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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLD PICTURES MINING INFO
... GOLD PICTURES MINING INFO...DVD. Gold Pictures. Mining onfo. Ray Swinnerton. Swan Hill..... Gold Pictures. Mining onfo. Ray Swinnerton. Swan Hill ...DVD. Gold Pictures. Mining onfo. Ray Swinnerton. Swan Hill. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - LIST OF GOLD MINES OR MINING COMPANIES
... MINING REPORTS - LIST OF GOLD MINES OR MINING COMPANIES... List of Gold Mines or Mining Companies...Handwritten list of Gold Mines or Mining Companies. Listed... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports List of Gold Mines ...Handwritten list of Gold Mines or Mining Companies. Listed are: Australian United Quartz Co Sandhurst, Advance Co, Big Hill Tribute Co, Birds Reef Railway Reserve Mine Co, British Banner Gold M Co, Brookfield Gold M Co, Carlisle North Garden Gully, Caroline Gold M Co, Central Garden Gully, Charles Gavin Duff Gold M Co, Charleston Quartz, Cinderella Co, Collman Tacchi & Nelson, Confidnece Gold M Co, Cornish United Gold M Co, Derby Gold Mine Co, Dixon's Tribute Co, Ellesmere black Lead Tribute Co 1871, Empire Amalgamated, Extended Gold M Co (Majorca), Extended Co Victoria Reef, First Chance Tribute, Fortuna, Golden Fleece & Heales United, Garden Gully United, Garden Gully, Golden Fleece, Golden Point, Golden Lion Tribute Garden Gully Reef, Great Golden Fleece Co, Great Wonder Co, Gilmons Golden Palm Trib Co, Golden Garden Gully Co 1873, Golden Sovereign Extended Trib Co 1872, Great Extended Garden Gully Co 1874, Great Extended South Hustlers Co 1872, Great Republic Corp, Ironbark Co, Kangaroo Flat Steam Puddling & Qaurtz M Co, Riverpool Gold M Co, Iron Duke Co 1871, Henry Van Der Hugen Pioneer G M Co, Kent M Co, Kentish Co, Mariners Reef Co, Mary Hill Trib Co, Morning Star Gold Mine Co, Mount Korong Lane's Reef M Co, New Chum & Victoria Trib Co, New Hopeful Gold M C, New Homeward Bound, New Lord Warden Trib Co, North Lord Warden Trib Co, North Nelson, North Golden Pyke Co, North Old Chum, North Shamrock, North Birds Reef Co, North Birds Tribute Co, New Chum Freehold, New Era, No 3 Wilson's G M C, Odin Reef Co, Oriental Perserverance G M C, Paddy's Reef Trib Co, Palm Gold M Co, Palm Tribute Co, Pearl Tribute Co, Pegleg Gully Quartz G M C, Pegleg Quartz M C, Princess Dagmar G M C, Prince of Wales Amalgamated (Tarnagulla), Pyrances Gold M C, Passby United G M C, Quartz Hill Quartz M C, Pevieres Victory Trib Co, Royal Oak Quartz, Royal Standard Trib Co, Royal George Quartz G M C, Royal Golden Fleece, Sable Chief G M C, Sainia Reef Quartz M Co, South Fraser Reef G M C, Southern New Chum Gold M C, Shanandoor Tribute, Sebastian Gold M Co, Sophia & Redan G M Co, Youth Bell Vue Co, Shannon Company, South Extended Wallaby Co, South Ramrod Co, South Royal Hustlers Co, South Wallaby Trib Co, United Hustlers, United Hustlers & Redan Co, United Bros Tribute Co (Myrtle Creek), United Gold Mine Co, Victoria Reef Gold M Co, Victorian Consolidated M Co, Victoria Reef Quartz, Virginia Gold M Co, Victory and Pandora, Young Chum, South Homeward Bound Co, South Shilling Co, South Nuggetty Co, South Devonshire Co,South Keep it Dark, Try Again Tribute Co Victoria Hill.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, list of gold mines or mining companies, australian united quartz co sandhurst, advance co, big hill tribute co, birds reef railway reserve mine co, british banner gold m co, brookfield gold m co, carlisle north garden gully, caroline gold m co, central garden gully, charles gavin duff gold m co, charleston quartz, cinderella co, collman tacchi & nelson, confidnece gold m co, cornish united gold m co, derby gold mine co, dixon's tribute co, ellesmere black lead tribute co1871, empire amated, extended gold m co (majorca), extended co victoria reef, first chance tribute, fortuna, golden fleece & heales united, garden gully united, garden gully, golden fleece, golden point, golden lion tribute garden gully reef, great golden fleece co, great wonder co, gilmons golden palm trib co, golden garden gully co 1873, golden sovereign extended trib co 1872, great extended garden gully co 1874, great extended garden gully co 1874, great extended south hustlers co 1872, great republic corp, ironbark co, kangaroo flat steam puddling & qaurtz m co, riverpool gold m co, iron duke co 1871, henry van der hugen pioneer g m co, kent m co, kentish co, mariners reef