 
16,063 
500 
Total quantity and value in 1874 ... 
„ „ 1873 ... 
... 136,287 
... 137,062 
62,384 
62,889 
Decrease in 1874 ... 
775 
£505 
Tons. Value. 
American Creek, petroleum oil shale, made into 
oil at the Works ... ... ... ... 3,000 £4,500 
Total quantity and value in 1873 ... ... 2,750 4,125 
Increase in 1874 
250 £375 
against 10 tons, valued at £25 (increase), in 1873. No new 
mines have been opened out in this district during 1874. 
Southern District. 
Tons. Value. 
Erereton’s Coal Mine near Berrima ... ... 1,000 £1,250 
This mine has been reopened during the year 1874, but I have 
not received the usual notice of this mine having commenced 
work again, and must inquire into it. 
Western District. 
Lithgow Yalley, Hartley, and Mudgee Eoad. Splint coal used 
for household, steam, smelting, gas, blacksmith and coking 
purposes : — 
Tons. Value. 
Lith"ow Talley Colliery... 
18,000 
£5,400 0 
0 
Thos. Brown, ksq., M.L.A., Esk Creek Colliery 
8,600 
3,010 0 
0 
Bowenfels Colliery Company ... 
8,500 
no value given 
say 2,975 0 
0 
Yale of Clydd Company 
Bulkeley’s Coal Mine at Blackman’s Flat, Mud- 
50 
17 10 
0 
gee Bead 
50 
20 0 
0 
Total quantity and value in 1874 ... 
35,200 
11,422 10 
0 
„ ,, in 1873 ... 
9,865 
3,253 17 
6 
Increase in 1874 
25,335 
£8,168 12 
6 
against 4,644 tons, valued at £1,688 17s. 6d. (increase), in 1873 
