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Identifier: annualreport190200onta (find matches)
Title: Annual report
Year: 1891 (1890s)
Authors: Ontario. Dept. of Mines
Subjects: Mines and mineral resources
Publisher: Toronto
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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accidents occurred to workmen in the employ of the Mond Nickel Company, Limited,during the year, two of them at the mine and one at the smelting works. On 31st August Albert Match was loading cars on the west stope, second level, workingon a contract basis. He was cautioned by the foreman to keep away from the pile of ore untilthe drill man on duty above had finished cleaning out preparatory to starting the drill. Matchhowever resumed work before being notified that it was safe to do so, and a rock rolled downfrom above and fractured his leg. James Tate, a laborer at the smelter, was unloading roasted ore from the dump car, 31stOctober, when the car becoming overbalanced capsized and threw him beneath it. Hisshoulder blade was injured, and he was otherwise more or less bruised. While removing loose rock from the wall in the east stope of the second level, loth Novem-ber, W. Sgoblom was injured by a premature explosion, losing two fingers of his right hand. 1901 Statistics for 1901 57
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58 Bureau of Mines Report No. 5 WORK WITH THE DIAMOND DRILLS. The two diamond drills owned by the Government were in use during the whole of theyear. Both machines were made by the Sullivan Machinery Company of Chicago, the largerof the two having a boring capacity of 1,200 or 1,500 feet, and the smaller a capacity of 500feet. The drills are of C and S size respectively, the diameter of the core taken out bythe former being one inch and an eighth, and of the latter fifteen-sixteenths of an inch. Underthe regulations governing the use of the drills, 35 per cent, of the actual cost of operations isborne by the Bureau of Mines. The C Drill. In January, 1900, the C drill was procured by the Mattawin Iron Company to exploremining locations W 217 to 222 and the west half of 223 on the Mattawin iron range west ofPort Arthur. It remained at work there until July, 1901, during which time four holes wereput down as follows : No. 1, 623 feet; No. 2, 1,000 feet; No. 3, 502 feet ; No. 4, 684 feet

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