co, mary hill trib co, morning star gold mine co, mount korong lane's reef m co, new chum & victoria trib co, new hopeful gold m c, new homeward bound, new lord warden trib co, north lord warden trib co, north nelson, north golden pyke co, north old chum, north shamrock, north birds reef co, north birds tribute co, new chum freehold, new era, no 3 wilson's g m c, odin reef co, oriental perserverance g m c, paddy's reef trib co, palm gold m co, palm tribute co, pearl tribute co, pegleg gully quartz g m c, pegleg quartz m c, princess dagmar g m c, prince of wales amalgamated (tarnagulla), pyrances gold m c, passby united g m c, quartz hill quartz m c, pevieres victory trib co, royal oak quartz, royal standard trib co, royal george quartz g m c, royal golden fleece, sable chief g m c, sainia reef quartz m co, south fraser reef g m c, southern new chum gold m c, shanandoor tribute, sebastian gold m co, sophia & redan g m co, youth bell vue co, shannon company, south extended wallaby co, south ramrod co, south royal hustlers co, south wallaby trib co, united hustlers, united hustlers & redan co, united bros tribute co (myrtle creek), united gold mine co, victoria reef gold m co, victorian consolidated m co, victoria reef quartz, virginia gold m co, victory and pandora, young chum, south homeward bound co, south shilling co, south nuggetty co, south devonshire co, south keep it dark, try again tribute co victoria hill. -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Document, Receipt March 11 1899, 1898
... Grassmere Gold Mining Company... Warrnambool. It is a farming area. The Grassmere Gold Mining Company... of his shares in the Grassmere Gold Mining Company. The receipt.... It is a farming area. The Grassmere Gold Mining Company, presumably ...Grassmere is a small hamlet about 12 kilometres from Warrnambool. It is a farming area. The Grassmere Gold Mining Company, presumably established by local people in Grassmere, was created in 1898 for the purpose of acquiring from Messrs James and Mewha a lease of a Cassilis gold mine (23 acres). £5000 was to be raised in shares of five shillings and one shilling each. The Manager of the Company was Horatio Dickson of Melbourne and the brokers were McMeekin and Co. of Melbourne and Warrnambool and Dickson and Osborne of Melbourne. This reef mine was one of several in Cassilis, Gippsland, 12 kilometres north west of Swifts Creek. The gold-bearing quartz reefs were discovered in 1885 and worked to 1914. It is not known whether the Grassmere Cassilis mine was a financial success but the mining operations were impeded by the hardness of the stone in the area. William Robinson was a farmer in the Grasmere district. This receipt is of considerable interest as one of only three items the Warrnambool and District Historical Society has that is connected to the Grassmere Gold Mining Company. The gold mine establishment was one of the minor events in the district in the 1890s. This is a buff-coloured 1899 receipt for William Robinson who has paid six shillings and threepence for part payment of his shares in the Grassmere Gold Mining Company. The receipt has black printing and black-ink handwriting. There is one stamp of the Manager ‘H.S. Dickson’ and another of ‘Grassmere Gold Mining Company No Liability’. The receipt has several holes caused by silver fish damage. ‘March 11th 1899, Received from Mr Wm. Robinson the sum of six shillings and threepence being the amount of 3rd call of 1½ per share due on 50 shares nos. 12651/12700 in the above Company, H.S.Dickson, Manager’ grassmere, grassmere gold mining company, william robinson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NEW MONUMENT GOLD MININING CO. NL, CHEQUE BOOK, 1960 - 1964
... new monument gold mining company nl...McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, New Monument Gold Mining Co NL... ORGANIZATION Mining new monument gold mining company nl McColl Rankin ...McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, New Monument Gold Mining Co NL, cheque book. Hard cover containing butts and unused cheques of New Monument Gold Mining Co NL. Unused have been signed by C J Michelsen. Markings/inscriptions: 'New Monument Gold Mining Company NL' stamped on front cover 'Final Distribution' hand written front cover. Item date:1960-1964organization, mining, new monument gold mining company nl, mccoll rankin & stanistreet new monument gold mining co nl cheques -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Letter - KANGAROO FLAT GOLD MINE COLLECTION: WESTERN MINING CORPORATION TO J.O. REYNOLDS, 11th June 1980
