Identifier: v27p1saminingeng1356joha (find matches)
Title: S.A. mining and engineering journal
Year: 1891 (1890s)
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Subjects: Mineral industries Mining industry and finance Mines and mineral resources
Publisher: Johannesburg
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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e whole, he concluded, it seems fair to assume that through the medium of aresearch department a group of mines could improve theirefficiency, which would thus indirectly more than pay forthe expenses of such a department. If a research depart-ment was formed it should. I think, commence its workin a small way and gradually evolve a scheme to meet itsrequirements. For some time therefore little expense wouldbe necessary other than the salaries of the investigators, asthe mines for the greater part of the work would fonn thelaboratories and much of the investigation done would notnecessitate extra expenditure. It is possible to regardMr. Smiths plea as amounting to a reflection on the spiritanimating the technical loaders of the industry responsiblefor the failure of the Mines Trials Committee. Perhaps, inthe discussion that may follow, some answers will beforthcoming to the criticisms implied. GS THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINING JOURNAL. .lohamifshui-, Sept. 1^2, 1017. THE CONGO COPPER MINES.
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(1) Workmens Cottages.■(-i) Kambove Mine. (2) The Compound. (3) Coai, CursmNfi Ri.ant for Coke AIakixg (5) Interior of Furnace Building. (G) Copper Coke Ovens. .JoliamifKhui^, Sopt. 22, JOl THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINING JOUHNAI.. GO PROGRESS OF THE CONGO COPPER MINES. Increased Output from the Smelters-British Government Encouraging Expansion-Copper Rand —Transport and Labour Conditions—Interview with the General Manager. -A Mr. I. K. HonuT, tlic; General Manager of the UnionMmiere dii Haut Katanga, the company controlling theconcession that includes the Congo copper belt—descrihedrecently by Mi-. Robert Williams as a copper Rand —paid a visit to the Rand this week, and was kind enoughto furnish us with some particulars of the position of thegreat coppcr-i)i()du(ing industry that has now grown up withits centre in Elisabethville. About half the capital of tiieUnion Miniere is held by the Tanganyika Concessions Com-pany, which owes so much to the perseverance of Mr.Robert Williamv27p1saminingeng1356joha

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