["Minerals In The North-West", The Kalgoorlie Western Argus (WA), Tuesday 27 October 1914, page 3]
Minerals In The North-West.
Whim Well Copper Mines.
Mr. Butterworth, manager of the Whim Well Copper Mines, in the West Pilbarra district, who arrived in Kalgoorlie on Friday, has a very high opinion of the potentialities of the Nor'-West. "It is a country of great possibilities," he said, in the course of an interview, "but it is dormant owing to lack of capital...
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The Whim Well mines have been closed since the outbreak of war. In the past, the ore has been shipped to Europe in sailing vessels, and when the outbreak of hostilities cut us off from the market it became necessary to cease operations."
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