... KANGAROO FLAT GOLD MINE COLLECTION: WESTERN MINING...Gold mining... BENDIGO Gold mining central deborah gold mine Bendigo Central ...Letter addressed to D. McClure, M.L.A., June 11th, 1980 from Western Mining Corporation Limted. Letter outlines the plan to 'use a commercial elevator rather than a winding system for placing tourists into the underground exhibition'. Western Mining Corporation intended to make a donation to fund this venture but 'the money involved is rather more than we had in mind'. The original quote was $45,000 but is going to be in the range of $200,000 to $300,000. A two page file note on a telephone conversation between Daryl McClure and J.O. Reynolds of WMC re the Central Deborah Gold Mine is appended to the letter.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine, bendigo, central deborah gold mine, gold mining, western mining corporation, daryl mcclure, j. reynolds, arvi parbo. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: INDENTURE NO. 11229 BENDIGO, 1947
... gold mining lease...Document: New Monument Gold Mining Company N/L. 11229 Gold...ORGANIZATION Business gold mining lease MCCOLL RANKING ...Document: New Monument Gold Mining Company N/L. 11229 Gold Mining lease 2/4/1947. Plan included. Signature - Asst. Registrar of Titles.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining lease, mccoll ranking & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO GOLD MINING PLAN OF LEASES, CENTRAL AREA
... BENDIGO GOLD MINING PLAN OF LEASES, CENTRAL AREA... 622.3422 BEN Document BENDIGO GOLD MINING PLAN OF LEASES, CENTRAL ...One page document with a diagram showing reef lines and lease holdings in the central area of the Bendigo Goldfield. Reef lines shown are Sheepshead Line, Deborah Line, Garden Gully Line, Paddy's Gully Line, Hustlers Line. Sourced from Bendigo Goldfields Library, Central area. CD Rom 622.3422 BENbendigo, mining, lease holdings and reef lines -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NEW MONUMENT HILL GOLD MINING CO
... HILL GOLD MINING CO....: NEW MONUMENT HILL GOLD MINING CO. ...Book: hard cover book. Yellow paper - shares issue.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mine shares., mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINING CO. FINANCIAL, 1946/50
... GOLD MINING CO. FINANCIAL... ORGANIZATION Business gold mine accounting. MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREET ...document; Cardboard folder contains financial statements. East Clarence financial statements.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mine accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINING CO. - BANKING, 1941/47
... GOLD MINING CO. - BANKING.... AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINING CO. - BANKING. ...Document; folder contains loose bank deposit butts and gold deposit forms.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, bendigo businesses, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINING CO. - PROXY FORMS, 1940
... GOLD MINING CO. - PROXY FORMS.... AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINING CO. - PROXY FORMS. ...Document; Folder contains proxy forms, notice of extraordinary meeting, May 1940, Summary of Shareholders. East Clarence Proxy forms.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, meeting proxy forms, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION; EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINING CO - TIME BOOK, 1946/47
... GOLD MINING CO - TIME BOOK...., RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION; EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINING CO ...Book; hard cover exercise book with hard cover, containing entries for fortnightly workers hours and workers names. Mostly empty. East Clarence Time Book.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETgold mines, names of miners and hours worked, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Band of Hope Gold Mining Company
... Band of Hope Gold Mining Company... of Hope Gold Mining Company ...This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, mining -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Pioneer Gold Mining Company Buninyong
... Pioneer Gold Mining Company Buninyong... mining Pioneer Gold Mining Company Buninyong ...This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, durham lead, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: GOLD MINING LEASE NORTH DEBORAH MINING COMPANY, 29th August, 1950
... MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: GOLD MINING... MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: GOLD MINING LEASE ...6 page indenture, plus plan, between King George V and North Deborah Mining Company in the Parish of Sandhurst, dated 29th August, 1950 to operate a gold mine. Indenture numbered 11231 Bendigo, Vol 331 and Folio 36457. Plan shows Hargreaves Street, Violet Street, Lily Street, Sullivan Street railway line, and leases numbered, 11230; 2107; 11062, 11033, 11013, 11219, 11175. Shafts and tracks indicated. Dam shown on lease 11013. Scale 8 CHAINS TO A INCH. Coloured key to plan shows depths, Crown Land, and surface excised. Total area of lease 48 acres, 3 roods, 22 perches.bendigo, mining, north deborag mining company, north deborah mining company, hargreaves, violet, lilly, sullivan streets. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: GOLD MINING LEASE NORTH DEBORAH MINING COMPANY, 6th May, 1941
... MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: GOLD MINING.... Document MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: GOLD MINING ...6 page indenture document plus plan, between King George VI and North Deborah Mining company, no liability, Parish of Sandhurst, dated 6th May 1941. Lease number 11146 Bendigo. ' all that piece of land above a depth of one hundred feet below the surface of the land delineated and coloured yellow' Signed by J. Stanistreet, manager. Plan shows excised area in pink. Excised below 100ft shown in yellow ( lease 11146 ) On top of plan ' Mining district of Bendigo, County of Bendigo, Parish of Sandhurst. Area section has been amended to show 1 rood, 14 perches. Leases on plan : No. 9988, 11013, 11062, 11033, 11146, 10753, 11020. Streets: Sullivan Street, Hargreaves Street, Violet Street, Queen Street, King Street. Railway line shown. Scale 8 chains to 1 inch.bendigo, mining, north deborah mining company, north deborah mine, j stanistreet, sullivan heargreaves, queen, king streets. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: INDENTURE GOLD MINING LEASE CROWN LAND 11197 ALICE PEEL, 8th July 1945
... MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: INDENTURE GOLD... AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: INDENTURE GOLD MINING LEASE CROWN LAND 11197 ...6 page indenture document plus plan, between King George VI and Alice Peel Executrix of the Will of Edward Peel, deceased., dated 8th July, 1945. Lease number 11197, total area of 11 acres, 3 roods, 15 perches. Leases shown on plan: 1197, 1198, 11062, 10690, 11141, 11075. Cemetery reserve shown. Streets: Gladstone Street, Adam Street, Houston Street, Fletcher Street, Honeybone Street, Key on plan shows depths correlated to colours. On back of document history of ownership of lease shown - Deborah Gold Mines No Liability, dated 1946, and 1950.bendigo, mining, lease 11197 bendigo. edward peel, alice peel, edward pell, gladson, adam, huston fletcher and honeybone streets. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT GOLD MINING COMPANY, c1905
... PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT GOLD MINING COMPANY... ACCOUNT GOLD MINING COMPANY ...Document. Profit and Loss account. One page document of receipts and expenditure for an unknown gold company. Names mentioned include J Evans, W E Brown, T Horsfield & Co., Silberberg & Co., Crawford, Quick, Hyett & Rumer, Jaques Fisher & Co. (Document is possibly for Marong Gold Co.)cottage, miners, profit and loss account, j evans, w e brown, t horsfield & co., silberberg & co., crawford, quick, hyett & rumer, jaques fisher & co. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RAMS HORN GOLD MINING COMPANY EXPENSES, 1905
... RAMS HORN GOLD MINING COMPANY EXPENSES... Evans and Bolitho. Document RAMS HORN GOLD MINING COMPANY ...Document. Rams Horn Expenses. Handwritten page titled 'Expenses Rams Horn to date 26/5/05. Page is all written in pencil. Names mentioned include Brown, Purvis, McCauley, Tinkler, Roberts, Gamboni, McCormick, Tatchell, Ross, Roberts, Walker, Mr Evans and Bolitho.cottage, miners, rams horn company, brown, purvis, mccauley, tinkler, roberts, gamboni, mccormick, tatchell, ross, roberts, walker, mr evans, bolitho -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RAMS HORN GOLD MINING COMPANY ACCOUNTS, c1910
... RAMS HORN GOLD MINING COMPANY ACCOUNTS... GOLD MINING COMPANY ACCOUNTS ...Document. Rams Horn Company Accounts. Page headed, Rams Horn Co., Outstanding Accounts as per last meeting. Names mentioned include W. E. Brown, Stilwell, McGowan, Purves, Tinkler, Agnew, Lance, Hyde, Harritable. Appears to be signed by A. Allison.cottage, miners, rams horn company, w> e> brown, stilwell, mcgowan, purves, tinkler, agnew, lance, hyde, harritable, a. allison. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RAMS HORN GOLD MINING COMPANY ACCOU;NTS, 1915
... RAMS HORN GOLD MINING COMPANY ACCOU;NTS..., Walker & J. Tinkler. Document RAMS HORN GOLD MINING COMPANY ACCOU ...Document. Rams Horn GMC Accounts. Page of accounts for Rams Horn GMC dated 30 Mar. 1915. Names mentioned include Ross, Roberts, A Vogele, Parnell, Gamboni, Purvis, Walker & J. Tinkler.cottage, miners, rams horn gmc, ross, roberts, a. vogele, parnell, gamboni, purvis, walker, j. tinkler -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PREMIER COMPANIES (GOLD MINING)
... PREMIER COMPANIES (GOLD MINING)... COTTAGE Miners Premier Companies (Mining) Bendigo Mines Document ...Document. 2 page typed document titled 'Premier Companies'. Lists various mining companies from 1870 to 1920 and the amount in pounds that each mine yielded. Mentions mines - Great Extended Hustlers, Great Extended Hustlers Tribute, Garden Gully United, Victory, Pandora, United Hustlers, Redan Garden Gully, United Devonshire, Old Chum, Victoria Quartz, North Johnson's, Johnson's Reef, New Red White and Blue, New Chum United, Lady Barkly, New Chum Railway, Great Southern, South New Moon, New Argus, Virginia, Central Red White and Blue, New Chum Goldfields, Victoria Consols, Carlisle, Hercules and Energetic, New Golden Fleece, Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfields.cottage, miners, premier companies (mining), bendigo mines -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - GOLD MINING PAN
... GOLD MINING PAN... WATER SOURCE Functional object GOLD MINING PAN ...METAL DISH FOR WASHING GOLD FROM WATER SOURCEgold panning, fossicking, gold washing -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Pay records for Tappit Hen Tribute Gold Mining Company
... Pay records for Tappit Hen Tribute Gold Mining Company... pages from ledger. Pay records for Tappit Hen Tribute Gold ...David Gordon Collection. Two pages from ledger. -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Letter from Dividend Gold Mining Co, 14th November 1932
... Letter from Dividend Gold Mining Co.... from Dividend Gold Mining Co. Stokes & Son ...David Gordon Collection. -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Share Certificate: Dividend Gold Mining Co, 20th September 1937
... Share Certificate: Dividend Gold Mining Co.... Certificate: Dividend Gold Mining Co. Stokes & Son ...David Gordon Collection. -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Share Certificate: Golden Star Gold Mining Co
... Share Certificate: Golden Star Gold Mining Co.... certificate Share Certificate: Golden Star Gold Mining Co. Stokes ...David Gordon Collection. Blank certificate -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Research file: Photocopies relating to United Specimen Hill and Phoenix Extended Gold Mining
... and Phoenix Extended Gold Mining... Extended Gold Mining Stokes & Son ...David Gordon Collection. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE GOLD MINING AT BENDIGO CEASES
... CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE GOLD MINING AT BENDIGO CEASES...BHS Collection BENDIGO Mining central deborah gold mine ...BHS CollectionTyped A4 document which describes the closing on November 16th and 17th 1954, of the last two mines still operating in the Bendigo field - the North Deborah and the Central Deborah.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: PAYROLL TAX ASSESSMENT FILE, 1941-1950
... Rankin & Stanistreet: Deborah United Gold Mining Co. NL... GOLD MINING Co. NL. Orange folder 'Deborah United Gold Mining... & Stanistreet: Deborah United Gold Mining Co. NL gold mining document ...document, McCOLL, RANKIN & STANISTREET : DEBORAH UNITED GOLD MINING Co. NL. Orange folder 'Deborah United Gold Mining Co. NL.' 'Pay Roll Tax Assesment File' 'Pay Roll Tax.' Contains Pay Roll Tax & Assessment documents 1941-1950.organization, business, deborah united gold mine nl, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet: deborah united gold mining co. nl, gold mining